Cornwall Museums Partnership and FEAST are challenging museums and artists to work together to generate original ideas for bringing more and different people into the museums of Cornwall to enjoy Cornwall’s unique heritage. Deadline 16th September 2019.
Working in partnership with b-side, Portland Museum wish to commission an artist to create work in any media responding to the history and environment of Wakeham and Church Ope area of the isle of Portland, Dorset. The opportunity offers up to £4000 plus an additional allowance of up to £950 towards travel and accommodation.
The Imagination Museum: Mayflower 400 tells the story of the passengers aboard the Mayflower when it made its historic journey from England to America in 1620, many of whom were originally from Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. In the piece, three tour guide characters will lead you on a journey through history, using movement, text and music to explore what it was really like for those passengers, their determination, and the extraordinary things it made them do.
You are invited to attend Hill Holt Wood’s Artist Studio Open day to find out about a new initiative that they are developing; inviting artists and arts partners working across all art forms to become integral to their wider programme through a new Artist Residency offer.
May 2019 saw a spring-time burst of activity for the team behind The Imagination Museum: Mayflower 400. Our Pilgrim Roots Hub had a busy month, with events focused on the town of Gainsborough in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire.
Cinderella: A Museum Adventure was an exciting collaborative project with the Imperial War Museum to coincide with the UK tour of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella.
