Creative Residency

2012-2013 Creative Residency
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Applications Due May 11, 2012

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 I’m 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 selects artists annually from applicants of all artistic genres. The six-ten week residency gives artists the time, support and space to advance their work.  PlatteForum inspires them to take risks and explore new possibilities. Each resident dedicates time to groups of youth in Learning Labs or intensive workshops that build upon the ideas and forms of the resident artist. The Creative Resident also mentors ArtLab, PlatteForum’s internship program participants. The Creative Residency culminates in a performance or exhibition of the artist’s work presented in tandem with the youths’ work at our studio.

PlatteForum is a member of the Alliance of Artist Communities, an international organization that advances creativity.  In short, they are research-and-development labs for the arts. 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.

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THE NITTY GRITTY
• Six-to-ten-week residency
• 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
• Mentor and collaborate with youth
• Inspiration from youth
• 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