The search is on for an aspiring Scottish artist to spend a fully funded three month residency in New York.
The residency is made possible through a collaborative initiative between the Saltire Society, the Steven Campbell Trust, International Studio and Curatorial Programme (New York) and Creative Scotland.
The scholarship will involve a three month residency as part of the International Studio and Curatorial Programme (ISPC) in Brooklyn. The winning artist will be given dedicated studio space and the unique opportunity to work alongside 45 fellow artists in residence. The winner will also be the first Scottish artist ever to have received a place at this internationally recognised studio.
The Steven Campbell New York Scholarship is part of a wider £50,000 programme of bursaries to support young and emerging Scottish artists, recently unveiled by independent charity the Saltire Society to help celebrate its 80th anniversary year.
The late Steven Campbell is widely recognized as one of the most significant Scottish artists of his generation. Born in Glasgow, Campbell was a student of Glasgow College of Art and went on to gain a Fulbright Scholarship, which he used to go to New York to study at the Pratt Institute before returning to live in Glasgow in 1986.
His widow Carol Campbell founded the Steven Campbell Trust following his death in 2007 with the aim of broadening creative thinking and creative output in individuals and communities of practice in a manner which reflects Campbell’s own international outlook and eclectic and imaginative works.
Commenting on the launch of the Steven Campbell New York Scholarship, Carol Campbell said: “We have always held dear to our aim of one day being able to support a scholarship programme based in New York for a practising artist. There can be few other cities where becoming an overnight success is not some idle daydream but can, with hard work, be achievable.
“In Steven’s case we finally hit success after a year spent visiting every opening exhibition in our Soho neighbourhood and painting every day in his studio at the Pratt Institute when the Barbara Toll Gallery agreed to take 3 canvases for a summer exhibition.
“This led to a review by John Russell for the New York Times and literally the day following the review saw all the paintings sold, a waiting list and a one man show scheduled. Now that’s the kind of dream we want to help facilitate.
“We are delighted to be able to announce that this programme is now a reality and that the criteria for applications will be released shortly. Steven would have been immensely proud to know that his name and influence still resounds today.”
Saltire Society Executive Director Jim Tough added: “The Saltire Society is a passionate supporter and advocate of Scottish culture and creativity in all its forms. This project will benefit from support from our New York Branch and from the active involvement of the Society back here in Scotland.”
The scholarship is open to graduates from Edinburgh College of Art, Glasgow School of Art, Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone, Robert Gordon’s in Aberdeen, and Moray College of Art (University of the Highlands and Islands).
The scholarship will fund return flights to New York from Scotland, studio fees at ISCP, accommodation costs in New York and a contribution towards living expenses.
Completed applications must be sent to saltire@saltiresociety.org.uk no later than 12 noon on 17th June 2016. The successful applicant will be announced at the Saltire Society’s headquarters in Edinburgh on 11th August. Based on advice from ISCP as to the artists who may benefit most from this experience, the Scholarship is aimed at people having graduated between 2004-2012 inclusive. Applicants must be available to take up the full period of their residency from 1st November 2016 until the 31st January 2017.
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