CALL FOR ARTISTS: NINE SOCIALLY-ENGAGED PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
Thank you for your interest in the Story Trail project. The deadline for submitting expressions of interest has now passed. For any queries about the project, please don't hesitate to contact our project producer, Sarah, on sarah@olddiorama.com.
We are thrilled to invite Expressions of Interest from artists for nine new artwork commissions for Regent’s Park Estate, with budgets of between £5,000 and £20,000 each.
The Regent’s Park Estate Story Trail is an exciting new resident-led Public Art Trail inspiring creative public realm improvements to the neighbourhoods of our local estate in Camden.
The artworks will celebrate the people, places and many (hi)stories and assets of the Regent’s Park Estate community. Each artwork will tribute the area’s heritage and help celebrate the diverse and resilient communities of the past, present and future.
There are nine installation commissions available across the estate relating to each of the nine site-specific locations, selected by residents.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Story Trail project was created with and for the local community. It was first conceived during the pandemic in conversations between residents and Regent’s Park Community Champions, a public-health-funded social action project managed by Fitzrovia Youth In Action. It combines local heritage and identity, artistic interventions, street wayfinding and safety improvements across Regent’s Park Estate.
Through a wide range of community events and engagement activities the Community Champions, representing the voices of local residents, alongside creative practitioners from Central Saint Martins, have gathered detailed information encompassing personal and historical stories, local aspirations, a series of emerging themes, as well as identifying many issues of concern for residents, including those of anti-social behaviour, community safety, unsafe and poorly-lit areas, fly-tipping and rubbish dumping.
“I believe the Story Project is an opportunity for all of us to give our neighbourhood a beam of light and possibility amidst the many difficulties across the world. This is a chance for us to reminisce and reflect on our memories and to make new ones too.”
Rukshana Begum - Neighbourhood Curator
The Story Trail is produced by Old Diorama Arts Centre, in partnership with UAL Central Saint Martins (as part of the EU-funded T-Factor research project), Camden Council Parks & Open Spaces Team, and Fitzrovia Youth In Action.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are now inviting artists to submit an Expression of Interest for these exciting new commissions, to be delivered in 2024.
We want to collaborate with artists who have a vision of the world they want to be part of, and who are finding new and exciting ways to make it together.
We especially encourage applications from artists with a relevant practice based around the Regent’s Park area and the wider borough of Camden.
We welcome applications from contemporary artists working in socially-engaged practices, across all disciplines and want the Trail to consist of a wide range of forms, to keep playfulness, interactivity and liveness at its heart.
FULL DETAILS
For a full Application Pack with detailed information about sites, process, budget and how to apply:
If any aspect of this process is not accessible to you, or you have any other queries, contact Sarah Nicholl, Project Producer on sarah@olddiorama.com
