Bursaries (artists and freelancers)

Bursaries (artists and freelancers)

Plus is a beneficiary of the Arts Council Grants for the Arts and as a result has a number of small bursaries it will award to 5 artists, makers or crafts people to exhibit their work at the Festival.

THEME
The theme of the 2008 Festival is Hybrid and work is sought around this topic. Hybrid, has been chosen as the focus of this year’s event as it not only aptly describes Britain today but it also expresses the current state of graphic communications. Britain is a hybrid community that absorbs, transforms and transmits myriad influences from around the world to create something new and exciting, but is still recognizably British. Graphic and typographic design are also fusion disciplines that amalgamate graphic languages from around the world and from across the creative disciplines – often with surprising results. The 2008 Festival seeks to expose the hybrid in design.

MEDIUM
In addition to paper-based work, artists may use other mediums: 2- or 3-dimentional; installations; screen-based media.

WHO CAN APPLY?
Work is sought from across the creative and craft-based industries: graphic and typographic designers; fine art; letter making; calligraphy; ceramics; jewellery; stone carving; silversmith; glass engraving; photography; illustration; graffiti artists; multimedia; animation; computer games. Applications are welcomed from individual artists and designers or collectives; collaborative work between designers, artists and craftspeople is encouraged.

THE AWARD
The successful applicants will each receive £200.00 towards the creation and installation of their work, which will be exhibited at the Plus International Design Festival, Birmingham, 5-8 November2007.

SUBMISSION PROCESS
An outline proposal of not more than 500 words and an abbreviated CV in Word format and up to 5 low-resolution jpg images (where appropriate) to be sent to:
info@youplusus.net

CLOSING DATE
All entries to be receive by 12-noon on Friday 3 October 2008.

ENQUIRIES
All entries: info@youplusus.net | 056 0125 9160