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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: KING COUNTY STORMWATER

• Budget: $30,000 artist fee, $20,000 art material and production costs, $5,000 travel contingency (budgets are inclusive of Washington State Sales/Use Tax, as relevant).
• Eligibility: Open to artists who (1) reside in WA, OR, or CA; (2) are fluent in Spanish and English or are Latino/Latinx identifying; and (3) have specialties in teaching, social engagement, or curatorial practice. Artists in all disciplines may apply, including performing, literary, visual, time-based media, and social practice.
• Application: submission of an online application is required for this opportunity.
• Deadline: Friday, June 8, 2018 by 4:00 pm PDT.

Full Call for Artists at https://www.4culture.org/grants/artist-residence-stormwater/

4Culture seeks an artist to serve as Artist in Residence (AiR) with the King County Water and Land Resources Division’s Stormwater Services Section (the Section) on a part-time basis for 13 months, September 5, 2018—September 28, 2019.

The AiR will work as a creative strategist and collaborator with Section staff to understand the significance of stormwater and produce art experiences that reveal its connections to water quality and public health and that foster a sense of personal connection and collective responsibility.

The AiR will work with and for two audiences: (1) Section staff, to offer new ways of thinking about strategic planning, communication and inclusive engagement; and (2) the general public, with a focus on how Latino and Latinx communities perceive and relate to stormwater and associated issues. In both cases, the AiR will center the role of art in fostering dialogue and social change.

The most common non-English language spoken in King County is Spanish, and translation of public communication materials by the County into the Spanish language is increasingly common. The Section seeks to move beyond language translation to cultural competence and responsiveness, and to build on national findings that Latinos are especially ready to take action for climate change.

The Residency will be structured in four phases:

• Immersion: a research phase inclusive of site visits, job shadowing, meetings, and review of existing Section strategies for public communication, inclusive engagement and events.
• Ideation + Prioritization: a planning phase to develop ideas to apply, enhance, and reinvent creative awareness strategies in general, and for Latino and Latinx communities in particular. Select ideas will be prioritized with the Section and 4Culture for implementation.
• Implementation: a production phase to bring the prioritized ideas to life by the AiR and the Section, and possibly other artists who may be overseen by the AiR.
• Documentation: a wrap-up phase to document the year’s activities and recommendations for future residencies and inclusive community outreach and engagement.

The Residency deliverables include both fixed and flexible elements:

• Artist office hours (average 48 hours a month).
• Input on Section strategic planning, branding, and reporting.
• Metrics for success co-developed with the Section and community members.
• Latino and Latinx community surveys, focus groups, and workshops.
• Artist-designed objects, experiences, or campaigns, with media to be determined*.

*A wide range of artistic methods, media, and outcomes are possible, including performances, publications, film and video, events, and installations. There is specific interest in exploring artist-led tours that bring members of the public face-to-face with sites and impacts, as well as projects that both communicate and offer functional remediation.

Brennan Jernigan
4CULTURE | Public Art
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