Art House / Esmee Fairbairn Artists' Bursary Scheme
Project Description
The Art House has secured funding for 12 artists' bursaries from the Esmee
Fairbairn Foundation, Barclays and supported by the National Lottery through
the Arts Council of England A4E scheme. The bursaries will be offered over a
three year period (2003 / 2004 / 2005).
The bursaries will be awarded primarily to visual artists and craftspeople,
working in a wide range of media including digital media, sound,
installation, sculpture and other media. Please get in touch if you are
unsure whether your work is suitable.
The Art House is an inclusive organisation and our intention is that artists
with and without disabilities will be appointed. All of the artists will be
enabled to make new work while receiving professional development training
and access support. The Art House will provide all necessary to support to
disabled artists in applying for the bursaries and all partner venues have
good access. We will provide additional support to artists with disabilities
in undertaking bursary projects.
The artists will all be at an early stage of their careers, probably within
the first three years of their professional practice.
It will be possible for collaborating artists as well as individual artists
to apply to the scheme.
Six of the bursaries will be offered in Yorkshire and six elsewhere in the
country.
The bursaries will be offered in partnership with other organisations, which
will provide the artists with space in which to work and exhibit.
The brief for each residency will be different and reflect the character of
the partner organisation as well as the aspirations of The Art House.
The partners range from studio complexes such as Yorkshire Artspace Society
in Sheffield, to internationally recognised sites such as Grizedale Arts and
Yorkshire Sculpture Park. They include conventional gallery spaces, non-art
spaces and public art opportunities, ensuring a wide range of potential
projects. The briefs will be very open in many cases, allowing for artists
working in a variety of media to respond, and for research and development
within the bursary. Most are not commissions but opportunities for artists
to extend their practice.
Synergy between the residencies will be maximised, as it is important that
the scheme operates as a single project rather than as 12 isolated
residencies. This will occur through face to face contact and through a
dedicated website, which will develop throughout the project. This will
include visual and textual documentation of process, work in progress,
finished work, critical assessment of the work and issues raised during the
project, as well as being a medium for communication through a discussion
forum and webchats. There will be a conference / event at the end of the
project, which will bring together the artists, partners and other
participants in the project, showcasing the work produced and establishing
models of good practice for the future. This will be accompanied by a
publication.
How to apply
To be eligible you should preferably be in the first three years of working
as a practicing professional artist. This means you should be no more than
three years out of full time education, or be no more than three years into
returning to a career as an artist after a break, whether this was for
reasons of illness, disability, economics, childcare or any other reason. If
you are unsure whether you are eligible please contact us before applying.
Please only apply for one bursary. You will not be given more than one award
during the three years of the project. If you are unsuccessful this year you
are free to apply again in future years.
You need not necessarily apply for a bursary close to where you live, as
there is likely to be support for accommodation near to the partner venues.
We would encourage you to apply for the opportunity that most interests you.
Please submit the following information:
* No more than two sides of A4 describing your current practice / statement.
* No more than two sides of A4 describing your approach to the venue you are
applying to work at, and a proposal for the project you would like to
undertake there. You may include sketches or other visual material as part
of your proposal. You should take into account the nature of the venue and
its audience, but most importantly you should make a proposal which will
significantly extend your artistic practice. You should list equipment and
materials you expect to use, and if possible give a rough idea of what these
would cost. Get in touch if you want to discuss your proposal before
submitting it.
* Curriculum Vitae
* Samples of work. Ideally one or more of the following : 6 to 12 slides or
prints and / or catalogue excerpts; CD-ROMs; list of URLs; audio cassette
tape or CD; showreel tape in VHS PAL format (no longer than 30 mins). You
may submit material in more than one format. Please include a sheet listing
any work included by medium, date produced and title.
* Copies of any press reviews of your work.
* A stamped self-addressed envelope for the return of material. We will only
return work accompanied by an SAE.
* Please ensure that you submit your application by the application deadline
for the bursary you are applying for. Late applications will not be
considered.
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Bursary Three
Folly Gallery, Lancaster
Background:
Folly promotes photographic, video, digital art and live art from its
premises close to the centre of Lancaster. Folly has established itself as
an innovative promoter of digital and media arts through its programme of
exhibitions and events, and through its website. Further information at
www.folly.co.uk
The vision for Folly is:
to act as a centre for excellence for emergent contemporary arts practice
The aims of Folly are to:
establish itself as a forum and melting pot to develop dialogue & discourse
around the creative use of digital media, thereby raising the profile of
contemporary art and artists in the region;
become a centre for excellence for research-based practice in photography,
film & video, digital media and live art;
develop skills and provide progressive experiences for all its participants;
ensure that the use of its resources is maximised.
Folly is developing new resources to extend its current base of a publicly
accessible darkroom, a linear video editing suite, a Linux based media lab
and good online access with broad band connection. Current funding plans are
in place to additionally provide an Apple Mac based laptop suite.
The Bursary:
The bursary will place an artist working in installation / new media or
other suitable media in residence with a number of local artists to act as a
catalyst for a broad range of interventions in non gallery settings. It is
anticipated that in addition documentation in progress and discussion
activities will take place online. The residency will form part of Folly's
ongoing
Art House / Esmee Fairbairn Artists' Bursary Scheme
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