Castlefield Gallery are looking for performers/actors for their forthcoming exhibition Life in the UK / Balance of Probabilities, a debut UK commission by Istanbul based artists Osman Bozkurt and Didem Özbek of PiST/// for the Asia Triennial Manchester 2011.

For this ambitious project, PiST/// will transform Castlefield Gallery into a temporary VISA Application Centre using the exterior and interior of the gallery, fusing theatre, audience participation and installation art.

Performers/actors will play the role of security guards within international artists Bozkurt and Özbek’s multi artform installation and will be required to interact with visitors to Castlefield Gallery whilst remaining in character.

This opportunity will be of particular interest to visual artists interested in performative practice and performing artists.

Dates required: Friday 30 September to Sunday 27 November 2011
Usual hours: Wednesday to Sunday 12:30 – 6:15
Some evenings are required including Friday 30 September, 4:30-9pm for the press and public launch of Asia Triennial Manchester and Saturday 15 October, 6-8pm for The Manchester Weekender Festival.

This is an unpaid opportunity. Castlefield Gallery can contribute towards basic travel and lunch expenses.

For more information and to register your interest please email Jennifer@castlefieldgallery.co.uk or phone 0161 832 8034 by 12 noon on Tuesday 27 September.
Include a short statement (200 words max) stating your interest in this opportunity and how you feel it will benefit your artistic practice/acting career, your availability for the duration of the project and your contact details.