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The Earls Court Development Company announces the launch of an artist-in-residence community programme

A rolling residency will allow a series of artists, who specialise in portraiture, and work in a variety of mediums, to create portrait projects with the local community. The artists will also run art classes and workshops for local groups.

An open call to artists has been issued by The Earls Court Development Company. Artists will be paid £3,000 per month for a three-month residency.

Artwork created in the programme will be installed around the Earls Court site as a testament to the local community.

The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) is launching an artist-in-residence programme, located in their recently opened Community Hub. The ambition is to produce portraiture of, and with, the community to be installed around the Earls Court site. Providing an artistic record of community members who contribute to this remarkable district.

To explore the gamut of approaches to portraiture, ECDC will commission artists working in a range of mediums, styles and from diverse backgrounds. The artists will also host art classes and workshops for the community and contribute to educational talks, supported by the ECDC community team and the National Portrait Gallery.

An independent panel will be shortlisting applications, with the rolling programme due to commence in the autumn. A representative of the National Portrait Gallery will be sat on the interview panel, in addition to other panel members, to be announced in due course. The resident artists will be based in a studio at ECDC’s Community Hub in West Kensington and will be remunerated £3,000 per month. Each residency will last for a period of three months, with a total of four artists per year.

ECDC will provide events, workshops and community engagement support and aim to offer a related programme which will include art history talks discussing key artists and portraits through history, looking at how the portraiture genre has developed and changed over the centuries.

Commenting on the programme Sarah Gaventa, Creative Director of The Earls Court Development Company said:

“We are delighted to be launching this artist-in-residence programme, which we hope will provide a fantastic platform for creatives to showcase their own talent, and our local communities, through a range of different mediums. We are keen to work with artists with a passion in engaging local people and helping them develop their creativity.”

To find out more information and how to apply visit:

www.theearlscourtdevelopmentcompany.com/the-site/artist-in-residence

Posted on 7th September 2022

by Earls Court Development Company