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Sunday, January 26, 2003
http://www.redgategallery.com/residency.htm
The Red Gate Artist Residency Programmes provide artists with an opportunity
to live and work in China for up to four months. The programmes are open to
artists wishing to broaden their horizons through experiencing the dynamism
of modern China.
Red Gate Gallery has been exhibiting work by outstanding contemporary
Chinese artists for over ten years. Representing 25 artists, Red Gate
showcases a diverse range of art forms that reflect China's changing
society. As records of their observations on daily life, artists are
exploring issues such as gender, population, and the environment, all highly
relevant in our global society, but brought into sharp focus by the pace of
China's change. Through traditional Chinese painting, collage, printmaking,
installation, new media and oil painting Red Gate's artists are supplying a
"social commentary" on the political, economic and cultural transformations
within contemporary Chinese society. Since 2000, Red Gate Gallery has been
developing a range of public programmes including artist floor talks, studio
visits, gallery tours and the residency programme.
Beijing Art Academy is an organization for professional artists though not a
teaching institution. It was founded in 1957 as the Beijing Academy of
Chinese Painting by the Ministry of Culture to continue the development of
Chinese art after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. In
1965, the institution changed to its current name and expanded its scope to
include oil painters, sculptors and graphic artists. All artists at the
Beijing Art Academy are provided studios in return for inclusion of their
works in the Academy's permanent collection. The Beijing Art Academy also
holds exhibitions and its staff includes some of China's most respected
artists. In the past ten years, the Academy has received a number of foreign
artists and continues to develop international arts exchanges with
institutions such as Red Gate Gallery.
Aims of Residency Programme
* Stimulate cross-cultural discourse and bring together artists from varied
regional, cultural and aesthetic backgrounds
* Offer artists an opportunity to think, experiment and create outside their
'normal' creative frameworks
* Allow artists to share, learn and interact with their Chinese counterparts
Residency Programmes
1. Bei Gao (4-8 weeks)
2. Beijing Art Academy (2-4 months)
Evaluation Criteria - for all programmes
* Quality of professional work to date
* Quality of proposed project to be undertaken during the residency
* Perceived benefits of living and working in Beijing
* Suitability of work to available studio space
Eligibility
* Open to all international artists
* Applicants can be at any stage of their career (senior, established,
emerging)
* Applications are accepted from visual artists, creative writers,
administrators, critics and academics working in the Arts
Orientation Information
Red Gate assists all participants connect with the art scene, local artists
and source art materials. We can help you set-up an internet account, buy a
sim card, where to get money, show you around, and how to get a taxi home,
where to buy the best Peking Duck, which part of the Great Wall not to go
to, and where the latest openings are. You will be invited to all the Red
Gate events including the dinners for 40 after an opening, the artist talks
and the now invitation-only Bei Gao BBQs!
The idea is to provide facilities for you to start work and a community in
which you can participate as much as you like.
Accommodation and Orientation Fees, and Indicative Living Costs
Accommodation and orientation fees are based on individual needs and
available resources. Accommodation costs are based on the type of
accommodation required (e.g. apartment, studio). As a guide, a rough
estimate of living expenses based on past participants' basic expenditure
amounts to about US$400 per month for food and transport. For more detail
program costs please contact the Red Gate Residency Manager at
redgate@e...
Funding Sources
Red Gate can help with identifying sources of funding to help cover costs
involved, provide letters of invitation and other advice regarding
applications to institutions, universities and other funding organisations.
Application Guidelines - For all residency programmes
Please enclose:
* Completed application form
* One page covering letter outlining your residency objective, proposed
arrival time and intentions during your time in China - typewritten
* A resume outlining artistic accomplishments, awards, exhibitions,
published work etc
* A list of equipment needs clearly indicating what you will provide and
what you'll need to source in Beijing In addition,
* Visual artists: include 6 slides representative of your recent work and or
CD, DVD / video for new media artists or hotlink to your website. Maximum 5
photocopied pages of articles, reviews, and catalogues
* Writers: include selection of published work(s) or work in progress,
maximum of 15 pages
Note: All materials submitted must be clearly labeled including your name.
