We are looking for four artists to be part of the 2025 Art on Prescription scheme.
Gwynedd Council’s Community Art in partnership with Frân Wen are looking for four artists to receive training from Art, Health and Well-being experts ahead of providing Art on Prescription sessions for young people aged 16-30.
The four artists will undertake a period of training at Nyth, the home of Frân Wen in Bangor, on the following dates:
• Wednesday 12th February 2025
• Thursday 13th February 2025
• Saturday 23rd February 2025
Following this, the artists will be providing drop-in sessions and intensive sessions for young people, using the arts to address anxiety, lack of confidence, difficulty socialising, and loneliness. The sessions will be held between March and July 2025 in accordance with the needs of the project. All artists will be commissioned for at least 5 full days of work to complete the project.
Terms: A daily fee of £175 (to include expenses) is paid to take part in the training and to deliver the scheme. This call is open to an artist from any medium within theatre, e.g. performance, dance, writing, music etc.
If you are interested in being part of the scheme all you need to do is send the following details to Ffion Strong ffionstrong@gwynedd.llyw.cymru by January 10th 2025:
• Current CV
• A short letter or video of no more than 5 minutes outlining why the Art, Health and Wellbeing work is of interest and what you can offer to the project.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is essential for this role.
Interviews will take place in Nyth, Bangor the week of 20th January 2025.
This project is run with the support of Bangor Bodnant Surgery and Bangor University’s Department of Student Wellbeing.
The project is supported by the Arts Council of Wales’ Arts, Health, and Wellbeing Lottery Fund.