dlr Arts Office in partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Children and Young People’s Services Committee (CYPSC) wish to commission an artist/s or arts organisation to create and deliver work for young children and their caregivers for Cruinniú na nÓg 2022. This opportunity is funded by Creative Ireland.
Scope of Requirements
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown CYPSC has identified local services that support young children and their families that would like to participate in Cruinniú na nÓg 2022.
We wish to commission an artist/s or an arts organisation to create and deliver work for Cruinniú na nÓg, aimed at parent/caregivers and baby/toddler groups aged 0-3 years. Outcomes from the commission will be in community-based settings from 23rd of May to 10th of June 2022. The commission will then end in an opportunity for the general public to enjoy the experience as part of Cruinniú na Óg on the 11th of June; this may take place in a library or other suitable setting in the County. The artist/s or arts organisation will be required to give feedback and recommendations to inform future development of commissioning work with dlr CYPSC.
This commission is for the creation of new work. We are open to work that is at an early development stage and could be brought to completion under this commission; work which has already been publicly performed/shown is not eligible.
· The main aim is for the work to be suitable for young children and their caregivers to enjoy together.
· The focus of this work, with babies, toddlers and parents/caregivers is to understand the role of movement, multisensory experience and the non-verbal exchange in the expression of self and the developing relationship.
· The commission is open to all art forms.
Fees and Projected Timeline:
· The timeline for this commission is March - June 2022. Outcomes from the commission will be in a maximum of five community-based settings from 23rd of May to 10th of June 2022, over a three-week period.
· The commission will then end in an opportunity for the general public to enjoy the experience as part of Cruinniú na Óg on the 11th of June; this may be in a local library or other suitable venue.
· The artist/s or arts organisation will give feedback and recommendations on this opportunity for future development.
· The commission fee is €23,000 (inclusive of all fees, materials, performance/display costs and VAT).
Deadline for application is Friday 11 March at 12 noon.
About Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Children and Young People’s Services Committee
CYPSC are responsible for securing better outcomes for children and young people in their area through more effective integration of existing services and interventions. CYPSC are a key structure identified by Government to plan and co-ordinate services for children and young people in every county in Ireland. Their age remit spans all children and young people aged from 0 to 24 years. The purpose of the CYPSC is to ensure effective interagency co-ordination and collaboration to achieve the best outcomes for all children and young people in their area.
Application Process
This is an open process.
The following are required:
- A Curriculum Vitae with relevant experience*
- A one A4 page expression of interest as to why this opportunity is of interest to your current practice.
- A proposal of suitable work for community-based settings that has not been publicly shown to date, to include outline costings.
- 2 referees for relevant work to date.
*Supplementary materials are welcomed, these could include videos, images, past testimonials etc.
Selection Criteria
The following criteria will apply and be weighted accordingly:
- Demonstrated suitability of previous relevant experience. (30/100)
- Evidenced interest in working within a community environment with babies, toddlers and their caregivers (as outlined in the one-page expression of interest). (30/100)
- Quality of proposal suitable for the targeted ‘age profile’. (40/100)
Application is to be emailed to
arts@dlrcoco.ie marked Cruinniú na nÓg Commission 2022.
Insurance
The selected artist/s agree to keep Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Children and Young People’s Services Committee fully indemnified against all claims howsoever arising and howsoever caused in respect of any damage, loss or injury of any kind or nature, whether arising directly or indirectly from the provision of the residency and to provide evidence of Public Liability insurance which indemnifies Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Count Council with a limit of indemnity of €6.5 million.
It is the responsibility of the selected artist/s to ensure that other person(s) not employed by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, but employed by the artist/s to assist them with the commission have adequate Public Liability (€6.5 million) and Employer’s Liability (€13 million) cover which indemnify both Dún Laoghaore-Rathdown County Council and the artist.
Garda Vetting
Full Garda Clearance will be a requirement for this commission. It is a legal requirement that all persons working with children, young people and vulnerable people are subject to Garda Vetting. In accordance with national child protection policy, Children First National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children, awarded recipients working with children must have a child protection policy, proper procedures and a child safeguarding statement in place.
Freedom of Information
The provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1997-2003 apply to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Applicants should state if any of the information supplied by them is confidential or sensitive and should not be disclosed to a request for information under the aforementioned Act. Applicants should state why they consider the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive.
GDPR
All information provided for this expression of interest will be held in line with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Children and Young People’s Services Committee Data Protection Policies and will remain in the sole ownership of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Children and Young People’s Services Committee. Information supplied in the application will only be used by dlr Arts Office and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Children and Young People’s Services Committee for the purposes of administering and managing this particular commission opportunity. You may withdraw your consent to the retention of the information relating to your application at any point by sending an email to
mdavey@dlrcoco.ie
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council reserves the right not to select if none of the applications received are deemed to be suitable. In this instance, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council reserves the right to pursue a different procurement process.