We are currently reviewing artist proposals for the Trinity Academy Public Art Programme. Thank you to all who applied
Bricks has been commissioned to deliver a public art programme for the new Trinity Academy secondary school in Lockleaze, Bristol.
This opportunity aims to support and celebrate Trinity Academy’s creative ethos of ‘heart, head, soul’ in a creative commission that responds to the multi-academy trust’s cultural ambition for every pupil to have ‘access to enrichment opportunities, in particular in music and the performing arts’.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
With over 1,200 young people due to make this new building their everyday space for education, creativity, inspiration and productivity, Trinity Academy has the potential to be a much loved hub for not only students, but the surrounding local communities; supporting cultural cohesion and harbouring value for local public spaces.
This commission aims to think imaginatively and responsibly about the place, people and wider area it is being built to serve.
The key aims for the Creative Commission include:
To enhance and celebrate the School’s civic role
Working with an artist in a creative collaboration
To create a layered programme of temporary and permanent cultural activity
Take accessibility into consideration
Links to wider Lockleaze cultural activity
Build on Trinity Academy’s creative partnerships imaginatively
THEARTIST(S)
We are looking for an individual artist or creative group to work with Bristol City Council, Bricks and Trinity Academy Lockleaze to develop and deliver this public art commission for the site.
Artists should have a passion for the creative arts – whether based around music, theatre, visual arts, dance or others not mentioned.
Artists should have some experience of shaping cultural programmes of a similar scale, including permanent and temporary elements that are high quality.
Artists should have some experience of engaging with young people and co-creating work.
As we are aiming to support local artists, this commission is only open to people living and/or working within the West of England (Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset).
THE COMMISSION
This programme will commission a new public artwork as part of the new secondary school.
The resulting artwork(s) should:
Be playful, bold, engaging and vibrant, drawing in the Academy’s creative ethos and support of the arts, music and performance.
Be designed in response to the brief, the site and local surroundings;
Be suitable for use / participation/ viewing / listening by a wide range of ages and abilities, but have young people and local communities specifically in mind;
Be an appropriate scale for the identified site and achievable within budget;
Promote sustainability and innovation;
Introduce public art that will be distinctive, memorable and engaging and which will endure in this particular location.
Be robust, vandal–resistant and require minimal maintenance
Creative Commissioning Group
We are working with a Creative Commissioning Group made up of the Headteacher from Trinity Academy, the City Council, Bricks and a pupil at the new Academy, to shortlist submissions and to support the selection of the final commissions.
Kerrie joined Bricks in January 2021 as Public Art Producer.
Kerrie leads Bricks’ Public Art Consultancy practice, which is fast becoming a nationally recognised leader in developing and delivering high quality Public Art Projects in collaboration with local communities, local artists, local authorities and developers.
For the last decade Kerrie worked as a Senior Producer, Programmer and Project Manager, in Theatre, Live Events, National and International Touring Music Productions, International Festivals and Television.
Prior to this Kerrie worked for a decade as a Town Planner, project managing multi-disciplinary teams in delivering large scale, mixed use redevelopments across the UK, in urban and rural locations.
Kerrie is a Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) and has worked with communities delivering projects and undertaking strategic and local consultations as part of the Planning System, Sports Development, Health and the Arts.
Jack is a producer and organisation director with a passion for supporting cross sector creative collaborations and developing the ecology for visual arts practice in Bristol.
Jack founded Bricks and has a dual role as executive lead and an active producer developing projects.
Jack is co-lead of the Cultural Spaces Workgroup of Bristol DIY Arts Network supporting sector wide development.
2010 – 2018 Jack ran nomadic art gallery Antlers supporting Bristol based artists through pop up exhibitions, partnership commissions, consultancy and publishing. Antlers focused on supporting artists to explore a new side of their practice often encouraging some form of stretch.
2017 – 2019 Jack worked on the research and development for Bricks, exploring new models to support artists in Bristol, this work was supported by Arts Council England Grants for Arts, Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Fellowship & Postgraduate Certificate, University of Leeds, Clore Leadership Short Course and Creative United’s Prosper.
Jack also works as a freelance producer/ curator for organisations including The Architecture Centre, National Trust and Studio Upstairs. Prior to 2010 Jack worked as a studio assistant for Damien Hirst and was a practising artist involved in artist led projects in Stroud.
Trinity Academy, Lockleaze, mid construction aerial view
HOW ARTISTS CAN APPLY
For more information on the commission scope, expected delivery timeline and how to apply, see the artist brief below:
Kerrie joined Bricks in January 2021 as Public Art Producer.
Kerrie leads Bricks’ Public Art Consultancy practice, which is fast becoming a nationally recognised leader in developing and delivering high quality Public Art Projects in collaboration with local communities, local artists, local authorities and developers.
For the last decade Kerrie worked as a Senior Producer, Programmer and Project Manager, in Theatre, Live Events, National and International Touring Music Productions, International Festivals and Television.
Prior to this Kerrie worked for a decade as a Town Planner, project managing multi-disciplinary teams in delivering large scale, mixed use redevelopments across the UK, in urban and rural locations.
Kerrie is a Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) and has worked with communities delivering projects and undertaking strategic and local consultations as part of the Planning System, Sports Development, Health and the Arts.
Jack is a producer and organisation director with a passion for supporting cross sector creative collaborations and developing the ecology for visual arts practice in Bristol.
Jack founded Bricks and has a dual role as executive lead and an active producer developing projects.
Jack is co-lead of the Cultural Spaces Workgroup of Bristol DIY Arts Network supporting sector wide development.
2010 – 2018 Jack ran nomadic art gallery Antlers supporting Bristol based artists through pop up exhibitions, partnership commissions, consultancy and publishing. Antlers focused on supporting artists to explore a new side of their practice often encouraging some form of stretch.
2017 – 2019 Jack worked on the research and development for Bricks, exploring new models to support artists in Bristol, this work was supported by Arts Council England Grants for Arts, Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Fellowship & Postgraduate Certificate, University of Leeds, Clore Leadership Short Course and Creative United’s Prosper.
Jack also works as a freelance producer/ curator for organisations including The Architecture Centre, National Trust and Studio Upstairs. Prior to 2010 Jack worked as a studio assistant for Damien Hirst and was a practising artist involved in artist led projects in Stroud.
