OPEN CALL: Birmingham Children’s Hospital Outpatients Artwork

This is a paid opportunity for an artist to work with the Enjoy Arts Team and the busy outpatient department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. This commission is funded by Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity.

The chosen artist will facilitate workshops (schedule to be negotiated) in the outpatient waiting room to co-design a piece with young people, to be installed onto a corridor wall. The outcome will most likely be a high-quality digital file which we can print onto wall vinyl, but we are open to other suggestions such as framed pieces or graffiti/mural style.

Artist Fee - £2500 to cover approx.10 days’ work, which will include planning and facilitating workshop sessions, meeting with Yas Lime the arts inclusion co-ordinator throughout the project, as well as time to design the finished piece(s).

Production Fee – to be negotiated depending on the style of work produced. Workshop materials, production and installation costs will be covered by us.

There are also costs available for additional access needs.

Artist Specification (desirable + will be given priority)

• Experience working with young people in arts and/or health contexts.
• West Midlands Based.
• Artists from groups currently underrepresented in the arts – for example those racialised as Black or Brown, artists from Gypsy or Traveller communities, those who identify as LGBTQIA+, working class, are D/deaf, disabled or neurodiverse etc.
• Artists who have lived experience of using hospitals regularly.
• Those who have co-design and holistic working at the heart of their practice.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Enjoy Arts Team

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust