Freelance Opportunity | We’re looking for a Socially Engaged Photographer!

We are seeking a lead artist/photographer who is committed to working through socially engaged methodologies to empower people to create visual images around the theme of food justice, as part of Off Centre Photography Festival.

Off Centre Photography Festival, Himmah and Primary are working to address issues around food justice, particularly in Nottingham’s NG7 postcode area. Food justice is a holistic way to view the broader structures which affect people’s access to the food system. It begins on the basis that healthy food as a human right and the need to address the structural barriers to that right. Working class, and particularly Global Majority* are often the most severely impacted by hunger, poor food access, diet-related illness, and other problems with the food system. By thinking about food justice, we not only work to improve access to healthy food for all, but we also examine the structural roots of these disparities; racial and economic justice are therefore important interconnected issues that we address.

Despite the growing presence of food injustice across the country, the visual representation of these issues has been slow. On this project we will be working with local people who may have experienced food injustice and think about how to consider local peoples voices, experiences, and ideas visually. Through a series of workshops, participants will learn photography skills, to produce visual images of their ideas. They will have the opportunity to show their work as part of the Off Centre Photography Festival.

What we are looking for:
We are seeking a lead artist/photographer who is committed to working through socially engaged methodologies to empower people to create visual images. The selected person will demonstrate:
• Some existing experience of working with people from working class communities and/or people of colour, and an interest in food injustice.
• A commitment to amplifying and forefront people’s voices and ideas
• An understanding of the issues around care and wellbeing when working people from different communities.
• Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver this project.

The Lead Artist/Photographer will be developing and delivering approx. 10 workshops from May-July 2022: including designing activities, sourcing materials, setting up sessions – with support from the rest of the team.

The workshops will take place in Radford and are a creative space to assist people to think about the issues, how it relates to their lived experienced, and make quality visual images for an exhibition. The selected Artist/Photographer will be assisted by the Off Centre team and Primary, with an advisory role from Himmah.

We positively encourage people from Black and Global Majority backgrounds and those from working class backgrounds to apply for this opportunity as they are underrepresented within arts jobs. We encourage applicants from the local area, who have an existing relationship with the community.

Dates:
8 April: Deadline for Expression of Interest.
Week beginning 11 April: Selection confirmed, feedback to applicants.
Week beginning 18 April: Planning meeting with lead artist and Project Team
May: Start workshops – dates TBC with selected artist

Fee:  
£2200 (11 days @ 200p/d): planning and delivery of 10 workshop sessions;

Attendance of 1x mentoring sessions; evaluation and future planning meeting.
Additional budget is available for any access needs, please let us know what would be required.
Additional budget is available for materials for the workshops.

To Apply:
Please send an Expression of Interest (no more than 1 page A4) and completed Equal Opportunities Form to rebecca@weareprimary.org by 5pm, Thursday 31 March. If you’d prefer to share your Expression of Interest by video or audio, please send a file no more that 3 minutes long. Please tell us:
• Why you are interested in the project.
• Any relevant experience, please include links if relevant.
Additionally, you can also include a CV but this is not a requirement.

If you have any questions or would like this information in another format, please contact admin@weareprimary.org