Opportunity to apply for The Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru Centenary Print Residency

7th December 2011

Call for Expressions of Interest:

The Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru Centenary Print Residency

at the Curwen Press

The Josef Herman Foundation, in Partnership with Curwen Print Studio, Cambridge is offering a weeklong residency for an artist/printmaker to include:

 ·        A weeks training at the prestigious Curwen Press to produce a series of lithographs with plates and materials provided

·        Work produced in the residency will be included in a touring exhibition which will include a selection of Josef Herman’s prints. The exhibition tour will open at the Ceri Richards Gallery in the Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, as part of the Swansea Festival 2012 (other venues to be confirmed).

·        A three month mentoring relationship after the residency

The works will focus on Josef Herman’s interest in “what people do and why they do it”.

Who:  The residency is open to Welsh born and Wales-based emerging artists and fine art printmakers who have graduated from a BA or MA in the past 10 years.

When:  The Residency to be undertaken Spring 2012, with an exhibition starting in Autumn 2012.

Requirements: The selected artist would be required to donate some of the prints to the Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru collection

Fees: The residency award is valued at £3395 to include training and materials with an accommodation and subsistence allowances up to a value of £800.

Submission Deadline: January 20th 2012

Application: Please send 6 JPEGs of images (300dpi), a statement outlining your interest, experience and practice (150 words max) and CV

Email submissions: mail@tiffanyoben.co.uk

Postal submissions: The Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru Centenary Print Residency, The Welfare, Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais SA9 1JJ

The residency has been provided through a grant from Arts Council Wales. The Josef Herman Art Foundation Cymru is a charity and organisation that has been set up to promote interest in the life and work of artist Josef Herman and in his name, promote participation in the arts.

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