there are a huge amount of residencies out there in the world & they
vary enormously, from those where the artist pays to have the residency,
to those that are very generous & provide everything from travel &
accommodation to living costs & other expenses. obviously the latter
group are very competitive. it's very easy to spend a lot of time
applying for things that you really don't have the slightest chance of
getting. you need to try to select the most appropriate ones to apply
for, communicate during the application process with the organisation,
have a project that fits both their agenda & yours, & still expect not
to get it.
there are residencies that are invitiation only & (in my limited
experience of only one) these are the best because they come about
through networking, collaborations, etc., don't require the gamble of
spending hours on applications, & are well-hosted. so in answer to
lissa's 2nd question i would definitely say yes, it does work better
this way.
with the current economic situation now being used as an excuse for
massive de-funding of the arts in europe, i would expect that
residencies here are just going to get more & more competitive. (unless
countries decide to do something proactive like cancel out their debts
to each other with an exchange of artworks, which might have better
results for everyone ...)
h : )
ps - i have just been in prague at the qaudrennial, hanging out with
lots of kiwis as well as seeing lots of theatre design exhibits, films,
talks, performances ... i hope to blog about it on furtherfield over the
weekend.
On 23/06/11 1:07 AM, Lissa Mitchell wrote:
Yes - a great opportunity. I'm interested though in what people think
about applying for residencies as there certainly seems to be a lot of
them these days and artists it would seem must spend a lot of time
doing paperwork.
Does the work of applying reward the opportunities offered? Would it
be better if agencies actually approached who they want to offer a
residency too? Is it a prize that most artists would actually have a
show of winning or is it just too competitive to be a real opportunity?
cheers
lissa
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