S K I L L S & D E V E L O P M E N T
Vocational work experience and internships on live projects, artist residencies, mentoring & 121 portfolio development and industry specific skills development opportunities tailored to the artists living and creating in Wolverhampton and the wider region.
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[ M A Y 2 0 2 5 - A P R I L 2 0 2 6 ]
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In 2023-2024 Asylum delivered an ACE funded project called Discursive spaces. It brought together Wolverhampton City Council, Art Gallery (WAG), 8 community groups, five artists and multiple creatives to regenerate a public underpass into a space where communities can program interventions and events.
One of our community board members was SUIT who invited their service users to contribute. The community led co-creation model in our artist studio spaces supported them to get involved in the artistic outcomes. They became co-designers of the final outcomes, took part in workshops and developed several outputs which fed into public celebrations and exhibitions. Earthen Lamps case studies showed that the process had given service users the platform to start seeing a creative outlet for recovery as a serious career pathway. We are now delivering a programme that aims to better represent our recovery communities within existing cultural infrastructure, equips them with the tools needed to enter the sector, supports them to expand their artistic practise and continue being an artist beyond the programme.
About [ P R O ] F I L E
Referred through SUIT recovery, participants will undertake a programme where they can access artist studios, skills workshops and develop their artistic practise within a program of activity co-designed with the cohort. Through multiple showcasing opportunities the focus is to raise the profile and experience of the individuals to enter the professional sector and include their lived experience in the cultural ecology of the city.
The programme includes:
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Studio space time
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121 mentoring with Curators & producers about their art practise
Group crits & showcase of progress -
Workshops with skilled practitioners
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Contribution to travel, bursary for materials and production budget for events/exhibition
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Partnerships with existing initiatives to showcase work regularly and a final showcase in the Spotlight gallery at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
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Partnerships with local cultural organisations and artists for shadowing days and mentoring
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Trip to two other galleries for a knowledge sharing day
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Facilitating their attendance to local networking groups
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IPS Specialist supporting accessing employment opportunities in the professional creative arts.
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Professional documentation of their work
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Informal mentoring through a peer buddy system and the support of creative arts lead from SUIT
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Supporting the cohort to pursue a work opportunity as an outcome post completion
Asylum Art Gallery LTD & SUIT Recovery are seeking an enthusiatic and empathetic individual to support their new programme [ P R O ] F I L E.
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About the Creative arts IPS specialist
(Individual Placement and Support)
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The IPS Specialist will work closely with individuals recovering from addiction, helping them through the alternative art school model, for a period, until support accessing employment opportunities in the professional creative arts presents. This role involves unlocking client strengths and interests, developing individualised job plans, building relationships with employers, and providing ongoing support to ensure successful job placements and career growth.
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Deadline to apply: 5TH MAY 12PM
Location: WOLVERHAMPTON, WESTMIDLANDS
Commitment: APPROX 6HOURS PW @ £16.25
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[ P R E V I O U S P R O G R A M M E S ]
 INTERNSHIPS |  INTERNSHIPS |  121 ARTIST MENTORING |
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 PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONING BOARD |  ARTIST DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES |  CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME |
 RECRUITMENT BURSARY |  ARTIST DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES |  ARTIST DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCIES |
 SOCIALLY ENGAGED ARTS MODULE |  CURATION MODULE |  GECKO ERASMUS PROGRAMME |