Art in Manufacturing Open Call for an Artist Residency with Darwen Terracotta & Faience
31 October 2024
The National Festival of Making is releasing a new Art in Manufacturing opportunity for an Artist Residency with Darwen Terracotta & Faience, industry leaders in designing and manufacturing architectural terracotta, faience and sculpture.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The artist practitioner or collective will undertake a residency with Darwen Terracotta & Faience based in Blackburn.
Residencies will take place between the period of December 2024 and June 2025. The residency dates during this period are flexible and will be determined in conversation with the National Festival of Making and Darwen Terracotta.
As an outcome of this residency, the Artist in Residence will make a new piece of work/body of work that will be shown at the National Festival of Making 2025 (4th – 6th July)
We welcome responses from all types of creatives – artists / makers / designers. This commission is open to both individuals and collectives.
PROJECT BUDGET: The project budget is £8000. The project budget should cover your artist fees, expenses and materials plus any other associated costs.
HOW TO APPLY: Download the PDF below to see the full guidance for this Open Call:
DEADLINE: Monday 25th November 2024, 10:00 am.
Interviews will take place on Monday 2nd December. You will be notified if you have been selected for an interview no later than Wednesday 27th November, 5:00pm.
Important Information
If you would like the application information in a different format or to discuss alternative ways to submit an application, please email info@festivalofmaking.co.uk. We are open to many alternative ways to submit including video/audio recordings of commission proposals.
Festival of Making CIC’s aim is that our workforce, contributors and partners are representative of the diverse society we live in and that each individual feels respected, supported and able to give their best. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities and welcome discussions about specific individual requirements. Please contact us by emailing info@festivalofmaking.co.uk
ABOUT DARWEN TERRACOTTA & FAIENCE
Darwen Terracotta & Faience have many years of industry experience, having worked on restoration and new build projects for some of the most prestigious buildings in the UK and worldwide.
The Manufacturer now produces elements of traditional terracotta restoration, bespoke architectural facades, abstract ceramic glazes and handcrafted faience tiles. Their incredible work can be seen in Grayson Perry’s ‘A House for Essex’, and locations as prestigious as The Royal Albert Hall, The London Coliseum, Battersea Power Station and internationally, with significant markets developing in New York and the wider US.
This will be the fourth Art in Manufacturing residency with the industry leaders, partners of the National Festival of Making since its formation in 2016.
Previous Art in Manufacturing Residencies located at Darwen Terracotta include:
James Bloomfield, Of Heart & Hand
Hannah Leighton-Boyce, Articulations
ABOUT ART IN MANUFACTURING
Art in Manufacturing is the National Festival of Making’s headline commissioning programme providing artists with an incomparable platform to make new work in and alongside some of the UK’s major manufacturers and making industries.
Each season of Art in Manufacturing sees artists paired with leading manufacturers and unique spaces of making, from artisan producers to industry giants. The residency programme creates collaborations with highly skilled workforces, facilitates access to cutting edge technologies and unearths hidden heritages – all resulting in remarkable contemporary artworks that form an integral part of the National Festival of Making programme.
The National Festival of Making is a unique celebration of UK making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor. Presenting a programme of work that combines art, manufacturing, making and communities, we commission artists to create world class works, a year round programme and a participatory free family festival for all to enjoy. During the Festival Weekend, we fill the streets of Blackburn with free participatory making opportunities, workshops, performances, talks, exhibitions, makers markets and more.
