CALL FOR ARTISTS

Artist-in-Residence at Shoebox Projects

Los Angeles, California

Deadline January 31, 2018 at midnight PST

 

Shoebox Projects, located at the Brewery Art Community in Los Angeles, California, is a project space that features work-only artist-in-residence space as well as gallery space. Founded in 2016 by Kristine Schomaker of Shoebox PR and Art and Cake, the residency is designed to allow emerging contemporary artists time and space to create new work exploring their practice.

Artists may submit a proposal of a project which will utilize the space as a studio to create new work. The residency will culminate in a solo closing reception that is promoted across Shoebox’s extensive network of art world influencers and press.

Proposals must have a contemporary art focus showing experimentation and career reach for the artist. We are especially interested in projects that involve social practice and push the artists’ work into new arenas of practice or theory. We urge artists to propose involving the public in their creative process.

 

Program Goals:

• To offer support and space to artists who are ready to move their work forward in the contemporary art landscape;
• To encourage artists to experiment and explore their concepts amongst a community of artists.

 

Eligibility:

• The residency is open to Southern California artists only, with a preference to Los Angeles area artists;
• We are interested in emerging artists who show a strong drive to move their career forward;
• Mid-career artists will be considered if they can show the residency will provide the catalyst for a significant change in direction.

 

Details of Residency:

• The period of residency is either 3 or 6 weeks;
• Residencies begins June 2018 and are being filled through 2019;
• Cost to the artist is $300 for 3 weeks or $600 for 6 weeks; A $75 non-refundable deposit is required upon acceptance of residency in order to hold your space;
• The obligation from the artist will include being present within the space a minimum of 20 hours a week;
• 225 Square Foot Studio/Gallery space at the Brewery Art Colony;
• A 30% commission will be put on all sold work;
• The project space is flexible daytime work only (i.e., no live-in accommodation);.

 

To Apply:

• Letter of interest explaining your specific interest in working with Shoebox Projects along with a proposed idea for utilizing the space;
• Artist bio;
• Artist statement;
• Link to artist website and relevant social media;
• Selection of 10-15 jpeg images of recent work;
• Give preferred availability for 2018-2019. and let us know if you would like the space for 3 or 6 weeks.

 

• Please send your proposal via dropbox to shoeboxpr@gmail.com;
• Title folder “{your name} – Shoebox Projects Residency”;
• Email shoeboxprojectsla@gmail.com to alert us that the file is there.

 

We will send confirmation of receipt within 48 hours. Proposals may take 6-8 weeks after deadline to be considered.