How do I apply?

We accept written, verbal and video proposals for this commission.

To apply, please email your proposal to jo@essexcdp.com by midnight of the day of the deadline and include the following:

– An outline of the artistic concept and its creative starting points, your project title, intended participants and any groups you may like to work with (if known), and your community engagement process (no more than 600 words).
– How your practice and project explores or promotes diversity (no more than 200 words).
– Some info about you and your work. This could be a short biography/artist statement with examples of previous work / a pdf portfolio / a CV / links to your website and social media.
– A short, estimated and basic budget outline, showing how you would utilise the £10,000 (we suggest 4-6 lines of key budget headings)
– A short approximate timeline for the work (we suggest 4-6 lines with key milestones)
– A completed Commission-Monitoring-Form (MS word doc)

Video proposals should be no longer than 10 minutes in length.