I’ve been idly looking at opportunities today, especially one that was not only sent to me by a couple of people, but had caught my eye anyway, as it was such a rarity.
http://culture.org.uk/2013/01/21/wirral-museums-seek-artist/
At first glance it looked quite good, as it was local for me and an ‘artist in residence’ opportunity always creates a certain amount of interest from good contacts as well as the publicity it will create.
I spent a while working out if I can do it without actually giving up my job. Could I use up all my leave and swap and change days?
Looking deeper into it though……. The artist would have to work 806 hours out of the year. By ‘working’, I’d assume that it was 806 hours of workshops, not time to carry on with their own work in a studio.
If that was the case £8,400 divided by 806 is £10 an hour. Hmmmmm…. Are my calculations wrong or is this a really a **** opportunity?
I bet loads of people go for this, but being the cynic I am, I’m guessing someone is already lined up for it. I will hold my breath and see if I am right.
