videoclub welcomes applications from artists working in digital art
and wishing to explore their practice through developing new work.
Digital Rules and Regs (DR&R) is an online residency for two
artists, lasting for two months: 14 March - 13 May 2011.
Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 17th December 2010.
THE PROGRAMME:
Participating artists will develop new work over a nine-week period
in early 2011. After artists have agreed to participate, rules will be
devised in response to their practices and announced at the beginning
of the development period (Monday 14th March). Both artists will work
to the same set of rules and must create new work in response to these
rules. Artists should not apply with a specific or existing project in
mind.
DR&R will take place online, using the web as a creative
platform and tool; artists will be required to have a substantial
digital-based practice to take part. The final outcome of the project
will be web-based final artworks or works in progress, and will be
accessible to the public to experience / see / interact with through a
website / online means.
DR&R is primarily a development opportunity for making new
work, rather than an exhibition or showcase; the primary goal is to
explore artistic practice. During the development period artists will
be supported by videoclub curator Jamie Wyld.
videoclub’s current curatorial strand is based upon notions of
Surveillance. videoclub is particularly interested in receiving
applications from artists with some experience of developing creative
work with surveillance technology.
DR&R with videoclub is the pilot online implementation of the
Rules and Regs development model. Public access to the artists’
creative processes will be highlighted, with artists asked to keep
public blogs and post work-in-progress.
VIDEOCLUB:
videoclub produces development and exhibition opportunities for
artists working with film, video and digital practices; providing
opportunities for the public to see, experience and engage in discourse
about artists’ work. videoclub works with a range of organisations to
show artists’ work, and has often worked in partnership to deliver its
programmes of work, including working with White Night Brighton and
Hove, Northwest Film Forum (Seattle, USA) and A Wall is a Screen
(Hamburg, Germany). Artists we have shown include: Ben Rivers,
Semiconductor, Laure Prouvost, Mat Collishaw, Gary Barber and Daria
Martin.
TIME COMMITMENT AND SCHEDULE:
- Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 17th December 2010.
- Shortlisted artists’ interviews: Interviews will be conducted via videoconference on 27 January, 2011.
- Artists selected and participation confirmed by: Friday 11th February.
- Project launch & Rules announced: Monday 14th March, 2011.
- Development period: Monday 14th March – Friday 13th May, 2011
During this period, artists will be expected to:
- spend a minimum total of one day per week engaged with the project
- maintain an ongoing dialogue with the curator and their fellow artist
- open their creative processes to the public, through participatory practice, blog and/or work-in-progress postings, etc.
APPLICATION PROCESS AND FEES:
This programme is open to artists able to work in the U.K.
Each artist will receive:
- a fee of £900 (50% on programme launch day, 50% within 30 days of completed evaluation)
- production support of up to £100 (reimbursed)
To apply, please:
- Email the following to apply-digital@rulesandregs.org
- CV, contact information and précis of artistic practice
- a short (up to one side A4) statement as to why you wish to participate in the project
- if desired, weblink(s) featuring documentation of artistic practice
Applications will only be accepted via email.
Please include your name and “Digital Rules and Regs application” in
the subject line of your email. Please ensure any email attachments
total less than 5mb.
For informal questions, please contact videoclub curator Jamie Wyld at
info@videoclub.org.uk
This project is a co-production of videoclub and Rules and Regs and
is managed and curated by Jamie Wyld. For more information, please
visit: www.videoclub.org.uk and www.rulesandregs.org