[spectre] FW: Sheffield Residency for Latin-American artists

[Andreas Broeckmann]

ANNOUNCEMENT - March 2004

VISITING ARTS INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP 2004
IN ASSOCIATION SITE GALLERY, SHEFFIELD, UK



OPEN TO ARTISTS WORKING WITH LENS-BASED/DIGITAL MEDIA WORK FROM

ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, PERU, URUGUAY & VENEZUELA


As part of Visiting Arts' ongoing commitment to residency opportunities for
artists based outside the UK, Visiting Arts, in collaboration with the
British Council is announcing an International Fellowship at Site Gallery in
Sheffield, United Kingdom. This Fellowship is open to applications from
visual artists working with lens-based/digital media work and who are living
and working in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela &
Uruguay.

This first year will be a pilot programme with Site Gallery and will offer a
three-month Fellowship, based in Sheffield for an outstanding young artist,
working primarily with lens-based/digital media work. This opportunity will
develop their artistic practice by creating new work, interacting with local
artists and audiences and extending professional contacts.  The artist will
be expected to give a lecture/workshop at Site Gallery or an idea/sharing
session.

Throughout the Fellowship period the applicant will be encouraged to build
contacts across the region with artists, arts professionals and academics
and a number of networking events will facilitate this.


Timing

The 2004 three-month residency will take place from end August to November
2004 (exact dates to be confirmed).


Eligibility
The Visiting Arts/Site Gallery International Fellowship is open to
professional, practising artists working primarily with lens-based/digital
media work living and working in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru,
Uruguay & Venezuela. However please note that applications cannot be
accepted on an open submission basis.  The artist will in the first instance
be nominated by recommendation of a recognised institution or artist,
curator/critic, gallery, society, artist-led organisation of cultural
contact.  Artists should have graduated for a minimum of 5 years and have
exhibited work; and may have some international experience in their field.


Definition of lens-based/digital media work

Includes film, video both chemical and digital photography, interactive and
on-line media.


Selection criteria will include:

·      A commitment to contemporary issues and methodology
·      Quality of practice
·      Previous demonstrations of social working practice
·      A project proposal which will benefit from the artist being located
in Sheffield
·      A project which can take advantage of the facilities, technical
support and equipment available in Site Gallery's i-lab (please see web site
for full description of equipment www.sitegallery.org/i.lab
<http://www.sitegallery.org/i.lab>


It is hoped that the residency will lead to continuing links between the
artists' country of origin and the UK.


Personal Qualities

Applicants need to demonstrate that they:
·      can speak proficient English (Please note: the successful candidate
may be interviewed for English proficiency by the local British Council
office)
·      have high professional standards
·      have sufficient maturity to fit into a foreign environment
·      have a willingness to communicate and share ideas, knowledge and
information
·      are committed to developing artistic links between their own country
and the UK
·      have a flexible, adaptable, positive and confident personal style
·      are independent, resourceful, responsible and calm under pressure



Nomination and Selection Process


Key contacts with extensive knowledge and experience of the visual arts
sector and culture and arts of the countries involved will advise, encourage
and mediate submitted applications from artists based there.  A small
selection committee will then draw up a short list for consideration with
one artist chosen to undertake the residency in 2004.  The small selection
committee will include representatives from Site Gallery and Visiting Arts,
as well as a UK artist and/or curator with knowledge and experience of the
region and will be managed by Visiting Arts.


Facilities and costs covered

The residency covers;

·      one return airfare to the UK
·      limited travel costs in the UK (approx. £200)
·      accommodation costs in the UK for the duration of the three month
residency
·      per diems for the duration of the three month residency
·      a small allowance for materials and technical support
·      a studio room at Site Gallery for the residency period
·      Support from a Digital Technician
·      a small budget for documenting the Fellowship
·      full access to i-lab equipment



How to apply


Applications must include the following material:

* Completed application cover sheet provided by Visiting Arts
(Email: nansi.oconnor at visitingarts.org.uk or Tel: +44 20 7291 1622)

* an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (including date of birth, education and
training undertaken and listing exhibitions, awards, publications etc.)

* Between 15 and 20 slides of recent work (or digital images if necessary)
and/or VHS video (if applicable).  A brief description of each slide must be
included along with title, date, medium and size.

* a recent photograph

* Copies of catalogues or documentation of your work relevant to this
application

* an artists' statement explaining your work.  Please also include a
description  of a recent project/exhibition/commission you carried out,
outlining how  it came about (i.e. why you were chosen), what your response
was to the initial  proposal and a description/explanation of the work
created.

* outline the reasons for your interest in the residency, how it will
benefit your artistic practice and what you hope to achieve by coming to the
UK



* A letter of recommendation from a recognised institution, curator/critic,
gallery and/or cultural contact


Application Process and Deadline

If you would like to apply please complete the application form and return
it with the necessary materials (listed above) to:

Nansi O'Connor,

Visual, Media & Applied Arts Manager

Visiting Arts
Bloomsbury House
74-77 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DA, United Kingdom

E-mail nansi.oconnor at visitingarts.org.uk
<mailto:nansi.oconnor at britishcouncil.org>
Direct line + 44 207 291 1622


Deadline for applications:         20 May 2004

Decisions will be announced:   Mid June 2004


Appendix

Visiting Arts - Cultural Relations through the arts



Visiting Arts is the national agency for promoting the flow of international
arts into the UK and developing related cultural links abroad to help build
cultural awareness, positive cultural relations and fostering mutually
beneficial arts contacts at national, regional, local and institutional
levels.

Visiting Arts activities include advice, information, training, consultancy,
publications, special projects and project development, and covers the
performing arts, visual, applied and media arts, crafts, design, literature,
film, architecture and some museum activity.

Visiting Arts is an independent educational charity (Registered in England
as a charity number 1085506) jointly funded by the Arts Council of England,
the Scottish Arts Council, the Arts Council of Wales, the Arts Council of
Northern Ireland, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British
Council. Visit our web-site at: www.visitingarts.org.uk
<http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/>  Email: information at visitingarts.org.uk

Residency Host


Site Gallery is an international centre for contemporary art, offering a
changing exhibitions programme <../exhibit_events/exh.html> backed up with
regular publications <books.html>  and a comprehensive calendar of
conferences, artists talks, events <../education/public.html>  and short
courses <../courses/intro.html> . Housed within the organisation is the
Imaging Innovation Lab (iLab), providing a well-resourced production
facility for still and moving image-making, whose focus is on commissioning
new work, providing a base for residencies and offering an open access
membership. The development of on-line activities, a bi-annual live art
event and off-site projects further our mission to make opportunities for
creative work and to present new work to new audiences.

Our policy is to present innovative, challenging and creative work
addressing contemporary debates and issues within a national and
international context. We offer a site for connections and confrontations
between the artist and the public and a national focus for critical debate
surrounding the creative use of the still and moving image.

www.sitegallery.org <http://www.sitegallery.org/>







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Site Gallery, 1 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS, UK
tel +44 (0)114 281 2077   fax +44 (0)114 281 2078
e-mail:  info at sitegallery.org
web site: http://www.sitegallery.org

Site Gallery is a centre for the exhibition and production of lens-based &
electronic media; offering free exhibitions of contemporary art, alongside
open-access darkroom and digital facilities, educational events and short
courses.

Gallery Opening Times: Tuesday - Friday 11.00am - 6.00pm, Saturday 11am -
5.30pm.




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