CREATIVE RESEARCH RESIDENCY
ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA
26 OCTOBER – 6 NOVEMBER 2015
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
INTRODUCTION
The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT), with partners Access2Arts (AUS), Unlimited (UK) and Watershed (UK), is calling for applications for Unfixed, a creative research residency for Australian and UK Deaf and disabled artists. Taking place in Adelaide, Australia in late-October 2015, the residency will support five artists from each country to come together to creatively respond to the project themes.
Unfixed is a creative investigation into the characterisation of bodies as ‘disabled’ and ‘abled’. A not-uncommon experience for those with impairment is compensation, which occurs when one compensates for limitation in one area with increased ability in another. Alongside this, increasing numbers of disabled people are using augmenting technologies that, rather than seeking to ‘fix’ their impairment, provide for alternative ways of experiencing the world altogether. Unfixed will explore how each of these can disrupt our understanding of disability by encouraging the participating artists to ask “if disabled people are able to access experiences and ways of being in the world that the ‘able-bodied’ are not, who exactly is disabled?”
By challenging the widely-held belief that disabled people need ‘fixing’ in this way, the participants will also critically engage with the many unquestioned assumptions underpinning life-improvement and life-extension philosophies and technologies.
As the focus of Unfixed is on creative, collaborative research the participating artists will not be expected to create new work during the residency.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Unfixed is open to applications from Australian and UK artists who live with impairment and identify as disabled.
There is no limitation with regards to the applicant’s art form practice, however applicants will need to demonstrate an interest in and commitment to collaborating with other artists in a creative research environment.
The selection panel will be comprised of representatives from the project partners. In addition to the applicant’s track record, the selection process will aim to achieve a complementary mix of practice and diversity amongst the chosen participants.
Successful applicants will be paid a fee of $1,000 (AUD) for their participation and all travel, accommodation and access costs will be covered.
IMPORTANT DATES
Application Deadline
Australian applicants: 5.00pm Australian CST, Friday 7 August 2015.
UK applicants: 8.30am BST, Friday 7 August 2015.
Selection Notification
Friday 14 August 2015
Arts Access Australia’s Meeting Place 2015
Friday 23 October 2015
Unfixed Residency
Monday 26 October – Friday 6 November 2015
HOW TO APPLY
Applications should include the following:
1. A completed application cover sheet (see attached).
2. A TWO page CV (minimum 12-point font)
3. A TWO page statement about why you would like to participate in Unfixed, addressing the themes identified in the Introduction to these guidelines (minimum 12-point font)
4. Support material; you may submit up to THREE items from the following:
· An image in digital format
· An A4 page of written material
· One minute of audio-visual material
· A website URL
We strongly recommend selecting support material that best demonstrates your creative practice.
Please forward your application and support material by email to:
Applications will be accepted in alternative formats. Please contact us by email at the above address to discuss your requirements. Note that the deadline is the same for all application formats.
If you would like to discuss your application prior to submission, please contact us as follows:
Australian applicants, contact Vicki Sowry, ANAT: or call 08 8231 9037
UK applicants, contact Jo Verrent, Unlimited: or (text only) 07793 559 411
DEADLINE
Australian applicants: 5.00pm Australian CST, Friday 7 August 2015.
UK applicants: 8.30am BST, Friday 7 August 2015.
PROJECT PARTNERS
ANAT is Australia's leading organisation working at the intersection of art, science and technology. For close to thirty years it has provided leadership and support to artists pursuing creative, interdisciplinary and collaborative research practices in Australia and beyond. ANAT’s innovative program includes immersive residencies, emerging technology labs, online research tools, publications, seminars and workshops.
A2A is a South Australian based disability-led arts organisation that works across all art forms to increase access and support the professional development of Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers. With a commitment to inclusion and diversity, A2A also works with audiences and organisations towards creating the conditions that make possible the full participation of disabled people in arts and culture.
Following the success of the Unlimited project at the heart of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Unlimited commissions disabled artists to develop, produce and show ambitious and high quality work, with mentoring support. The program includes a biennial festival at Southbank Centre and opportunities for artists to showcase their work within the UK and internationally. Unlimited is delivered by Shape and Artsadmin, with funding from Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales and Spirit of 2012.
A renowned cultural and digital creativity centre based in Bristol, Watershed is supporting Unfixed by providing a creative technologist for the residency, both to support the process and to assist with planning and delivering follow-up legacy initiatives in the UK and Australia in 2016 and beyond.
Unfixed is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and the South Australian Government through the Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability program, delivered by Arts SA.
UNFIXED APPLICATION COVER SHEET
ARTISTName:
Street:
Town/Suburb:
State:
Postcode:
Country:
Email:
Phone:
Do you have any access requirements?
What do you consider to be the primary art-form area that you work in?
Signed:
Please contact us if you need this form in an alternative format or if we can assist in any way.