A.I.R. London, Great Britain

RED is an events and exhibition space in the heart of Shoreditch.

“In April 2010, we took over 1-3 Rivington Street, then a near-derelict building, empty for a year and a half, and made it into one of the London’s most exciting cultural hubs. We are a collective of creative individuals and organisations striving to bring together art, music and film via many varied cultural events, forging/cementing local, national and international collaborations/partnerships. At Red we offer low-cost space to artists and Internet start-ups.

We host exhibitions, live art, live music and club events, literary soirees, symposiums and film screenings. We also provide with MATERIAL a bookshop and are able to publish our own books. Under the ‘{ourhistory}’ banner we curate large-scale gallery shows (currently touring internationally) covering subjects as diverse as the history of acid house and the future of art in the East End, with exhibitions such as ‘20 years of Acid House’, ‘East End Promise’ and ‘East Pop’. We are a self-funding creative enterprise, independently run relying neither on private nor public backers. One of our guiding principles is to work with, and seek input from the local artistic and creative communities, to build new business models and strengthen local, national and international ties in order to further our vision of an expansive artistic culture.” (RED Gallery statement)

FACTS

What we provide

• Two months long residency in London from April until May 2014
• Free accommodation (fully furnished with kitchen, no room service)
• Honorary: 500 € brutto per month
• Travelling costs Košice-London-Košice
• Material costs up to 500 €

What we demand

• We search for emerging Slovak artist, who is open for collaborations with local artists
• Individual artist, no duos of groups
• One presentation during the residency and one presenation after the residency in Košice
• Intermediate or upper intermediate level of English
• The artist is responsible for his/her health insurance and liability insurance for the time of the residency

Application

• PDF n°1: Curriculum Vitae – Please send a short CV including your name, address, phone, email along with educational and exhibition background
• PDF n°2: Letter of motivation – Describe in few sentences your motivation to go to London
• PDF n°2: portfolio

All material submitted must be in English language.

Deadline: 3rd March 2014, via email to zuzana.kotikova@kosice2013.sk