Land and Public Art Work • Digital • Art-Science Collaboration
Natural
Bennachie offers a unique opportunity to bring together multi-media
artists to work alongside specialists in the fields of archaeological
and ecological sciences in order to better understand the natural and
cultural heritage surrounding our landscape.
We welcome
applications from all disciplines, and proposals that address the Year
of Natural Scotland/Natural Bennachie objectives that are outside the
stated commission considerations.
DEADLINE: Midnight, 17 March 2013
The
Land Residency and Public Art Commission
offers an opportunity to an artist interested in participating with the
Bennachie community – including the Forestry Commission, Ranger Service
and the Bailies of Bennachie, and developing new works.
The artist will create new works on Bennachie itself. Working
closely with the Forestry Commission, Aberdeenshire Council Ranger
Service and the Bailies of Bennachie, the artist will be in residence
over five months, participating in the Bennachie community, creating new
work and delivering events and workshops that will allow to the public
to engage with Bennachie through creative practices.
Duration: The artists will be in residence from June/July to
November 2013, with public engagement activities taking place through
the summer and autumn months. There will be a culminating celebration
event in October, with a final exhibition/presentation in the Spring
2014.
Fee: £7000 plus travel and accommodation.
Materials Budget: £3000
Further Information
Application Form
The
Digital Commission
offers an opportunity to an artist interested in working with the
natural and cultural heritage of Bennachie, exploring the concepts of
what is natural? The artist will work with and carry out research within
the local communities, collaborate with the other project participants
and develop a film or sound work that reflects upon human interaction
and impact on the natural environment.
The artist residency period is flexible, with a minimum of six weeks
spent in residency at SSW/Bennachie. The artist will be asked to lead
an event as well as a media workshop during the commission period. The
final outcome will be presented at the public celebration event in
October.
Duration: The artist will be in residence on a flexible basis from
June/July to November 2013, with public engagement activities taking
place through the summer and autumn months. There will be a culminating
celebration event in October, with a final exhibition/presentation in
the Spring 2014.
Fee: £3250 plus travel and accommodation.
Materials Budget: £1000
Further Information
Application Form
The
Art-Science Collaboration
offers an opportunity to an artist interested in working with
environmental sciences. The artist will work alongside the University of
Aberdeen in carrying out a soil analysis of Bennachie, in order to
explore past environments there. They will develop a body of work for
exhibition that will be displayed with the scientific data gathered.
The artist residency period is flexible, with a minimum of six weeks
spent in residency at SSW/Bennachie. The artist will be asked to give a
presentation of their work and engage with the public events and
activities that take place at Bennachie in conjunction with the Natural
Bennachie project. The final work will be presented at an exhibition
within the University of Aberdeen in November.
Duration: The artist will be in residence on a flexible basis from
June/July to November 2013, with public engagement activities taking
place through the summer and autumn months. There will be a culminating
celebration event in October, with a final exhibition/presentation in
the Spring 2014.
Fee: £3250 plus travel and accommodation.
Materials Budget: £1000
Further Information
Application Form
DEADLINE: Midnight, 17 March 2013
If
you have any questions regarding this project and commission
opportunities please contact Emily Wyndham Gray on 01464 861372 or
email
emily@ssw.org.uk.
For further information regarding Bennachie and the Bailies of Bennachie please visit:
www.forestry.gov.uk and
www.bailiesofbennachie.co.uk.
This project will be running alongside the Bennachie Landscapes
project, which is led by the Bailies of Bennachie. This offers an
opportunity for further collaboration and participation with the ongoing
archaeological and anthropological investigations.
