Oct 17, 2019
A unique residency designed specifically for socially engaged artists.
It is important that an artist is unfamiliar with the location. If you are a Luton-based artist, you may be interested in the other residencies in Gravesham, and Swale and Medway. See the Pull Up A Chair website for more details.
Pull Up a Chair is an Arts Council funded research and development project led by Quiet Down There (QDT) based in Brighton. It offers an alternative artist residency model specifically designed for socially engaged artists.
The residency model has been developed through a collaboration with Apexart based in New York City. Apexart have been offering artist fellowships in New York and around the world since 2000.
Revoluton Arts in partnership with Quiet Down There is delighted to host this unique artist residency in Luton.
The Luton residency will take the overarching theme of ‘joy’.
You will immerse yourself in Luton’s community, experiencing what it’s like to live, work and play here.
You will take part in an extensive programme of locally based activities, for example:
The idea is that you can pull up a chair alongside the communities and groups in an area of low arts engagement.
There is no requirement to make work during the residency in fact we ask artists to refrain from making work during the residency as it allows for the experience to be processed in a different way.
The residency needs an open approach, the artist will need to be willing to jump in with both feet and ride the ups and downs which come with the different experiences.
Based in central Luton but spending time across Luton including Marsh Farm and Legrave Ward, this project is an important part of Revoluton’s work to animate our new venue and research our role in the wider community of Marsh Farm.
The residency is unpaid however the project will cover costs of accommodation, travel and food included in the programme.
We welcome applications from early-career artists or artists who have not had opportunities for previous professional development.
For full details of the project and how to apply, please download the full brief here or visit the Quiet Down There website.
Applications need to be sent to hello@quietdownthere.co.uk by 10am on Monday 11 November 2019