Manchester Craft and Design Centre is 30! To celebrate, we will be collecting and sharing our heritage through a number of projects and events in 2012.

We are currently looking for an artist to deliver the Collecting History project at the Centre.

Collecting History will work with visitors and key local residents to collect stories about the heritage of Manchester Craft and Design Centre (MCDC), and its role in the development and regeneration of the Northern Quarter. The artist will then creatively document this information, installing it into our exhibition space throughout the life of the project.

The artist will help design an exhibition display to hold the information collected during the project, and then go on to create a visually engaging and accessible installation within it. The artist will work a half or full day per week, collecting and inputting the information into a changing display.

The stories captured will include details of Manchester Craft and Design Centre’s history as a key Victorian market in the city, to its current use as a creative incubator for makers and an independent retail venue.

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Key Artist responsibilities and skills
- Gather and understand historic information MCDC already has
- Engage diverse participants (of differing ages and backgrounds) with the concept of the project
- Collect appropriate stories from visitors, staff, tenants, members and neighbours
- Assist in the design/layout of the exhibitions space
- Create a visually engaging and accessible art installation from gathered information
- Assist volunteers in the documentation of the stories for MCDC’s records
- Contribute to the evaluation the project/exhibition with MCDC

Fee and application information
The fee for the project is £1250.00
Material costs will also be paid separately from the fee. Up to £200 available.
The artist chosen will need to be available for up to one day of work between 09.04.2012 and 25.06.2012 for this project.
A supporting document, with more information regarding the project is included in this advert/post.

How to apply:
- Send a covering letter, clearly stating your suitability and relevant experience, using the key artist responsibilities and skills (above) as a reference.
- Send an up to date C.V and three supporting images (Jpegs, under 1MB) of recent projects and art work.
- Please apply via email to Dena Bagi by 10 am on February 14th 2012: exhibitions@craftanddesign.com
- If you do not hear from MCDC by the 24th of February, we are sorry but you have not been successful in your application.
- Email applications will only be accepted.