HAPPENSTANCE

RESIDENCIES FOR TECHNOLOGISTS

2012
BRIGHTON, BRISTOL AND SHEFFIELD

LIGHTHOUSE IS NOW CALLING FOR PROPOSALS FROM CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS FOR A NEW RESIDENCY PROGRAMME

Lighthouse is delighted to be working with Site Gallery, Caper, and Spike Island on Happenstance - a programme which puts technologists (web designers, developers or digital thinkers) in deep immersion residencies in arts organisations. The Happenstance residencies are designed to change arts organisations' relationship with digital technology. We are now calling for proposals from creative technologists who want to undertake paid residencies at three of the UK’s most vibrant arts organisations - Site Gallery in Sheffield, Lighthouse, and Spike Island in Bristol.

The Happenstance residencies will be an opportunity for creative technologists to think, make and prototype digital projects and products as part of a small creative team. There are vacancies for two residents at each location. Applicants may apply individually or in a team.

Each technology residency will be comprised of one designer and one developer working for two short sprints, guided by an external advisor from digital agency, Caper. Happenstance aims to transform the idea of how technology can work in the arts, showing that digital innovation can be glanceable and ad hoc, rather than purely related to major technology builds and capital projects. Our intention is to spark a new approach to digital management and production, and test the proposition: How do embedded technologists transform arts organisations?

The residencies are supported by the Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture, run by Arts Council England, the Arts and Humanities Research Council and NESTA.

Dates of Residencies: 26 March to 29 June 2012
Applications are now closed

Each resident will be paid a bursary of £8,000 with an additional £1,000 to cover expenses and materials.

Learn more about the residencies here

Partners
Site gallery is Sheffield’s primary centre for international contemporary art. Pioneering emerging art practices and ideas, Site inspires new thinking and debate through a fast-paced exhibition, artist-led participation and offsite commissions programme, in partnership with local and international collaborators. With a recognised expertise in artists innovating with new technologies, Site plays a leadership role in Yorkshire and across the UK in the development of contemporary art. With annual visitors of over 45,000 onsite and more than triple that online, Site has pioneered cross-platform artist-led innovation.

Spike Island is a centre for the production and exhibition of art and design based in an 80,000 square foot space in Bristol. Its year-round public programme features free exhibitions by local, national and international artists, as well as regular talks, events and activities for all. Spike Island is also a busy working building, home to a range of artists, designers, students, creative businesses and other arts organisations.

Caper is an agency that inspires disruptive thinking and digital innovation across the cultural, creative, technology and not-for-profit sectors. Caper was co-founded by award-winning producers Rachel Coldicutt and Katy Beale, who also run the international Culture Hack Day programme.

Funded by NESTA, Arts Council England and the AHRC Digital R&D Fund for Arts and Culture.

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