On Wednesday February 6th, the Linden Endowment for the Arts announced the opening of applications for the fourth round of the Artist-in-Residence (AIR) programme. The announcement, as allows, reads in part:
The LEA AIR programme seeks to promote and nurture the arts in Second Life, through providing limited term full-sim land grants to be used for creative projects and art installations over the course of a few months. Recipients can be individuals or groups interested in creating or curating art, or proposing cultural projects which would require/utilise a full-sim build and can be completed within the allotted time frame (5 months). The LEA is able to offer land grants through the generosity of Linden Lab.
Up to twenty regions, donated by Linden Lab and managed by the LEA, are generally offered under the land grant programme, and successful applicants will be granted the use of one full region for a period of six months. The region may then be used on an individual or group basis for such diverse activities as:
- Full sim exhibitions and / or immersive installations
- Curated projects, especially those which have a connection to physical exhibitions and events (augmented reality)
Applications are not limited to visual art but are welcomed from all areas of artistic expression, including performance, music, and film.
Preference is for submitted works to be original in nature, although curated projects may present extant works. Successful applicants will have up to four months in which to execute their build, and must have it open for public viewing for at least the last two months of the grant period. Artists may alternatively use the land for multiple exhibits, but it is imperative that projects will be ready within four months from acceptance, and this time-frame should be considered (and reflected) in applications.
Key Dates
- Applications open: February 5, 2013
- Application deadline: February 19, 2013
- Sim handover and public announcement: March 8, 2013
- End of round: July 31, 2013
Applications forms can be found at the end of the LEA website announcement for Round 4, together with all other necessary information.
Related Links
- LEA blog post announcement of AIR-4
- LEA website announcement of AIR-4 (with application form)
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