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APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN | REGIONAL ART + RESEARCH RESIDENCIES at MOORAMONG 2021

Applications are now open for the annual Regional Art + Research Residencies, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the City of Melbourne. BLINDSIDE is pleased to partner with the National Trust to facilitate the Mooramong Art + Research Residency and invites applications from two Melbourne- based artists and two artists based in regional Victoria to undertake residencies together, respond to the site and perhaps collaborate in some way.

The residency is open to people working in all fields of creative practice including writing, sound, film, movement, drawing and to bring distinct, contemporary and creative voices to a heritage site and to support the development of new work and thinking.

Residency period: Monday 13 September - Sunday 3 October, 2021.

Residencies are artist-driven, and will take place at Mooramong, a working farm of 4,000 acres that was owned by horse racing magnet Donald ‘Scobie’ Mackinnon who remodelled it in 1938 for his movie star wife Claire Adams.

Mororamong is located in the Western District off the Glenelg Highway at 635 Mooramong Road in Skipton, Victoria. Situated on lands of the Wadawurrung, the stony rises site located at Mooramong is of significance to the Wadawurrung group. The estate also incorporates an airstrip and the Mackinnon Nature Reserve (approximately 600 acres) which is home to the endangered Eastern Barred Bandicoot and other Australian species including the Wedge-Tailed Eagle and Brolga.

The colonial history, architectural flavour, working farm and nature reserve offer a myriad of possibilities for tangential artistic engagement. BLINDSIDE and the National Trust are particularly interested in projects and research surrounding issues of conservation, sustainability, settlement histories and pre-colonial histories specific to the site.

Within this multi-dimensional setting, artists develop a body of work or a site responsive project, or simply undergo a period of structured and intensive research to grow creatively. At the close of the residency period artists are required to create a residency report and share research findings / creative outcomes via online platforms.

Artists are required to submit an application that outlines their proposed residency project. Please keep in mind that proposals may present a framework for residency activity and possible outcomes, but do not need to be fully resolved as projects may shift and develop during the residency engagement.

The successful applicants will receive:

A stipend of $2000 per artist. This fee includes delivery of a public-facing outcome and residency report.
Accommodation in two, three bedroom renovated overseers cottages adjacent to the heritage-listed mansion
Limited access to local caretakers, archivists and naturalists by appointment
Feedback on the development of the project
Marketing and promotional support

Please note: Each artist must have their own transport as the property is not easily accessed by public transport. Resident artists must be available to attend induction at beginning of residency period and be onsite for at least 15 days of the three week residency period.

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We welcome all questions relating to the development of your application and have staff available for support. We understand that application processes can be daunting and may not be accessible to everybody. We are open and flexible to discussing alternative ways of applying. If this sounds like you please get in touch with Martina and Claire, our gallery staff, via info@blindside.org.au.

CALL OUT OPEN: TUESDAY 1 JUNE 2021 | APPLICATIONS DUE: Midnight FRIDAY 25 JUNE 2021

The annual Regional Art + Research Residency is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the City of Melbourne and managed in partnership with the National Trust.

NOW OPEN | APPLICATIONS for the 2022 EXHIBITION PROGRAM

BLINDSIDE invites applications to exhibit in the 2022 February – November EXHIBITION Program.

BLINDSIDE invites proposals from emerging, mid-career and established artists, curators, collectives or collaborators to present solo or group exhibitions, as well as events, performances, screenings and ephemeral projects.

An inclusive space that supports a thriving arts community of emerging and established artists, writers and curators of any age, background or culture, BLINDSIDE accepts proposals from local, interstate and international practitioners from any field of creative endeavour that span either one or both gallery spaces.

Thanks to the generous support of Creative Victoria and the City of Melbourne, as well as the artists, sponsors, and patrons who have supported BLINDSIDE through our fundraising initiative, B-SIDE, we are thrilled to announce that BLINDSIDE artists will continue to receive an exhibition fee.

For more information about exhibiting at BLINDSIDE, download the BLINDSIDE exhibitor kit and our gallery floor plan.

Successful applicants will receive:

A three-week public exhibition in one (or both) of our galleries.
An artist fee for one, or both spaces, the amount of which will be determined by funding outcomes for 2022.
Onsite technical assistance for your installation.
Staff to invigilate the exhibition (Tuesday to Saturday) and for your opening night.
Promotional support through an e-invitation to our database, social media promotion, listings in Art Almanac and Art Guide.
Support with grant applications for exhibition funding.
Curatorial and professional development advice.
Assistance connecting exhibiting artists with writers and curators.

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NOW CLOSED | APPLICATIONS EMERGING CURATOR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 2021

Applications are now open for the annual Emerging Curator Mentorship, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the City of Melbourne. BLINDSIDE invites applications from emerging curators to receive mentorship from Amelia Wallin, Director and curator of contemporary art at West Space, to develop a $4000 funded exhibition across BLINDSIDE’s two gallery spaces in December 2021.

