Open Call
Open Call is a new initiative to support three music creators in laboratory-style commissions; offering opportunities to challenge compositional practice and explore working in new ways.
We want to work with artists who believe the arts should examine big ideas, creating outstanding new music that is relevant and integral to people’s lives, and challenging perceptions of how music can be created, performed and experienced.
How to apply
Please send your completed application and equal opportunities monitoring form to by 5pm on Monday 25 July.
Supporting material
We do ask for your website and links to video footage or recordings of your work but appreciate that not all artists will be able to supply this. We are happy to accept applications without this additional material.
You as an artist
We want to hear more about you. As part of the application process below, please tell us about who you are in the form of a simple video of no more than 2 minutes. Please tell us what interests you, your approach to work and your ambitions.
Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK if you apply.
Key dates
- Introductory Workshop: 6.30pm Wednesday 13 July
- Application deadline: 5pm Monday 25 July
- Shortlisted applicant interviews: week commencing Monday 1 August
- Successful applicants informed: Friday 19 August
- Work in progress showings: 4 – 11 December 2016
If you would like to book to attend the workshop, or if you have any questions about Open Call or the application process, please contact Laura Sheldon on 020 7377 0287 or by email
Application form
Please answer all of the following questions. Please type your answers and use as many pages as you require, but do keep within the word count limits.
Name:
Address:
Contact number: Email:
Tell us about your work to date (250 words or less)
Which theme are you responding to?
o Hear my voice: in dialogue with local communities
o Towards 10 million Londoners: a changing landscape
o Connecting worlds: digital natives and live music
What is your idea? (500 words or less)
Please explain your idea, how you will explore this theme and what you imagine your process will be.
Who, if anyone, will you be working with and why? (200 words or less)
Who is it for? (200 words or less)
How will Open Call benefit you? (200 words or less)
Who would your ideal mentor be? (20 words or less)
Please tell us about you as an artist: what interests you; how do you approach your work; what are you your ambitions? Your answer should be in the form of a short video of no more than 2 minutes. We are not assessing your film production skills so keep it simple by talking clearly to the camera. There’s no need for any special effects or editing. Please upload your video on YouTube or Vimeo and paste the private link here:
Supporting material
Website (if relevant):
Twitter (if relevant):
Please include links of up to 3 examples of your work (recordings/video/images/reviews etc):
Reference
Please provide details of a referee we can contact. This should be someone who knows your work well and can tell us why they think you and your work would be a good fit with Open Call
Name:
Relationship to you:
Organisation and job title:
Contact number:
Email:
Spitalfields Music’s Open Call is supported by PRS for Music Foundation.
Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring form – please return with your application
Spitalfields Festival Ltd is committed to equal opportunities in employment and volunteering. Recruitment and selection procedures are monitored to ensure that individuals are selected on merit and that there is no unfair treatment. This data is collected solely for equality monitoring and will not be used as part of the selection process.
Your reply will be treated in confidence (this sheet will be removed before any assessment of your application takes place). You are under no obligation to answer all the questions below.
Project applied for: OPEN CALL
How did you hear about Open Call?
Age
Under 20 20-29 30-39
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Disability
In general, a person is considered disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 if he or she has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial, long-term and adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.Do you consider yourself to have a disability?
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Gender
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Sexual orientation
Which sexual orientation category best represents you?
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Religious belief
Do you have a religious belief? If so, please state what it is: Prefer not to say
Monitoring Ethnicity
Please select the ethnic category that best represent you. As you make your decision, please think about what ethnic group means to you, that is, how you see yourself. Your ethnicity is a mixture of culture, religion, skin colour, language and the origins of yourself and your family. It is not the same as nationality.
A White
British Other White background, please state:
B Asian or Asian British
Bangladeshi Indian Pakistani
Other Asian background, please state:
C Black or Black British
African Caribbean
Other Black background, please state:
D Chinese or other ethnic group
Chinese Other, please state:
E Mixed Heritage
Asian and White Black African and White Black Caribbean and White
Chinese and White Other Mixed background, please state:
F Prefer not to say
Thank you – please include this form with your application