Essex Cultural Diversity Project

Wed, 14 May 2025\”>published – Wed, 14 May 2025

Job Summary

Start Thurrock (Creative People and Places) and Essex Cultural Diversity Project have teamed up to invite proposals for a creative project that explores new ways to engage the public with the heritage of Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury, Thurrock.

Job Description

Start Thurrock (Creative People and Places) and Essex Cultural Diversity Project have teamed up to invite proposals for a creative project that explores new ways to engage the public with the heritage of Coalhouse Fort in East Tilbury, Thurrock.

The commission is part of our joint work to celebrate diversity, provide a platform for marginalised voices, and empower residents to decide what kind of creative activity they want to experience in their own neighbourhoods. We are seeking a project that can be shaped with communities, foster a sense of local pride and ownership, and help residents value and invest in the future of this important cultural asset on their doorstep.

Putting the voice of the community at its heart, the project should aim to broaden engagement with Coalhouse Fort and deepen understanding of its historical significance through a bold, impactful, place-based creative project. It should generate and test out new ideas, harnessing the power of art and storytelling to help visualise and articulate possible futures for this monument.

The commission comes at a key moment for Coalhouse Fort and culture in Thurrock, and will help to inform future engagement strategies, with learning shared widely with cultural stakeholders across the region.

This opportunity is open to creatives and arts/cultural organisations, including artists, makers, producers and curators working across the creative industries, based in, or with a strong connection to, Essex, Thurrock or Southend. We are open to collaborative proposals where creatives work together. Creatives at all stages of their career are welcome to apply.

Job Requirements

As a temporary freelance contract, working hours are flexible across a five month timeline, to be decided by the artist. The appointed creative practitioner will create their own timeline for the delivery of the project, based on a whole project budget of £20K, their response to the commission brief and availability, reporting progress to commissioners every 4-6 weeks.

Key timelines:

Appointment in June 2025
Project to run June – October 2025

• Job Title: Coalhouse Fort Creative Commission – Call For Proposals

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