transform lives through art
Strengthening individual practice through collaboration.
Competitive annual international selection
Opportunity to work with a nationally recognized award-winning organization
Creative work in the PlatteForum studio
Stipend and materials budget
Work with the youth of the community for four - six hours per week
Public exhibitions, talks, demonstrations and receptions
For the Artist
Time, space and support for the creation of new work
Regional and national recognition
Living quarters adjacent to studio
2,000 sq. ft studio in downtown Denver
Private reception honoring the artist
Public presentation and reception
Ongoing promotion through the PlatteForum website
Growth as an artist and a creative member of the community
For the Youth
Work in a real-world studio with professional artists
Exposure to a diversity of artists and ideas
Observe and interact with one-on-one with an artist
For the Community
Exposed to new artistic genres/ideas
More engagement in the life of a city around the role of the arts
Increases individual opportunity and propensity to be involved and participate in the arts and creative process
Increases access to the arts by breaking down barriers for community members to be involved and experience the arts and creative process
2013-2014 Creative Residency
Application deadline March 15, 2013.
PlatteForum gave me the resources and support to achieve a creative and professional breakthrough. My time in residence fundamentally altered how I perceive myself as an artist. I feel more confident, more empowered, and more certain than ever that Im pursuing an essential path. ~Andrea Moore, Creative Resident 2011
The experience at PlatteForum was more than anything I could have imagined. It is like a Mecca of positive energies, where art serves as a model for learning and sharing joy.~Abigail Kokai, Creative Resident 2011
PlatteForum's Creative Residency program offers the opportunity for reflection and intensive creative work. This stipend-based program aims to create an eenvironment where artists create a body of work, interact with underserved youth in the community, and present the work to the public in exhibitions, performances and events. PlatteForum is a member of the Alliance of Artist Communities, an international organization that advances creativity. While there are many ways to support and experience the arts books and paintings, performances and poetry, movies, museums, and music artists communities support individuals in the creation of new art and ideas.APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Who Can Apply: The Creative Residency programs are open to artists in all genres. Applications from established professional artists, emerging artists, and graduate students are welcome. We encourage local, national, and international artists to apply. Artistic excellence, merit, and creative ways for interacting with the public as articulated in the application are important criteria in the selection process. Applicants must be able to speak and understand English. There is a three-year waiting period for former residents (for example, a Creative Resident from the 2010-11 season is not eligible to apply until the 2013-14 season). Resident artists are asked to donate a piece of art that will be auctioned by PlatteForum to support the residency program.
Selection Process: An interdisciplinary selection committee will consider applications for the residencies. Care will be given to selecting artists who represent a variety of genres, experiences, and ideas.
Stipend/Support: PlatteForum provides facility, stipend ($250/week) to help defray artist expenses, staff support, program administration, workshop support, youth workshop supplies, opening event, press releases, printed invitations.
Application Deadline: March 15, 2013
Applicatiion Fee: $35
Facilities & Services: The contemporary facility is over 3,000 square feet with dedicated outdoor sculpture area and plaza. An open studio (2,000 square feet) is surrounded by staff offices, kitchen, restrooms, and artist/staff space with shower and futon couch.
Housing: Modest, private artist apartment with private bathroom, shower and futon.
Meals: Kitchen is available for artists' use.
Computer/Internet Access: Computer and internet connection provided in common area (shared), Computer and internet connection provided in living or studio area (private), Wireless Internet
Accessibility: housing/grounds/studios are accessible. Public areas and studios are wheelchair accessible.
Residency Fees: none
Additional Expectations/Community Involvement: Strengthening individual practice through collaboration. Resident artists dedicate 4-6 hours each week to work with one small groups of underserved youth, K-12, in intensive workshops that build upon the ideas and forms of the Creative Resident. PlatteForum staff supports the artist in the organization and facilitation of the youth workshops. Each residency culminates in a public reception where the work and ideas of the Creative Resident and the youth are presented in a performance, exhibition or artist talk, seminar,depending on the work of the Creative Resident and the youth.
For more information email Judy Anderson