From The Fields are offering designers/ artists the opportunity to create their own installation for Christmas at Bute Park. Supported by their creative management and production team, artists will be offered the opportunity to experience what it is like to create an installation for an immersive light trail that they would then be able to take on and display at other light trails or similar events.
The project will offer the following opportunities to support the development of any compositions:
- Meeting with the Creative team behind Christmas at Bute Park
- Tour of the site
- Creative brief
- Support and guidance
- Invite to preview the installations ahead of the site opening
WHO CAN APPLY?
To be eligible to apply artists must be Wales-based and perceived as an emerging talent (regardless of age) with the ability to achieve their ideas to a high quality. From the Fields are particularly keen to engage with underrepresented artists within the event industry. You can apply to this opportunity as a single designer / artist or as a collective. We are eager that Christmas at Bute Park gives a platform to Welsh language and culture as such we strongly encourage those with Welsh heritage to apply but this is not essential.
This year we are looking for an artist or designer to create a piece that can be taken forward to be shown at other light trails or events after Christmas at Bute Park. The creative team can facilitate contacts to the artist to encourage this to happen.
WHAT IS REQUIRED?
Please could your proposal include the following:
- An outline of your design with images or drawings. The images can be a mood bord of examples of similar designs / installations / items
- A topline breakdown of budget
- The chosen area in the park and a description of how the installation will be laid out in that area
- A brief description of how you want the audience to feel and interpret the design
- It is important to focus on the themes of Christmas and the winter season
- We would love for the installation to be able to go on and tour other events so please bear this in mind
PROPOSALS
Please consider the following practical considerations when putting a proposal together.
The installation should be durable to 6 weeks of British winter weather, as such it should be workable below freezing (up to -10), withstand 40mph winds and heavy rain.
Is it fitting for a Christmas trail – whilst our trail doesn’t have the traditional elements of Christmas (Santa, Reindeer etc.) it does focus on the themes of Christmas, whether a cosy fire, celebration, spending time actively together, sense of wonder and awe, and has subtle hints of traditional Christmas sounds throughout.
The park will be open during the day, the safety of the work will be monitored by security staff but considerations should be made as to how any installations can be fixed into the ground or made particularly difficult to move (long ropes of LED’s for instance are hard to remove quickly and are therefore suitable)
On site there will be skilled technicians who are able to make simple fixes for any faults that arise in the work during the show run and will check that the artwork is working as intended each day, any major faults will require thorough communication with the artist or fabricator until solved. It remains the responsibility of the artist or fabricator that the artwork works as intended for the 6 weeks it is live at Christmas at Bute Park
The budget for this project is £10,000
Please send all enquiries and submissions to: Lizzie@fromthefields.co.uk
If you would like to discuss an idea or proposal or the locations within Bute Park for an installation, please do not hesitate to contact me on the above email address. I am more than happy to assist with ideas and concepts.
If you would prefer to receive this document in Welsh please contact me on the above address.
All submissions must be received by 5pm on 23rd August 2024
