Artists Commissions for My Future York project

York Past and Present - how can we visually connect York's past, presents and futures. Image: Richard Brigham — York Past and Present – how can we visually connect York’s past, presents and futures. Image: Richard Brigham

As part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities Festival 2016, My Future York is looking to commission artists / designers / film makers to work with us.

There are two commissions – the first to work with us to develop a stall top display for the Somerset House, Utopia 2016 Festival and the second to help us develop either a short film or set of images connecting pasts, present and futures and drawing on work with York Explore’s archives and York Past and Present facebook group.

Commission 1: stall top display

Commission 2: film or images

Timescale:

Deadline for Submissions: 10am 5^th May, 2016

Proposed Interview Date(s): 10^th May, 2016

Initial Workshop / Brainstorming session with appointed artist: 16^th May, 2016 (can be flexible)

Project Launch and Presentation at Somerset House: 24^th-26^th June 2016

Submit applications to Helen Graham, on h.graham@leeds.ac.uk