artist in residence
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Application Form
Contact our Creative Spark Manager today to express your interest!
The Creative Spark Residency Programme will provide opportunities for visual artists and art professionals to research and develop their practices. It will support both emerging and established visual artists working in any medium, but will give preference to those artists developing a body of work in a printmaking discipline. Application is by open call and is open to Irish and international applicants. Each residency will be supported by provision of a shared studio space in Creative Spark, along with access to all the facilities and basic technical support. Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, the residency programme aims to offer support for artists of all disciplines.
he residency is 2-3 months in duration and gives artists the opportunity to further establish their practice or to learn another art form. During this time the successful applicant will have a fully fitted studio space with water supply.
The residency is 2-3 months in duration and gives artists the opportunity to further establish their practice or to learn another art form. During this time the successful applicant will have a fully fitted studio space with water supply. At the end of their residency, artists will be required to give demonstrations and provide talks on their practice during their residency and donate one piece to Creative Spark archives. The residency should include a community participation element and may conclude with an exhibition of the recipients work locally.
The deadline for receipt of applications is the 27th October 2023.
Guidelines
please read through guidelines below before applying.
Accommodation Information:
Private rental – no accommodation provided. Where possible they advise artists about possible options locally.
What we offer
*Shared studio space with desk and wall space
*access to fully equipped print studio
*on request access to Fablab and ceramic kilns
Guidelines
Residency Information
The Creative Spark Residency Programme will provide opportunities for visual artists and art professionals to research and develop their practices.
It will support both emerging and established visual artists working in any medium.
Application will be by open call or invitation and will be open to Irish and international applicants.
The residency programme will award up to 10 residencies to visual artists each year.
The residency programme will award up to 4 residencies to Printmakers each year.
Residencies will be of 2 to 3 months in duration in 2024
It is envisaged that:
• Up to three residencies will be considered for artists originally from or living in Louth.
• Up to four residencies will be considered for artists from elsewhere within Ireland.
• Up to three will be considered for artists from outside Ireland.
Residencies fall into two types and these may also overlap
1. Residencies to support artists wishing to develop or extend the boundaries of their own professional and technical skills and/or practice. It is envisaged that two residencies would fall within this category.
2. Residencies to support artists to lead engagement with places / people / industry / groups / communities or landscapes in Louth (to be suggested or identified by the artist in their proposal). It is envisaged that three residencies would fall within this category.
Note: Artists are eligible to submit proposals for each type of residency or combination of both types. Within both categories, the artist is expected to develop new work.
Selection Criteria:
• Quality of previous work and the capacity of the artist to deliver the proposed residency.
• Quality and relevance of project proposal to this residency scheme.
• Innovative approaches to the residency.
• The capacity of the proposed project to support the artist towards the creation of new work and/or in the development of their practice.
• Perceived benefit to local community or residents of Co. Louth generally.
Application Form
Contact our Creative Spark Manager today to express your interest!
Previous Artists
Over the last 8 years, Creative Spark has had the pleasure of supporting 45 visual artists through the Creative Spark Residency Programme, and next year we hope to support even more! Kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, the residency programme aims to offer support for artists of all disciplines. Check out the artists who we have hosted over the past eight years.
