General Information

The IMA is issuing a call for proposals for a summer 2012 six-week residency on Andrea Zittel’s Indy Island within the IMA’s 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park. Graduate and undergraduate students and emerging professionals in the fields of art, design, architecture and performing arts are encouraged to apply to customize and reside on Indianapolis Island.

A chosen applicant/s will be awarded a stipend to customize the interior of the island and test their proposal during a six week long summer residency. The Indy Island resident will have the opportunity to communicate their unique experience though the use of a blog. Learn more about Indy Island, or visit the page for the 2010 residents, and 2011 resident.

Expectations

• Graduate and undergraduate students and emerging professionals in the fields of art, design, architecture and performing arts are encouraged to apply to customize and reside on Indy Island.
• Residents will be responsible for the design, customization, and fabrication of the interior of the island. Indy Island is currently supplied with objects created by or brought to the island by the 2010 and 2011 residents. It will be the 2012 resident’s choice to incorporate these materials into new proposals or to disregard these objects. See the 2010 materials here. A 2011 materials list is forthcoming.
• Residents are expected to communicate their experiences and conclusions to a larger audience through social networking platforms. Residents are provided a blog through the IMA website, but may also choose to use Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr to communicate with others.
• Indy Island generates a lot of interest with Park visitors. There is an expectation that there will be some level of interaction with visitors to the Park.

Compensation

• Island residents are provided with a budget of $3000, paid in two installments, to purchase materials for fabrication. All materials purchased with this budget are property of the IMA. A personal stipend of $1500 is also awarded.
• The IMA will provide roundtrip travel to Indianapolis for one resident. If a group application is chosen, these stipends will be divided among members of the group, or the group can nominate an individual member to serve as a representative for the residency.
• Residents will be loaned an iPad to use for blogging for the duration of the residency.
• This commission is a large time commitment. It would be ideal for students participating to earn credits at their university for their work, but this must be negotiated by the student/resident with his or her school.

Resources

• Island renderings with dimensions: Side View Front View
• More perspectives of the Indianapolis Island: Front View Top View Side View Rear View
• Pictures of the empty island: View 1 View 2 View 3 View 4
• Island with contents of 2010 residecy: View 1 View 2
• And 2011 residency: View 1 View 2 View 3

Hours & Safety

• The Park is open from dawn until dusk.
• Security is available at the Museum 24 hours a day, and will be accessible via a radio loaned to the residents.
• Residents will have a key to the Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion. Restrooms are located within the Pavilion, and it can also be used as a refuge during extreme weather. Showers are located within the Museum.

Important Dates

• Application Due Date: Friday, January 13, 2012
• Notification of Finalists Date: Friday, February 10, 2012
• The dates of the residency are flexible. Residencies must last at least six weeks and be conducted between May–September 2012.

Questions

• Please submit all questions to Amanda York: ayork@imamuseum.org