Opportunities

ESW MICRO RESIDENCIES 2010: Call for proposals

Closing date for applications: Friday 5 March 2010

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s Micro Residency programme was created to give artists time and space to develop their research and practice in an unpressurised environment which encourages experimentation.

The flexible nature of the programme allows participating artists to explore new ideas and processes outwith their normal practice; benefiting from Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s facilities, staff support, and encourages networking / peer critiques between themselves and Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop’s artists.

The Micro Residencies promote interdisciplinary practice and include events that enable the public to meet and talk with artists. The Artists’ Collective, FOUND’s work, Cybraphon, subsequently won a Scottish BAFTA in 2009.

“FOUND used the ESW micro-residency to develop and prototype ideas that would eventually become Cybraphon.  It was ideal for trial and error work as ESW put no pressure on us to create a ‘finished’ article as such. It also gave FOUND our first studio proper and led to us taking up another studio space for a year with ESW.” Ziggy Campbell, FOUND

Each Micro Residency lasts one month. Selected artists will be given one of the ESW studios and access ESW’s workshop equipment free of charge. A fee of £150 is awarded to successful applicants for production costs, and ESW will organise and promote a public event at the end of the residency.­

ESW are currently inviting applications for the months of April, September, October and November 2010. On the application form, please indicate which month(s) you wish to be considered for.

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop,

25 Hawthornvale, Edinburgh EH6 4JT

Tel: 0131 551 4490

2010 micro residency application form

DIALOGUES 2010: Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Call for Artists

2010 Dialogues

Call for artists

Deadline for completed applications:  Friday 27 November 2009

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop invites applications from artists for the 2010 exhibition, Dialogues, at Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh.

1 to 21 April 2010 at Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh

The aim of the Dialogues programme is to support the production and presentation of new work, broadening the perception and understanding of contemporary sculpture practice. Through the juxtaposition of conflicting or complementary artworks, a catalyst is created to spark unexpected, innovative or new developments between the artists.

A fee of £400 is available per artist, and ESW staff will provide support and practical assistance throughout.

The Artistic Programme Committee (APC) selects the artists and is made up of artist members of ESW elected by ESW’s membership. The APC comprises: Ailsa Lochhead, Ian Scott, Duncan Robertson and Derek Sutherland, and is chaired by ESW Assistant Director, Gordon Munro.

For full information and an application form, please e-mail admin@edinburghsculpture.org or phone 0131 551 4490

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Edinburgh Art Festival Exhibition Opportunity @ Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

Deadline: Monday 25 May 2009, 5pm
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is seeking proposals for its annual festival exhibition, MAGAZINE, during August 2009, a part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.

MAGAZINE ‘09 is the first of a two-part project inspired by the planned development of ESW’s new international centre for contemporary sculpture. This first stage will examine notions of creative space as being formed by the relationships between individuals, objects and activities, an active participant rather than a passive container. The proposals should be a response to 1 of 3 spaces within the building (Education Space, Project Space and Pavilion 1) and should somehow alter, subvert or reinterpret the notion of creative space.
“At some point architecture becomes sculpture, and sculpture becomes architecture; at some point they meet….. For instance a wall is an element of architecture. The dimension of that wall is also an element of sculpture” (Isamu Noguchi Architectural Forum Oct. 1948 p74)

Applicants are welcome to visit ESW and view the available spaces – just phone 0131 551 4490 or e-mail admin@edinburghsculpture.org to arrange a time.

Each of the successful artists will be given sole access to one of the spaces, and successful applicants will receive a materials budget.
To Apply: Application pack available from the office next week (to include a 500 word proposal, CV, artist statement and up to 8 images).

Proposals can be sent by e-mail or post: by e-mail to: gordon@edinburghsculpture.org or by post* to Gordon Munro, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, 25 Hawthornvale, Newhaven, Edinburgh  EH6 4JT.
* Due to limited space, postal applications can only be stored for one month. If you would like your application to be returned, please enclose a SAE or arrange for its collection.
Further Information: To register interest and receive further information, please e-mail gordon@edinburghsculpture.org or admin@edinburghsculpture.org or phone 0131 551 4490.
Applicants are welcome to visit ESW and view the available spaces – just phone 0131 551 4490 or e-mail admin@edinburghsculpture.org to arrange a time.