A funded pilot residency for artists with a focus on ecology in Perthshire, Scotland.

Burnieshed residency is a project in the making located in the heart of Bamff Wildland, a family-run rewilding project in North East Perthshire. Twenty years since beavers began unravelling and reimagining its waterways, the farmland has been turned over to nature. This ecologically rich location attracts tourists, beaver enthusiasts, birders and researchers monitoring the effects of the Wildland.

The project is at its early stages of development and will include a series of pilot residencies in spring/summer 2024, alongside public events.

The residency will offer artists the opportunity to live, work and explore in this unique location, where many species are entangled, to create new perspectives through artistic play and critical thought in a time of multiple crises. We want to help generate conversation and action that is hopeful, joyous, radical and funny.

What it offers:

• A fee of £1200 for a 10 day period.
• Accommodation at the Burnieshed cabin.
• Studio space in the Bamff Old Garage, a large, bright 1920s garage. (Please be advised that the cabin is not a studio and artists who require to use paint and other similar materials inside during their stay are advised to make use of this option.)
• Access to a shared facility with internet connection.
• Transport covered within the UK up to £200 supporting only slow land travel.
• The precise dates of each three month residency will be negotiated with successful artists but the initial dates are May, June and July 2024.

Who the opportunity is for:

• Individual UK based practitioners from contemporary art with a focus on ecology.
• We are open to any practice but with a particular interest in moving image, photography, performance, installation and artists’ writing.
• There are no limitations regarding age background or experience, but previous residency experience is desired.
• The residents will be chosen based on the strength of their applications and alignment with the residency aims.
• We strongly encourage applications from people who are LGBTQIA+, BPOC, living with disabilities, and/or from working class or low socio-economic backgrounds.

Expectations from the artist:

• To present their work either in the form of a talk or a piece of writing (or other creative response), to be shared online.
• To participate in the development of the residency through providing detailed feedback during and at the end of their time, so that we can evaluate and improve.

Access:

The cabin is a 10 minute walk from a small private road – whilst it is possible to bring in supplies with an offroad vehicle, you will have to walk back and forth by foot. There is no running water, internet or electricity at the cabin. Light is provided with solar panels, water from bottles and heat from a wood burning stove.

The cabin is accessed via a flight of stairs. We realise this makes the pilot version of the residency unsuitable for artists who use wheelchairs or find stairs difficult to manage at this time.

The Old Garage studio space is currently not insulated, however there is a wood burning stove.

How to apply:

Fill in the Burnieshed Pilot Residency Application Form answering the following questions:

• Please provide an artist statement.
• How does your work relate to ecology?
• How would you benefit from being on this site-specific residency at this time in your practice?
• What do you propose to do during your residency?
• Provide a CV.
• Provide samples of your recent work in PDF format (3-5 pages, this can take the form of images, video, writing, sound, with a written description of each project).

Complete the Burnieshed Pilot Residency – Equality Diversity and Inclusion form.

This will be kept separate from the application and remain anonymous.

To discuss alternative forms of application such as audio or video, or if you have any questions about the opportunity, please get in touch burnieshed@gmail.com.

The artists will be chosen by a selection panel composed of two external people from the creative industry and the two artists and organisers running the pilot project.

Deadline: 23:59GMT 16 February 2024

(Top image ID: Small cottage in the middle of Bamff Wildland landscape. [supplied])

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The British Council Malaysia are calling for seven UK artists, arts organisation representatives, arts tech creatives, producers or curators to be part of a delegation visiting Kuala Lumpur, Sabah and Sarawak (Borneo States) over a 10 day period in March 2024.

About this opportunity:

The British Council has launched the new global programme Culture Responds to Global Challenges. Its climate change strand aims to enable artists to tell the climate change story and improve practices in arts and cultural organisations. In Malaysia the British Council will run Human-Nature, a three year programme of collaborations and partnerships between the UK and Malaysia Civil Society Organisations and arts sectors, to explore Malaysia’s cultural diversity and biodiversity, and develop creative responses to climate adaptation.

Under our Malaysia Human-Nature Programme, we are delighted to announce a delegation opportunity for seven art representatives to Borneo, Malaysia in March 2024. This immersion in the Borneo context and communities will be a unique opportunity for the group to participate in a research trip focused on exploring and addressing climate change through arts, science and technology, to ignite conversations and inspire change. It will involve opportunities for the group to learn and increase their knowledge about climate change and adaptation in Borneo alongside building cultural connections with the Malaysian creative sector.

We are looking for a cross-disciplinary, cross-skills group of individuals who have a strong interest in developing their knowledge in this area, making new connections and have a special interest in Malaysia’s cultural diversity and biodiversity. We are particularly interested in candidates who are keen to raise awareness and explore creative solutions for addressing climate change through the arts, technology and science which centre lived experience. We are also looking for participants who can create further legacy with the knowledge and experience gained through the research trip.

How to apply:

To apply, please read the Open Call Briefing Document – Human-Nature Delegation to Malaysia-Borneo and complete an Expression of Interest form via Submittable by 23:59 GMT Sunday 21 January 2024.

To find out more:

Sign up to attend the Information Session on 15 January for further details of this opportunity and Human-Nature programme.

