The Rising:
OPEN CALL
The second edition of The Rising we will be teaming up with Live Art UK’s Diverse Actions initiative to extend & expand the opportunity available to artists. This Rising will include one week's studio residency to develop artistic practice, a platform event (Saturday 18th November) and a culminating week of professional development with guest lectures & sessions.
The Rising give selected artists the time, space and required resources to
try out new work and explore the edges of their craft. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the new
comers of contemporary performance art. Please see the Open Call in our Opportunities pages.
The opportunity is only available to performance artists who identify as Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic.
To apply please send:
A short statement of motivation (1 paragraph)
A weblink to documentation of previous work
Email: info@performancespace.org
Deadline for applications 30th September
(applicants will be notified by 14th October).
All artists will be provided with:
£500 bursary
14 nights accommodation (6th-19th November) at ]performance s p a c e [ in Folkestone
£200 materials & production
Return travel to Folkestone
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The inaugural edition of The Rising launched the entire W A K E program and took place on the 17th of June during Folkestone’s Open Quarter weekend. See below for information on the artists platformed.
Rising:WAKE Launch
Raised in the Transylvanian mountains of Romania, Viviana Druga is using art as a magical activity that can help the subject / audience discover new dimensions of oneself. Her work can be defined as magic activism.
was born in Klaipeda, Lithuania in 1991. Pranaityte is a body based performance artist, but also works with video art and sound combinations. Pranaityte is currently studying an MA Fine Art course at the University of Lincoln, UK. Image credit: Kieran Hill.
is an Italian performance artist, whose research-based practice questions gender, daily life and social structures as ritualised behaviours. She sets herself tasks that deal with failure and challenge the preconceptions of body-mind limitations. Image credit: Manuel Vason
Raised in the Transylvanian mountains of Romania, Viviana Druga is using art as a magical activity that can help the subject / audience discover new dimensions of oneself. Her work can be defined as magic activism.