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WORK WITH US!
We are currently looking for a part-time Membership Officer at Res Artis, based at our Australian Headquarters!
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Image description: White text over red shapes that reads, 'Work With Us' and 'Res Artis Membership Officer'.
We are looking for an experienced Membership Officer at Res Artis!
Please go to our website toapply before 5pm Friday February 24 (2023 - AEDT). Please note - applications that do not address the Selection Criteria will not be processed.
This role is based at our international headquarters on Wurundjeri woi-wurrung Country in Collingwood (Victoria, Australia) and is part-time (Tuesday, Thursday & Friday).
The position of Membership Officer is an integral role at Res Artis focused on the growth and development of our organisation by way of member liaison, retention and recruitment. The Membership Officer acts as the main point of contact for more than 600 existing members as well as potential Res Artis members, by approving membership applications, processing membership payments, responding to enquiries and actively working to recruit and retain our rapidly growing international membership base. This position plays an integral role to Res Artis by acting as the conduit between member needs and strategic decision-making.
Please go to our website to read the full Position Description and to apply! |
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Image description: A promotional visual for the 2023 Res Artis conference, with red, orange and blue shapes spelling out 'London' on an off-black background. White text reads: "Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone, 6-9 September 2023, London, England." White logos from Acme, Res Artis and UCL feature in the bottom right corner.] This design has been created by Everything In Between.
Join over 200 artists, arts residency providers and leading cultural mobility experts from around the globe at our next Res Artis conference from 6-9 September 2023, hosted byAcmein partnership with University College London (UCL). Titled Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone, the conference will bring the international artist residency community together in the UK for the very first time, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Res Artis and 50 years of Acme. This year’s event will help chart a future for impactful residency opportunities, with a focus on optimism and practical working solutions for issues facing the sector. Taking place in London with live-streamed sessions, Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone will explore our post-pandemic and increasingly fragmented world. The event will propose co-creation and collaboration as solutions to shared obstacles faced globally by residency providers and the artists they host.
Stay tuned for further details...
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Call Out for Speakers...
We're looking for submissions for conference content, with funding available for a limited number of successful proposals. Taking place in person and online, Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone will explore our post-pandemic and increasingly fragmented world. The event proposes co-creation and collaboration as solutions to shared obstacles faced globally by residency providers and the artists they host.
A mix of keynotes, artist performances, panel discussions, practical workshops and breakout working party groups will address issues ofpower, access and diversity & notions of working in partnership and co-creation. If you have an idea for Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone, please outline your proposal via the form below. Individual submissions and those from organisations of all sizes and locations are welcome.
Deadline for submissions: 11am (London GMT) Monday 6 March 2023
Should you have any questions about the 2023 Res Artis conference or submitting your proposal, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via communications@acme.org.uk. |
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Image credit: Graphic by SHIFT Culture. [Image description: an orange background with the SHIFT Culture logo and the words 'Shift Culture' in navy blue/white.]
At Res Artis we are SHIFT-ing our practices towards sustainability! We are thrilled to partner with 15 other international European cultural networks, to start our journey of eco-certification! The one year pilot phase will bring us to the audit and hopefully green certification.
Organisations involved include: EJN - Europe Jazz Network, REMA,, Aerowaves , ECHO, IETM International network for contemporary performing arts, Culture Action Europe, ENCATC, Opera Europa, CIRCOSTRADA, ELIA - European League of Institutes of the Arts, European Music Council, On the Move, ASSITEJ International, International Music Council, European Dancehouse Network, Creative Carbon Scotland (supporting organisation) and Green Leisure Group (supporting organisation).
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Image credit: Photograph courtesy of Res Artis Member La Barre Artist Residency, France. [Image description: A traditional stone building in France that houses the La Barre Artist Residency program. The building is surrounded by trees and grass.]
We are delighted to celebrate a new Res Artis Member to the network: The La Barre Artist Residency is an artist-run initiative positioned on a small slice of rural french country side in Chalais, France. Our residency provides emerging and mid-career artists a place for innovation and experimentation, offering an immersive environment, intercultural reciprocity and professional support. Located in the Parc Naturel Regional De La Brenne we offer artists a large shared studio; access to a shared workshop with a wide range of power operated and handheld tools; and large plein air painting stretches. We have fifteen acres of land and have outdoor facilities for artists for many disciplines. The land and fields are bordered by river and part of the area is shaded in a wooded hill. |
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Image credit: Photograph courtesy of Res Artis MemberLæsø Artist in Residence, Denmark. [Image description: an artist standing before a large painted canvas, laid out across the floor at the Læsø Artist in Residence studio.] The objective of the Læsø AiR programme for professional visual artists is to support the development of artists’ practice and to promote the exchange between Danish and foreign artists and the Danish art scene. The artists granted residencies will be given the opportunity to take part in networking activities, study visits, meetings with relevant professionals and institutions, and to receive professional artistic feedback. Læsø AiR also wishes to support the artistic process and research phase by providing the artists with time, space and opportunities for reflection and contemplation. |
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Advertise with Res Artis
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Image credit: Screenshot from Res Artis Advertising Promotional package, showing image from Res Artis Conference in Iran with white text over-laid that reads 'Advertise Through Res Artis.'
