DIY 11 is an opportunity for artists to take part in unusual training and professional development projects conceived and run BY artists FOR artists. In 2014 STUN and hÅb are pleased to be hosting Harold Offeh’s DIY 11 project, Call and Response.
Thu 24 - Sat 26 July at STUN Studio@Z-arts, Manchester
Deadline for applications, 12 noon, Tuesday June 24th.
Call and Response
Using the structure of Call and Response, this workshop invites emerging, mid-career or recently graduated artists to explore through physical, performative and playful acts.
Call and Response, a form of communication rooted in African diaspora but also found in other cultures, often underpins social and cultural interaction, through art, dance and music - think hip-hop, Gospel and Jazz.
This workshop aims to be a social and communal ‘gathering’, encouraging participants to develop ‘calls’ to elicit ‘responses’ from their peers. Using conventions of West African tribal gathering, guests will share food, drink, music, conversation practice and good times in Manchester over 1 evening and 2 days.
The workshop is open to those working with Performance and Live art and those perhaps looking to engage with performance strategies for the first time. An interest, desire and openness to examine historical works and develop performative responses will be key.
Full details and how to apply here
The artist:
Harold Offeh works in a range of media including performance, video, photography, interactive and digital media, employing humour as a means to confront the viewer with an assessment of contemporary popular culture. Recently, Offeh has approached the themes of futurism and hair through collective live engagements with other artists, performers and community participation. He has shown widely both in the UK and internationally. He lives in Cambridge and works in London and Leeds where he is a senior lecturer in Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University.haroldoffeh.com
This project is part of DIY 11: 2014 and is supported by hÅb and STUN.
DIRECT URL: http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/opportunities/diy-11-2014-harold-offeh-call-and-response
DIY 11
An opportunity for artists working in Live Art to take part in unusual training and professional development projects conceived and run BY artists FOR artists. This year there are 23 projects for both emergent and experienced practitioners taking place across the UK between July and November 2014.
DIY 11 projects represent a wide variety of approaches and subjects including motorcycling, drag families, plagiarism, wage, weather, eavesdropping, archives, astrology, feminism and much, much more.
You can find a list of all the projects here.
Applications are now welcomed for participation in all DIY11 projects.
Participation in most DIY projects is free of charge. Some projects may necessitate a small financial contribution from participants to cover particular expenses.
If you require further information about any of these projects or artists, please contact the Live Art Development Agency
DIY 11’s partner organisations are Abandon Normal Devices (North West), The Arches and BUZZCUT (Glasgow), Artsadmin (national), Arts Pavillion Bournemouth, Bury Arts Museum/Bury Sculpture Centre, Cambridge Junction, Chelsea Theatre (London), Colchester Arts Centre, Compass Live Art (Yorkshire), Contact Manchester, Create Ireland, Duckie (London), Folkestone Fringe, Forest Fringe (Scotland), hÅb (Manchester), KARST (Plymouth), Live at LICA (Lancaster), National Theatre Studio (London), National Theatre Wales, Norwich Arts Centre, Platform (national), Sound and Music (national) STUN (Manchester) and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.