CAMP – Live Art Course with Anne Bean Call for submissions

In conjunction with CAMP, a new artist residency centre based at 750m altitude in the French Pyrenees, CCA invites submissions from all forms of creative practitioners for two places on a course led by seminal performance artist, Anne Bean.

A central and inspirational figure, Anne Bean is (intentionally) a difficult artist to categorise. Since the early 70s, this 'uncatchability' has been a strategy to question purpose, style, consistency, career and categorisation itself. Morphing between numerous contexts, materials, media, collaborations, ideologies and manifestations, she challenged herself to follow a trajectory that allowed for fluid, direct and dynamic response, resulting in a huge range of solo and collaborative projects as well as curatorial enterprises worldwide.

In Anne's book Autobituary, writer Guy Brett captures this scope and reach: "Reading Anne Bean's CV is like following a continuous performance, a continuous response to the world… a 'magicification' of the world. The panoply of places she has worked, times of the day or night, interiors, exteriors, seasons, publics, materials, concepts, tools, is astonishing: all shifting but all attuned to unique situation."

Anne has exhibited in major galleries including Tate, Hayward, Royal Academy, received large-scale awards such as a British Council Creative Collaborations fund and a Tate/LADA Legacy: Thinker in Residence Award. She has been artist in residence in numerous high-profile institutions including Franklin Furnace (New York), Whitechapel Gallery (London) and Sidney Nolan Trust (Wales).

Fundamentally, Anne's course will be about deep collaboration; consciously using chance so that the session unfolds towards various manifestations with different participants taking a lead at various points. The group will surprise itself with unknowable trajectories, resulting in works that provide freedom from known blueprints - a reaching inwards and outwards with all senses and antennae on full alert. Growing organically from classroom sessions based around Anne's work, and that of other artists she has worked with or witnessed, the session will move into outdoor spaces, using the landscape and surroundings to full effect.

Session Highlights
● Engage with the possibilities that both the environment and the co-participants stimulate.
● Use deep collaboration and conscious chance strategies to surprise and stir ourselves and each other.
● Each day unfolds towards unknowable outcomes.
● Post-session opportunities include full release/publication of your work on the in-house imprints, installation/performance at Fuse Art Space.
● Full board including room, meals and drinks.
● Unlimited use of performance and exhibition spaces, rehearsal spaces, Pro Tools recording studios, arts library, digital editing suites, dark room and other facilities.
● Optional mountain expeditions including ascent of Mont Ceint and the spectacular Cascade d'Ars.

More info: annebeanarchive.com

More info on CAMP: campfr.com

What's included:
● Five days of classes and activities.
● A comfortable private room at CAMP.
● All meals – breakfast and lunch at CAMP, dinner at a local restaurant.
● Unlimited use of CAMP recording studios, editing suits, rehearsal studios, library and other facilities.
● Optional post-course support that includes full release/ publication of your work on in-house imprints, installation and/or performance at Fuse Art space in Bradford.

What's not included:
● Travel to and from CAMP. The nearest airport is Toulouse.

Equipment required:
● Good pair of walking boots.
● Day backpack.
● Waterproofs advised for outdoor activities.

Please note travel to and from CAMP is not included.

Selection process:

No previous experience or training is necessary. Applications from practitioners based in Glasgow will be prioritised. Applications will be reviewed by CCA's programme team: Alex Misick, Programme Coordinator; Julia Martos, CCA Intern; Viviana Checchia, Public Engagement Curator; Ainslie Roddick, Curator and Francis McKee, Director. Equal Opportunities will be employed in the selection of these places in line with CCA’s policies.

To submit an application:

Applications by email are preferred. Submissions should comprise of:
1 - A brief (500 word max) statement of intent detailing why this opportunity would be relevant to you and the development of your practice. Please send this as a PDF document.
2 - A CV and list of relevant experience, as a PDF document.
3 - Supporting material: images of recent work and/or documentation of recent work in PDF format. If appropriate, website, vimeo, soundcloud or dropbox links (or similar) to video documentation, moving image work and/or sound work

Hardcopy applications with CD/DVD documentation will be accepted but electronic application is preferred.

Email applications to: julia@cca-glasgow.com
Or send hardcopy proposals to: Julia Martos, CAMP – Anne Bean, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD.

Please provide a stamped self-addressed envelope if you wish CCA to return your supporting material. Enquiries: julia@cca-glasgow.com