Deadline: 23:59 GMT Sunday 21 January 2024

(Top image ID: Two people sitting on rocks looking out at the ocean. Photography by Mat Wright. [supplied])

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Join us in our mission to collaborate with and develop young theatre artists across Scotland.

Scottish Youth Theatre is inviting expressions of interest to join our Board at a pivotal period of the company’s development.

We are seeking up to five new Board members to strengthen and diversify our current Board and succession plan for 2025, when our two longest serving members will have fulfilled their maximum tenure. This includes our current Chair, who is open to discuss the role of Chair with individuals who may have a particular interest in the position.

These are unpaid roles with reasonable expenses reimbursed. Previous Board experience is not essential and training will be offered if required.

First and foremost, we want to recruit Board members who are committed to the work and ambitions of the company and who will meaningfully contribute to our governance and strategic development. We particularly welcome expressions of interest from people with knowledge and experience in areas of:

• Equity and inclusion
• Environment
• Finance
• Marketing/PR
• Legal

In our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we want our Board to reflect Scotland’s diverse communities and therefore particularly welcome interest from:

• Black and People of Colour
• Disabled people
• People under the age of 35
• Those based or with a strong connection to areas of Scotland outside the Central Belt

To find out how to register your interest, learn more about Scottish Youth Theatre and the commitment expected of Board members, download the information pack via our website:

Deadline for expressions of interest: Monday 11 December 2023, 6pm

We are happy to accept written, audio or video submissions and offer reasonable adjustments to support people through the full recruitment process. If you have any questions about this, please get in touch.

(Top image ID: Three young performers look towards the sky with their arms outstretched, with dazzled/amazed looks on their faces. They wear different coloured knitted jumpers. There is a prop tree in the background, and wooden boxes surround them on the floor. [supplied])

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Print Clan CIC are accepting applications for their fully-funded Artists in Residence 2024 programme.

Thanks to funding by National Lottery through Creative Scotland we’re delighted to be offering four artist residencies at the Print Clan studio in 2024.

We are looking for four Scotland based artists (three mid-career artists and one early-career artist) to undertake a fully-funded four week residency at Print Clan. Each residency will culminate with the delivery of one public output of their choice and a half-day workshop at one of our Print Clubs.

We are interested in artists using the residency to explore one or a combination of the following themes:

• Eco consciousness and sustainability
• Repeat pattern and/or reproduction
• Surface, form, and colour

The four successful artists will receive one month’s access to our studio facilities, technical support and 4 one-to-one consultancy sessions. They will also be granted a budget to cover:

• Print Clan membership
• 3 x A0 screens – coated and exposed
• 2 x A2 screens
• Exclusive table hire x 5 days
• Standard (shared) table hire x 13 days
• Materials and sundries
• In-house and external professional development courses workshops and courses up to £300
• Access needs – this will be assessed on an individual basis but might look like accessible transport, accessible studio hire, contribution to childcare/PA/interpreter fees

In addition to the materials and studio budget, artists will receive payment for their four week residencies at Scottish Artists’ Union residency rates (2022): for the early career artist this will be £2139.92, and for the mid-career artists £2994.15. 50% will be paid in week two, and 50% will be paid upon completion of the residency. Each artist will also receive a further £38ph for delivering their Print Club workshop.

Please visit our website for full info including how to apply.

Deadline: Monday 4 December, 2pm. Successful applicants will be informed on Monday 18 December:

The four residencies will run throughout 2024 and are currently scheduled to take place between January – August, however these dates can be negotiated with the successful applicants.

(Top image ID: Open Call: Print Clan Artist in Residence 2024 poster, with a Print Clan logo and a photo of a person working with a printing press. [supplied])

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Perth Theatre and Concert Hall and Creative Carbon Scotland are recruiting a creative practitioner to work on a new project exploring sustainable travel. Drawing on your own artistic practice, the role involves contributing to the overall design of the project, running a series of creative workshops, and collaborating with participants to document their journeys to Perth Theatre and Concert Hall. Application form below. 

Summary

Eligibility: Open to any creative practitioner of any discipline. You must be based within easy traveling distance of Perth Theatre and Concert Hall to limit transport emissions associated with the project and ensure a good connection with the local area. We recommend that you should have to travel no more than a maximum of 25 miles to reach the venues. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Fee: £10,800. Based on a Scottish Artist Union day-rate of £336. A budget is also available to cover expenses for artist materials and local travel up to a distance of 25 miles from Perth Theatre and Concert Hall.

Time commitment: 30 days, spread across May 2023-March 2024, with the majority of time falling during July 2023-November 2023 (see below for an estimated breakdown). Timing is flexible, but will very likely need to involve evening and weekend working to reach the right audiences.

Application: Application form; responses to four questions to be submitted in written or video format, plus equalities monitoring form.

Location: Activities will take place at Perth Theatre and Concert Hall and in some other locations around the Perth region. Some elements of the work can be done remotely from any location. Due to the nature of the role, it is particularly well suited to someone based in or near Perth.

Deadline: Sunday 23 April 2023 23:59pm

A full artist brief is available further down this page. If you have any questions or would like to request a PDF copy of the information, please contact maja.rimer@creativecarbonscotland.com.

FOR MORE INFO AND TO APPLY

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