Artist Callout - Town Wide Parade

Artist Callout - Town Wide Parade

Creative Crawley Closing date: Wed, 06 Jan 2027

Artform: Festival
Role: Creative
Contract: Contract
South East
  • Part time
  • Under £10K

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

Creative Crawley is looking for an Artist or Creative Practitioner for the Festival of Play 2027 to produce a Parade to take place in the town centre as part of the festival programme.

Job Description

We are looking for an Artist or Creative Practitioner to work with us to design, develop and produce a Parade that takes place in the town centre of Crawley. An important part of the process is working in collaboration with local residents to shape, inform and produce the Parade.

Job Requirements

Essential Qualities
Artists/Creative Practitioners or collectives/creative companies who:
Have and can demonstrate a proven track record of designing and
producing a Parade with up to 150-200 participants.
Are participatory, socially engaged and well versed in working
collaboratively with non-artists and residents to ensure their voices are
authentically considered through the process.
Have strong experience working in a creative team.
Have a clear, distinct artistic practice and vision and are experienced in
bringing that vision to life.
Desirable Qualities
Have experience of managing a small-scale budget.
Have experience of working with local authorities.
We are particularly interested in ideas that:
Use art and creativity in innovative ways
Celebrate creativity in everyday life
Create opportunities for people to make, play, explore or together
Connect with diverse communities across Crawley
Are visually striking, playful and inviting
Can engage people who may

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for practitioners with specific skills in designing and
orchestrating a Parade with local people taking part. There should be a
participatory element such as local groups making something for the Parade. In
terms of scale, we are looking for up to 100 people to be in the Parade.
We are interested in hearing from Artists and Creative Practitioners who have a
clear, bold vision and are very experienced in working with local residents.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Artist Callout - Town Wide Parade
  • Salary: Under £10K
  • Hours: Part time
  • Artform: Festival
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Wed, 06 Jan 2027
  • Location:
    South East

How to Apply

Please email [email protected] with:
● A short introduction to you, your practice and your approach to and
experience of collaborating with communities.
● A brief starting provocation and approach for a Parade in Crawley and a
sense of how you would allocate the budget.
○ This can be in any of these formats;
■ Voice Note (no longer than 4 minutes) in .wav or .mp3 or
.mp4 format
■ Video (no longer than 4 minutes)
■ Written Statement (no longer than 1 side of A4)
● Examples of relevant projects or workshops (please include videos and
photos where possible)
● Links to your website, portfolio or social media (if available)
● Where in the UK you are based