Artists

Daisi works with talented, professional artists across all art forms – from animation and environmental sculpture through to music, dance, drama, visual arts and literature – to bring high-quality, creative and exciting experiences into a broad range of settings across Torbay and Devon (and beyond), in schools and in non-formal settings.

Daisi is committed to enhancing our relationship with artists, increasing dialogue, models of partnership, and learning and support opportunities. If you become a Daisi registered artist Daisi can: 

  • match you to projects in response to enquiries from schools, cultural organisations and community groups. Daisi supports both you and the setting through the process of planning and delivering work with young people 
  • offer you opportunities to work on strategic partnership projects 
  • assist you to develop suitable workshops for specific groups of young people, and to promote your ideas to settings 
  • provide you with regular information on local training, support and development opportunities and work opportunities 
  • offer networking and peer-peer learning opportunities through our Daisi Artists’ Exchange events 
3D workshops in schools

Interested in becoming a Daisi artist?

We welcome applications from artists who have high quality experience of working with young people. Daisi requires artists to:

  • be a professional artist who is actively practising and developing your art form
  • have experience of working in your art form in schools or other education settings
  • apply for a certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service through Daisi
  • carry your own Public Liability Insurance
  • have two references based on work you have done in schools or education settings within the last 6 months (please make sure the contact information for your reference is current and that they have been informed that you are using them as a referee)
  • sign up to Daisi’s Children and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy and comply with all other Daisi policies and quality assurance procedures

Artist Application Process

Daisi reviews artist applications in September and February each year. Please submit your completed application by September 10th or February 10th, to be considered in each round. The application process consists of:

  • application form

  • informal interview

  • references, DBS, Safeguarding training  and PLI checks, reading and signing up to Daisi’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy.

  • Daisi staff or trustee to observe the artist leading a relevant workshop with young people

Stay up to date

If you are an artist and are interested in what Daisi does, and want to stay up to date with our upcoming projects and opportunities please subscribe to our Artist Newsletter

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“I love working as an artist with Daisi as they are like the Creative Arts midwives of Devon. Birthing exciting and innovative projects to thousands of children across the region, nurturing imaginations and inspiring creative thinking whilst supporting the many artists who help deliver projects for them with quality training and engagement.”
Cara Roxanne, Daisi Artist