KULES II Call Out

KULES is an annual artists’ residency in Stoke-on-Trent that seeks to offer artists the opportunity to develop new works and engage with a city that has a rich industrial heritage and unique resources. KULES aims to provide venues and environments for artistic research and to use disused industrial spaces throughout the city in a series of itinerant projects, moving from venue to venue with each new intake of artists. The residency programme is intended to be a public facing, location-specific, urban project with a strong learning element with each year’s artists invited to modify the programme and help build the following year’s theme.

Early and mid career artists working in any medium are invited to respond to this year’s theme The Public As Material. This may be interpreted as a desire to directly involve people in performance activities or in the making of forms or environments that are activated by a human presence or intervention.

DATES

Residency - Thursday 8th October - Friday 6th November, 2015
Presentation - Friday 6th November - Sunday 8th November, 2015
Application Deadline - 6pm, Saturday 29th August, 2015
Interviews: 8th/9th September, 2015

Artists Fee: £2000 plus a materials budget of £500
Accommodation : free, private room in a shared house for the duration of the residency

Enquiries: [email protected]

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should submit the following, as single PDF's, in electronic form: max size 5Mb

Residency Proposal: A structured proposal for the 4 week residency laying out planned work, proposed themes and ideas for workshops, talks etc. (1000 words max)
Artist Statement: An introduction to your background and current practice (250 words max)
CV: A two page up-to-date relevant artists CV. Please include links to your work, previous exhibitions or other information that may help us to make a decision.
Images: Please annotate your proposal with a selection of relevant images (max 5)

Please send completed proposals to [email protected] with “kules residency” in the subject line, no later than 6pm Saturday 29th August, 2015