• Exploring PAPER 2015 – Artist-in-Residence at PAPER, Manchester

    A Residency opportunity open to Artists based in the North West of England.
    NB: We will accept applications from artists based in West Yorkshire, Leeds, Sheffield, Stoke, and the Peak District, as well as Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria.
  • Frances Disley - Open Studio @ PAPER
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    Exploring PAPER is self- initiated 6-week residency based at PAPER, a gallery in Central Manchester, exploring and interpreting ‘Paper’ and ‘Place’ in its widest context. The chosen artist(s) will be given free access to PAPER and its immediate surrounds to be utilised as an experimental studio space over a 6-week period. Every Saturday during the residency period, from 11am to 5pm, the artist(s) will open their studio to the public and engage with them directly within the studio space.
     
    The Residency will run commence 25 July – 5 September 2015.
     
    PAPER can be utilised as a studio space every day and with 24-hour access. The artist/artist group is expected to make full use of the space at PAPER during the residency and ideally be onsite for a minimum of 3 days a week at PAPER. PAPER is open every Saturday to the public so the space must be accessible to the public on this day with the artist(s) present and available to discuss their project with visitors. The work/ideas explored during the 6-week residency will be presented in 2016 as part of the PAPER’s exhibition programme. The artist(s) will receive practical assistance, support and mentoring from the PAPER team throughout the residency as well as expenses and a production budget.
     
    PAPER is an artist run commercial gallery based in Manchester. It was established in 2012 and was included in the Manchester Contemporary, London Art Fair, Liste Cologne, and Sluice Art Fair.
     
    Submission Guidelines:
     
    Artists should submit a single page proposal detailing how they with utilise the residency. In addition they should also include 4 images along with an artist’s statement and CV. The document should be compiled as a single PDF and submitted via email. Please send the relevant information to [email protected]
    For more information on PAPER and to view images of the space go to paper-gallery.co.uk
     
    Budget:
     
    There is a payment of £500 to cover materials during the residency. An artist’s fee of £150 and stipend of £120.
    The selected artist will also have a solo exhibition in PAPER in January 2016.
     
    Deadline for submissions is Friday 15 May 2015.  
  • Rachel Wrigley - Exploring PAPER
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