Deadline: 24 August 2019
British Council is seeking proposals for its Bahrain Cultural Skills Training Programme 2019-20.
Priority Areas
British Council Bahrain delivered an intensive cultural training for a group of artists, curators and cultural sector professionals focusing on three priority skills building areas:
- Representation in the Public Sector including applying for grants from international organisations, international artists residencies, international travel grants and public collections and commissions.
- Representation in the Commercial Sector including private gallery representation, auction houses, art dealers, art fairs, private collections, buying and selling and private commissions.
- Writing and Communication: Portfolio development, essay writing, biographies and social media. This training included a combination of table-top exercises, presentations and practical workshops around writing.
British Council is requesting the services of a course leader to deliver the training programme in Bahrain, on 3 modules, each module delivery lasting 4-5 days. The expected delivery timeline is 27-31 October 2019 for module 1, 2-6 February 2020 for module 2, and 1-5 March 2020 for module 3.
Based on this, British Council Bahrain intends to run more in-depth, intensive training with a modular approach, from October 2019 – March 2020. The target audience would be emerging to mid-career artists and arts and culture professionals, preferably 18-35 years old. The aim of these sessions will be to expand on the three areas outlined above and build on them by focusing on some of the following priority topics like:
- Inclusivity and access with a focus on arts and disability – writing interpretation and museums, heritage and audience development
- Critique: practical skills on how to give and also receive art critique
- Evaluation and reflection on the art scene in Bahrain, GCC and the Middle East
- Funding for arts and culture
- Turning applicants art into a business or a career
- Cultural exchange and residencies – how to look for and apply for opportunities
- Cultural policy and cultural programme management – curatorial/programmer
- How arts and culture can and do contribute to the creative economy
Budget
- The course leader will receive a one-off fee of up to £20,000 (twenty thousand pounds sterling) for the design and delivery of the workshops. This is to cover, but is not limited to, fees for all facilitators, the design and production of all the resources and subsistence whilst in Bahrain. British Council will be responsible for arranging travel and accommodation.
- The course leader will receive seventy five percent (75%) upon submitting the programme content and before the first travel date as part of this agreement, with the remaining twenty five percent (25%) to be paid upon completion of the workshops.
- British Council will be responsible for:
- Managing the commissioning process of the training programme
- Providing return economy air fares from one location in the UK to Bahrain
- Cost of airport transfers in the UK and Bahrain
- Accommodation (Bed and Breakfast) in Bahrain for the duration of each module delivery
- Ground transport in Bahrain
- Any associated visa costs
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.britishcouncil.bh/en/bahrain-cultural-skills-training-programme-2019-20?_ga=2.32558844.310182533.1564401397-1371163189.1535623952
