Collide calls creative artists to turn their ideas into reality
A county-wide project is calling all minority ethnic artists in the city to puts their ideas forward, in a bid to get their artwork commissioned for an exhibition next year.
Collide has returned to the city, following 6 successful years, to give artists the opportunity to have their work commissioned and exhibited in September 2007 at Collide West Midlands festival.
Birmingham City Council is currently running advice sessions every Wednesday until 1st August 2006, to discuss applications and ideas with those people who are thinking about entering. The sessions are running at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in Chamberlain Square from 9.30am to 1.30pm.
Collide is offering awards of up to £5000 for innovative arts projects which can be anything from dance, drama, music, spoken word, art and film. Once an award has been agreed in principle, Collide then works with the artist to develop the project.
Bob Jowett, the city council’s Cultural Partnerships Officer, who is running the advice sessions said: “Birmingham City Council recognises the wealth of talent and creativity that exists within the city and across the West Midland’s increasingly diverse population. The process is simple – it’s the ideas that are important. All artists have to do is fill in a proposal form and return it to us by the deadline of 18th August 2006.”
Collide is part of a city-to-city collaboration between Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry local authorities. To date, the project had commissioned 55 new projects including multimedia theatre performances, spoken word, outdoor Rangoli and a documentary on hip hop.
If you would like more information on Collide, call Bob Jowett on 0121 303 4962 or log on to
www.collide-arts.co.uk.
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