theGrid Artist Residency : Call Out

Deadline:

DEADLINE: 20th May, 2013

theGRID: hybrid arts collective and Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery invite applications from artists for a three-month residency at theGRID. Artists must have more than five years’ professional practice and reside outside the Toowoomba region.

‘Off theGRID’ is a pilot residency program offering a visiting artist a full time studio at theGRID. The residency will culminate in a four-week, solo show at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.During the period of the residency the successful applicant will also be required to:

Bring a recently completed work for display at the beginning of the
residency
Deliver 2 x artist talks at TRAG (1 x introductory, 1 x concluding)
Welcome the public to their studio three times
Be in attendance at three professional development forums, at theGRID

A condition of this residency is that the successful applicant will share the studio in a mentoring capacity with a local, emerging artist. The successful applicant will participate in selecting this artist.
The residency will cover:

1 x return travel to Toowoomba
Accommodation in a fully furnished, weekly serviced, two-bedroom apartment
Daily allowance for a five-day work-week for the duration of the residency (paid in three installments)
Off theGRID will also document progress and outcomes of the residency for public presentation, archival and reporting purposes.

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Toowoomba Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture.

Applications in the form of a word document must include:

A statement expressing your suitability for ‘Off theGRID’ (500wds max.) This statement should address: examples of previous audience engagement / how your work has been presented in public forums – both informal and formal | One page CV| Up to 10 support images with descriptions. Artists will be shortlisted and shortlisted applicants will be given a 15-skype interview.

Important dates: