An exciting opportunity for a creative practitioner to lead a bold new project at Forgan Arts Centre.

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Forgan Arts Centre are currently recruiting a Lead Artist(s) for a new project titled Queering the Clachan. This position is suitable for someone with a strong interest in LGBTQIA+ advocacy and community engagement through creativity.

Queering the Clachan aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people in North East Fife through creativity, collectivity, and building allyship across rural communities. This project is for LGBTQIA+ people and their friends, family, neighbours, and the broader community. A bold and ambitious project, Queering the Clachan requires confident leadership from an experienced artist.

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Key Details:

• This is a self-employed/freelance position with a total fee of £20,000. This is a fixed flat fee, whether applying as a group or individual.
• The role is for 12 months from April 2025 with flexible dates and hours of work, dependent on the artist’s other commitments, but the project must be finished by March 2026.
• The role includes a fixed project budget of £15,000 for which the Lead Artist will be responsible.

Deadline for applications: midnight, Sun 2 March

Forgan Arts Centre are hosting an online Q&A session for interested applicants on Mon 10 and Tue 25 February.

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Forgan Arts Centre is a rural home for the development of traditional and contemporary art and craft and community activity in Newport-on-Tay, North East Fife. The centre was established by local-residents in 1974 and they remain community-led to this day, with representation from local people at all levels of the organisation.