artist commission Archives - Essex Book Festival http://ec2-35-176-91-154.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/tag/artist-commission/ 28 May -28 June 2026 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:54:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Artist Opportunity – T100 Festival http://ec2-35-176-91-154.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/artist-opportunity-t100-festival/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:54:12 +0000 http://essexbookfestival.org.uk/?p=11049 Applications are open for two artist commissions as part of the 2026 T100 Festival, Seeing Thurrock Differently: A Journey Home. The festival will celebrate Thurrock’s landscapes, stories and communities, inviting people to reflect on belonging and what it means to call a place home. With dedicated support, selected artists will create new participatory walking events... Read more »

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]]> Applications are open for two artist commissions as part of the 2026 T100 Festival, Seeing Thurrock Differently: A Journey Home. The festival will celebrate Thurrock’s landscapes, stories and communities, inviting people to reflect on belonging and what it means to call a place home.

With dedicated support, selected artists will create new participatory walking events that help audiences see the borough through fresh eyes, drawing on creativity, storytelling and local voices. What each will receive:

  • Mentoring from Kinetika Artistic Director Ali Pretty
  • A funded commission to devise and deliver a participatory walking event
  • A platform within the 2026 T100 Festival to showcase their practice
  • Support with community engagement, logistics, and material

Applications are open until midday on Thursday 18th December.

Find out more about the opportunity here.

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]]> Calling all Writers and Digital Artists http://ec2-35-176-91-154.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/calling-all-writers-and-digital-artists/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:27:14 +0000 https://essexbookfestival.org.uk/?p=9700 We are looking for skilled writers and digital artists for a story gathering project which collaborates with the local communities in Harwich and in Orford Ness, in a heritage, creative and walks-based exploration of their shared and differed coastal heritage. Supported by Historic England, this project aligns with a national festival called Beach of Dreams,... Read more »

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]]> We are looking for skilled writers and digital artists for a story gathering project which collaborates with the local communities in Harwich and in Orford Ness, in a heritage, creative and walks-based exploration of their shared and differed coastal heritage.

Supported by Historic England, this project aligns with a national festival called Beach of Dreams, which will take place at the Out There International Festival of Outdoor Arts and Circus in May 2025.

Artists will lead workshops to explore the hopes, fears, stories, and dreams of the local coastal community. These stories will be shared on digital platforms and in a stunning visual display of thousands of locally designed silk flags, made and carried by the public to inspire and bring about positive change in reflection of the past.

Application deadline: 14th October 2024

To view artist and writer’s briefs and apply visit our Beach of Dreams page.

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