Our Program
Arts Lab
"The Lab was a fabulous journey for me both creatively and personally. It was a truly challenging, intense, fun, artistic experience but particularly, set up a fabulous new network of collaborators and friends."
It's hard to believe, but we are coming up to our final year of Splendid. So we've decided to try something new and open our door to more artists!
Our program for 2011 begins with an intensive Arts Lab residency that will take place over 3 weeks in Lismore, NSW and at Splendour in the Grass Woodford, QLD.
In July and August we will bring 15 artists of various disciplines to the north coast of NSW to explore the rich and creative environment of making artwork for large-scale festivals.
The Arts Lab will be facilitated by leading artists, designers, performers, makers and creative thinkers that will assist in developing ideas which promote audience involvement and transform the festival site into an experimental playground.
This year, we're drawing our Provocateurs in from overseas as well as from across the country including Fernando Llanos (Mexico - video art), David Clarkson (innovative physical theatre), Natalie Jeremijenko(USA - environmental art & design), Craig Walsh (site-specific projections), Paul Gazzola (Berlin - collaborative practice) Técha Noble, The Kingpins (art direction & performance)and more.
Within the Arts Lab, artists will work collaboratively in a dynamic environment that encourages critical thinking, play and risk-taking. It's also an opportunity to meet peers from across a range of artistic disciplines and backgrounds.
Splendid is open to artists (under 30 years or in the first 5 years of their practice) who work in the visual arts, theatre, dance, design, installation, architecture, digital media, sound, text and other creative pursuits.
The Arts Lab will cover a diverse range of topics and sessions facilitated by our 2011 provocateurs.
