See Me North is a collaborative project between Northumbria University, Emmaus North East and Helix Arts. See Me North aims to develop and evidence an integrated creative care model for people with experience of homelessness. It is a project led by Northumbria University and is funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). It is co-created, trauma-informed and takes a broad and holistic view of health See Me North encourages services to see people who have experience of homelessness (past or present) as whole people with strengths, talents, resilience, and aspirations rather than defining people by their needs. Taking an integrated creative health approach to homelessness moves the system from a focus on meeting the most basic needs (food, water, shelter, safety) to one which is able to meet the more complex emotional, social, and spiritual needs we come with as complex human beings (acceptance and belonging, purpose and fulfilment) and to facilitate personal growth and development. Helix Arts have partnered with Northumbria University on one of the 12 projects in the 'Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities' programme. Helix Arts are leaders in Creative Health in North Tyneside. Our Creative Health programme, Better Connect offers evidence-based activities to improve the health and wellbeing of participants by creating projects that work with experienced, professional artists to respond to their needs. We have carried out an active research first stage of the project led by an artist who has met with groups of women with experience of homelessness. Through this research key themes have emerged that can be incorporated into this phase of the project. Themes include; How that safe feeling flips, Homelessness isn't a choice, Feeling Homeless at Home, Invisible Homeless. Artist The Artist will work with a group of women to co-create an artistic response to their experiences of stigma around homelessness. The objective of the project is to reduce homelessness and raise awareness of the female experience. They also will incorporate the themes that have emerged from active research that has taken place in the first phase of the project through listening workshops with women across the North East. You will be a socially engaged artist who has experience working with vulnerable and marginalised people and has training or an awareness of trauma informed practice. This is a female led project which is delivered in a female only space which explores issues connected to women's experiences of homelessness. A visual artist is required to work for x6 0.5 sessions. Aims of the project are: To introduce and explore visual art forms that you specialise in to an established group of women. This could include; working with clay, painting and visual arts, textile/ fabric design, pottery, mixed media. To explore the groups experiences of stigma Create a framework for the group to work through in the 6 week project that results in their work being shared with an invited audience. Post production work for an exhibition and sharing of the final artworks. Sessions will run May - June on Monday evenings in South Shields. You will work closely with and be supported by the Creative Producer working on the project. How to apply Please send: An expression of interest that includes a brief outline of your practice and what your approach would beJob Description
Job Requirements
We are seeking submissions from an experienced female visual artist. We require the post holder to be female . Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies. Job Responsibilities
To lead and support the group to develop artistic responses to the conversations and research points that have emerged from the active research stage of the project. Useful Links
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