Acme Studios
Deadline: July 5th, 2014
Application fee: none
The Stephen Cripps’ Studio Award is a major creative development opportunity. It provides a resource and support structure from which artists can develop their practice and realise and present planned or new projects.
The award, based at new-build, purpose-designed studios at High House Production Park, Thurrock, not only celebrates the work of Stephen Cripps, an important ‘pyrotechnic sculptor’, but also helps make manifest the vision for the Park and the potential for creative collaboration between its partners: High House Production Park Ltd, the Royal Opera House Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop, the National Skills Academy Creative & Cultural Backstage Training Centre and Acme Studios.
The initial programme consists of three one-year awards, running successively from October 2013. Each award provides:
a rent-free large ground-floor ‘production’ studio
a £10,000 bursary
£10,000 towards project realisation costs.
To ensure that as many artists as possible in the UK will be able to benefit from the award, the selected artist may also opt to rent a work/live space within the studio building during the award year.
The Award is funded by Acme Studios, The Henry Moore Foundation, High House Production Park Ltd and Stephen Cripps's family.
The first award ran for one year from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014. The second will run from 1 November 2014 to 31 October 2015.
Further information and application
http://www.acme.org.uk/residencies/stephencripps
Eligibility:
Your practice is based in sculpture which can include light, movement, machinery, sound or performance.
You are a British citizen (i.e. you are entitled to a United Kingdom passport or you have been resident in the UK for the past five years) and are currently resident in the United Kingdom.
You will be aged 24 or over on September 2014.
You are not in full-time education.
You are willing and able to make a commitment to take up the award for its duration.
You have completed the application form in full and provided us with contact details of your independent referee.
You are able to attend for interview on the following date – Tuesday 19 August (Interviews will be held at High House Production Park, Thurrock).
Next Programme (2014/15): Applications are now open. Click on link below for more information and to apply. Deadline for completed applications is 5.00pm Friday 4 July
