[NetBehaviour] DIY 6: 2009 - Call For Proposals......

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Call For Proposals......

DIY 6: 2009

Professional development projects BY artists FOR artists

Deadline for proposals: 11 May 2009

DIY 6 is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and 
run unusual training and professional development projects for other 
artists.

DIY 6 builds on the strengths of previous DIY schemes which have been 
rewarding experiences for project leaders, participants and organisers 
alike. Reports on previous DIY schemes can be found at 
www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk (or direct: <http://tinyurl.com/2c5j8r>).

DIY 6 is a Live Art Development Agency initiative developed in 
collaboration with Artsadmin (national), New Work Network (national) The 
Basement (South East), Colchester Arts Centre (East England), Nuffield 
Theatre & LANWest (North West), and PLATFORM (South West and national).

We want to hear from you if have an idea for an exciting, innovative and 
idiosyncratic Live Art professional development project that offers 
something new and is geared to the eclectic and often unusual needs of 
artists whose practices are grounded in challenging and unconventional 
approaches, forms and concepts. If you think you can initiate and run a 
DIY 6 professional development project then read the full application 
guidelines on www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk


* We are planning to support nine DIY 6 projects across England with 
awards of £1,000 each.


* Of these nine projects there will be one each specifically based in, 
and/or stimulating and benefiting artists from, the North West, South 
East, and East England. In a special one off initiative for DIY 6 we are 
also seeking proposals to lead two DIY projects in collaboration with 
PLATFORM which will address and revolve around the issue of climate 
change and climate justice, one of which must take pace in Bristol. All 
other DIY 6 projects can take place anywhere in England.


* All DIY 6 projects must take place between 1 August and 30 September 2009.


Full application guidelines are on www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk 
<http://www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk>

Email versions of the guidelines can also be requested from 
diy at thisisLiveArt.co.uk

I believe 'DIY for artists' is a really productive form of training, as 
it is so specifically tailored to what I need. I've been on many 
training courses before but none that felt so relevant to me. To carry 
on the tailoring analogy - it's the difference between a bespoke suit 
and an off the peg outfit!! (Clare Thornton, DIY 1 participant)

I’ve learnt more in these three days than in the past six months (Casper 
Below, DIY 2 participant)

The workshops have refreshed my outlook and contexts for making and 
performing artwork (Jenny Edbrooke, DIY 3 participant)

As a way of creatively engaging with others this was very different from 
anything I have experienced before. (Sarah Bell, DIY 4 participant)

We were invigorated, perplexed, well fed, exhausted, annoyed,
talkative, fit and sporty. We made some new friends and
strengthened our relationships with the others we knew from
before. We worked hard and had some fun. We wondered and
wandered together. We considered resistance and hope and
are left with more than enough food for thought. (DIY 5 participants on 
First Retreat then Advance!!)


Reports on all previous DIY schemes found on www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk

DIY 6 partners:

www.thisisLiveArt.co.uk
The Live Art Development Agency offers resources, professional 
development schemes and curatorial and publishing initiatives to support 
Live Art practices

www.artsadmin.co.uk
Artsadmin is a national resource offering advice and professional
development for artists within in the areas of live and performance art, 
based in Toynbee Studios, London.

www.colchesterartscentre.com,
Colchester Arts Centre: Never knowingly understood

www.nuffieldtheatre.com
The Nuffield Theatre Lancaster is a key UK venue for nurturing, 
presenting and commissioning artists working in experimental theatre, 
contemporary dance and live art.

www.thebasement.uk.com
The Basement is a dedicated innovative and experimental live art venue 
with a regular programme for presenting national and international 
performance.

www.platformlondon.org
PLATFORM combines art, research, campaigning and activism towards social 
and ecological justice.

www.newworknetwork.org.uk
New Work Network supports the development of new performance, live and 
interdisciplinary arts practices by nurturing arts practitioners through 
the creation of innovative professional development activities that 
focus on networking, exchange and collaboration across the UK and 
internationally.