We are currently seeking applications for the Pete Lloyd Lewis Studio Award, which offers a free studio to one artist for one year from 1st June 2016. The Award commemorates the work and life of Pete Lloyd Lewis, an artist and founding member of Chisenhale Art Place which encompasses Chisenhale Studios. Now in its third year, the award is open to applications from 2015 and 2016 Fine Art MA/MFA graduates.
Pete’s practice was playful, experimental and open to diverse influences and media, from text, glitter and celebrity photojournalism, to sculptural installation, video and print. He was preoccupied with the boundaries between the artificial and the real, often amplifying the synthetic qualities of materials and forms by contextualising them in relation to nature. Pete’s exhibitions were daring and genre-defying: a series of paintings worn as clothes, a performance space for the homeless, and ‘Sneeze’ a video comprising snippets of 80 second footage by 80 artists. He used collaboration and curating as methods of investigating the expanded possibilities of image-making in dialogue with different communities.
The successful application should demonstrate how aspects of the applicant’s own practice could make connections with, or respond to, the themes and ideas that shaped Pete’s work.
Chisenhale Art Place is an arts education charity and all studio artists are expected to contribute to its public benefit. With 40 studios, it is an active space with regular artist run events, workshops and open studios. The recipient of the Pete Lloyd Lewis Award would also be expected to contribute, through occasional public facing activities.
The studio itself is:
- 520 sq ft.
- 1st floor, with no lift access.
- South-facing
- No central heating
How to Apply:
Please send us a single PDF containing your answers to the four questions below with three images of your recent works and a current CV. The file size should not exceed 5MB and the file name must include your own name. Please email applications to applications@chisenhale.co.uk
- Describe your practice with reference to recent works (max 350 words)
- How does your practice relate to some of the themes and processes that Pete valued? (max 250 words).
- Why do you need a free studio for a year and how would you make the most of this opportunity to develop your practice? (max 300 words).
- How might you contribute to Chisenhale Studios’ public-facing programme? (max 200 words)
Deadline for applications is 12 noon, Monday 21st March 2016.
A shortlist of applicants will be made, with interviews held 11th April (tbc). As accommodation and travel is not part of the award, applicants should already be settled in London.
More information on Chisenhale Studios can be found on our website www.chisenhale.co.uk/chisenhale