Alison Gerber
Posts:
10
From:
Minneapolis
Registered:
Aug 17, 2001
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Re: The perfect residency program
Posted:
Jun 21, 2003 1:57 PM
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My perfect residency program?
Application: twice-yearly deadlines. Applications should include documentation of work (slides or prints), CV, and a short statement about plans for the time spent at the residency.
Eligibility: Professional artists in any discipline. Artists should not be full-time art students. Local and international artists may apply.
Duration: Applicants could choose between six-month, nine-month, and one-year residencies. Longer-term residencies would allow artists to become part of the community here.
Housing/Studio: Free for the duration of the residency. Housing developed as a live/work space. No workshops would be maintained by the residency program.
Studios: As many artists require studios to work, the residency program would work out relationships with local colleges and universities. For example, an artist wishing to use a wood shop would serve as a visiting artist at an art school, giving a public lecture and consulting with graduate students.
Stipend: approx. $600/month, paid monthly.
Number of residents: 4-10 at a given time, depending on the design of the physical space.
Physical Space: one building. A storefront/gallery which artists in residence could use to show work in progress, use as a gallery, and curate exhibitions. Behind / above the storefront would be apartments for residents, each with their own bath and kitchen. Behind / above the apartments an office space for an administrator and a common space for residents with a computer with internet access, a copy machine, etc. The space should be designed to give artists their own space in which to work, but to allow for interaction in a comfortable space.
Staff: One 3/4 time - full-time administrator. This administrator should be familiar with the area and its resources- should be able to give advice on how to get around, who to speak with to meet specific needs, how to get work done efficiently and cheaply (where to get photos printed, etc). This administrator would also be in charge of daily life in the residency (fixing toilets) and would manage the gallery and common spaces.
Selection of applicants: Administrator would choose a curator who would choose artists at each deadline. Curators could be from in or out of town, depending on the needs of the residency.
Guestbook: A single guestbook would be placed in the common area and residents would be encouraged to write their feelings about the residency as well as practical findings. Any practical findings left in the book would be archived and organized, and would be added to the residency's website as a resource guide for any artist working in the city.
Community relations: Monthly events at the residency (perhaps coinciding with gallery openings) would open up the space to the public and encourage interaction between residents and the local community. Some artists may want to initiate programs in the galleries or work with the public and they should be supported by the administrator.
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) I couldn't say I would know where to begain. I do know there would be a substantial amount of extreemly advanced technology. And a lot of house plants for optimal oxygen levels as is conductive to creative thought.