The Watermill Center/ ArteEast Partnership: Performance Residency Program
The Watermill Center and ArteEast are partnering for the first time to launch a special residency supporting the development of a new work by artists based in the Middle East and North Africa. Artists, art practitioners and institutions based or active in the Middle East and North Africa are invited to apply for the opportunity to participate in a residency program at Watermill Center. Eligible participants are citizens and/or residents of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq,Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
The partnership will be included in one of the Fall / Spring Residency slots at The Watermill Center for the 2011 / 2012 season and will be accompanied by an artist talk with the community about the work done in residence.
Expenses
Applicants are responsible for their own production and living expenses during the term of the residency, including food, travel to and from Watermill, art materials and supplies, and equipment rentals. The Watermill Center will offer signed letters of support for outside funding, as initiated by the artist, and can offer advice for any potential funders for assistance. Watermill will act as a fiscal sponsor for any fundraising efforts you might make within reason. If your proposal is accepted information will be provided to you about how this can be done.
Artists will be selected by The Watermill Center Selection Committee as well as by members of the ArteEast staff. Artists interested in applying should visitWatermill.Slideroom.com and select the Watermill Center / ArteEast Program.
For the complete Watermill Center Application Guidelines please click here.
Application Deadline?
Proposals must be received by May 31, 2011, 5:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time.
About The Watermill Center
Watermill is a laboratory for performance founded by Robert Wilson as a unique environment for young and emerging artists from around the world to explore new ideas. Watermill draws inspiration from all the arts and cultures as well as from social, human and natural sciences. Watermill is a global community of artists. Living and working together among the extensive collection of art and artifacts lies at the heart of the Watermill experience. Watermill is a haven for the next generations of artists, supporting their work among a network of international institutions and venues that embrace new interdisciplinary approaches.
Watermill is unique within the global landscape of experimental theatrical performance, and regularly convenes the brightest minds from all disciplines to do, in Wilson's words, "what no one else is doing." Watermill offers a wide range of programs and activities throughout the year. For the well-known International Summer Arts Program, Wilson invites 60-80 artists who come from over 25 countries—48 countries so far—for 4-5 weeks of intense creative exploration. For the Center’s Fall and Spring Residency programs, which take place from September to June, a high-profile committee of practitioners in the arts and humanities this year selected 17 groups, individual artists and scholars in residence to workshop their own creations.
For more information, please visit www.watermillcenter.org
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