Cultural Threads artist mentee
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Cultural Threads Mentee Brief
GemArts is committed to supporting and creating opportunities for emerging artists working in participatory arts. Cultural Threads is an Arts, Health and Wellbeing programme produced and delivered by GemArts. The project will see three established artists with a range of practices work with community groups based in Gateshead to co-create work which celebrates culture and identity and explore themes and issues relevant to the groups. This opportunity will be to work as a mentee on the project and support those artists.
These mentees will support 6, weekly in person workshops in community spaces.
Role:
Provide support for artist to produce artwork with community members
Install artwork exhibition for end of project celebration
Support evaluation of the project with evaluation activities with participants and complete weekly artist diary entries
Work with mentor artist to identify personal CPD goals and address them throughout the project
Person Specification
As an emerging artist you will have experience working creatively in any art form (dance, music, literature, visual art, performance) as a professional or otherwise
An interest in delivering participatory art projects with community members
A committed anti-racist working attitude
An understanding of culturally relevant art and culture from the global majority
Gain a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check
We particularly welcome applications from candidates from the Global Majority who are underrepresented in the arts sector. This is a positive action measure permitted under Section 159 of the Equality Act 2010, to help us achieve a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
Payment
The artist assistants rate of pay will be £25 per hour and they will provide support for weekly 2 hour workshops for a minimum of 6 weeks. This rate covers any additional administrative tasks required for the project.
Timeline
Expression of interest deadline 27 August, 5pm
Informal interviews 7 and 8 September 2026
Round one of workshops week beginning 14 September- 17 November
Round two of workshops week beginning 11 January- 15 March
Complete an expression of interest here:
https://gemarts.org/about/newsblog-2
GemArts is an award-winning arts organisation based in Gateshead. A recognised leader in the South Asian and diversity arts sector, GemArts creates and programmes high quality concerts, events, festivals, workshops and commissions with regional, national and international artists across all art forms.
