ACME Studio Visit –
Childers Street Studio’s for Stage Three Students interested in applying for
the prize.
Friday 25th April 11am meeting Naomi
Fitzsimmons last years winner of the ACME studio prize. PLEASE try and be there
on TIME, as we can not wait around to start the visit and you will not get in
to the studio if your not there by 11am.
I will be taking a list of people interested in
coming along at the Thursday 24 th meeting.
I will meet the group at the studio in Childers
Street (Deptford). CORNER of ROLT and CHILDERS Street
Heather Deedman the one of the organisers of ACME
will be there to answer questions you may have about the prize or indeed
getting a studio.
Map and details of how to get there below
Attached Buses to Childers Street and Map
The entrance to Childers
Street Studio’s is near the corner of Rolt St not where the purple dot is !!
165 Childers Street - SE8
Supported by Chelsea Arts Club Trust and Chelsea
College of Art and Design.
WHAT: Acme Studios with support from the Chelsea Arts
Club Trust is offering a graduating student a twelve month rent-free studio
together with a bursary of £2,500.
This will be the fifth Chelsea
Studio Award which will begin 1 October 2014. The dedicated studio for this
award is housed at Acme’s Childers Street studios in Deptford, London, E8 http://www.acme.org.uk/childers.php
The building, a former ship propellers foundry was converted in two stages and
now houses around 130 studios. The Chelsea Studio is situated on the ground
floor, with good access, is approximately 300 sq ft with high ceiling and good
natural daylight. The studio also sits adjacent to two other Graduate Residency
Award studios offered to MA students, the Chadwell Award and the Adrian
Curruthers Award.
As part of the award, Acme
Studios works with the selected student to provide appropriate ongoing
mentoring and opportunities for professional development.
BACKGROUND: The
award was set up in 2009 when Kiki Claxton and Harry Major, two second-year
students at Chelsea School of Art, approached Acme for support in providing
more appropriate prizes for graduating students. Aware of the difficulties
graduate artists face and encouraged by Kiki and Harry’s pro-activeness, Acme
offered to provide a studio rent-free, initially for six months which was
subsequently extended to twelve months.
In 2010-2011 the Chelsea Studio Award was greatly enhanced as a result
of a grant from Chelsea Arts Club Trust, who encourage art and design
education, and provide help and support for artists and designers.
APPLICATION: By written proposal with images (maximum 2) to be
emailed to: submission@acme.org.uk
with the subject heading: Chelsea Studio
Award 2014.
The proposal must include:
• A
word document (.doc not docX – due to compatibility issues) or plain text file
(e.g. .rtf) or a PDF document (.pdf)
• Full
name and contact details (both phone and email) must be included at the top of
the written document.
• Word
length: 400 words max – please keep to one side.
• Documents
should be saved in the following format: FirstnameSurnameAWARDTITLE e.g.
JamesSmithACMEStudio.doc
• If
including picture please save separately to the text as a .jpg or .pdf
• Images
should be saved in the following format: FirstnameSurnameAWARDTITLEimageNUMBER
e.g. JamesSmithACMEStudio1.jpg
• No
more than two images may be included.
• Unfortunately,
we cannot accept moving image or sound as supporting material but can accept
stills.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES:
• Describe
what your practice is (try to be concise and clear)
• How
do you plan to use the studio and the bursary
• How
would the use of a studio benefit your practice
• How
would you hope to take advantage of the mentoring offered
ELIGIBILITY:
• You must
be a student graduating in 2014
• You must
complete the application process following the guidelines above
• You must
be able to start the Studio Residency Award in October 2014
• You must
be eligible to remain in the UK for the 12 month period.
• You must complete the monitoring form provided separately and
send with your application.
DEADLINE: 5pm, Friday 16th May 2014
All applications will be
considered and an initial short-list will be drawn up by a
panel of Chelsea teaching staff.
Short-listed students will be informed and
asked to take part in a short
informal interview alongside their degree show at
the Breakfast preview held on Friday
13th June (TBC). The final selection will be
made by a panel consisting of an
Acme representative and an invited external
artist.