Standpoint Futures @ Chisenhale Studios

Deadline: 07/08/2017

City: London  |  Country: United Kingdom  |  Fiona MacDonald

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Standpoint Futures is a residency programme for visual artists based outside the capital, providing high calibre, tailored opportunities for discussion and interaction with the London art world. The programme is designed to be flexible and responsive to the project, needs and desired outcomes of individual participants. Our chief aims are to provide high quality, individualised opportunities to develop the artist's practice and career, and to promote the exchange of ideas between London and the wider UK art world. Applications are invited for the seventh programme of Standpoint Futures. NB. This will be an interim programme open to artists based in England only.

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Standpoint Futures is a residency programme for visual artists, providing high calibre, tailored opportunities for discussion and interaction with the London art world. The programme is designed to be flexible and responsive to the project, needs and desired outcomes of individual participants. Our chief aims are to provide high quality, individualised opportunities to develop the artist's practice and career, and to promote the exchange of ideas between London and the wider UK art world.

This residency is particularly suited to artists who want to gain intensive feedback on their work, expand their networks and explore opportunities in the London art world, as well as realise a specific project, or test new ideas or practice methods with advice and support.

Artists are based at residency partner Chisenhale Studios for 6 weeks, during which time we implement a tailored set of meetings with artists, thinkers and curators of the highest calibre. Our focus is to give as much input into an artist’s work and career in the time we have, to make a significant difference to their future practice and career. Through engaging in London's art scene and being in a new context, artists can develop ideas and contacts and develop their practice, expertise and opportunities.

Applications are invited for the seventh programme of Standpoint Futures.

NB. This will be an interim programme open to artists based in England only.

Standpoint Futures awards artists 6 weeks residency, including free studio and accommodation, plus all advisor and mentoring meetings, and a contribution to expenses of £100 per week.

Whenever possible we aim to facilitate meetings with those people (based in London) who you most want to see. We have wide-ranging contacts with prominent practicing artists, curators, writers and lecturers, from diverse backgrounds and disciplines within Fine Art practice.

First residency:  6 November - 15 December 2017

Second residency:  8 January - 16 February 2018

Deadline for applications: Monday 7 August

Interviews at Standpoint: Monday 4 September

Application fee: £16.00

Please pay the application fee by clicking on button below. Make note of the payment reference once you have finished, as you will need to enter this when making your submission.

Selectors

Ben Borthwick, Director Plymouth Arts Centre
Matthew Pendergast, Curator Castlefield Gallery
Louise Ashcroft, Artist Development, Chisenhale Studios
Fiona MacDonald, Director Standpoint Futures

London Programme: in addition to self-directed studio time:

  • Introduction event - to the staff and artists at Chisenhale Studios.
  • 5 studio visits from artists/curators/writer advisors, chosen in discussion with Standpoint Futures.
  • 1+ studio visit per week with SF director and residency coordinator.
  • Gallery and artist research – self-directed off-site visits, advised by SF staff.
  • Public talk: by the residency artist, an opportunity for peer review.
  • Work presentation – studio exhibit, workshop, screening or event – planned and implemented by the artist, residency co-ordinator and SF director.
  • Support and advice from artists and staff at Chisenhale Studios.

Regional Programme

  • A 2-day introductory visit for the 2 selected artists to Manchester, hosted by Castlefield Gallery
  • One artist will be chosen for a 4-week residency at Plymouth Arts Centre

For full details please look at our FAQ section - we have covered most things there. If you still need to ask a question, use the 'contact the curator' form.

Thanks, good luck.

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Who is eligible for this opportunity?
Artists based in England, outside Greater London.
Students (other than MPhil/PhD) are NOT eligible

Please note that for this programme, due to temporary alterations in our funding streams and partnerships, we are only able to accept applications from artists based in England.
Who are the selectors?
Ben Borthwick, Director Plymouth Arts Centre
Matthew Pendergast, Curator Castlefield Gallery
Louise Ashcroft, Artist Development, Chisenhale Studios
Fiona MacDonald, Director Standpoint Futures
When is the deadline?
Monday 7 August (midnight)
How many works can I submit?
Max: 6 images at a maximum of 500kb each
Max: 3 mins of video: share the weblink
When is the interview date?
Monday 4 September.
Interviews will be held at Chisenhale Studios in London
When are the residencies?
First residency:  6 November - 15 December 2017
Second residency:  8 January - 16 February 2018
How much does it cost to apply?
£16.00 (application fees help to cover the costs of running the selection)
What is the award to artists?
Standpoint Futures awards artists a free studio (700 sq ft) and accommodation during their residency, plus all advisor and mentoring meetings. There is also a contribution to artists' expenses of £100 per week, plus a travel allowance to a maximum of £100 per residency. Any additional costs incurred must be covered by the artist.
Who are the studio visits with?
Whenever possible we aim to facilitate meetings with those people (based in London) who you most want to see. We have wide-ranging contacts with prominent practicing artists, curators, writers and lecturers, from diverse backgrounds and disciplines within Fine Art practice.

Advisors in 2017 included:
Isabella Maidment – Curator, Tate
Katrina Palmer – Artist
Anne Hardy – Artist
Jefforrd Horrigan - Artist
Rozsa Farkas – Director, Arcadia Missa
Philida Reid – Director, Southard Reid
Will Jarvis – Director, The Sunday Painter
Clare Barlow – Curator ‘Queer British Art’, Tate Britain
Marc Camille Chaimowicz - Artist
Phoebe James and Sam Collins – Artangel.
George Vasey – Curator and writer
Jonathan Baldock – Artist
Vivien Lovell – Director Modus Operandi
Sophie Leighton – Curator Freud Museum
Alys Williams, Vitrine Gallery
Gareth Bell Jones, Flat Time House
What is expected of the artist?
We ask selected artists to commit to fully using the opportunity – these 6 weeks are a short and intense time, and to make best use of it we ask artists to be at Chisenhale Studios full-time wherever possible.
What sort of public event do residency artists do?
We aim to make the public presentations engaging for the artist and for the audience, so we encourage artists to consider in what format they might like to present their work (eg screening, event, exhibit) - but the emphasis is not on a formal exhibition, as we do not think it is beneficial for the presentation to become main focus of the residency. Artists are welcome to bring works (at their own cost) to show, which may be useful when talking to studio visitors, but this is entirely at the individual’s discretion.
What other support is there?
The SF Residency Coordinator - Louise Ashcroft - and Director - Fiona MacDonald - will offer informal support wherever possible in addition to programmed meetings. Chisenhale studio artists are also sometimes available for informal advice and input. Inevitably in a full-time residency situation we also expect artists to be self-motivated and work under their own steam much of the time. The studio office is staffed most weekdays, with Arts Manager Andrea Davidson another point of call for residency artists.
What is the studio and accommodation like?
Chisenhale Studios offers 23hr access, 7 days a week, to a first floor studio of circa 700 sq ft, with good natural light. There is unfortunately no lift in this ex-industrial building. If you have specific access queries please get in touch. Residency artists can also use the ground-floor shared workshop space for public events. We will host one artist at a time unless they work in collaboration. Accommodation will be a room in a shared artists’ live-work space or house.

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