There are many people doing wonderful creative work in Guisborough. By working together and promoting each other’s work our creative community can publicise, showcase and celebrate our work so that everybody gets the recognition they deserve.
Creating a bid for the 2028 UK Town of Culture award will need us to bring together and develop all the skills required to run a year-round programme of excellent cultural events, expressing our unique stories.
If shortlisted, we will be given £60,000 to develop our bid. If we win, Guisborough will be awarded £3 million, or £250,000 if we are a runner-up.
But just by entering for the award, by doing the preparation we will be equipping ourselves to be the town of arts and culture we aspire to be.
To enable our bid, we need to fill all sorts of roles. there will be opportunities for in-house training and managed ethical work experience. If you see a role you like on the list below – if you see a role for yourself not on the list – get in touch!
We need:
people capable of running a community consultation and participation programme which identifies and celebrates the stories and culture of our town, ensuring that our programme is rooted in our community;
partners – community groups, residents,businesses, institutions, creative providers,cultural and heritage organisations, artists and creatives, funders – to work with us to deliver the programme and its legacy;
event planners and event managers, stage managers, sound and light crews, curators, stewards, health and safety experts, set designers, wardrobe managers
both able-bodied and differently-abled people who can test, evaluate and monitor plans and delivery to ensure that no-one is excluded;
experts in governance to hold us to account to partners and members when making decisions about the programme, and to ensure that the initiatives and opportunities are genuinely aligned with our community’s need and interests;
financial managers to provide robust accounting practices and advise programme managers of best practice;
fundraisers to do what they do best;
communicators to plan and deliver to many and different types of audience using a variety of media formats;
programme managers and project managers to create a leadership structure and oversee delivery;
human resources experts to ensure the welfare and fair treatment of every person involved and oversee appropriate best practice policies and procedures;
social media experts to support and promote the programme.