The successful applicant will be notified by the end of July-first week of August 2011.
 
The residency comprises:

   -accommodation and basic living expenses in London
   -materials/production budget
   -a studio at Gasworks
   -an artist’s talk and Open Studio, or similar public presentations, at Gasworks
   -administrative, pastoral and curatorial support from Gasworks
   -inclusion in a group exhibition of Creative India artists at the Cass Foundation in 2012

 
The support, networks and creative environments that Gasworks can offer will provide the artist with the means to research and experiment with new work. This residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists. The selected artist should be able to engage discursively and speculatively with Gasworks’ environments and London’s wider artistic and cultural context.
 
Creative India Foundation
The Creative India Foundation (CIF) was founded in August 2010 to promote awareness of Indian art and culture and enhance its appreciation throughout the world. As its first initiative, CIF has undertaken the task of enhancing the presence of Indian Sculptors globally. Although India has one of the world’s oldest sculptural traditions, opportunities for contemporary public display and exhibitions of outdoor sculpture are limited. The Foundation has been creating opportunities for Indian sculptors to explore and push their creative horizons internationally as part of residency programs, exhibitions, and sculpture festivals. The Foundation’s future plans include building a world-class residency program in India. This unique space will facilitate the exchange of ideas and practices among talented sculptors from around the world. The opportunities that the Creative India Foundation provides for Indian, as well as international sculptors will prepare the artists’ practice for the Foundation’s most ambitious project: building an international sculpture garden in India.
 
Artists’ Brief, 2012
This research based residency aims to support new approaches to the practice of sculpture in the broadest sense. Applicants are NOT required to have experience in working within the tradition of sculpture, however they should have an interest in engaging with the medium and exploring its role and possibilities within the wider context of contemporary art practice.
To be considered for the residency, applicants should outline themes for research that they would like to carry out during their stay in London – these should be a starting point for the development of an artwork, preferably intended as a an installation or a site-specific piece for public spaces.
The residency is process-led and open-ended, as such it is focused on the development of a project rather than a finished product. All Gasworks residencies culminate in an Open Studio weekend where the artist has an opportunity to present work in progress to the public and local curators. The resulting research, sketches or work will also be displayed at an exhibition at the Cass Foundation, London, in 2012.
The Creative India Residency is open to emerging and mid-career established artists living and working in India, whose practices currently involve sculpture and installation elements or who wish to experiment or include sculptural elements in their practice.
 
Application procedure
We prefer digital applications in PDF, Word or Powerpoint formats. There is a 10MB limit on each email sent to us but you can send your file via www.yousendit.com if necessary.
 
Your application should include:

A statement outlining your plans, if you were to offered the residency, which could include a short description of what you would create if you were asked to make a sculptural/public work (300 word max)
An artist’s statement describing your practice and areas of interest in your work (250 word max)
A minimum of 10 images of recent work with captions and a short description if necessary. Postal applications are also accepted but please do not send originals.
A curriculum vitae
Any relevant documentation (e.g. articles or papers about the work or exhibitions, publications, etc).
A cover sheet with name, contact address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers if available, plus confirmation that you will be available between January – March 2012 if selected.

 
Applications should be emailed to:
Residencies Assistant, Gasworks
residencies_assistant@gasworks.org.uk
 
If you prefer to post your application, please send it to:
Residencies Coordinator
Gasworks International Residency Programme
155 Vauxhall Street
London SE11 5RH
UK
 
We regret that we are not able to send material back.
 
Please read this before applying.
Selection and eligibility
The residency is open to contemporary visual artists working in all disciplines, however one must note the restricted facilities. Emerging and mid career artists involved in high quality art practice who have not had the opportunity to work in London before are prioritised. Applying artists should have a good level of spoken English, and should feel comfortable engaging in artistic discussions in English. Gasworks and Creative India will create a shortlist, from which a panel of representatives of both organisations will select the artist.
 
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