Description & Terms
The Shed, located in Seattle, WA, is offering two- to four-week residencies for artists who consider themselves inter-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, post-disciplinary, site-specific, or are otherwise media-fluid in their practices. The 2023 season residencies will focus on The Being Mode.
The Being Mode is an existential state of being—a way of being in the world that is relational and continuously unfolding. In this state, you feel embedded with and attuned to your surroundings. You feel embodied in your thoughts, movements, and behaviors. It is a process of placing the muchness of you in relation to the muchness of the world that allows the world to disclose itself to you and you to the world. This mutual awakening is considered a foundational element of the flow state, altered states of consciousness, and transformation.
Applicants will be interested in research, lab time, and/or generative studio time that utilizes the elements of emergence, embeddedness, embodiment, and cognitive extension in some way. The Shed will take special interest in artists with a non-Western, non-colonial point of view.
Since the emphasis on the residency is as a lab space, following these interests to a public conclusion is not required. You are encouraged to use the residency to explore work you would not normally be able to make.
Timeline
March 12th, 2023 - Submissions due
March 22nd, 2023 - Artists notified
April 2023 – Aug 2023 - Residency period 1
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024 - Residency period 2
3-4 Artists will be selected for each residency period
Terms of the Residency
-Artist will be given access to The Shed for the duration of their residency, and will coordinate with the curator in accommodating the space’s multiple uses. Free accommodation in the proximal home may be available for non-local artists.
-Artist will conduct a “take-over” of The Shed’s Instagram for the duration of the residency
-Artist will document their experience or allow their work to be documented and posted/published by the curator
**Please note there is no SAVE option. You may want to prepare your material ahead of time. Below is the list of questions you will encounter. Required answers are asterisked.
Artist Name*
Additional artists / Artist collective name / group name / moniker
Email*
Phone number*
Social Media Handle(s)
Are you and any other involved artists vaccinated?*
Please select two months in which you would be able to fulfill a residency between 2-4 weeks in length.*
Brief Bio*
Describe who you are as an artist and the ways in which your work is cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, post-disciplinary, or media fluid.*
What interests you about the Being Mode and what are some ways you can see yourself exploring or encapsulating this idea within your exploratory practices and art-making?*
Work Sample
Submit your work sample in the way that best suits the kind of work you make. Include between 6 to 10 samples that allow for the gestalt and the details of your work to be experienced and appreciated.
You can use one or both of these methods:
1) Using the uploader in this application
2) Attaching links to your work online or via cloud (like Google drive or Dropbox)
Work Sample Description*
Provide some context for your work and how to best experience these samples.
