Seeking a creative person...We are seeking a creative person to visually document the Platt Hall Inbetween Collections Chat programme through handwritten text and drawings.
Collections Chats Collections Chats take place on the third Thursday of every month from 11am - 12.15pm. The sessions provide a safe space for a small group of people and staff to select two objects from the Platt Hall Collection, and share responses, reflections and experiences connected to them. Starting online as a response to isolation during lockdown, we are now running the Chats live at Platt Hall. As part of Manchester Art Gallery, Platt Hall is connected to over 50,000 objects and artworks in the city's collection. The objects in the Platt Hall Collection provoke curiosity and are eclectic in their nature. The Mary Greg Collection, long associated with Platt Hall, is an intriguing collection of over a thousand beautiful yet humble everyday objects - from keys to miniature books, dolls' houses and games, pincushions and spoons. The collection celebrates the handmade and the familiar, and its objects have been the inspiration for many of our Collections Chats. Need for a scriber There is much unknown about many of the objects in the collection and the sessions are an opportunity for staff to be challenged and learn new perspectives. We feel it is vital to capture these important conversations. We did this this in-house while working online (see examples on the Collections Chat page) but now feel it is the right time to invite a specific person to take it on. Role description
Required availability
Fee
Recruitment We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic artists who are currently underrepresented in our work. We also welcome applications from artists who live and work in the neighbourhoods surrounding Platt Hall (Rusholme, Moss Side, Fallowfield) to help support the local creative infrastructure. Where the artist is disabled, every effort will be made to supply all necessary aids, adaptations or equipment to allow the artist to carry out all the duties of the role. |
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To apply
Please send us a short recorded film (3 mins, made on a phone) introducing yourself and telling us why you are interested in this role. Please also show some examples of relevant work.
This is our preferred option but if you cannot do this or would rather not, send a description of the following on one side of A4 (typed):
Send applications to Ruth Edson at ruth.edson@manchester.gov.uk by Friday 1 April.
We will let you know by Thursday 7 April if you are invited for an informal interview on Tuesday 19 April.
This will be followed by a trial session on Thursday 21 April.
This brief is also available as a word document.
Please send us a short recorded film (3 mins, made on a phone) introducing yourself and telling us why you are interested in this role. Please also show some examples of relevant work.
This is our preferred option but if you cannot do this or would rather not, send a description of the following on one side of A4 (typed):
- Why you are interested in this role
- Examples of your style/work
Send applications to Ruth Edson at ruth.edson@manchester.gov.uk by Friday 1 April.
We will let you know by Thursday 7 April if you are invited for an informal interview on Tuesday 19 April.
This will be followed by a trial session on Thursday 21 April.
This brief is also available as a word document.
