Open Call for 11:11 London residency, in November 2024 (duration 4 weeks) in collaboration with Iniva’s specialist collections library: Stuart Hall Library
11:11 and iniva a partnering to offer a research residency commencing in November to a practitioner with a strong interest in special collections, artists archives and archival practices.
11:11’s London residency is a one-month residency set in Residency 11:11 founders Alex Bell and Giulia Shah’s home in London. For a duration of one month, the residency aims to connect its guests to the city’s artistic landscape, encouraging practitioners to explore local discourses and collaborations. The residency is housed in an informal and homely shared flat with Residency 11:11 founders Alex and Giulia. The residency does not offer studio space, but rather time to reflect and research. Residency 11:11 supports art practitioners by opening up our network, curatorial guidance and offering the opportunity to host a public presentation and gain feedback on their practice. By creating transnational connections, we are interested in diverse practices that question the role of art and how this can differ across borders, histories and economies.
Collections:
The practitioner would be invited to engage with iniva’s Artist File Collection, which documents radical and emergent contemporary artistic practice centering Global Majority, African, Asian, and Caribbean diaspora perspectives between 1994–2005. The collection primarily contains various amounts of ephemera in the form of gallery invitations, press releases, 35mm slides, biographies, press clippings and much more.
With Stuart Hall Library being a specialist library that centres art and theory publications from the Global Majority, African, Asian, Caribbean, Polynesian, Latinx, and Diaspora perspectives, we are seeking proposals that centre diasporic perspectives and identity.
The Residency:
The residency will be concluded with a public engagement moment at Iniva, here in London.
Due to the intimate nature of the residency being housed in our home we can only offer space to one artist per residency. Residency 11:11 does not have a permanent public space but we collaborate and partner with local organisations to facilitate our public programme.
We are a queer women run organisation and prioritise giving opportunities to artists who identify as women, as queer, as non-binary and trans.
Who can apply:
- Art practitioners with a strong interest in special collections and archival practices
- National or international art practitioners based outside of London.
- Residency 11:11 is a queer women run organisation and we prioritise giving opportunities to artists who identify as women, as queer, as non-binary and trans.
We currently can’t accept applications from collectives or groups as we can only provide accommodation for 1 individual.
Unfortunately, we do not have any step free access. The residency flat is based on the 2nd floor of a Victorian building without lift.
What we offer:
- £500 research budget
- £250 public engagement fee
- £200 budget towards travel
- Access to Iniva’s library and support from Iniva’s archivist and engagement producer Kaitlene Koranteng
- Access to workspace in the Iniva library during opening hours
- Artist development and curatorial support by 11:11
- Accommodation for the duration of your residency: single room with private bathroom in shared flat in London (with 11:11 founders Giulia & Alex)
- Space and time to reflect, research and test new ideas
- Support in delivering a public presentation with Iniva at the end of the residency
- 11:11’s network and London’s artistic landscape
To apply:
- Send us a brief outline, Maximum 1 A4 or max 5 min voice recording, of how you would spend your time in residence and if you have any thoughts on how your public presentation will take shape. We are interested in reflective/critical public events where ideas are shared and tested such as talks, screenings, readings, workshops, discussion groups etc. Make sure to incorporate the following:
- How will you be using your time in London and at Iniva?
- How will this experience benefit your practice?
- What is your relationship to archival work and/or special collections?
- How does the intimate nature and domesticity of the residency resonate with you/your work?
- What type of support are you expecting while in residence?
- Portfolio no longer than 10 pages in PDF format or a slideshow/video showcase no longer than 5 min through an online link, such as YouTube or Vimeo. Feel free to add text if this feels appropriate. We do not accept any wetransfers, google drive folders or Dropbox links.
Deadline to apply July 1st (Midnight BST) 2024
Resident selected by the end of July 2024
We are hosting a public Zoom event to ask questions on the application process 20 June at 1pm (BST)
Please send all information attached to one email body to residency1111@gmail.com or email us here for any questions.
More info and frequently asked questions can be found on our website here.
About Residency 11:11:
Residency 11:11 is an artist-run and artist-led initiative in London offering physical residencies in London and online residencies alongside a public programme of events and workshops. Initiated by artists Giulia Shah and Alex Bell in 2018, the residency runs from their flat in London. Residency 11:11 is a queer women run organisation and we prioritise giving opportunities to queer artists and women artists.
As an artist-run initiative we share experiences as peers and support artists in the same way we would like to be supported. As an artist-led initiative we encourage artists to identify what they need and from here we do our best to support this.
11:11’s London residency is a research-based residency situated in a residential shared flat in London. For a duration of one month the residency aims to connect its guests to the city’s artistic landscape, encouraging practitioners to explore local discourses and collaborations.
Since 2019 we have been facilitating an online residency programme. The 11:11 Online residency is accessed from your computer screen and encourages residents to explore and share a new body of research via our online platform. 11:11 Online focuses on questions around the intersection of art, technology and accessibility.
Residency 11:11 supports art practitioners by opening up the network of friends of 11:11. By creating transnational connections we are interested in diverse practices that question the role of art and how this can differ across borders, histories and economies.
Our 2023 programme is kindly supported by Arts Council England. The grant will help us to support artists by offering fees, growing relationships with new and existing collaborators and help develop our online platforms.
Programming associated with our Artist File Collection is supported by the Hauser and Wirth Institute as part of the project Representation and Accessibility in the Artist Files.