SUPERNATURAL WOMEN

Thursday 28th October to Friday 10th December 2021 (Weekly on Fridays at 14.00)

Theme

This residency will take place on-line.

The theme Supernatural Women opens up questions of culture, history, legend, politics, femininity and womanhood. Participants may decide to focus only on a tiny segment of the theme for their work. For example, they might focus on just one woman. Or, they might look at a group of supernatural women. They may opt not to focus on specific women, but on a female element of the supernatural that is widely known, or that could be invented by the artist.

The content of discussions during the residency will be determined by the work undertaken by participants. Some participants might plan to produce deeply conceptual work. For others the process will be more practical. Others will work on a mixture of both.

Some of the questions that may arise for those incorporating supernatural women into their art practice:

Where did the stories of these women originate?

Who created supernatural narratives for women, and what was their purpose in doing so?

How do supernatural women relate to real women, in the past, present and future?

What are supernatural women made from? What shape, material, texture, colour and scale do they have? How do they sound and smell?

Timetable
All contact takes place online

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• Launch day Thursday 28th October 14.00 - 15.30
• Weekly meeting on Fridays from 29th October to 10th December 14.00 to 16.30 (each meeting includes a short break)
• Weekly one-to-one connect with one other artist (arranged to suit artists)

Participation Requirements

/  Give a five-minute progress report to fellow residents every week, and get feedback.
/ Give one fifteen-minute introduction to your art practice (on launch day) and a second fifteen-minute presentation at one of the Friday meetings.
/  Commit to attend all meetings.
/ Take part in a one-to-one with each of the other residents.
/ Contribute either a 750 word written piece, an interview or seven images to be included in a final online publication.
/  Allocate time to spend on creative practice outside the residency meetings. We ask participants to allocate a minimum of 50 hours across the seven weeks.
/  Actively take part in discussion of others work, seek ways to contribute ideas and offer support to fellow residents.
/  Be willing to listen to the ideas and support from fellow residents regarding their own work.
/ Abide by our community guidelines.
/ Be familiar with and able to use the apps Zoom and Telegram. Attention to video calling set up is essential.

A virtual program allows those who cannot travel to take part. However, the residency shouldn’t be undertaken unless a commitment to attending meetings and moving creative work forward can be made. 

Admission criteria

Active creative practice 
Experience of taking part in online groups and calls
Clear desired outcomes for the residency
Work plan that is relevant to the theme
Able to meaningfully interact with other artists
Able to take part in all meetings and commit 50 hours to making work over seven weeks
Familiar with the language used to discuss the art-making process

Fees and funding

The residency fee is €75 per participant. Fees are payable on 1st October 2021.

There is one funded place available for an artist who needs financial help. If you are applying for the free place please make that clear in your application.