The Point's @HOME Programme Seeks New Cycle of Artists

As part of leading contemporary performance venue The Point's next four- year cycle (2018-2022) starting in April 2018, the venue is looking to form a long-term, two-way relationship with up to four artists or companies working in a performance context in theatre, dance, circus, aerial dance, integrated arts or outdoor arts.

Through its new @HOME programme, the Eastleigh venue is keen to support non-ACE NPO artists/companies who have an existing profile and work portfolio, but who have little or no core infrastructure. It is interested on taking a joint journey over an extended period of time and fuel an upward trajectory.

The Point wants to create a meaningful and authentic connection that is reciprocal and that breaks down the barriers between artist and venue. It would support the development of a four-year strategic plan and be instrumental in creating opportunities to make step change, whether it be artistically or organisationally.

In exchange it is looking to expand its creative brain and invite the successful artists/companies to become involved in developing the creative programme at The Point which might include the performance programme; audience development; creative learning or professional development programmes. The Point wants to be able to bring artists and audiences closer together in multiple ways, and break the perceptions of venues as gatekeepers.

The Point is looking for four artists/companies who are:

- Working in a performance context with little or no core infrastructure with at least four- years' experience in the professional sector.

- Ambitious, dynamic, forward thinking with a clear idea of what they want to achieve over a four-year period artistically and organizationally.

- Willing to engage with The Point in a more meaningful way, contributing to the developing creative programme.

- Willing to offer mentorship to The Point's cohort of Associate Artists.

As well as rehearsal space, co-commissioning and performance opportunities, this is a chance to have long-term access to expertise in marketing; technical, organisational development; artistic mentoring; creative learning and further relationship building in regional and national networks. A @HOME artist/company would be invited to be part of the wider Point family.

The Point would like to invite artists/companies to submit a letter outlining:

- Why you believe this to be a good opportunity for you or your company at this moment in time

- A brief summary of what you would hope to achieve in a four year period with details of projects planned and timeline

- How you would take the opportunity to have a stake in The Point's creative programme, bringing artists and audiences closer together - this could be curating events, a creative learning project, a professional development programme or a programme of artists talks etc

Please include:

- Current CV

- Links to websites and work portfolio

- Two testimonies from referees in relation to HOME4

Completed applications should be sent by noon on Friday, 31st November 2017 to: @HOME 2018-2022, The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE, or via email with @HOME in the subject heading to point.artists@eastleigh.gov.uk.

Selected artists will be invited to interview in January 2018.

Artists and companies wanting to find out more about the @HOME programme and the venue are invited to join The Point's team from 6pm on either Thursday 2nd November or Friday 24th November.

They will have the chance to hear more about the Associate Artist programme over a glass of wine, before watching The Point's Headline/Support evening featuring Protein Dance (2nd) or its current associates Theatre Re with their work-in-progress of their new work BIRTH (24th).

Previous artists supported by The Point have gone on to become Arts Council National Portfolio Organisations (ZoieLogic) to win Fringe First Awards (Milk Presents), Total Theatre Awards (Two Destination Language) receive commissions including Shift and Share (Joli Vyann) as well as plugging into touring networks across the UK.

For more details, visit www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk.

Pictured: Joli Vyann have benfitted from support from The Point.

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