Radar Residency Opportunity

Call for residency proposals from Lancashire artists

East Lancashire, UK, February/March 2011

Deadline for Applications: Now extended to Monday 3rd January 2011 5pm GMT

Fee: £2500 GBP, plus travel expenses

Radar is an innovative programme of digital artists' residencies in public libraries across the county of Lancashire, in the North West of England.

We are currently seeking an artist who lives or works in Lancashire, or has strong Lancashire connections, to become Radar's third artist in residence in East Lancashire, at Nelson, Brierfield and Burnley Campus libraries . Artists must be available to be in residence throughout February and March 2011.

The goal of Radar is to explore relationships between the virtual and physical cultural experiences on offer and potentially available through libraries; to consider the role of libraries as free and accessible public gateways to culture, and the implications of the evolution of digital culture on this core function. Resident artists are expected to do this through engaging collaboratively and creatively with library users and staff.

How to apply

All potential applicants should download and read the full brief, background information and application instructions (download from the folly website – http://www.folly.co.uk/news-items/call-residency-proposals-lancashire-ar...).

For an informal discussion prior to submitting an application contact Jennifer Stoddart, folly Projects Manager on [email protected], 01524 388550

Apply by sending a statement (no longer than two sides of A4) detailing:

• Your particular areas of interest in relation to the scheme and its goals (as detailed in the brief)

• A suggestion of how you would spend your time in residence, what you would expect to achieve and why

Please also include in your application:

• Your CV

• Examples of previous work

• A completed equal opportunities monitoring form (available to download from the folly website)

Applications should be submitted by email to Oyunga Gombo-Ochir, folly Project Assistant, at [email protected]

folly is committed to equal opportunities in our employment, programme and services.

Radar is a partnership between leading digital arts agency folly and the Lancashire County Library and Information Service.

Please note, folly's offices will be closed from the 24^th December till the 4^th January. If you have any queries, please keep this in mind.