Call Proposals: Arthole Artist’s Award – Call Closed

Call for Proposals:
The Arthole Artist’s Award 2019/20 – Open Call Closed

The Arthole Artist’s Award supports a groundbreaking and inspirational UK-based artist working in Live Art to undertake a self-determined year-long research and artistic development programme that will have a significant and lasting impact on their practice, and on wider contemporary culture in the UK.

This Award is intended to plug a hole in art funding for open-ended research and professional development.

The Arthole Artist’s Award recipient will receive £10,000.

Final date to receive applications: 12 noon, March 4 for a programme of activity to take place from April 2019 to March 2020.

The Arthole Artist’s Award will afford the recipient the space, time and resources to research a range of critical, cultural, and practical concepts and ideas in relation to their practice; to engage in dialogues with leading thinkers, researchers and artists; to explore new approaches to knowledge sharing and intergenerational collaborations; and to consider the possibilities of both their legacy and their future potential.

Applicants must identify as working with/within Live Art.

Applicants must have been based in the UK for a minimum of 10 years and been practising for at least 10 years.

Applicants should have developed a substantial body of work that has tested the nature and possibilities of ‘live’ practices, be open to intergenerational dialogues and exploring new approaches and ways of working, and be interested in questions of archives and legacies.

Applicants’ capacity to undertake self-determined research, and the timeliness and appropriateness of this Award to their practice will be critical.

Full-time students are not eligible. Anyone studying part-time at MA or PhD level may apply, but must clearly demonstrate that they can undertake their study at the same time as completing their proposed Arthole programme and that there is no duplication between the two proposed programmes.

Applicants are encouraged to think in creative, provocative and timely ways appropriate to them when developing their proposals.

The Award should allow the recipient to:

• Have the space, time and resources to research a range of critical, cultural and practical concepts and ideas in relation to their practice;
• Engage in dialogues with leading thinkers, researchers and artists;
• Explore new approaches to knowledge sharing and collaborations with artists across generations, from the emergent to those who have been working for decades;
• Consider the possibilities of their legacy and future potential.

We particularly welcome proposals from artists of colour, disabled artists, women artists, queer and trans artists, displaced artists and artists working in/with ‘under‑represented’ territories.

The Arthole Artist’s Award will be selected through an open application process.

Artists who meet the eligibility criteria should submit an application online by March 4th and address the following:

• Full name, contact details and URL (where applicable).
• 150 words on the nature of their practice, and selected recent and current projects and activities.
• 150 words summarising their proposed Arthole programme of artistic and professional development strategies and their anticipated impact.
• 1,000-word description of the programme they plan to undertake, including how the proposed work relates to the artist’s recent practice and ongoing professional development; the practical and conceptual needs; and a statement regarding the artistic impetus, aspirations and desired outcomes, including how the Award will contribute to the wider Live Art sector.
• A proposed allocation of the £10,000 Award, across fees and expenses.

Applicants must complete a monitoring questionnaire and are not eligible without it.

The Arthole Artist’s Award recipient will be selected by LADA staff in dialogue with Arthole Patron Alex Mahon and invited experts in the field.

Decisions will be made in relation to:

• The relevance of the proposal to the overall aims of the scheme.
• The significance and timeliness of the proposal to the artistic development of the applicant.
• The uniqueness of the proposal and imaginative approaches.
• The viability of the proposal and ability of the applicant to realise their aspirations within the time and resources available.

A demonstrable need for financial assistance for the programme of work and/or the programme of work being such that it would be unlikely to be funded through other sources.

Final date to receive applications: 12 noon Monday 4 March 2019.

Recipient announced Friday 29 March 2019.

Award run:
April 2019 – March 2020.