Please indicate orientation of slides with a dot in the upper right hand
corner and include slide list. Videos should be cued for a 3-5 minute
viewing and CDs will be viewed on an IBM-compatible PC. Although application
materials will be returned, please do not send original slides, work or
master copies and retain a file copy of your submission. Red Gate Gallery
accepts no responsibility for any loss or damages to the contents of your
application package.
Forward applications to:
Tom Parker, Manager, Public Programmes
Red Gate Gallery, International P. O. Box 100600-9039
Beijing, China 100600
Selection Process
Directors from Red Gate Gallery and the Beijing Art Academy will review each
application. There are no application deadlines but as the selection process
can take several weeks, especially in securing letters of invitation,
candidates are encouraged to send their completed application package well
ahead of time. Successful applicants will be advised via email or post and
are required to reply in writing advising they have accepted the residency.
Red Gate can provide a formal letter of acceptance, which can be used to
acquire a travel grant or as documentation for securing other funding
sources.
Past participants
(Some are available for comments on the residency - please email Red Gate
for their contact details)
Asialink
Mark Mordue, Writer, Australia
Linda Judge, Visual Artist, Australia
Elizabeth Cross, Visual Artist, Australia
Australia China Council
Tony Scott, Visual Artist, Australia
Robert Gale, Academic, Australia
Blain Crellin, Photographer, Australia
Greg Pryor, Visual Artist, Australia
Danny Huppatz, Poet & Art Critic, Australia
Rick Farquharson, Filmmaker, Australia
Red Gate
George Parkin and Rose Farrell, Photographers, Australia
Maryanne Wick, Painter, Australia
Michael Lyons, Sculptor, United Kingdom
Kate Kotching, Paper Cut Artist, Australia
Brad McCallum and Jacki Tarry, Installation artists, New York
Tracy Heneberger, Sculptor, New York
Robert Gale, Academic, Australia
Adrian Llyod, Chinese Art Scholar, Oxford
Charles Merewether, Curator, Getty, Los Angeles
Accommodation
Bei Gao - Situated on the north side of Beijing not far from the airport
expressway, Red Gate's studio apartment is set in an old factory site (Bei
Gao), which has been converted into a series of studios and apartments,
exhibition space, ceramics studio, offices, workshops and foundry
facilities. It is an environment where Chinese and foreign artists are
living and working together, along with arts administrators and critics. Red
Gate's facility is about 80sq.m consisting of an upstairs loft style
bedroom/living area with an internal balcony overlooking a 30sq.m workspace.
A bathroom and open kitchen are tucked under the internal balcony. Two
5-metre high walls flank the workspace. Lighting is more than adequate. The
studio apartment is self-contained complete with ISDN phone, hot water,
fridge, gas stove, washing machine, heating and air conditioning and
adequate furnishings and linen.
The use of other facilities located at Bei Gao (foundry, darkroom) can be
discussed prior to arrival.
Beijing Art Academy
Apartment - Red Gate leases a number of simple one-bedroom apartments in
Chinese housing on the east side of Beijing within easy walking / riding
distance to the Beijing Art Academy. Each self-contained apartment features
a bedroom, study / lounge room, kitchen and toilet with amenities included
(fridge, washing machine, air conditioner / heater, gas cooking facilities,
hot water, linen, local phone).
Studio - Red Gate has arranged to use a number of recently renovated studios
at the Beijing Art Academy that provide a simple 15sq.m workspace. The
studios are located within a three storey building that includes toilets and
other amenities (heating, air conditioning).
Transportation
Bei Gao is a thirty minute cab ride (40 RMB) from the Red Gate Gallery and
The Beijing Art Academy & surrounding apartments are ten minutes away (15
RMB). The Beijing Art Academy area is also serviced by a variety of local
bus routes that connect with Beijing's expanding subway system.
Participant Responsibilities
Artists are responsible for their own travel (international & domestic),
materials, freight, living expenses (meals, telephone), and must provide
proof of full medical insurance, including emergency evacuation.
Participants are also encouraged to participate in Red Gate's other public
programmes including outreach education activities and studio visits.
Language
Although Chinese (Mandarin) would be useful, it is not necessary. When
needed interpreters and assistants can be sourced.
Programme Partners
In recent years, the Red Gate Artist Residency Programmes have been
supported and worked in collaboration with Asialink and The Australia China
Council and is currently developing programmes involving Singapore and New
Zealand cultural organizations.
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