THE DISTILLERY RESIDENCY — Summer 2012
Applications due May 1, 2012 by 12 noon
The Distillery Residency is an 8 week free workspace-only residency running from June 18th to August 17th at The Distillery, a former rum distillery and arts building in South Boston, MA. Residents will be given a 240 sq/ft studio space to work in for the duration of their residency and will be provided a materials budget up to $800 depending on the scope of their project. The studio is a work space only, out of town residents are responsible for finding local accommodations during their stay.
Expectations:
The resident will produce a new project that explores the history, architecture, aesthetics, or culture of the building site and surrounding community. The artist-in-residence’s project will result in a public product at the end of the residency period. This public product is broadly defined and could include a site specific project, an exhibition (with documentation), a publication, public lecture, website, or many other options, subject to approval by the residency administration. All residents would have the option of exhibiting in The Distillery Gallery or Proof Gallery as well as myriad other potential sites depending on the scope of the project. Residency staff will be available to assist with project development in relation to the site.
1. Residents will be expected to post regularly on a blog affiliated with the residency.
2. Residents are expected to give one public lecture sometime during their stay at The Distillery. The residency administration will assist with scheduling and publicizing this lecture.
3. Residents are expected to make themselves available for studio visits with the other artists in the Distillery building. It is our hope that residents will be able to function as an asset to our community through dialogue and sharing of work.
4. Documentation of the resident’s work and public lecture will be archived on The Distillery Residency’s website, along with their contributions to their blog. Residents will be responsible for providing high quality documentation of all work.
About The Distillery:
The Distillery is 108,000 sq. ft former rum distillery built in the mid 19th century, sitting on a 1.6 acre city block in South Boston, MA. It has 65 commercial spaces, accommodating artists, craftspeople, a large variety of small businesses, and galleries, including Proof Gallery and the Distillery Gallery. The Distillery aims to operate with an environmentally sustainable approach, supporting community gardening, car-sharing, energy reduction, as well as pioneering the use of used vegetable oil to heat the building. Two new Passive House buildings are currently being designed to be built adjacent to the historic building, furthering The Distillery community’s aims of developing an environmentally sustainable habitat for living and working.
More information can be found at The Distillery’s website www.distilleryboston.com
Artists with an interest in site, urban environments, history, climate change, and links between the arts and activism are encouraged to apply, and we welcome both local and national/international artists as well as collaborative teams. We broadly interpret the role of the artist/designer/thinker, and we hope to hear from ambitious applicants at any stage of life and career.
The Distillery Residency is directed by Emily Isenberg and Rebecca Gordon in connection with the management of The Distillery.
Members of the selection committee:
Rebecca Gordon – Residency co-director
Emily Isenberg – Residency co-director
Brian Friedberg – Visual Arts Manager, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts
Mark Linga – Educator at MIT List Center
Joyce McDaniel – Artist and Faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Kate McNamara – Director and Chief Curator at Boston University Art Galleries
To Apply:
Please email the following materials to [email protected]:
- URL(s) of website(s) with examples of recent artwork, especially site-specific projects. If images are not online please combine into one attached pdf.
- Less than one page describing artistic practice and approach to producing site specific projects.
- Narrative bio highlighting relevant education, exhibition history and or projects, residencies, awards. Please include current location.
Please email with any questions.
Applications due May 1, 2012 by 12 noon
Successful applicant will be notified by email May 15th.
http://distilleryresidency.org/
