LEIMAY Subsidized Fellowship Application 2019

ABOUT THE LEIMAY SUBSIDIZED FELLOWSHIP:

LEIMAY’s New Subsidized Fellowship nurtures a half-year long creative and research process for 4 artists annually. It provides an arena for artistic exploration, professional development, and public outreach to a local community of movement-based artists with an interdisciplinary practice who seek a space to create and share their work in a supportive environment of fellow artists.

The LEIMAY Subsidized Fellowship provides artists with space to work alongside a community of peers who support each other through artistic feedback and an ongoing discussion about the value of process and practice as a means of nurturing collaboration and the advancement of craft within multiple fields. In addition, the Subsidized Fellowship provides artists with an opportunity to engage with communities outside of artistic circles or those of regular theater/gallery goers through the presentation of the Fellow’s work at one of the New York Restoration Project’s community gardens within the city’s five boroughs.

SUBSIDIZED FELLOWS RECEIVE:

Up to 60 hours of fully subsidized studio time during a 6-month period (Subsidized Fellows do not incur in any membership costs and will book their own hours through our online booking system.)
A stipend of $100 for the presentation of new work at the OUTSIGHT series.
Opportunity to present an outdoor public performance in one of the OUTSIGHT presentations in a community garden co-presented by LEIMAY and the New York Restoration Project.
Opportunities to participate in peer showings to engage in conversation around your work with other fellows and LEIMAY Artistic Directors.
Access to Material for the Arts supplies.
The inclusion of subsidized fellow activities in LEIMAY’s email newsletter and online publication/network (conectom).
Discounts for performances presented by LEIMAY at other venues and to LEIMAY LUDUS Classes, Labs, and Intensives.

SUBSIDIZED FELLOWSHIP PERIOD:

The LEIMAY Subsidized Fellowship lasts for 6 months. 1 Cycle will be offered in 2019: May-October. 4 Artists will be selected for this 6-month Cycle. Studio access will be provided within the fellowship period. (*Space will may also be made available in November and December if requested)

Important Dates for each cycle:

September 9: Peer Showing
September 28, 29 or October 5: OUTSIGHT Performance at a Community Garden
November 26: Peer Showing

The final deadline for the online application: February 22, midnight, EST.

ELIGIBILITY & EXPECTATIONS:

Eligible artists must be dancers, choreographers, or other movement-based artists with a body of work that engages with other disciplines outside of their movement-based practices.
Must have presented your work professionally and outside of a school environment for at least five years (*At least 3 different works)
Half of the Subsidized Fellowship slots are reserved for artists of color working in any medium.
Present work in at least ONE of the peer showings and be present for BOTH both peer showing dates during the Fellowship cycle.
Show a finished short piece (duration to be determined) in a community garden as part of LEIMAY's OUTSIGHT presenting series, a presenting partnership between LEIMAY and New York Restoration Project.
Submit one process article to conectom (LEIMAY’s online publication)

ABOUT THE LEIMAY STUDIO:

LEIMAY’s Studio at CAVE is a 750 square foot (19ft X 40ft) white space with sprung wood floor and 16 ft ceilings with skylights to bring in natural light and is equipped with a stereo system, folding chairs, and a table, a dressing area, and an adjacent restroom. The space is heated during the winter and has fans for the summer. Chosen artists will be responsible for self-management and keeping the studio clean.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please fill out and submit the application form by February 22, 2019.

MORE QUESTIONS? Please contact andrea@leimay.org.

Name *

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E-mail *

Address

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Website

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Date of Birth *

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What kind of artistic work do you do? *

	Select all that apply
Dancer
Choreographer / Director of a small company (1-4 performers)
Choreographer / Director of a medium size company (5-8 performers)
Choreographer / Director of a large size company (8 or more performers)
Actor
Visual Artist
Performance Artist
Multimedia Artist
Musician
Composer
Vocal Artist
Writer
Poet
Filmmaker
Other

In further detail, tell us more about your artistic work and practice and how it relates to interdisciplinary work. Please describe your general artistic intentions and motivations. (250 words or less) *

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Describe your goals for the Subsidized Fellowship period. How do you plan to use the 40 hours of studio time. What kind of project(s) will you be working on? Please share any presentation plans such as performance's venue and date of presentation plans. Describe any questions central to your work. (400 words or less) *

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What can you contribute as an artist to the LEIMAY Subsidized Fellowship and what do you expect to get from your participation? How do you plan to engage with the opportunities (specifically the performance opportunity in the community garden) provided by LEIMAY through the subsidized fellowship? (200 words or less) *

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To help us determine if the LEIMAY Subsidized Fellowship will be the right fit for you, please take the time to answer the following questions. Be honest with yourself. *

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Can you participate in at least one of the peer showings?
Would you enjoy showing work in a public community garden?
Can you submit 1 article to conectom (our online publication)?
Are you interested in interdisciplinary work?
Have you collaborated with artists in other fields?
Would you be using the studio mostly by yourself?
Would you have a total of 1-3 people using the studio with you?
Would you have a total of 3-5 people using the studio with you?
Would you have more than 5 people using the studio with you?
Does your practice involve aerial work?
Does your practice include live music?
Does your practice involve stomping on the floor?
Does your practice involve singing, loud noises, screams, loud music?
Does your practice include recorded music that requires a CD/iPod enabled stereo?
Will you bring anything that needs to be stored at the studio during any point of the Subsidized Fellowship?
Would you be willing to clean the studio after you use it?
Would you need access to a video projector?
Have you worked at CAVE home of LEIMAY before?
Have you been at any workshop / LUDUS Lab hosted by LEIMAY?
Have you attended any event at CAVE home of LEIMAY in the past?

Are you an artist or color? *

Yes No

If you would like, please share your racial/ethnic identity with us.

WORK SAMPLES: Time-based work: three videos of UNEDITED content. (include full length of the work). Include one cue point to a representative 3 minute section. These samples should reflect professional work outside of a school environment and at least one of the samples should reflect a collaboration with composers/musicians, visual artists, or professionals in other fields. Please provide a link to a URL, either Youtube, Vimeo or other. (One may be a rehearsal or study of a time-based work). Add 100 word description for each of your work samples.

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Work Sample #2 *

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Please upload your resume/CV which should include professional work presented in the last 5 years, including all collaborations with artists in other fields. *

Do you have a profile in conectom? In order to apply to the LEIMAY Subsidized Fellowship you are required to have a profile in conectom. Please visit: www.conectom.leimay.org and create your profile now! *

LEIMAY Subsidized Fellowship Application 2019

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