Appetite are thrilled to be progressing with their work in Newcastle-under-Lyme. As a key part of this work Appetite are delivering The Newcastle Common, a three year programme in the centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme, which will look at the changing use of the town centre. It will test empty shops as sites of production of culture, rather than consumption, and as useful community spaces.
Newcastle Common will sit alongside our other projects in development for the same period in Newcastle-under-Lyme which are a Town Centre Map by Chloe Breeze Illustration; Familiar Faces by Adina Lawrence in partnership with GRAIN; and Every Other Seat with Dust Rising CIC. It will also follow the tour of the Three Counties Cubes outdoor exhibition being located in the town centre.
We now have two short residencies tied into Newcastle Common. These short residencies are a response to the different situation Covid-19 has put us in, and will help us to gently launch the project and start a discussion with neighbours, shoppers, and other people who might want to work in our shop spaces.
All submissions will be looked at by Appetite and Newcastle Common lead artist Dan Thompson.
Artists do not have to be from Newcastle-under-Lyme, but because of the way Covid-19 has impacted on these commissions, the timetable for the Town Centre Residency is short so we need somebody who can be working in the place quickly.
For full details of each Residency, click on the links below.
Newcastle Common Residency 1 (one month)
Newcastle Common Residency 2 (two months)
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Deadline for Newcastle Common Residency 1 – Monday 11 January, at noon
Deadline for Newcastle Common Residency 2 – Friday 22 January, at noon
Image courtesy of Jenny Harper
The Appetite programme is funded through National Lottery by Arts Council England and is led by the New Vic Theatre in partnership with Partners in Creative Learning, 6Towns Radio, Staffordshire University, Newcastle Business Improvement District (BID), Go Kidsgrove and Keele University. Appetite also works closely with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Newcastle Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council and Aspire Housing, as part of the Creative People and Places Programme
