Many thanks for your interest in the AHRC CDA on artists-led contributions to the cultural value agenda and for taking the time to produce and submit a project proposal. We were overwhelmed by the response to the scholarship, having received 16 eligible applications. The selection process was not easy, but having assessed all applications for potential contribution to scholarship, fit with the project, sophistication of the policy angle, effective use of the a-n archive and originality we ranked them and selected the top four applicant for interview. I am afraid that your project did not quite make the top of the ranking, so we won’t be pursuing your application further on this occasion. I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, however, I do hope that you might find other opportunities to realise your PhD ambition, and I wish you all the best in this endeavour….
….A personal statement document of no more than 1500 words to include an explanation of your interest in this area of research, and a discussion of both a tentative theoretical and methodological approach that you would like to adopt in approaching the research questions…
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The applications of socially engaged art.
How does the application of being an artist
engage with the actions and words of everyday society (le quotidien)
and can an artist’s practice perfect society?
Hi there,
Thank you so much for your interest in the Compass Festival and your recent proposal. The response has been unprecedented with over 160 proposals to consider, so apologies in advance for the bulk email. We have the budget for only seven pieces of work and the task of selecting from so many wonderful ideas has been challenging.
I am sorry to say that your proposal has not been selected on this occasion. We were looking for work with a strong emphasis on public engagement, and also needed to create a spread of work to cover a variety of performance styles and themes to creating a varied, engaging programme. There were lots of really good ideas that have not been selected in the light of the above criteria. I do hope you continue to take an interest in Compass, and we have plenty more opportunities available throughout the year. We’re always open to a conversation about future projects, and please do remain on our mailing list to hear about all our year-round professional development and networking opportunities. And do try to attend this year’s festival, if you can.
Once again, thanks for your engagement with this process. If you would prefer individual feedback then please get in touch.
All best wishes,
Talk: Lisa Le Feuvre – Nauman and Failure
Thursday 22 May, 5.30-7pm. FREE
Lisa Le Feuvre, Head of Sculpture Studies at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds considers Bruce Nauman’s work through the idea of failure. Taking the exhibition as a starting point, the talk proposes failure as a means to understand perception.
