In partnership with University of Bradford and Bradford College, we are seeking to appoint a photographer, or artist working with photography as the 2012-13 Bradford Fellow in Photography.
We are looking for a mid-career photographer with experience of teaching, publishing and producing work for exhibition. The successful candidate would deliver an agreed number of lectures to the students at both Bradford College and University of Bradford. They would also work with Museum staff to produce a gallery exhibition and associated events around the new or ongoing work to show in late autumn 2013. The exhibition will be part of the Ways of Looking photography festival in Bradford.
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About the Fellowship
The Bradford Fellowship is a partnership between this Museum, Bradford College and Univeristy of Bradford. Established in 1985, the Fellowship supports established photographers to develop their professional practice, while working with the institutional partners to enhance the cultures, practice and knowledge of photography.
The commitment of the partners to the Fellowship has resulted in significant legacies, both in allowing photographers to create important new bodies of work, and enriching the National Photography Collection through the acquisition of Fellow's work.
There have been fifteen previous recipients of the Fellowship, including Donovan Wylie, Neeta Madahar, Sarah Jones, Paul Graham and Nick Danziger.
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Fellowship Commission Objectives
The Fellowship seeks to deliver the following outcomes:
- To enable a photographer/artist to explore their personal artistry and ideas to produce a new body of work.
- Production of an exhibition to be shown at the National Media Museum during autumn 2013. The exhibition may travel to other venues.
- Work with students at Bradford College and University to give an insight into the artist's working practice and to encourage the development of the students own practice.
- To enrich the Fellowship Collection held within the National Photography Collection with prints acquired from the commission.
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Eligibility
- Applicants should be photographers, or artists working with photography, established in their field with a history of exhibitions, publications, commercial and/or significant editorial work.
- Applicants should have a track record of teaching at FE/HE levels and be fully committed to delivering the teaching aspect of the Fellowship in Bradford.
- We welcome collaborative applications and proposed artworks created by individuals or groups of artists. Please note if a collaborative proposal is selected the fee for the project be equally divided between the artists taking part.
- Applicants are required to be UK residents.
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Schedule of Project
- Closing date for applications – Monday 3 September 2012
- Shortlisting - Friday 7 September 2012
- Interview - Tuesday 18 September 2012
- Development and production – September 2012 to September 2013
- Teaching commitments will be in the 2013-14 semesters with additional talks to introduce the Fellow and in association with the exhibition.
- Exhibition open to the public – early October 2013 (date TBC)
- Exhibition closes – mid January 2014 (date TBC)
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Budget
- The Fellow will receive an award of £10,000 excluding travel and accommodation for their various commitments to the programme.
- An additional Fellowship budget will cover exhibition production and delivery costs within agreed limits.
- The National Media Museum will provide curatorial and technical assistance with all aspects of the Fellowship programme.
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Application
Please submit the following by post only, in both digital (on CD) and printed formats, unless otherwise stated. There is an application fee of £15 (cheques only) for each submission. Please make payable to 'National Media Museum'.
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Paper Copy |
Digital Copy |
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Project proposal (800 words max) |
Project proposal (800 words max) |
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Proposal - technical requirements |
Proposal - technical requirements |
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Proposal - project schedule |
Proposal - project schedule |
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Artist CV |
Artist CV |
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Artist statement |
Artist statement |
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Support material – written documents |
Support material - jpegs, videos, web links |
The closing date for applications is Monday 3 September 2012.
Please send all applications by post only to the following address:
Martyn Lenton, Exhibition Organiser
National Media Museum
Pictureville
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 1NQ
If you have not received a response by Wednesday 12 September 2012, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The Museum can only acknowledge the receipt of a submission by e-mail. Please ensure a valid e-mail address is enclosed.
Please be aware that the National Media Museum, Bradford College and the University of Bradford are unable to enter into discussions on individual submissions prior to the submission.
Submission packs will only be returned if an appropriate stamped and addressed envelope is included. If this is not supplied, all application material will be destroyed within one month of the closing date.
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Further Information
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 18 September 2012 at the National Media Museum, Bradford.
The Museum will reimburse travel expenses incurred.
If you have any questions about the Fellowship and the application procedure, please contact:
Martyn Lenton, Exhibition Organiser
e-mail: martyn.lenton@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
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