Hi Emma,

Does this mean, that there will be a fee paid by the artist, as well as
materials and outreach travel paid by the artist, or is the festival
paying for these things?

thanks

-cm
On Monday, April 11, 2005, at 02:46 AM, Emma Posey wrote:

> ONE OF THREE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES IN WALES, UK
> OPEN TO ALL ARTISTS WORLDWIDE
>
> The residencies are part of the programme for MAY YOU LIVE IN
> INTERESTING TIMES, Cardiff festival of creative technology, 28th to
> 30th October 2005.
>
> The artist/s will address the convergence of traditional, new media
> and emerging technologies. Focusing on the combination of data and
> communication, the project will employ one or all of the following
> technologies: transmission, networking, and/or surveillance.
>
> The residency host is Creative Mwldan, Cardigan, where the artist will
> have access to a range of technical equipment and expertise. Creative
> Mwldan is a centre in West Wales, UK, working with digital creativity.
> For further information on the host visit www.mwldan.co.uk.
>
> Fee: There is a fee of 4,800 (40 days), materials budget of 2,000,
> and outreach travel of 250.
>
> Deadline: Posted applications should be received by FRIDAY 29th APRIL
> 2005. Shortlisted artists will be notified on 6th May, interviews will
> be held in Cardigan, West Wales.
>
> Selection Panel: Hannah Firth (Curator, Chapter/ Festival Director),
> Steve Knight (Director, Creative Mwldan), Walt Warrilow (Project
> Manager, Cywaith Cymru/Artworks Wales), and Emma Posey (Director,
> Bloc/Festival Director).
>
> MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES is Cardiff's inaugural festival of
> creative technology - a three-day programme of events being held
> across the capital. The festival is being developed between bloc and
> Chapter. The residency programme for the festival is supported and
> managed by Cywaith Cymru/Artworks Wales), the national organisation
> for public art in Wales. The festival residencies are supported
> through the National Lottery celebration of Cardiff 2005.
>
> Festival Theme:
> Artists are increasingly engaged with or inspired by digital
> technology - exploring consumer and communication technologies such as
> the worldwide web, mobile networks, file sharing, and computer gaming.
> Because digital technology is a participatory medium with global
> reach, artists tend to explore digital technology in the context of
> public and shared spheres. Often digital art is situated somewhere
> between public art - albeit in a dematerialised form - and street
> culture where the technology itself is used as a 'site' for the
> production and presentation of art works. Although digital technology
> is often claimed to go beyond physical limitations, engagement with
> technology is always embedded in, or grounded in, real spaces and
> places whether this is explored from a user or network perspective.
>
> The residency form part of the festival's core programme where artists
> are being invited to investigate the 'places' where digital
> technologies become grounded in a geographical and social context. It
> is anticipated that the work from the residencies will have a strong
> presence in Cardiff during the festival period - 28th to 30th October
> 2005. All commissioned works shown at the festival will negotiate with
> the specifics of the location at various 'sites' in order to bring
> about activity and exchange beyond the gallery.
>
> The residency is open to an artist or group of artists and cover a
> period spent with the residency host between June and November this
> year (the timing of the residencies is negotiable although the work
> must be made evident during the festival period).
>
> If you have any questions or would like to have an informal discussion
> about the residency please email Walt Warrilow: walt@cywaithcymru.org.
>
> Applicants should post their CV, a proposal of no more than 1 side of
> A4 stating ref: Convergence, and supporting visual material in slide
> or CD format to:
> Convergence
> Cywaith Cymru . Artworks Wales
> Crichton House
> 11-12 Mount Stuart Square
> Cardiff
> CF10 5EE
> UK
>
> T: +44 (0)29 2048 9543
> F: +44 (0)29 2046 5458
> www.cywaithcymru.org
> e: walt@cywaithcymru.org
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