THE AUXILIARY ARE INVITING SUBMISSIONS FOR THEIR ARTIST-IN-RESIDENT PROGRAMME, AUX-AIR 2018. WE ARE LOOKING FOR 4 EMERGING AND EARLY CAREER INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS WORKING IN THE FIELDS OF SONIC ART, PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION TO UNDERTAKE A FUNDED, 6 WEEK RESIDENCY AT OUR PROJECT SPACE IN TEESSIDE, NORTHEAST ENGLAND. CHOSEN ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE A STIPEND, PRODUCTION BUDGET AND TRAVEL ALLOWANCE. DURING THEIR RESIDENCY THEY WILL PRESENT AN EXHIBITION/PERFORMANCE AND TALK/WORKSHOP AT THE AUXILIARY’S GALLERY SPACE, NETWORK WITH LOCAL ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND BENEFIT FROM CRITICAL FEEDBACK SESSIONS WITH INVITED ARTISTIC MENTORS. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR PARTNERS MIDDLESBROUGH INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART, NAVIGATOR NORTH, PLATFORM A AND MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL.
THERE IS NO CURATORIAL THEMATIC FOR THIS CALL OUT. HOWEVER PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE WITH THE INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE, PLACE AND IDENTITY OF TEESSIDE WILL BE FAVOURED.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE
– A 6 WEEK RESIDENCY (INCL. STUDIO AND ACCOMMODATION AT THE AUXILIARY)
-£1360 STIPEND
-TRAVEL ALLOWANCE OF UP TO £150
-PRODUCTION BUDGET OF UP TO £350
-EXHIBITION/TALK/WORKSHOP
-ONE ON ONE CRITICAL FEEDBACK SESSION WITH A LEADING ARTIST/ACADEMIC
-NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVICE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR PARTNERS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
-TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITH ANY INSTALL AND DE-INSTALL.
-FULL ACCESS TO AV EQUIPMENT AT THE AUXILIARY
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
PLEASE SUBMIT ALL INFORMATION IN A SINGLE P.D.F
EMAIL SUBMISSIONS TO [email protected] WITH “AUX-AIR 2018” IN THE HEADING
-NAME, EMAIL AND WEBSITE
-PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ PRACTICE DESCRIPTION
-C.V.
-BIOGRAPHY
-IMAGES OF PREVIOUS WORK
-LINKS TO AUDIO/VIDEO WORKS
-PREFERRED DATES FOR RESIDENCY; EITHER APRIL/MAY OR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER.ARTISTS SHOULD ALSO STATE WHETHER THEY INTEND TO PARTAKE IN A TALK OR WORKSHOP AND EXHIBITION ORPERFORMANCE AS PART OF THEIR RESIDENCY AND OUTLINE WHAT BOTH OF THESE WILL ENTAIL.
TEESSIDE IS AN AREA WITH A STRONG CULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE, A DIVERSE MIGRANT POPULATION AND AN ENTHUSIASTIC LOCAL ARTISTIC COMMUNITY. APPLICANTS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE A STRONG PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR STAY.
SUBMISSIONS THAT DO NOT ADHERE TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.
DEADLINE: 28TH FEBRUARY 2018
ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE OUTCOME BY MARCH 10TH, WITH THE FIRST RESIDENCIES BEGINNING IN MID -APRIL AND THE SECOND BEGINNING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
ELIGIBILITY
ARTISTS MUST BE EMERGING, EARLY CAREER INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. WE TERM ‘INTERNATIONAL’ ARTISTS AS
1. ARTISTS LIVING OUTSIDE THE UK
2. ARTIST LIVING IN THE UK THAT HAVE EXHIBITED ABROAD.
ARTISTS MUST USE THE MEDIUM OF SOUND IN THEIR WORK.
WE DEEM AN ‘EXHIBITION’ AS ANY ARTISTIC PUBLIC FACING EVENT.
AUX-AIR 2018 IS PROUD TO BE FUNDED BY THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
