Call For Proposals DIY 6: 2009 Professional development projects BY artists FOR artists

[Gilles Jobin]

Call For Proposals
DIY 6: 2009
Professional development projects BY artists FOR artists

Deadline for proposals: 11 May 2009

DIY 6 is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run unusual training and professional development projects for other artists.

DIY 6 builds on the strengths of previous DIY schemes which have been rewarding experiences for project leaders, participants and organisers alike.

DIY 6 is a Live Art Development Agency initiative developed in collaboration with Artsadmin (national), New Work Network (national) The Basement (South East), Colchester Arts Centre (East England), Nuffield Theatre & LANWest (North West), and PLATFORM (South West and national).

We want to hear from you if have an idea for an exciting, innovative and idiosyncratic Live Art professional development project that offers something new and is geared to the eclectic and often unusual needs of artists whose practices are grounded in challenging and unconventional approaches, forms and concepts. If you think you can initiate and run a DIY 6 professional development project then read the full application guidelines on www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk

• We are planning to support nine DIY 6 projects across England with awards of £1,000 each.

• Of these nine projects there will be one each specifically based in, and/or stimulating and benefiting artists from, the North West, South East, and East England. In a special one off initiative for DIY 6 we are also seeking proposals to lead two DIY projects in collaboration with PLATFORM which will address and revolve around the issue of climate change and climate justice, one of which must take place in Bristol. All other DIY 6 projects can take place anywhere in England.

• All DIY 6 projects must take place between 1 August and 30 September 2009.

Full application guidelines are on www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk

Email versions of the guidelines can also be requested from [e-mail]

I believe 'DIY for artists' is a really productive form of training, as it is so specifically tailored to what I need. I've been on many training courses before but none that felt so relevant to me. To carry on the tailoring analogy - it's the difference between a bespoke suit and an off the peg outfit!! (Clare Thornton, DIY 1 participant)

I’ve learnt more in these three days than in the past six months. (Casper Below, DIY 2 participant)

The workshops have refreshed my outlook and contexts for making and performing artwork. (Jenny Edbrooke, DIY 3 participant)

As a way of creatively engaging with others this was very different from anything I have experienced before. (Sarah Bell, DIY 4 participant)

We were invigorated, perplexed, well fed, exhausted, annoyed, talkative, fit and sporty. We made some new friends and strengthened our relationships with the others we knew from before. We worked hard and had some fun. We wondered and wandered together. We considered resistance and hope and are left with more than enough food for thought. (DIY 5 participants on First Retreat then Advance!!)

Reports on all previous DIY schemes found on www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk

DIY 6 partners:

www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk
The Live Art Development Agency offers resources, professional development schemes and curatorial and publishing initiatives to support Live Art practices

www.artsadmin.co.uk
Artsadmin is a national resource offering advice and professional
development for artists within in the areas of live and performance art, based in Toynbee Studios, London.

www.colchesterartscentre.com
Colchester Arts Centre: Never knowingly understood

www.nuffieldtheatre.com
The Nuffield Theatre Lancaster is a key UK venue for nurturing, presenting and commissioning artists working in experimental theatre, contemporary dance and live art.

www.thebasement.uk.com
The Basement is a dedicated innovative and experimental live art venue with a regular programme for presenting national and international performance.

www.platformlondon.org
PLATFORM combines art, research, campaigning and activism towards social and ecological justice.

www.newworknetwork.org.uk
New Work Network supports the development of new performance, live and interdisciplinary arts practices by nurturing arts practitioners through the creation of innovative professional development activities that focus on networking, exchange and collaboration across the UK and internationally.

Maria Agiomyrgiannaki
Live Art Development Agency
Rochelle School
London E2 7ES
United Kingdom

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The Live Art Development Agency is an impressive, idiosyncratic example of what a small organisation can achieve as collaborator, conduit and cultivator.
(Real Time, Sydney, Australia)