Workshop and Demonstrators Commissions

Workshop and Demonstrators Commissions

Plus is seeking to invite artists, makers or crafts people to demonstrate techniques or run workshops that involve words and letterforms.

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.


WHO CAN APPLY?
Workshops/demonstrations are sought from across the creative and craft-based industries. Applications are welcomed from individuals, institutions and co-operatives; collaborative work between designers, artists and craftspeople is encouraged.

THE AWARD
The successful applicants will each receive £100.00 towards the running a half-day workshop/demonstration at the Plus International Design Festival, Birmingham, 5-8 November 2007.

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 Monday 6 October 2008.


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