Friends of Hot Iron Press,
We are seeking artists to apply to our visiting artist program at Hot Iron Press. Though we do offer residencies for New Orleans area artists, in this instance we’re specifically looking for out-of-town artists to bring to New Orleans. We have funding to provide for all expenses – travel, accommodations, materials, shipping, and a stipend. Please forward this to all of your artist friends. It would be a great opportunity for deserving artists to come spend some time in the Big Easy, make some prints, have a show, and have all expenses paid! The official call for submissions is below or on our site at www.hotironpress.com. Thanks!
Hot Iron Press Visiting Artist Program CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Hot Iron Press visiting artist program grants artists the opportunity to introduce printmaking processes into their body of work while interacting with the culture, settings, and art community of New Orleans. Hot Iron Press seeks artists of all disciplines, and in any media, who desire a chance to create an edition of works using screenprinting, relief, and/or letterpress printing.
Selected artists will receive a stipend to cover airfare, food, transportation, accommodations, and materials. Resident artists will have free use of on-site screenprinting and letterpress facilities as well as technical or collaborative assistance from Hot Iron Press artists. Chosen applicants will be given up to two weeks to create their proposed edition. The residency will culminate in an exhibition and optional artist’s lecture on the resultant work at The Front, a nearby artist-run exhibition space (www.nolafront.org)
Interested artists should submit a detailed written proposal, a resume, and ten to twenty images of previous work. Additional supporting materials such as diagrams, sketches, photographs, and mock-ups supporting your proposal are not only encouraged, but also strongly suggested. Hot Iron Press requires that chosen artists donate ¼ of the resulting edition of prints for Hot Iron Press catalogue and exhibition use. The remaining ¾ of the prints remain the property of the artist and may be used at the artist’s discretion.
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis either by email or by post, but applications are considered on a first come, first serve basis. For inquiries and online applications, we request that all images be formatted as jpegs and sent to hotironpress@hotmail.com. A self-addressed, stamped envelope must accompany all mailed materials if return mailing is desired. Materials shipped without an S.A.S.E. will remain on file at Hot Iron Press for future consideration. Materials may be mailed to:
Hot Iron Press, 1422 Kentucky Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
This program is supported by a partnership grant between the Ford Foundation and the Alliance of Artist Communities.
