Opportunity: 2022 AER Residency at Domaine de Boisbuchet, France
- Written byPost-Grad Community
- Published date 12 January 2022
Applications accepted from UAL postgraduates (MA and PhD) and recent alumni (within 24 months* from graduation) only. Unless stated otherwise, only individuals can apply.
Applications deadline: Friday 22 April 2022 (midnight GMT)
Apply at: UAL Slideroom
Domaine de Boisbuchet integrates innovative architecture and design into the splendid setting of a 19th century French country estate, offering a unique creative and collaborative environment for people of all cultures to share. Boisbuchet's intensive workshop programmes invest deeply in cultures that respect the past and build for the future, at the same time stimulating research that promotes a more sustainable relationship between the natural and the man-made.
Programme overview: Forms for Response – workshop with artist and choreographer Isabel Lewis (DO)
The body is one of the primary resources that we have at our disposal to express our identity and creative potential as well as to connect and interact with the world surrounding us. Nevertheless, it is a ‘place’ we often don’t know very well, we are disconnected from or not really aware of.
This workshop brings together several lines of research in my socio-choreographic work as an artist and choreographer. Using Feminist sociologist Roslyn Bologh's notion of "erotic sociability" and anthropologist Eduardo Kohn’s “sylvan thinking” as conceptual tools, this workshop combines dance and music with embodied and theoretical approaches to alternative modes of sociality.
The workshop focuses on the exercising of the senses that, once attuned, serve to support affective forms of replying to, being with, and moving alongside human, non-human, and more-than-human agents.
Through writing, movement, and listening exercises participants will be guided in processes of individual and collective composition as modes of response to site, space, and ambience. Participants will gain insight into my practice of crafting situations for heightened receptivity and responsibility, and have opportunities to develop, present and receive feedback on the work they develop during the workshop.
The workshop is for people of all abilities. No previous experience in professional dance or music composition is required, only a willingness to explore the body as a medium and to be open to unexpected multisensory interactions.
The residency package includes:
- 1-week, fully-funded workshop
- Use of share studio space
- Curator mentoring and feedback
- Participation in an open-studio event
- Shared accommodation and meals
- Train travel to Poitiers, France (cap £200)*
- UAL grant of £500 on completion of residency and final report
* We strongly encourage rail travel to reduce carbon emission when possible.
Residency dates
Sunday 28 August - Saturday 3 September 2022
How to apply
Apply at: UAL Slideroom
- Curriculum Vitae (up to 1 page)
- Letter of Motivation (up to 1000 word)
- Digital Portfolio (up to 5MB)
Deadline is: Friday 22 April 2022 (midnight GMT)
Applicant Criteria
Applications accepted from UAL postgraduates (MA and PhD) and recent alumni (within 24 months* from graduation) only. Unless stated otherwise, only individuals can apply.
*IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 AER residencies suspension last year, we are accepting applications from postgraduate alumni within 2 years from graduation alongside current UAL postgraduates.
Important Information
Please Note: Successful applicants will be responsible for (i) arranging and booking their own travel to and from the place of Residency in accordance with guidance provided in the application call-outs or by AER administration team and (ii) arranging visas or other travel documentation as may be necessary as well as health and travel insurance. Successful applicants will be responsible for arranging and paying (if applicable) for any Covid-19 testing and/or complying with other travel and non-travel requirements as might be imposed by the local government at the Location or in the UK from time to time. Successful applicants will be required to sign an appropriate UAL AER Residency agreement which governs applicant’s participation on the Residency prior to the commencement of the Residency. All successful applicants shall receive a copy of the UAL AER Residency agreement following a formal confirmation on the grant of Residency.
Related Links
- Domaine de Boisbuchet
- The Art for the Environment Residency Programme
- AER's partnering institutions
- Stories from previous AER residencies
- Previous winning applications
- Centre for Sustainable Fashion
- Professor Lucy Orta
AER Team:
- Professor Lucy Orta: AER Founder, UAL Chair of Art and the Environment, Centre for Sustainable Fashion
- Camilla Palestra: AER Curator, Centre for Sustainable Fashion
- UAL Post-Grad Community
- International jury comprised of representatives from each of the hosting partners.
About the Art for the Environment Residency Programme (AER)
The Art for the Environment Residency Programme (AER) provides UAL graduates with the opportunity to apply for a 2 to 4 week fully funded residency at one of our internationally renowned host institutions, to explore concerns that define the 21st century – biodiversity, environmental sustainability, social economy and human rights.
Founded in 2015, internationally acclaimed artist Professor Lucy Orta, UAL Chair of Art for the Environment – Centre for Sustainable Fashion, launched the programme in partnership with international residency programmes and UAL Post-Grad Community. Find out more about AER
About UAL Post-Grad Community
UAL is home to more than 2,400 postgraduate students working across the fields of art, design, screen, communication, fashion, media and performance. Within our six world-renowned colleges, we aim to form a creative network of artists, designers and innovators.
Post-Grad Community is an inclusive platform for UAL postgraduate students to share work, find opportunities and connect with other creatives within the University and beyond.