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The Stove is seeking expressions of interest for three Research-Led artist commissions.

The Stove is a new artist-collective operating from a prominent three-storey town centre property and developingprojects around the evolving identity of Dumfries as a contemporary Scottish regional capital.www.thestove.org

Inbetween:Dumfries (5-11th November 2012) is an event made up of a series of specially commissioned creativeprojects presented in the public spaces of Dumfries. (One of the projects will be a two-day discussion programme

presented by http://www.intersectionspublicart.org.uk/ focussing on the role of culture in the development of smallmarket towns.)To create three of the Inbetween:Dumfries projects we are seeking artists from all disciplines who are interested inspending time in Dumfries to research and develop an artwork, to be presented as part of the overall event. In thiscontext we are dening an artwork as anything ranging from a lm to a performance to a sculpture to a songsomething that is rooted in the place it was created for and engages the public in its creation or presentation. We areparticularly interested in hearing from artists who would like to work in collaboration with groups or individuals from anon-arts background, for example sculptor and geologist. Artists are encouraged to look into the towns future forinspiration as well as its fascinating history.Budget - 6000 per commission to include all fees and costs for delivery of completed artwork.

Application Process Stage 1 -please send the following: Examples of relevant past work Format all to PDF. Weblinks may be used for video or audio les that are more

then 5mb (Suggested total 6 images or les). CV Letter of interest in the commission (1 side of A4) please include how you think this opportunity is relevant to

your practice and details of how you might approach the project/collaborate with Please save all word documents as pdf before sending.

Stage 2A shortlisted group will be invited to Dumfries for an extended site visit and conversation with The Stove curatorial group.Travel expenses will be paid.Stage 3Shortlisted group will be invited to send a further response (approach to the project) following the site visit.Stage 4Appointment of three artists

TimescaleInitial applications to be sent in by 30 April 2012Shortlisted artists, site visit late May/ early June 2012InBetween event, delivery/installation of nal artworks 5-10 November 2012

Send initial applications to: thestove1@gmail.comCommissions funded by Creative Scotland and The Holywood Trust