Project Artist and Fabricator

Project role

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is seeking to appoint a Project Artist and Fabricator to design, resource and install a playful art installation in the courtyard of the Museum to celebrate the Museum’s 20^th anniversary. The artwork will be displayed outdoors for a minimum of 12 months.

Background to the Museum

In 2023-24 Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre welcomed almost 60,000 family visitors and school children through our doors to discover the stories behind the creation of Roald Dahl’s stories. The museum is targeted at children aged 6-12 years old and their families and offers an award-winning schools’ programme. We look after the archive of Roald Dahl and aim to share ‘the stories behind the stories’ through our interactive galleries and an inspiring public programme.

Project information

The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre seeks to revitalise the Museum courtyard with an interactive, playful art installation to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the Museum’s opening in June 2025. The final artwork will be durable and suitable for all weathers, remaining installed outside for a minimum of 12 months. The artwork must be resilient and robust to support, or to encourage, playful behaviour.

It should reflect our guiding principles for the project:

• Magical
• Curious
• Welcoming

It is desirable that the artwork will create a visual draw and an ‘Instagram opportunity’ for visitors to the Museum, while incorporating interactive, sensory elements to entertain visitors of all ages and access levels. It would also be desirable for the Project Artist and Fabricator to utilise environmentally sustainable materials and practices throughout.

Response to the brief

Please read the project brief in full, available to download from this page before submitting an expression of interest.

Please provide by Monday 17 March

• An Expression of Interest, including expected costs and breakdown of budget (maximum 500 words)
• A mini portfolio (up to ten relevant pieces)
• An overview of your relevant experience (maximum 2 sides of A4)

By email to: charlotteh@roalddahlmuseum.org  with subject heading ‘Roald Dahl Courtyard Artist Application.’

Or send to:
Charlotte Halse
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
81-83 High Street
Great Missenden
Buckinghamshire
HP16 0AL

If you have any questions about the project brief, please feel free to call Charlotte
on 07789 915 226

Timeline

Monday 24 March: Recruitment interviews will take place at the Museum.

If invited, you will be asked to:

• Provide a basic outline of your ideas for the project and your budget breakdown. Details on the format for this will be given nearer the time.
• Take part in a discussion with Museum staff. Discussion questions will be shared in advance.

We expect to invite 3 artists to join us for this stage.  Each one can claim up to £500 in order to prepare for and attend this stage of the recruitment process. This includes resources and travel costs.