ILLUSTORY 2017 || SLEEPING BEAUTY
AYYO Contemporary Art and The Theatre Chipping Norton are seeking 5 Oxfordshire-based student artists or recent graduates to take part in the ILLUSTORY project and put together an exhibition November 2017-January 2018 to sit alongside the Theatre’s famous pantomime: SLEEPING BEAUTY which will be seen by over 17,000 audience members.
The ILLUSTORY project encourages young artist to delve into the literary works that are emblematic of their own cultures, make contemporary visual responses to them and vision new stories together. The project aims to give young creatives the opportunity to work in a creative team and to mount a professional exhibition in a safe environment, whilst developing their real-world skills. 2016 was the first year of the project and culminated in a successful exhibition at the theatre ‘High Seas and Palm Trees’. http://illustory.eu/
This year we will welcome applications from illustrators, painters, games designers, textile or ceramic artists, photographers, sculptors, composers. We ask that you are able to create 3 – 5 pieces of work in response to the Sleeping Beauty pantomime script that will sit in a traditional gallery space, within a 4 month period from July 2017 – October 2017.
You will have exclusive access to the pantomime script, set and costume designs, rehearsals and the creative team for the pantomime in order to create work that is truly intertwined with the full production process.
Mentoring will be offered throughout by professional artists, illustrators and experts from other fields such as publishing. Some of the young artists from year one will be supporting the project this year. Artists will have access to studio space at AYYO for project meetings and production of work.
To apply, please send in pictures of your work, including one work that responds to a work of literature of your choice, along with a minimum of 100 words explaining why you would like to take part in the ILLUSTORY project and what you hope to gain from it. Please include your contact details within in your application.
Send applications with the subject line ILLUSTORY APPLICATION [YOUR NAME] to: admin@ayyo-art.com by Sunday 4th June.
Please note that there is no financial payment for taking part in the project, but you will be strongly encouraged to sell your work during the exhibition.