BAI is happy to offer the following new opportunities as outlined in our statement in response to systemic racial injustice. To read the full statement, click here.
As one of the measures outlined in the Brown Arts Initiative's statement in response to systemic racial injustice, BAI is awarding grants of $300 to artists creating protest work in immediate response to current protests. To read the full statement, click here.
Eligibility: The Protest Art Micro-Grants are open to Rhode Island residents and current Brown University students, staff, and faculty as well as Brown University alumni. Brown University staff or faculty who wish to apply should first contact artsinitiative@brown.edu to ensure disbursement would be possible. BIPOC and artists from underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Questions? Email artsinitiative@brown.edu
About the Brown Arts Initiative
The Brown Arts Initiative (BAI) seeks to cultivate creative expression and foster an interdisciplinary environment where faculty and students learn from one another and from artists and scholars in a wide range of fields across the campus and around the world.
The goals of the BAI are:
- To expand Brown’s legacy of enriching tradition by supporting all that is experimental, forward-thinking and cutting-edge in the arts.
- To facilitate greater opportunity for collaboration across arts departments, among artists, with other academic fields, and with external partners locally, nationally and globally.
- To enhance opportunities for engaged, activist artists and scholars whose work responds to contemporary issues.
Please note — Brown University is undergoing efforts to reopen as safely as possible. With this in mind, Brown Arts Initiative recognizes that access to space and equipment will be restricted during Fall 2020, so we are extending the deadline to apply to December 1, 2020. The Committee will review submissions in January with the hopes of providing greater access to resources at that time.
As one of the measures outlined in the Brown Arts Initiative's statement in response to systemic racial injustice, the BAI seeks to host four community artists in residence at Granoff Center during the 2020-2021 academic year. To read the full statement, click here.
Home of the Brown Arts Initiative, the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts serves as a catalyst for collaboration and experimentation among the arts, sciences and humanities. It is a place where creative thinkers from across disciplines come together to exchange ideas, explore processes and methods, and develop new art forms.
BAI aims to foster a community of support and shared knowledge. We seek residents interested in a similar approach. Selected residents will receive $6,000 and be granted access to spaces and equipment at Granoff Center through the 2020-2021 academic year. Additionally, residents will be invited to share their practice openly with the Brown community and act as an informal mentor to students they encounter while working in the spaces.
Artists may apply to be a resident in one of the following categories
- Recording Studio: this artist in residence will receive training to use the Granoff Center recording studio and will gain shared access to the space and equipment. The studio is often used for courses and the resident will need to schedule access accordingly. Previous experience running a recording session required.
- Multimedia Lab: this artist in residence will gain access to the Granoff Center MML. Pending COVID-19 safety guidelines, the resident may also gain access to 3D printers, large format printer, vinyl cutter, Adobe creative suite and additional software/equipment. Note: this resident may play a larger role as an informal mentor as the MML is typically a high use space. No previous experience required.
- Virtual Reality Studio: this artist in residence will have use of virtual reality headsets and software at Granoff Center. Previous experience preferred. Note: this resident may play a larger role as an informal mentor as many Brown University students are interested in learning about VR.
- Motion Capture Studio: this artist in residence will gain access to studio space outfitted with motion capture technology. Classes are often held in the studio and access will need to be scheduled accordingly. Some previous experience recommended.
Eligibility
Practicing artists that have geographic access to Granoff Center and can commit to working in Granoff Center on a somewhat regular schedule (to be determined by artists with BAI staff in conjunction with COVID-19 safety guidelines) are eligible. BIPOC and individuals from traditionally underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Questions? Email artsinitiative@brown.edu
About the Brown Arts Initiative
The Brown Arts Initiative (BAI) seeks to cultivate creative expression and foster an interdisciplinary environment where faculty and students learn from one another and from artists and scholars in a wide range of fields across the campus and around the world.The goals of the BAI are:
- To expand Brown’s legacy of enriching tradition by supporting all that is experimental, forward-thinking and cutting-edge in the arts.
- To facilitate greater opportunity for collaboration across arts departments, among artists, with other academic fields, and with external partners locally, nationally and globally.
- To enhance opportunities for engaged, activist artists and scholars whose work responds to contemporary issues.
As one of the measures outlined in the Brown Arts Initiative's statement in response to systemic racial injustice, BAI invites artists to submit work to a new, rotating street-level digital media installation in the Granoff Center. The installation, viewable from 154 Angell Street, Providence will feature screen-based work responding to the Black Lives Matter movement. While Granoff Center remains closed due to COVID-19, the work will be visible to audiences on the street. To read the full statement, click here.
Technical specifications
- Files must be in .mp4 or .jpeg format with a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 ppi and a minimum resolution of 1280 x 720 ppi.
- Each submission should include a title slide with the name of the artist and any collaborators, along with the title of the work/series.
- Works will be shown on loop on a monitor visible through the Granoff Center street-level conference room. As such, sound will not be audible to audiences. If narration is significant to the work, please consider adding captions.
Eligibility: This opportunity is available to Rhode Island residents, current Brown University students, staff, and faculty, as well as Brown University alumni.
Work will be reviewed on a rolling basis through August 1, 2020.
Questions? Email artsinitiative@brown.edu