Artist In Residence (SEND) | CVAN East Midlands

We are seeking proposals from dynamic and experienced visual artists and musicians with experience and specialism of working with SEN schools and children with complex needs and disabilities to be part of our exciting Sensory Atelier project with 2 SEN Schools in Leicester/shire. The artists in residence will support and develop the schools as active cultural spaces to explore, learn and play. Drawing on the principles of Reggio Emilia the artists will explore ways to cultivate imagination and a sense of the possible, by creating sensory ateliers – new spaces and processes for children with a spectrum of learning difficulties, communication disorders and disabilities.

Art as a medium to unlock the world is at the heart of the residencies. The Attenborough Arts Centre, and Artist will work collaboratively with the schools to design and deliver imaginative residencies which supportReggio principles and uses art as a medium to promote self-expression, creativity and confidence amongst SEND children and their teachers. The schools are particularly interested in the work of artists who use one or more of the following mediums; visual arts, sculpture, music or digital technology. The artists will, through a weekly programme of project activity, build on the fascinations and interests of the children. The artists will work alongside the teaching teams to develop the weekly offer and in doing so provide opportunity for peer learning, creative professional development and confidence in implementing more creative emergent curriculum across the whole school community. The residency will culminate in an Exhibition of the work created over the residency at Attenborough Arts Centre gallery alongside a symposium and celebration event in January 2018.

We are looking for 2 Artists, one for each setting. The Artists will plan with their school in July 2017 and be in resident in the school 2 days per week over a 10 week period 2 x 5 week blocks: