NOVUM Newcastle 2024 - Workshop Expression of Interest

Closing date:
Sunday 17th December, 23:59

Opportunity:
Let us know you want to be considered to hold a workshop at the upcoming NOVUM - Newcastle Summer Festival 2024 by filling out this expression of interest. Please note that this is not a juried call - we intend to give everyone the opportunity to submit their work for consideration.

Expressions of interest are open for the following budget ranges, which should cover 2 days of workshops (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August):

• Up to £500

• £500-1,000

• £1,000-1,500

• £1,500-2,000

Please note that we will have more lower budget opportunities than large ones but we are interested in hearing about all scales of projects.  We welcome proposals to partner on projects that need match funding or presentation platforms.

When:
NOVUM - Newcastle Summer Festival: 9-10-11 August 2024. Please note the workshops will take place only on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August.

Where:
Newcastle Civic Centre and surrounding grounds

Background:

NOVUM - Newcastle Summer Festival first edition, held on 11-13 August 2023 at Newcastle's Civic Centre, was a celebration of diverse artistic expressions, featuring live music, engaging creative workshops, and the awe-inspiring Monumental Construction by Olivier Grossetête, co-created by the Newcastle community.

The pilot festival programme was centered around the iconic Civic Centre, where we created an architectural-scale attractor work with Olivier Grossetête - a cardboard monumental construction made in collaboration with over 800 community volunteers in the week preceding the festival weekend.

It also brought together more than 15 creative artists workshops for families and the public to enjoy in and around the Civic Centre, aimed at involving families visiting the festival, engaging participants in a range of different activities related to the main attractor (the Monumental Construction), from aerial painting to masks making and cardboard printing.

Alongside an eclectic mix of locally rooted music artists, such as Faithful Johannes, Kindelan, Amelia Coburn, Boo, Nadedja, DJ Jacklyn, Mais Mollis and Hannabiell & Midnight Blue, with national and international peers including Lindstrøm, ORKA, Lou Hayter, Mim Suleiman, Kapil Seshasayee, Gugusar, Asha Gold and Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir. For 2024 we want to go bigger and better.

Does your work fit the bill? Let us know what you want to bring to the festival by filling in the expression of interest form below.

Watch the 2023 highlights film to find out more.

Brief:

The festival creates opportunities for all to celebrate and engage with diverse creative cultures within the development, production and implementation of festival events.

As we gear up for the 2024 edition on August 9-10-11, we are actively seeking activities that will be part of our family programme, called “Stay and Play”, with creative workshops taking place in the Civic Centre gardens on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August.

• You must be available on Saturday 10th August (estimated time 12-7pm) and Sunday 11th August (estimated times 12-5pm)

• Workshops will happen outdoors - please be aware that August can have high temperatures, or high winds, or torrential rain. We need workshops that can be prepared for it all and teams that are accustomed to working in the public realm.

• The programme should be fun, colourful, interactive

• The workshops should create an opportunity for participants to explore new skills

• The workshops will provide participants with something that they can keep, take home, or take to the next festival event

• The activities should have something for all the family to participate in, be suitable for all, and adaptable for a range of abilities

• Workshops should have a start and an end to their activities - resulting in an outcome participants can keep

• Workshops should be able to accommodate 15-20 participants at a time

• All materials/crew should be accounted for in your costs/budget - infrastructure will be provided by the festival (e.g. gazebos and tents)

Proposals should include: 

• an overview of your company, creative practice, or biography (150 words max); 

• name of the workshop

• a detailed outline of your proposed workshop activity (250 words max); 

• an indication of budget (choose between the options);

• images or videos of the workshop, or similar previous work;

• a web link to existing practice/previous work, or a social media link;

• contact details.

Click on the button below to submit your expression of interest.