Thought this Sound Sense Sculpture oppertunity in Falkirk might be up someones street . All Replies to Stephen Palmer at the contact details below.
Calum Stirling
---------------------------
WAY TO BLUE: SOUND SENSE
As part of this year�s Way To Blue music weekend we are looking to commission a piece of art. Way to Blue 2004 will be the second year of a new initiative to bring national and international artists to the people of Falkirk over one exciting weekend. It includes music gigs, performances, concerts and workshops covering a range of genres and musical styles including rock/pop, featuring musicians and bands as yet unsigned as well as a number of gigs headlined by established acts whose profile will attract audiences from out-with as well as within the area. Country and Americana will also be featured in the programme as will jazz and folk. Participatory workshops, lead by professional musicians will include song-writing, film making, event organisation, making music, project (�Sound Sense� explained fully below) and visual arts project (�Picture This� explained fully below).
As a development of Way to Blue 2003, the link between popular music and the visual arts will be established through a series of exhibitions and music/visual arts events. There are a number of significant areas where popular music and the visual arts meet � the production of record/CD covers is an obvious one, as is the gravitation of Arts School graduates into the music industry (such as John Lennon, Syd Barret, Ian Dury, Ray Davis, Mick Jones, etc and more recently David Scott, Travis and Mogwai.
The Way to Blue 2004 programme will include two large-scale, innovative projects that bring together music and the visual arts.
Sound Sense� will be a visual exploration of music and sound. �Sound Sense� will involve participants creating a sculpture, which can also be used as a musical instrument. The artists, musicians and participants will establish the design, use and significance of the sculpture through discussions on links between music and the visual arts, culminating in a performance at �The Falkirk Wheel�. The sculpture (designed to be assembled and disassembled) will provide a unique resource for future arts development projects.
� The piece will need to be musical � either strummed, plucked, pulled, banged or shaken (or a combination of these) to make sounds. Though electronic ways of listening or new and innovative thoughs on sculpture and music would be just as valid.
� It will be created with local community groups and they will need to be involved in at least four sessions
� Although there are no restrictions on size and materials it will need to be portable and adhere to health and safety regulations as it will be used in music workshops after the event
� potentially the commission could be split between an artist and musician - we are really waiting to see which artists come forward and what musical skills they bring with them.
� The piece must be finished by 1st October 2004.
� The budget for the piece including materials will be �1,500
We are inviting artists to submit cvs including examples of work, their experience of
working with groups (particularly socially excluded young people) and a proposal of
what they would like to create!
This can be done by mail to:
Stephen Palmer
Arts Development Officer (Visual Arts and Crafts)
Callendar House
Callender Park
Falkirk FK1 1YR
Or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Friday 5th March 2004
If you would like to discuss the project further please call me on 01324 503788.
Yours sincerely
Stephen Palmer
Arts Development Officer (Visual Arts and Crafts)
