Jobs & Call-outs
We are a small core team of employees that expands as projects require.
Our staff work predominantly from home for computer-based work, coming together for meetings and practical delivery as required.
Many of our projects require artists, producers, workshop leaders, designers and other freelance contractors to support us in delivering our work. Here we advertise any of our open calls to creatives for project-based roles.
Current Opportunities
Digital Artist/Facilitator – Our Natural Blue Spaces
Are you a digital artist with a passion for nature? We are delighted to be working with Central Bedfordshire Council on a creative project to celebrate the ‘blue spaces’ of Central Bedfordshire (think ponds, rivers, canals).
We are looking for a digital artist /facilitator to add additional content to a creative map produced through “Our Natural Blue Spaces “ school and community project with artist Illustrator Kremena Dimitrova https://kremenadimitrova.com.
We envisage the map to have interactive content that visitors can access via a digital platform.
The fee will also include the digital capture of the school’s artwork, hosting and platform design.
The fee is in the region of £2500-£3000.
For informal enquiries, please email our Programme Producer amia@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk
Deadline for applications Monday 22 April at 10:00.
Interviews week beginning 13 May.
For information on how to apply, please download the Artist Brief below.
We welcome applications from artists at various stages of their career and from a variety of demographic backgrounds.
Workshop Artist – River/ Flow/ Connect
Bedford Creative Arts are looking for an exceptional artist to deliver a series of workshops to connect the communities of Kempston with the River Great Ouse. BCA has future ambitions to commission sculptural spaces along the riverbank in Kempston. We need to understand the needs and desires of the local community and discover what we need to know about residents’ views, the river and about wildlife to inform the development of this ambitious project.
The artist will have significant experience in community engagement, a passion for the river environment and public art.
The fee is in the region of £3750-£4000. There is a separate budget available for materials held by BCA of £1000 (approx.)
For informal enquiries, please email our Programme Producer, Ami Aubrey, amia@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk before the 24 April 2024.
We welcome joint applications or applications from artist collectives.
Deadline for applications Tuesday 14 May at 10:00.
Please submit applications to: info@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk
Successful candidates will be invited to an online interview in the week beginning 20 May 2024.
For more information about the role and how to apply, please download the Artist Brief below.
We welcome applications from artists at various stages of their career and from a variety of demographic backgrounds.
Work with us
We encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills, and stories to join us and develop our working practice.
We are especially keen to hear from people that will diversify our existing staff team and reflect the diverse communities in which we work. You can read about our current vacancies on this page.
We also operate a Talent Bank of individuals interested in working with us. If there isn’t an opportunity for you now, but you’d like us to bear you in mind for the future, get in touch and introduce yourself at office@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk
If you are a creative who would like to be considered for future calls and want to introduce yourself or your work, feel free to reach out to us and tell us about yourself at info@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk.
Find out more about us on our team page.