DIY 4:2007 - Call for Proposals

DIY 4 Professional development projects BY artists FOR artists across the UK

Deadline for applications: 19 February 2007

DIY 4 is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run professional development projects for other artists.

DIY 4 builds on the strengths of three earlier DIY schemes which have proved to be invaluable and rewarding experiences for project leaders, participants and organisers alike *.

For the first time DIY 4 is taking place across the UK and we are planning to support at least sixteen projects in collaboration with partners.  We particularly want to hear from you if you have a proposal which will benefit artists in London, the South East, the North West, the West Midlands, Yorkshire, East England and East Midlands.

If you have an idea for an exciting, innovative and idiosyncratic Live Art professional development project that offers something new and is geared to the eclectic and often unusual needs of artists whose practices are grounded in challenging and unconventional approaches, forms and concepts then DIY 4 is the scheme for you.

I believe 'DIY for artists' is a really productive form of training, as it is so specifically tailored to what I need.  I've been on many training courses before but none that felt so relevant to me.  To carry on the tailoring analogy - it's the difference between a bespoke suit and an off the peg outfit!!  (Clare Thornton, DIY 1 participant)

I've learnt more in these three days than in the past six months (Casper Below, DIY 2 participant)

The workshops have refreshed my outlook and contexts for making and performing artwork (Jenny Edbrooke, DIY 3 participant)

* Your DIY 4 project must take place between May and August 2007.

* You do not have to live in London, the South East, the North West, the West Midlands, Yorkshire, East England or East Midlands to apply, but your project must take place in one of these regions and benefit artists from that region.

* We expect to award at least sixteen grants of £1,000 each to support sixteen projects: five to benefit London based artists, at least two to benefit artists based in each of the South East, the North West, the West Midlands, Yorkshire or East England regions and one to benefit artists in the East Midlands.

If you think you can initiate and run a professional development project for other artists then please see the full DIY 4 guidelines.

Email versions of the full guidelines can also be requested from:
diy@thisisLiveArt.co.uk

DIY 4 is a collaboration between the Live Art Development Agency, Artsadmin, and New Work Network, and is being developed with Nuffield Theatre/LANWest (North West), New Work Yorkshire (Yorkshire), Fierce Festival (West Midlands), Colchester Arts Centre (East England), Brighton Fringe Arts Production (The Basement) (South East), and Dance4 (East Midlands).

* Read reports on previous DIY projects

DIY 4 is part of Joining the Dots, a Live Art Development Agency professional development initiative for artists across the UK.  Joining the Dots is supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.