Visioning Consultant Invitation to Tenderexpired
Stratford Circus Arts Centre
United Kingdom, Stratford
Posted on: Nov. 11, 2020
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Description:
Visioning Consultant Invitation to Tender
Invitation to Tender Deadline: 23 November, 10am
Interviews: Thursday 30 November
Contract: Dec 2020 – End March 2021
Research/Engagement Phase: December 20 – January 21
Visioning: January/February 2021
Business Planning: March 2021
Fee: £10,000 (approx. 25 days)
We are looking for a consultant to work with the staff team and Trustees, alongside our partners, artists and audiences to help develop a new vision and long term strategy for our organisation. How can Stratford Circus innovate and adapt to this changing world and be central to the recovery of arts and culture, supporting artists and freelancers whilst still offering exceptional cultural experiences to audiences and participants? This is an opportunity to create not just a strategy but a manifesto – for the people of Newham and East London, because everyone has the right to be creative and we want to put our community at the heart of our plans.
Our current mission has been to give the diverse communities of East London access to the highest quality art and artists in this country and internationally within our facility and off-site, inspiring lifelong engagement, empowering and developing local talent and audiences through the arts. We believe access to art brings joy, empowers people and draws them together. Situated in Newham - one of the most culturally diverse, socio-economically deprived boroughs in the country, and with some of the lowest levels of arts engagement - Stratford Circus has been a place:
• Where the best artists in the country perform to local audiences
• Where some of the most exciting artists in the country make work with local residents and schools, with a focus on creating new shows that represent and reflect the UK’s diverse communities (e.g. Akram Khan Company’s Chotto Desh, Upswing’s Ramshackle House and Gyre and Gimble's The Hartlepool Monkey)
• For progression routes and performance platforms for the next generation of artists.
We have identified, developed and curated artistic programmes and services in order to meet our charitable objectives, which are currently to:
• Advance and further public education in the understanding and appreciation of the arts, culture and heritage, in particular (but not limited to) providing a centre to promote cultural education for the benefit of the public.
• Provide or assist in the provision of facilities for education, recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social and economic welfare of members of the public with the object of improving their condition of life.
As we evolve into an organisation without a venue, it is clear that our vision, our mission, our objectives and our ways of working will need to change. This transition will bring challenges, but it will also provide us with new opportunities. We are keen that we build on our track record for producing innovative work and making art more accessible for under-represented groups, whilst at the same time finding new ways of meeting the needs of our communities across Newham and more widely across East London.
PROCESS
To tender for this work please email the following to [email protected]
An up to date CV and a cover letter (max 3 pages) which includes
• Why this role is of interest / what excites you about the role
• How you have supported organisations in a similar way in the past
• Your connection to Newham/East London
• An outline schedule/work plan detailing your approach to this contract, identifying the number of days to be worked and highlighting key milestones
• Two references relevant to this contract
If you would prefer to submit in an audio or video format, please do so.
Please submit your application and equal opportunities monitoring form to [email protected]
If you any question relating to this role or tender process please email [email protected] for the attention of Lucy Atkinson, Interim CEO.
Application Deadline:
Nov. 23, 2020
Job Duration:
1 month
Job/Audition Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Creative/Artistic
Job Location:
United Kingdom,
Stratford
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