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Expression of Interest Form - ArtistSPACED: ART OUT OF PLACE (2013-2015)

Expressions of Interest - due Monday 29 October 2012

IASKA is calling for Expressions of Interest from artists working with visual, digital and hybrid media

who are interested in participating in the second iteration ofspaced, IASKAs recurring event of

socially engaged art. This new event will comprise 16 residency-based projects that will take place in

regional Western Australian locations throughout 2013-14, followed by a group exhibition of the

residency outcomes at the Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth in early 2015.

Curatorial Focus

The curatorial focus ofspaced(2013-2015) will consider the idea ofcollective memoryas the source

of competing narratives through which we create new visions of our communal present and future.

Participating artists will be invited to undertake a residency with one of the regional hosts and

commissioned to create new works during this time that are informed by a dialogue with local

residents and aimed at exploring local issues in a global context.

The 16 spacedresidency projects will encompass:

Artistic practices that intervene in the fabric of everyday life and straddle the boundaries ofart, science and technology, social activism, design and/or architecture;

Commissioning of artworks that result from a process of negotiation and consultation

between artists and specific social groups within their host community;

Facilitation of artworks that strike a balance between situation-specificity and gallery

display;

Promotion of a dialogue between realities that are usually separated by cultural, social,

economic and/or geographical distances;

Diversification of the life experience of artists so that a comprehensive experience of

Australian culture, in its many forms, will be reflected in the contemporary arts.

FormatSpaced(2013-2015) will comprise four main components:

Residencies February 2013 November 2014

IASKA plans to commission 16 context-responsive, residency-based projects in Western

Australian regional communities. Some of these host communities will include Geraldton,

Derby, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie, Esperance and Albany, although artists are welcome to

propose additional communities of interest;

Projects are intended to lead to the creation of a new artwork/s based on a dialogue with

local residents and addressing local issues in a global context;

Projects may or may not also address a specific area of WAMs collecting and research

activities (http://museum.wa.gov.au/iaska-spaced) . Possible collaborations between artists
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and museum staff and/or departments in creating/presenting works will be considered on a

case-by-case basis;

Residencies will run for a minimum of 8 weeks or longer. If appropriate, and feasible,

residencies may be split into two parts;

The outcome of the residency must be presented locally.

Group Exhibition February 2015.

All spacedprojects will be showcased in a large group exhibition to be held at WAM in

February 2015;

Artists have the option of re-exhibiting the same artworks they presented in their host

communities or, in cases where these works were ephemeral, un-transportable or strictly

location-specific, may reconfigure them to make them practically and conceptually suitable

for presentation in a gallery context or create a new but closely inter-related work;

The exhibition will be complemented by an interpretative section aimed at documenting the

development of each residency project and the interaction between artists and

communities;

The exhibition will be supported by a symposium, publication and education program.

Touring Exhibition 2015-17

A subsequent touring exhibition comprising a selection of artworks from the group

exhibition and the complementary multimedia documentation section will be toured

throughout Australia, and, if feasible, overseas.

Online Component

IASKA will create a new custom-built, multi-purpose website to provide a universally

accessible online counterpart to the activities on the ground. As most of the projects take

place in small and geographically isolated locations, the website plays a crucial role in

reaching broader audiences; While IASKA is intending to commission photographers and a film-maker to document all 16

projects as they progress, participating artists will be required to regularly contribute visual,

textual and audio material to the website.

Terms for Participation

Artists will research and develop a new, substantial art project in response to the curatorial

guidelines. Complex, challenging and conceptually sophisticated projects are encouraged that

involve the participation of local residents in the research and development of the work;

The project must include a significant level of engagement with local social situations and

consultation with our community partners. In order to achieve this it is expected that artistswill need to spend at least 8 weeks in residence on location;

While community engagement is of fundamental importance to the nature ofspaced, artists

must not feel obliged to dilute or compromise the rigour and artistic excellence of their works;

Consensus and unanimity, while in some cases desirable, are not essential. Even small

communities are made of a variety of subgroups whose views and values differ from each

other. Artists are free to explore such differences;

