Art + forensics = a bloody mess. Well actually it is a ground-breaking residency opportunity

As part of the inaugural Print Festival Scotland, the Hannah Maclure Centre, Abertay University’s exhibition space and cultural hub, and Yuck ‘n Yum are teaming up. Together we are offering an artist-in-residency opportunity within the university’s ground-breaking forensic science department.

Working in collaboration with forensic scientist Dr Kevin Farrugia, the selected artist will get to spend up to four days in Abertay’s forensics labs, exploring the ways print visualisation techniques can be manipulated to recover finger- and shoeprints from crime scenes. Describing the techniques involved, including chemical enhancement alongside specialised photography and lighting methods, Dr Farrugia expects there to be “a lot for the artist who comes over in June to learn about and experiment with.” The artist will then have the opportunity to work in the Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) Print Studio to develop ideas inspired by their time in the forensics lab.

The selection panel for the residency will consist of Clare Brennan and Dr Kevin Farrugia from Abertay University, Morgan Cahn and Alex Tobin from Yuck ‘n Yum, and the renowned print artist Paul Harrison.

Speaking about what they’re looking for and what this artist-in-residency opportunity has to offer those who submit a proposal, Clare Brennan, Curator of Abertay’s Hannah Maclure Centre, said:

“We’re looking for everyone and anyone with an artist’s practice to apply, and we’d like people to think as broadly as they can about this opportunity - they could propose anything from a series of prints or paintings, to something more immersive like a performance or sound installation.

“The artwork created during this residency – whatever it turns out to be – will be displayed and distributed within the context of the inaugural Print Festival Scotland, as well as shared with over 300 delegates who are coming to the Impact 8 conference, so it’ll be a great platform for an artist to showcase the work they do to a wide and varied audience.”

An artist fee, travel and accommodation are available as well as a network of support to help realise the resulting artwork.

Submissions are now open.

The deadline for submissions is April 19th

The residency itself will take place the week beginning June 17.

What to expect from the residency:

• Travel to/from Dundee
• Up to 4 days based in the Forensics Lab at the University of Abertay, Dundee working alongside Dr Kevin Farrugia (commencing w/b Monday 17th June 2013)
  Dr Farrugia's work can be read about here and here.
• Up to 4 days based in DCA Print Studio (dates flexible)
• 2 days install period and 2 days festival/conference time (sometime from 26th August -1 September 2013 depending on the evolving festival programme)
• Up to 14 nights accommodation in Dundee, not necessarily to be used consecutively (Bed and Breakfast)
• Artist fee of £150
• The selected artist will be expected to adhere to the Universities Health and Safety Regulations whilst on the premises

Panel members:

Morgan Cahn, Yuck 'n Yum
Alex Tobin, Yuck 'n Yum
Clare Brennan, Hannah Maclure Centre, University of Abertay Dundee
Dr Kevin Farrugia – School of Contemporary Sciences, University of Abertay
Paul Harrison – Impact8 International Printmaking Conference

What we request from you:

• Artist Statement
• CV
• Proposal (up to 500 words)
• 6 images of your current work. Jpegs no larger than 4mb per image.
• For moving image: 3 Quicktime files or 3 online links. Max. of 5 minutes per film (Please state a 60 second period within each film which you would like the panel to view). This can be on DVD (for postal submissions) or via Dropbox (for digital submissions).
• For sound works, please provide mp3 files.