Funded Residencies - SculptureSpace
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Twenty artists are selected every year. Each receives a $2000 stipend toward residency expenses. The selection is made by the Sculpture Space Review Committee and a rotating guest panelist. Artists are notified in March of the panel’s decision. Primary criteria are quality, originality, and potential for growth. Non-New York artists pay a nominal fee toward housing. Free housing and $100 transportation stipend are available for New York State artists.
Artists are asked to credit/acknowledge Sculpture Space when the work that they make here is subsequently exhibited or published, and to provide excellent images of their work for our Web site, archives and publications.
Application Requirements
• Ten images of recent work (within the last three years)
in the form of one of the following:
A) 35 mm slides: 35 mm transparency in a 2" x 2"
plastic or cardboard mounts. Do not send glass slides,
non-standard sizes or thick plastic mounts.
B) JPEG files: Apple-compatible JPEG files, 1 MB,
800 x 600 pixel maximum
C) DVD: Apple compatible DVD, 3 minute maximum
running time (North American, zones 1 or 0)
D) PowerPoint presentation: 3 minute maximum time
• Nine copies of an image script with title, date, dimensions
and medium. Include thumbnails of digital images, 1˝ x 1˝.
• Nine copies of a brief (half page) Project Description
and/or artist’s statement
• Nine copies of a one-page resumÈ with artist’s current
contact information.
• Names, addresses and phone numbers of three references
• A self-addressed stamped envelope for return of slides.
Be sure to include sufficient postage or slides will not
be returned.
• International applicants: please submit five international
mail coupons for return of slides. (These coupons must
be stamped in the post office in which they are
purchased or they cannot be used.)
• Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• Artists submitting performance-based works should
include a CD-R with still images and a DVD with video clips. Please advise as to which the committee should view first.
Include a self-addressed stamped postcard if you would like confirmation of the receipt of your application package. Please include your name, current address, e-mail and phone number on all submitted materials. Please call if you have any questions. Information is also available at http://www.sculpturespace.org/.
The Residency
Artists are scheduled for 11 months (September 2011 –August 2012, excluding December) with no more than four artists in residence at any one time. Artists are expected to stay for a full two months. Residents have access to the open studio 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are responsible for their own materials, specialized tools, fees for work done outside the premises, and for an assistant, should they require one. Residents typically spend approximately $1000 per month on materials and expenses. A basic command of the English language is necessary. Bicycles are provided, however, access to a car is definitely extremely helpful.
Sculpture Space’s studio manager will provide an introductory orientation session, will act as a liaison with suppliers, and can provide technical assistance as needed. Sculpture Space facilities and grounds can accommodate a great variety of projects, both in terms of materials and scale. The City of Utica is supportive of community-based site-specific work. The public is invited to quarterly work-in-progress receptions; other visits occur by appointment.
A personal visit to Sculpture Space is welcomed. Please call to make an appointment.
About Sculpture Space
Sculpture Space is unique in North America for its service to sculptors who come to Utica, NY to make new work. The program has helped advance the careers of over 400 national and international artists since 1976. Artists-in-residence have access to specialized resources available in the Mohawk Valley to make sculpture on a scale which they otherwise might not afford, in a supportive environment conducive to experimentation.
Work that is made and first seen in Utica is often exhibited in galleries, museums and sculpture parks worldwide.
Housing
One shared furnished apartment in a newly renovated purchased two-story house only one block from the studio. Offers four private bedrooms, living room, kitchen, two full bathrooms and laundry. Non-New York State artists are assessed a nominal monthly rent. Artists are responsible for their own meals and transportation. Both the apartment and studio have fully equipped kitchens. No pets are allowed in the studio or the artists’ apartment.
The Studio
The studio is located in downtown Utica, New York, in proximity to light industry and various fabrication shops. The facility consists of 5,000 square feet of open studio, and two 400 square foot private studios for special projects. The space is outfitted with concrete floors, a two-ton system of traveling hoists, and extra-wide overhead doors. The studio has wireless access, and the Artists’ Office has DSL and a G4 computer; artists should bring their own digital equipment. The c. 3 acres of land that surround the building can supplement indoor studio space in the summer. An outdoor work pad is equipped with a 50' monorail hoist and provides an outdoor exhibition area. A maximum of four artists can be accommodated at one time. Sculpture Space is a founding member of the New York State Artists Workspace Consortium, and the Alliance of Artists’ Communities.
Staff
Sydney Waller, Executive Director
Scott Hartmann, Studio Manager
SCULPTURE SPACE EQUIPMENT LIST
Please bring your own safety glasses!
Hand Tools–Air
1/8"–1/4" Die Grinder
Needle Scaler
3/8" Drill
25 lbs. Sand Blaster
Scribe
2 Chipping Hammers
6" Angle Grinder
10 H.P. Air Compressor
18 Gauge Stapler
4" Angle Grinder
16 Gauge Nibbler
Straight Line Sander
Steel
2 set Oxy/acetylene Gauges, Hoses
Cutting Torches, Welding & Heating Tips
One 6" Bench Mounted Grinder
Heavy Duty 10" Pedestal Grinder
Little Giant 50 lbs. Trip Hammer
Large Anvil with tools, Swage Block
Assorted Sledge Hammers
Various Vices
Drill Press, Heavy Duty
5/8” Bench Drill Press
One 250 AMP MIG Welder
One 185 AMP Millermatic MIG Welder
One 100 AMP Lincoln Ideal Arc MIG Welder
One 225 AMP AC (“Buzz Box”) Welders
One Miller Syncrowave 250 TIG Welder
PowerMax 800 Hypotherm Plasma Cutter 1/2"
Milwaukee 14" Abrasive Cut-off Saw
Steel (continued)
Assortment of Heavy C Clamps
Small Horizontal Cut-off Bandsaw
7' x 12' Horizontal Cut-off Bandsaw
Light Duty Bandsaw–16" Throat
One Blacksmith Bench
One 12' Steel Table
4' x 8' H Beam Table
Wood
12" Delta Heavy Duty Belt Sander
Large Pattern Shop Bandsaw–36" Throat
12" Electric Chain Saw
10" Heavy Duty Table Saw
12" Compound Miter Saw
4' x 8' Working Table
Woodworking Bench
One Layout Table
Hand Tools–Electric
Hand Drills
Ryobi Cordless Drill
Panasonic Cordless Drill
8 gauge Nibbler
One 41/2" Grinders
Palm Sander
Milwaukee 7 1/4" Circular Saw
Bosch Jig Saw
Bosch 4" Belt Sander
Milwaukee Sawzall
Orbital 5" Sander / 6" Polisher
One 3/4" HP Router
Miscellaneous
2 Ton Pallet Truck
One Wheelbarrow
One Cement Mixer
Various Hand Carts
1 Ton Indoor Traveling Bridge Crane
Outdoor Work Pad with 50' Overhead Rail
16' Clearance
Welding Screens
2 Ton Electric Fork Lift
Computer Equipment
and Software (in Staff Office)
HP Scanjet 5p
Canon Poweshot G2 Digital Camera
Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS400
G4/OSX* with Adobe CS2 (in Artists’ Office)
G5/OSX with Adobe CS2
Studio equipment purchased in part with funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation, Community Foundation of Oneida and Herkimer Counties (Frank W. Baker Fund and Joseph J. Cardamone, Jr. Memorial Fund), McQuade and Bannigan, Senator Ray Meier, and Assemblywoman Roann Destito.
SculptureSpace
12 Gates Street
Utica, New York 13502
Tel: 315.724.8381
Fax: 315.797.6639
www.sculpturespace.org
[email protected]