Through this exciting initiative the successful applicant will conceive and develop a critical group exhibition in both BLINDSIDE galleries in December 2021. The successful applicant will work closely with the mentor to carry out curatorial research, artistic exchange and project management. The project will develop over a number of months leading up to the exhibition, with support from both the mentor and additional support from the BLINDSIDE Board of Directors and Gallery Coordinator. The successful applicant will present a project that is considerate of context, time and relevance, engages with contemporary curatorial methodologies, and considers various artistic viewpoints.

Applicants are required to submit an application that outlines their proposed project. Please keep in mind that proposals may present an exhibition framework, and possible outcomes, but do not need to be fully resolved as the exhibition will develop over time with assistance from the mentor.

The successful applicant will receive:

One on one mentorship with Amelia Wallin, through a series of (online and email pending restrictions) engagements of up to ten hours
Regular feedback on the curatorial and conceptual development of the project
Support with budget development and project management
Marketing and promotional support
Project support in the form of venue and exhibition budget of $4000 (to be used for artist fees, writers fees, and the production of an accompanying online catalogue).

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CALL OUT OPEN: FRIDAY 19 MARCH 2021 | APPLICATIONS DUE: Midnight MONDAY 19 APRIL 2021

The annual Emerging Curator Mentorship is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the City of Melbourne.

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED | SUMMER STUDIO RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2020-2021

BLINDSIDE invites applications to the 2020 — 2021 SUMMER STUDIO Residency Program from Melbourne-based artists graduating from a Bachelor, Honours or Masters program in 2020 and who wish to maintain momentum and continue their research or practice based projects over Summer.

Since 2011, BLINDSIDE’s Summer Studio Residency Program has transformed the gallery space into a studio residency, culminating in a studio exhibition. Supporting the practice of two artists in gallery spaces 1 and 2 (or a duo working across both gallery spaces),the Summer Studio Residency Program provides a unique platform for the examination of practice and work within a combined studio and exhibition context.

BLINDSIDE welcomes applications from people who wish to work independently and encourages applications that seek to approach the gallery space as a testing site for ideas and working space. The residency concludes with a studio exhibition to kick off our 2021 program. This showing may be approached as a presentation of residency findings or works in progress rather than as a fully resolved exhibition.

Successful applicants will receive:

● Access to BLINDSIDE as a closed workspace from Monday 21 December 2020 – Wednesday 13 January 2021.

● A studio exhibition or presentation of residency outcome on Thursday 14 – Saturday 23 January 2021, with a public opening event on Thursday 14 January 2021 (TBC)

● Technical, administrative and promotional support.

Applications close | midnight Tuesday 27 October 2020

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Scroll down to download Blindside Exhibitor Kit and Floor Plans.

BLINDSIDE gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Melbourne through its Arts and Culture Triennial Program.

Bridget Chappell, NO COMMENT , 2021. Opening Event. Photograph Jake Treacy | Courtesy the artist

NOW CLOSED | BLINDSIDE PUBLIC PROGRAMS INTERNSHIP 2021

BLINDSIDE is looking for a public program intern to work with the Gallery Coordinator, Martina Copley and Public Programs Manager, Chantelle Mitchell to assist with BLINDSIDE exhibition opening and closing events, performances, talks and other associated public programming, both online and onsite.

The Public Program intern is required to be present and assist Board members at opening events at BLINDSIDE every three weeks. Openings usually take place on a Thursday evening, 6-8pm, however this is subject to change.

The new intern will start in April 2021 and need to be available until the end of September 2021.

● Assisting at exhibition opening events on a regular basis (every three weeks); setting up the bar and payment system (training will be provided)

● Engaging with artists and visitors about current exhibitions and upcoming events

● Assisting BLINDSIDE gallery coordinator with promotion and coordination of selected public programs

● Possibility of working alongside BLINDSIDE board members on a self-designed public program that relates to BLINDSIDE

All BLINDSIDE interns have the opportunity to shape a project specific to their interests and skill development to undertake at BLINDSIDE with assistance and guidance from Board members and Coordinators. Such projects might involve designing and facilitating a public program in relation to the upcoming program of exhibitions or the BLINDSIDE archive.

If you are curious to learn how a not-for-profit artist run initiative works and committed to offer your skills, time and experience, BLINDSIDE would love to hear from you.

To APPLY, email info@BLINDSIDE.org.au with ‘Public Programs Intern Program Application 2021’ as the subject, and send us a short paragraph about yourself outlining the specific skills and experience you would bring to BLINDSIDE and another paragraph about what you would like to learn / a project you would like to undertake during the internship.

Please include a current C.V.

Applications close Monday 12 April.

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