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SCARBOROUGH MUSEUMS TRUST Here be Dragons Project Scarborough Museums Trusts offering for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad is a project entitled Here be Dragons one of seven Yorkshire museums projects that sit under the banner of Precious Cargoes. Key elements of the project are: 500 charms and fetishes from all over the world collected in the early 20th century by a local naturalist and historian John Clarke. Working with a specially selected group of young people called Cultiv8 on the context and content of the charm collection to inform the and design of an exhibition to be held at Scarborough Art Gallery in the summer of 2012. Working with the Curator of Exhibitions and two collaborative localinstallation artists who will create artworks in response to the charm collection and the human stories the charms symbolise. Scarborough Museums Trust requires an experienced ethnographer to: Research the charm collection to provide context and to explore the wider human stories that the charms represent such as control of the elements, preservation from harm, control of the body and common/complementary cross cultural belief systems. Lead a minimum of two discussion/activity sessions with the Cultiv8 group, provide one talk for the wider community and attend at least two meetings with the artists. Provide Scarborough Museums Trust with a database of information about the charm collection in a format to be agreed with the Head of Collections. Identify the conservation requirements of the charm collection and liaise with conservator. Financial Information This project is funded by grant aid with a total of £7000 to cover the cost of ethnographic support, £1500 in 2009-10, £4000 in 2010-11 and £1500 in 2011-12. Due to the time of year to avoid losing the first £1500 applicants must be able to start work on the project immediately. Timetable February - March 2010 initial assessment of the collection, data transfer to MODES XML, progress meetings with Head of Collections and agreed milestones for 2010-11 April 2010 – March 2011 research collection including any necessary research related visits to other institutions, meetings with artists and Cultiv8, progress meetings with Head of Collections, source appropriate conservation services for the collection and work with conservator. April 2011 – March 2012 progress meetings with Head of Collections, meeting with artists and exhibition designers, deliver public lecture, complete research report on collection. Tender process Tenders must be made by email to Karen.snowden@smtrust.uk.com no later than 5.00 pm on Friday 22 January 2010. Tender documents must include a brief CV (no more than one sheet of A4) giving details of any work with young adults, names and addresses of two references one of which must be a previous employer, a financial breakdown of the programme including an estimate of the time required to complete each phase of the programme with costs and estimated expenditure on travel and subsistence and a short written response to one of the charms which can be seen on our website at www.scarboroughmuseumstrust.org.uk. Other information Further information about Scarborough Museums Trust can be found on our website at www.scarboroughmuseumstrust.org.uk If you encounter any technical problems when making your application please contact Angela Doherty at angela.doherty@smtrust.uk.com or call 01723 384503. For more information about the Precious Cargoes project and the Cultural Olympiad visit www.london2012.com/stories-of-the-world for more information about the ‘Here be Dragons’ project or the charm collection contact Karen.snowden@smtrust.uk.com or call on 01723 304506. |
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