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IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund Information Sessions

7th June, 2022

In Your Space Circus is currently working on an exciting project in partnership with Ulster University and Circusful, funded by the Imperial War Museums (IWM). The project will involve bringing Compagnie XY (the French collective of acrobats) to perform in Derry-Londonderry in September 2022.

As part of the project research phase, the IWM Team will be coming to Derry the week commencing 13th June with a funding opportunity they would like to present to Northern Ireland-based cultural organisations.

Would you be interested in working in partnership with Imperial War Museums (IWM) on a new art commission to explore the impacts of conflict from the First World War to the present day?

The IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund is a national programme of 22 fully-funded, ambitious artist commissions which will see brand new works span the length and breadth of the UK. Building on over 100 years of contemporary art commissioning by IWM, this new initiative continues the vision and reach of 14-18 NOW, the official UK arts programme for the First World War centenary, and has been made possible thanks to the success of Peter Jackson’s critically acclaimed film ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’, co-commissioned by IWM and 14-18 NOW.

Alongside the five major partners and two IWM commissions, 15 members from IWM’s War and Conflict Subject Specialist Network will receive smaller grants of £20,000.

On 17th May a second phase inviting expressions of interest opened for the seven remaining places in the programme.

The team will be in The Millennium Forum, Derry on Wednesday 15 June 2022 at 2.30pm to talk about the programme and how you can get involved. The presentation will last approximately 30 minutes, then the team are happy to take any questions or get a chat on your potential project or idea.

If you’d like to attend, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iwm-14-18-now-legacy-fund-recruitment-talk-tickets-348757431867

If you’re unable to make it on 15th June, the team are available for individual appointments on Thursday 16th June between 2-5pm at The Millennium Forum – to reserve your slot click here https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dwpX528e/vote

Online appointments can also be made throughout June by contacting [email protected]