CALL FOR ARTISTS

Artist-in-Residence at Shoebox Projects

Los Angeles, California

Deadline September 30th at midnight PST

Shoebox Projects, located at the Brewery Art Community in Los Angeles California, is a new artist residency founded in 2016 by Kristine Schomaker.  In association with 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 show at Shoebox Projects. 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 one month;

• Residencies begins February 13^th 2017 and are being filled through 2017;

• Cost to the Artist is $300 all-inclusive; A $50 non-refundable deposit is required upon acceptance of residency in order to hold your space;

• 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);

• Shoebox PR marketing is not included, but will be considered for the duration of the residency at a discounted event rate.

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 2017;

• 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 to be considered.