Are you a clothing designer and maker?
Are you interested in supporting people to design, develop the skills and make pieces for a fashion show and display?
Do you have proven experience in participatory practice and group facilitation?
Deadline: apply by 28 June
Duration of role: Every Thursday for 13 Weeks (start beginning of July / end the end of September
Fee: £2,600 (this fee includes all the planning and pre-meetings)
This is a freelance role so you will be responsible for paying your National Insurance and Tax.
The role
MultakaOxford is looking to commission a freelance designer / dress maker / tailor / teacher who can teach, facilitate and enable a group of volunteers to design pieces for the Sustainable Fashion Show (24 September).
This freelance role will work with the group of volunteers from the beginning of July to the end of September (once a week). The person will facilitate the whole process: plan the weekly sessions to enable the volunteers to meet the brief of the Sustainable Fashion show; accompany the group as they are inspired by other fashion designs at the Pitt Rivers Museum, History of Science Museum (and possibly other museums), teach design skills and facilitate the volunteers to develop the designs, teach sewing skills and sewing machine use to support the creation of the pieces.
Background to the project
MultakaOxford
MultakaOxford is a project based at the Pitt Rivers Museum & History of Science Museum, part of Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums.
The term Multaka translates from Arabic to English as ’meeting point’. The project’s key aim is to bring people and communities together to strengthen understanding through inter-cultural dialogue through the mutual sharing of art, stories, culture and science in the museums.
Sustainable Fashion show
Multaka is partnering with Cherwell Collective to be part of their 2024 Carbon Cost of Fashion Campaign. This will culminate a sustainable fashion show, featuring local artists and aims to spotlight local innovation and artistry in rethinking materials to divert them from landfills.
Whilst we will be inspired by the museums, the main venue we will use is the Waste Innovation Station HQ (WISH) in Kidlington.
The role will include:
1.Weekly contact time with Mutlaka staff and volunteers on Thursdays – working with volunteers / participants at the Museums and at WISH (based in Kidlington). The aim will be to support volunteers to develop their designs through to completion from the beginning of July to end of September.
2.Preparation and planning meetings with the Cherwell Collective team and MultakaOxford.
3.Development of an overarching plan to support the volunteers through the creation, design, and process.
4.Training volunteers in the skills and processes of clothes design and making.
5.Accompany the visits for inspiration at the museums (The Pitt Rivers and History of Science Museums).
6.Supporting the volunteers to gather materials for their designs.
Application guidelines:
Applicants need to submit their interest by 28 June 2024 to Nicola.bird@hsm.ox.ac.uk
When you apply, please include the following:
Short bio paragraph which sets out your relevant experience, knowledge and skills Description on your experience with the following:
How you have facilitated groups of people to be creative, especially with design in clothes making.
Design and clothes making
2. A selection of images of your designs and creations
