INVITATION TO QUOTE FOR A CREATIVE PRODUCER to manage Creatively Connected, an ambitious creative arts project within the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme.

Description

The Authority wishes to award a contract for a Creative Producer to manage the Creatively Connected project, including: • Coordinating project activity including managing the project budget, Arts Council and NHLF reporting and producing regular reports for the Creatively Connected steering group (YDNPA, North Pennines National Landscape), ACE and the NHLF. • Managing the selection process for four artist residencies over a 2-year period, including developing the artists' brief. • Inducting the artists into the programme including: working with Tees-Swale team members to set up artist shadowing opportunities; ensuring artists are well briefed and welcomed; and enabling them to develop a deep understanding of Tees-Swale and the project area. • Supporting the artists throughout their residencies, for example, by being the key link into Tees-Swale team knowledge and resource and wider YDNPA and North Pennines National Landscape networks; supporting them with permissions; and providing support for any specific access needs. • Organising and managing a programme of knowledge exchange activities and sharing and developing legacy resources from the residencies (such as forum events with other protected landscapes, public events, website case studies, film and photo documentation and public exhibitions). They will also work with the Creatively Connected project evaluator to finalise the evaluation report which will be a key resource in measuring success and capturing learning points. • Working with the Tees-Swale interpretation officer and communications team to support the artists to help tell the stories of their commissions within their local communities and to wider audiences. • Providing curatorial oversight of the project ensuring spread of commissions and audiences and making connections between artist commissions. • Ensuring the embedded nature of commissions within the partner organisations. • Providing mentoring and support to Tees-Swale trainees when they are working on arts programme activity. • Working with the Tees-Swale Programme Manager to recruit and manage an evaluation consultant • Supporting the YDNPA & NPAONB to develop their own organisational capacity to develop, commission and deliver artist- led projects Lot 1: This is a fixed rate contract, in order to deliver the brief the creative producer will provide up to 94 days over the project period at £350 a day including all expenses over the project period. The Authority shall pay the Consultant a fee of £350 per day exclusive of VAT. On the last working day of each month during the Engagement the Consultant shall submit to the Authority an invoice which gives details of the day the Consultant has worked during the month, the Services provided and the amount of the fee payable (£350) for the Services during that month.