Small Commissions: Hard Times and Great Expectations
This year sees the London Olympics, 200 years since the birth of Charles
Dickens and the 19th Humber Mouth Literature Festival. We would like to
celebrate this by offering a theme for this year’s festival, taken from two famous
books by Charles Dickens “Hard Times and Great Expectations”. Charles
Dickens is much loved for his huge contribution to English literature. These
epic stories, colourful characters and detailed depiction of contemporary life are
unforgettable. Situations that seem very topical for today.
We would like to invite applications for Special Commissions from writers and
artists in all media, linked to this theme and supporting new work, of up to £1,000
for any of the following:
Literary projects
Performance events
Workshops
Text-based artwork or multimedia
Serialisations
Digital projects
Cross-arts events (music, film etc which recognise the festival’s focus on
text/language)
New forms of publication or distribution
Exhibitions
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We are looking for original and exciting ideas and welcome proposals from
individuals or groups. All Special Commissions are to take place during Humber
Mouth 2012 (Saturday 23 June – Saturday 7 July) in the city of Hull. We are
looking for at least 30% of activity to take place outside of the city centre and
Your idea should meet one or more of the following criteria:
It should have intrinsic literary or artistic value.
It should fulfill a developmental or educational role.
It should demonstrate the intention to increase participation in literature or other
art forms within the community.
It should have reference to the 2012 Olympics.
It should take place outside city centre and HU5.
Applications must be typed and must include:
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Your name, address, email and/or contact number.
A title and description of the event/project/programme of work you
are proposing, the name of the lead individual or organisation involved,
plus proposed dates and venue if known.
• A description of the intended audience or participants. If your idea
involves an educational/training element please specify the intended
learning outcomes for participants.
• A full budget (inc. all fees, hires, materials etc) and details of the amount
you are applying for. Please note we cannot fund the purchase of capital
items.
Applications may be submitted by post to: Humber Mouth 2012, City Arts
Unit, 4th Floor, Kingston House, Bond Street, Hull, HU1 3ER or by email to
Please Note: Humber Mouth operates an Equalities Policy and eligibility for
funding depends upon being able to demonstrate a clear commitment against
all forms of discrimination on grounds of race, religion, sexuality, gender or
disability.