Standpoint Futures

Development residencies for visual artists from Regional UK

Standpoint Futures 2011 has now finished. To access information and artist updates on previously completed residencies, please click on the link to the Standpoint Futures Residency blog on the left of the screen.

To see documentation from the 2011 programme, please click on 2011 archive.

Residency Studio

Standpoint Futures visual art development residencies are for emerging/mid career artists, based outside Greater London. They are designed to be flexible and responsive to the project, needs and desired outcomes of individual participants. The residency's chief aims are to provide high quality, individualized opportunities to develop the artist's practice and career, and to integrate London and the regional UK art world to promote access and the exchange of ideas. 

This residency is particularly suited to artists who want to test new ideas or practice methods with advice and support, realize a specific new project, or have intensive feedback on their work, as well as expand their networks and explore opportunities in the London art world.

Talented and innovative artists from across the UK will come to us for a period (dependent on project) of between 4-6 weeks, during which time we will devise and implement an individually tailored set of meetings and tutorials with artists, writers and curators of the highest calibre.

Our aim is to give as much input into an artist’s work and career in the time we have, to make the most difference to their futures. Through engaging in London's art scene and being in a new context, artists can develop ideas and contacts that will develop their practice, expertise and opportunities.

Successful applicants will be asked to attend a meeting 6 weeks before the start of their residency to discuss in detail their project and desired outcomes so as to plan the programme of meetings and visits, as well as the nature of their public presentation.

Regional Partners

Seven regional arts organisations are supporting Standpoint Futures in 2011

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Studio and accommodation

We have a first floor studio of circa 360 sq ft / 35 sq m with 2 sinks, good storage and natural light. We will host one artist at a time unless they work in collaboration. Accommodation will either be a room in a shared house locally or a private room in a hotel.

Advisors

We have wide ranging contacts with established and prominent practicing artists, curators, critics and lecturers, from diverse backgrounds and disciplines within Fine Art practice who will be invited to make studio visits to residency artists. 2010 artists in residence S Mark Gubb and Samantha Donnelly were advised by: Ellen Mara de Wachter – curator 176 Projects, David Thorp – independent curator, Sandra Ross – director Pumphouse Gallery, Sarah Williams- curator Jerwood Space, Vincent Honore – curator David Roberts Arts Foundation, Sacha Craddock- curator, writer and critic, Bloomberg space, Kirsty Ogg – curator Whitechapel Gallery, Cathy Lomax, director Transition gallery, Pieternel Veermortel – director FormContent, Sarah McCrory – curator Frieze Projects and Ingrid Swenson – Director Peer.

Mentoring and support

Residency artists are allocated one mentor artist in the building who will be available for advice and input. There may also be opportunities where appropriate to learn or work with mentoring artists at their specific skills (Standpoint has very high quality facilities in etching, litho, letterpress, and ceramics).

The residency coordinator and curator will offer informal support in addition to programmed meetings.

Programme: in addition to self-directed studio time:

• Introduction event - to the resident/exhibiting artists at Standpoint and others.
• 4-6 studio visits from mentoring artists/curators/writers.
• Strategy development – an intensive look at the artist’s core activity and how best to pursue and promote this.
• Peer networking: invited peer artists for studio visits.
• Public talk: by the residency artist, an opportunity for peer review.
• Gallery visit/s introduced by curator.
• Gallery and artist research – self-directed off-site visits, advised by residency co-ordinator
• Public presentation of project – either a gallery installation/performance, open studio or offsite event –organized in collaboration by the artist, residency co-ordinator and Standpoint curator.

The Award

Standpoint Futures residencies award artists free studio and accommodation during their residency plus all development and mentoring meetings.

Any additional costs i.e. materials, travel and living expenses will be covered by the artist.

Selection

Selection for 2011 is now closed

The artists selected for a 2011 residency are: TS Beall, Andrew Bracey, Leo Fitzmaurice, Hannah James, Simon Liddiment and Anthony Schrag (public realm).

Details of their work and upcoming presentations can be found on our residency blog

The first stage selection was by a panel drawn from the institutions who are partnering the project: Marie-Anne McQuay, curator Spike Island, Kwong Lee, director Castlefeld Gallery; Gavin Wade, director Eastside Projects; Jonathan Parsons, director ARC; Fiona MacDonald, curator Standpoint Gallery; Lindsay Hughes, senior visual arts officer Arts Council Wales and Samuel Jeffery of Outpost.

Stage Two was by presentation and interview, by a panel made up of the above partners, plus invited experts in the field of visual art and art in the public realm: Michaela Crimmin, Sacha Craddock, Lucy McMenemy and Alex Finlayson.