Stay Home Artist Residency. Between the announcement of the Open Calls on August 5 and the submission deadline on August 21 2020 these two CATAPULT initiatives received more than 260 entries from 28 countries. The CATAPULT Stay Home Artist Residency provides opportunities for 24 cultural practitioners from the English French Spanish and Dutch speaking Caribbean to be supported while safely remaining in their studioswork-spaces each of whom will receive a 3000 USD stipend to produce work over a two-month period.
Targeting participants living and working across the Caribbean these funded opportunities aim to bring collective visibility to over 1000 Caribbean-based artists and enable their growth especially. Residency slots are first come first serve. In response to the Coronavirus pandemic The New Art Gallery Walsall initiated a series of remote residencies to support artists to produce work from their homes.
Antonio usually prepares and produces his videos and performances at home for exhibition in gallery settings or live dissemination.
During the month of May I did a stay-at-home artist residency when my overseas travel plans got cancelled. The residencies will run on a staggered basis from August through November 2020. Through his practice he explores ideas around ownership and authorship in an age impacted by digital technology. The Stay Home Artist Residency will provide opportunities for 24 cultural practitioners to be supported while safely remaining in their studioswork-spaces each of whom will receive a 3000 USD stipend to produce work over a two-month period.