New radio talent wanted for Verb New Voices
Calling artists in the North
Verb New Voices 3 is looking for four artists based in the North of England who would like to make a new piece of work for BBC Radio.
Created by Arts Council England in partnership with the BBC and arts organisations from across the North, Verb New Voices 3 (VNV) will support four artists to receive professional development to create innovative work for radio. We particularly encourage applications from artists with diverse perspectives.
Each artist will receive a commission from the BBC to create an eight-minute piece for Radio 3’s The Verb. Part of the commission will include spoken word or written narrative. Your broadcast on The Verb may be a short piece or an excerpt from a longer project. We are particularly interested in hearing from artists who want to integrate multimedia forms to enhance the audience’s experience of their work. Multimedia forms may include animation, music or sound, photography, film, interactive media, or site-specific work. Besides the opportunity for broadcast on The Verb, the partners can also support you by providing advice on showcasing your work elsewhere including on web-based platforms or in gallery and theatre spaces.
The package
Creative development workshop
Successful candidates must be available from the evening of Sunday 15 March to late afternoon on Tuesday 17 March to take part in a creative development workshop over two days at BBC MediaCity in Salford. Sue Roberts (Editor Audio Drama North, The Verb Radio 3) will lead the workshop, and she along with other BBC staff will support the Verb New Voices 3 (VNV3) artists to develop their ideas.
On the afternoon of Tuesday 17 March, VNV artists will be asked to make a presentation about their project to project partners New Writing North, The Writing Squad, DaDa Fest, Arvon, and Freedom Studios, the BBC and the Arts Council. The project partners will then discuss with artists a package of developmental support and creative input that they can contribute in-kind or can buy in (there is a modest budget for this). New Writing North will manage the project to ensure that identified support is in place for each artist.
Mentoring and creative collaboration
Between April and November 2015, VNV3 artists will work on their projects with their mentors/collaborators.
Arvon course
The package includes an opportunity to undertake a fully funded residential creative writing course of your choice with Arvon (subject to availability) as part the Verb New Voices 3 project between April and August 2015.
Broadcast and other public platforms
In November 2015, Verb New Voices artists will appear at BBC’s Free Thinking Festival in the North East to talk about their projects in front of a live audience and (if appropriate) to record the piece for BBC Radio 3’s The Verb. Additional showcasing and networking opportunities for writers in the North will be offered at public events which include Grants for the Arts advice.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply by sending the following information presented in one single document that clearly states your name, address, contact information and email address at the top of the sheet. The title of the document should be your name.
· • A proposal (of no more than 500 words) for the project you want to develop as part of Verb New Voices 3
· • An outline of your artistic experience to date (of no more than 500 words)
· • A sample of your writing. Up to ten pages can be attached to your email application as a Word doc, PDF, or a Jpeg screen grab from an app or website
· • At least one example of your work using other media which may include (but isn’t limited to) a website, a performance, photography, animation, film, music or sound
To submit your application please send the above to newvoices@newwritingnorth.com by the deadline of 5pm on Sunday 1 March 2015.
The judging meeting is taking place on 9 March so successful applicants will hear from us on 10 March.
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