Would you like to advertise through Res Artis? We are committed to sharing opportunities for artists! All of our Member's content and advertisements from non-Members are vetted to ensure they align with our values and vision!
Our Advertising options are suitable for Res Artis Members, arts residency hosts that are not Res Artis Members, like-minded arts and cultural organisations and artists. We have an extensive reach through our website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Our public eNews alone reaches +23,000 global subscribers. |
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Image credit:IImage: Herman's Library in der Akademie Schloss Solitude. Photograph courtesy of Jana Hochdorfer. [Image Description: A close up photograph of books in a shelf.]
Do you have publications or ephemera that you would be willing to donate to the Res Artis Library? At our global headquarters in Melbourne, Australia we have an archive of books and ephemera, collected from valued Members and partner-organisations over our multi-decade history. The collection celebrates the diversity and innovations of the arts residency sector. We are always interested in adding to the archive, to ensure our Member's work, projects, and initiatives can be shared and appreciated for decades to come! We want to celebrate the work done by our Members and the creatives they support. If you have produced or own publications relating to residency experiences and would like to donate to the Res Artis archive, please post any materials to:
Res Artis
44 Glasshouse Road, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 3002.
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Image credit: Documentation of publication 'Virginia Leonard — Karen Black: Stonehouse - Glasshouse Residency 2019'. [Image description: photographs showing the front cover of the 'Virginia Leonard — Karen Black: Stonehouse - Glasshouse Residency 2019' publication, with photographs of a painting by Karen Black and a ceramic object by Virginia Leonard.]Did you know we have a Project Spaceat our international headquarters in Australia? Currently on show is The Cook & Her Driver, an exhibition celebrating works produced through Stonehouse - Glasshouse Residency.
In 2019 esteemed artists Virginia Leonard and Karen Black undertook the Stonehouse Glasshouse residency program in France, through support from Antje and Andrew Géczy and Res Artis benefactors Michael Schwarz and David Clouston. The Cook and Her Driver presents works created during the residency and a publication celebrating the artist’s experience, titled Virginia Leonard – Karen Black: Stonehouse – Glasshouse Residency, 2019
Stonehouse – Glasshouse Residency is a program developed in collaboration between Antje and Andrew Géczy, and Res Artis benefactors Michael Schwarz and David Clouston. The primary purpose of the residency is to offer Australian and New Zealand artists the opportunity to live and work in France where cultural exchange, understanding and inspiration is encouraged.
This exhibition coincides with'The drunkard's cloak'at Gertrude Glasshouse by Gavin Bell, Jarrah de Kuijer & Simon McGlinn. Entry to our Project Space is viaGertrude Glasshouse at 44 Glasshouse Rd, Wurundjeri woi-wurrung Country, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. Please note, our Project Space is not accessible. |
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Initiative to aid arts and cultural professionals in the Ukraine
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| In lieu of our conference How to inhabit instability?to be hosted byIZOLYATSIA in cooperation with Ukrainian Institute, House of Europeand Goethe-Institut Ukraine that was scheduled to take place in Kyiv in late 2022 and is now cancelled due to the war, we have diverted our focus to work with our partners on building a special section of our websiteto support Ukrainian arts and cultural workers in need.
Head to ourwebsite to read our statements, expressing solidarity with our Ukrainian partners; to learn about Emergency Residency opportunitiesfor Ukrainian creatives; for Humanitarian Resources; for information on like-minded organizations implementing aid solutions and to learnhow you can help.
If you have an Emergency Residency or opportunities that can be added to this section of website, please email webeditor@resartis.org
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Member Packs and Benefits
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Image credit: Photograph courtesy of Res Artis Member FaveLAB residency, Greece. [Image description- Six people standing on the street in Athens chatting, while attending an event through FaveLAB Residency in Athens.]As a Res ArtisMember you get a wide range of benefits. These include promotion of your program and Open Calls to our extensive network; information on the global residency sector; Member-support from our dedicated team; opportunities to connect with like-minded organisations and institutions; advocacy support; information on digital opportunities and exclusive access to our annual conferences.
We have been busy building Member Resource Packs that can assist Members in professionalising their programs. The Packs we have produced so far include information on program promotion, artist promotion, residency agreements, advertising support and advice on how to create meaningful online experiences. Already a Member? Login in to the Member Portal on the Res Artis website to view the packs for free. Not yet a Member? Follow the link below to learn more... |
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