Rationale:
The title of the project is deliberately ambiguous; on the one hand it is an art project about place - responses to places in Derbyshire, or the place that Derbyshire is - and on the other it is about replacing the simplistic perception of Derbyshire as a bucolic wilderness, a romantic landscape, and responding to the complexity, creativity and richness of the place. It is also about replacing this view of Derbyshire with one which foregrounds contemporary art practice. Other suffixes will be added to indicate other manifestations of the project as it progresses:

re:view, critical writing about art practice in relation to the rural context;
re:print, publications relating to the project;
re:search, a conference exploring thinking around contemporary art practice in rural contexts, and a series of ongoing exploratory conversations between curators;
re:distribute, a programme of touring and collaboration with other arts organisations outside the county.

Derbyshire:
Derbyshire has eight districts - Amber Valley | Erewash | Chesterfield | Bolsover | Derbyshire Dales | High Peak | North East Derbyshire | South Derbyshire.
Derby City is a separate unitary authority and we are not actively considering siting work in the city of Derby.

Derbyshire is a county with strong local distinctiveness, but eludes description as a single entity: it has the landscapes of the Peak District in Derbyshire Dales and High Peak, with prehistoric sites, agriculture, quarrying, lead mining, dry stone walling and the grand houses such as Chatsworth and Haddon; in NE Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Bolsover the more recent mining and industrial heritage sits alongside the medieval fortress of Bolsover Castle and the Tudor Hardwick Hall; and the World Heritage Site of Derwent Valley Mills stretches through the Amber Valley down to the city of Derby. It is a dynamic area both physically and in demographic terms.

Use these links to download the background information on how to apply:
Rationale & Background (pdf)
How to Apply (pdf)

You will find additional downloads on the re:place website