Three Month Research Residency and Commission in London for an Indian artist
1st July 2012 – 30th September 2012
Residency period: July to September 2012
Venue: Studio at Gasworks London and the library collections of the Natural History Museum.
Commission at the Natural History Museum: January 2013, curated by Bergit Arends, Curator of Contemporary Art (Natural History Museum)
Deadline for Applications: 31 October 2011
Introduction:
The aim of the residency is to research the natural history illustration collection held at the Natural History Museum, and to create a new body of work to be shown in the new ‘Images of Nature’ Gallery at the Natural History Museum. The focus will be the collections from India. The artist will be provided with a studio space and accommodation within the Gasworks’ community of London-based and international artists. Together with Gasworks’ programme of exhibitions, education projects and international fellowships, the residency will provide the artist with an environment that encourages the exchange of ideas in the expectation to instigate experimentation with new concepts and materials.
The programme provides an excellent new opportunity for an artist and is the third residency within this International Residency Programme, which is a partnership between Gasworks and the Natural History Museum.
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Three Month Research Residency and Commission in London for an Indian artist
1st July 2012 – 30th September 2012
Residency period: July to September 2012
Venue: Studio at Gasworks London and the library collections of the Natural History Museum.
Commission at the Natural History Museum: January 2013, curated by Bergit Arends, Curator of Contemporary Art (Natural History Museum)
Deadline for Applications: 31 October 2011
Introduction:
The aim of the residency is to research the natural history illustration collection held at the Natural History Museum, and to create a new body of work to be shown in the new ‘Images of Nature’ Gallery at the Natural History Museum. The focus will be the collections from India. The artist will be provided with a studio space and accommodation within the Gasworks’ community of London-based and international artists. Together with Gasworks’ programme of exhibitions, education projects and international fellowships, the residency will provide the artist with an environment that encourages the exchange of ideas in the expectation to instigate experimentation with new concepts and materials.
The programme provides an excellent new opportunity for an artist and is the third residency within this International Residency Programme, which is a partnership between Gasworks and the Natural History Museum.
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