Bull Ring Mall – Application Information

The Creative Hub access from North Main Street or Mallin Street

Creative Hub at Bull Ring Mall
Main Street/Mallin Street
Wexford

Wexford County Council in association with Wexford Arts Centre
invites applications for a limited number of available artists/creatives work spaces in the Creative Hub situated in the Bull Ring Mall, Main Street,
in the centre of Wexford town for
1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023 Residency

Available units Unit 5 & Unit 7 – floor plan

There are two units available for rent. The rental rate includes heating, lighting and Wifi. The units can be used for private work space as well as public gallery/shop/open studio, art workshop space, which will contribute to cultural tourism offer in the town.

Unit 5 €425 per month includes kitchen, toilet, sink – ideally suited to sharing
Unit 7 €170 per month

Rent is inclusive of electricity and WIFI

Please note these are public facing studio/gallery spaces with glass fronts that face onto a public walkway. Artists will be expected to be present and making use of their studio/gallery spaces at least three days a week and required to provide some element of public inclusion during their tenancy especially during Wexford Festival Opera as part of Wexford Fringe Festival which may be in form of artist talk/open studio/gallery, etc to be agreed with management in advance.

There is a walk way which is open to the general public from 10am-5.30pm Monday – Saturday with extension to Sundays and evenings 8pm during agreed periods with management i.e. Wexford Opera Festival and summer.

This application is open to artists/creatives based in Wexford and are offered on a 12-month lease. Priority criteria for assessment is given to applications which support artists/creatives in Wexford County and enhances cultural tourism offer in Wexford.

See floor plan and rates for units that range from €100 per month to €500 per month including light and heat. (Link on www.wexfordartscentre.ie website).

(Please indicate in your cover letter which unit space you are applying for)

The Creative Hub units are situated in a building in the centre of Wexford town with access from North Main street Wexford and wheelchair access from Malin Street. Residents are expected to comply with required management security and facilities maintenance requirements.

Rent to be paid monthly in advance by direct debit. Group proposals are considered but the group must nominate one individual to represent the group for rental payment on behalf of the group as well as for other management correspondence. Prior to renting, artists are required to supply proof of insurance indemnifying Wexford County Council and Wexford Arts Centre against any cost, claim or demand arising from breach of warranty. Liability Insurance must be for a minimum of €6.5 million for any one accident.

Please forward application along with supporting material to the attention of Creative Hub Residency at boxoffice@wexfordartscentre.ie. Please include:

A cover Letter

to include; how you intend to utilise the unit e.g. to work on a commission, to prepare for an exhibition, set up gallery/open studio/shop for arts sales.

Current CV (3 pages max) or CV’s for group proposal.
Work Space Plan

Explain your work space plan, giving details of what materials and processes you intend to use.

Artist’s/Creatives Statement (Max 500 words)
Image/ media list;
A detailed list of images/media (6 max, jpg. files only, 1MB max each)

Video Links: Please do not send video files with your application. Any video content must be submitted in the format of a single .pdf file with links to videos, hyperlinked and titled within the .pdf. (Please provide access passwords if needed.)

A selection committee will review your application and make recommendations. The selection committee bases its decision solely on what you provide. Deadline for application is Monday 21st March 5pm.

Unit 1:
4.10 x 3.05 m
€120 / month