Artists are required to discuss with IASKAs staff the scope and intent of the work to be

undertaken prior to commencing work on their proposed project. Development funds will be

made available following the consideration and approval of a project proposal by the Artistic

Director;

Artworks produced as a result of the research conducted in situ will be presented both locally(i.e. in the host community where the residency has taken place) and in a group show to be


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held in Perth in early 2015. The local presentation may be scheduled at the end of the artists

stay or, if necessary, at a later date. In this case the artist will still be required to hold an

informal work in progress or open studio before he/she leaves the residency;

The artworks presented locally and those submitted for inclusion in the 2015 group show need

not be identical. Artists are free to develop two different but closely inter-related works, or

two versions of the same work to suit the different contexts of public presentation; Artists may be invited to lend their works for inclusion in the subsequent national touring

exhibition to commence in 2015 (additional loan fees will be offered for this purpose);

Artists must provide fortnightly updates to IASKAs Program Manager that document the

progress of their residency project. These should include textual and visual material

documenting the development of the project and process of community engagement. This

material will be used to document the project on IASKAs website;

During the residency artists will be required to engage with the local community through talks

to interest groups and schools. Artist will also be required to speak with media contacts as

requested by IASKA;

Artists undertaking projects with IASKA agree to share copyright of all documentation relating

to the project, including photographs, text and audiovisual material produced during theperiod of engagement. IASKA reserves the right to reproduce images, text, video and other

records of the project in print and web-based publications, reports and other materials. Artists

will be credited appropriately in each instance;

IASKA must be credited in all reproductions of work produced during the period of

engagement in the following way: Courtesy the artist and IASKA. In addition, video or film

work developed during IASKA projects must be credited as follows: "An IASKA project" and

accompanied by the IASKA logo;

IASKA reserves exclusive rights to exhibit the artwork produced as part of the project until

2016;

IASKA understands the need for artists to maintain continuity with other professional

commitments. Artists who wish to carry out professional activities unrelated to their IASKAproject during their period of residency funded by IASKA are required to seek prior approval

from IASKA staff. Where it is possible to do so IASKA welcomes the opportunity to work in

partnership with other arts organisations.

Remuneration Package

IASKA will provide the following financial support in association with the project:

Artist fee of $8,000-12,000 (dependent on the duration of the residency)

Return airfare from anywhere in the world

Production expenses of up to $5,000

Freight allowance of $1,000 Accommodation

A vehicle

Internet and telecommunications access

Onsite staff support (part-time)

Selection Criteria

Applications are open to visual and media artists of any nationality with at least five years of

professional experience;

Participating artists will have a sound track record in the creation of high quality, context-

responsive and socially engaged projects;

Residency experience is preferred but not essential;


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Artistic excellence and the ability to open artistic practice up to new social contexts are

equally important.

Application Information

The application must include: An artistic statement (maximum 250 words) that summarises your practice, areas of interest

and working methodology;

A project statement (maximum 750 words) that outlines the nature of your proposal,

including (where appropriate) an indication of whether the applicant has a preference for a

certain type of community or location and the reasons for this. This may include one of the

communities listed above or another Western Australian community of interest to the

artist;

A current CV, including exhibition and residency history;

5-10 images of recent relevant projects (digital or online material is preferable).

The application may include: Details of existing connections with a specific community interested in being involved in the

project;

A statement outlining whether the applicant is able to source additional support, cash or in-

kind, for the project or facilitate partnerships with like-minded organisations.

Applications are due Monday 29 October 2012. All applications will be reviewed by IASKAs advisory

committee who will contact applicants if further information is required. Applicants will be notified

of the advisory committees decision by late November 2012.

About IASKASpacedis a project conceived and developed by IASKA (formerly the International Art Space

Kellerberrin Australia). IASKA was originally developed from a collaboration between farmers and

art professionals who shared an interest in exploring the relationship between the global and local

dimensions of cultural identity through art. Previously IASKAs activities were based mainly in and

around the Western Australian wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin. Conceived in 2009, IASKAs new

spacedprogram reaches a wider range of locations and communities throughout Western Australia

and beyond.

Contact IASKA

Phone +61 (0) 8 9228 2444

[email protected] www.iaska.com.au
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