3-month photography residency: £6,000

Queen University are seeking, under the auspices of the CELT scheme in the Creative Arts, an artist of international stature for a residency in spring 2006 (March – May). He/she will work on a freely chosen project with support from Queens and Belfast Exposed Photography. Preference may be given to those who address contemporary life in Northern Ireland and issues around social change.

The resident artist will be expected to deliver a number of workshops to photography students and participate in the academic life of the School of Languages, Literature and Arts at Queens.

The residency will attract a fee of GB £6000 plus support for materials and travel.

Applicants interested in this residency should submit the following:

* Curriculum vitae indicating professional achievement and projects undertaken
* Sketch for a proposed project (800 words max)
* Some recent examples of their image work (in digital form)

This should be emailed to: Desmond Bell, Head of Film Studies, d.l.bell@qub.ac.uk
by Thursday 1st December to whom enquiries should be directed. For information on Film and Imaging at Queens University Belfast see www.qub.ac.uk/film/ and on Belfast Exposed Photography: www.belfastexposed.org