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FRESH MILK XIV: Mark King’s Presentation

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Mark King giving his presentation. Photo by Dondré Trotman.

Mark King giving his presentation. Photo by Dondré Trotman.

Fresh Milk invites you to view this two-part video documentation of a presentation by Mark King, who spoke about the value of artist residencies at our public event FRESH MILK XIV, which took place March 20, 2014.

About Mark:

Mark King is a multidisciplinary Barbadian visual artist who explores archetypes and social norms. Interested in notions of topography and megalography, Mark makes coded, often satirical work, that highlight social phenomena. The son of a former diplomat, Mark has called several places home. Growing up in The Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, and the United States has left Mark with a unique perspective that directly influences his artistic practice.

Mark holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. In 2011 the Lucie Foundation handpicked Mark for their apprenticeship program. During the same year he participated in a screen-printing residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium. In 2012 he took part in an artist residency at Alice Yard in Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 2013, he participated in two residencies; Fresh Milk in Saint George, Barbados, and most recently Ateliers ’89 in Aruba for the Mondriaan Foundation’s Caribbean Linked ll. Last year he released his first monograph Plastic through MOSSLESS publishing at The Newsstand in New York. Plastic has gone on to The 2013 New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1, The 8Ball Zine Fair, the 2013 I Never Read Art Book Fair in Basel, Switzerland, and The 2014 LA Art Book Fair in the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.

Take a look at the videos below:

Open Call: The FRESH MILK ‘My Time’ Local Residency – Deadline Extended

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fm local residency call 2014 extension

FRESH MILK is thrilled to have received generous support towards hosting its first local residency call for 2014!

One Barbadian artist will be selected from this call to undertake a one-month residency, and will receive a stipend of $1,000.00 BBD towards their production costs.

Visual artists working in a variety of disciplines (sculpture, installation, painting, drawing, performance, photography, new media, interdisciplinary) are invited to apply.

Duration of Residency:  4 weeks

FRESH MILK will provide:

– A $1,000.00 BBD stipend to the artist
– Wireless internet
– A 15.5 x 12.5 ft studio space
– A wide expanse of rural land
– Access to the Colleen Lewis Reading Room on site
– A varied network of creatives to connect with
– The option to participate in a public event showcasing the outcome of the residency

Eligibility criteria:

– Artist must be a resident of Barbados
– Artist must not have taken part in an on-site FRESH MILK Residency within the last 2 years

Expectations of the Artist:

– Artist must come out to the studio a minimum of four days per week between Monday and Friday. Studio access is between 7 am and 6 pm.
– Artist must supply their own materials and equipment
– Artist must complete some form of public outreach in relation to the work created during the residency (artist talk/presentation, workshop, exhibition, etc.)
– Artist will be required to keep a weekly blog of their activities and processes, and submit a report to FRESH MILK at the conclusion of the residency
– Artist will be required to donate a piece of work to the donor who made this residency possible

Application Process:

To be considered, please submit the following to freshmilkbarbados@gmail.com with the subject line ‘My Time Local Residency Proposal’:

– The completed FRESH MILK Local Residency Application Form 2014 (includes applicant’s contact information, an artist statement, and full residency proposal)
– An up to date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
– A numbered portfolio of 5-10 images (or 2-3 short videos as the case may be) of recent work
– An index of the portfolio pieces in numerical order, with the title, medium and date listed

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

New deadline for submission is March 13th, 2014. Residency dates will be negotiated with the artist after they have been selected, and may commence as soon as March 24th. Residency must be completed by May 30th.

FRESH MILK at the 18th International Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil

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FRESH MILK is very pleased to be in Sao Paulo to participate in the 18th Festival de Arte Contemporanea SESC Videobrasil – 30 Anos Panoramos do Sul. Founding director of Fresh Milk Annalee Davis will be taking part in the 3rd Focus group of the festival’s public programming, which centers on artist residencies. She will be presenting at a panel titled ‘Hospitality and the politics of mobility’ on November 10, 2013.

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Focus 3 | Residences and Routes to Art Research

From the late 1980s on, economic globalization has directly influenced the sphere of cultural exchanges, driving the reinvention of the avenues for creation and artistic exchange. That has paved the way for practice- and research-oriented networks capable of reversing the knowledge flow, which moved from North to South up until then. The focus Residences and Routes to Art Research will discuss how artistic residency experiences reverberate upon the dynamics of collaboration between agents and institutions that relate to art, culture, and various spheres of society.

Hospitality and the politics of mobility
November 10, 11 a.m. — Sesc Pompeia / Galpão

The growing circulation of goods and human capital brought about by globalization is accompanied by the reaffirmation of differences and the closing of borders. In times of increased mobility and the worsening of identity disputes, the act of welcoming becomes a political act. What values permeate hospitality? How does artistic research in displacement interfere with the spaces and agents that deal with the permeability of current borders?

Featuring:

Aaron Cezar (Mamou, USA, 1977) Dancer and cultural producer. Director of the Delfina Foundation, which focuses on cultural exchange between the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Africa.

Annalee Davis (St. Michael, Barbados, 1963) Founder of the Fresh Milk Art Platform Inc and Visual Arist. Her work explores notions of home, longing and belonging within the  larger context of a post-colonial Caribbean history and is concerned with the impact of tourism on the shifting physical landscapes of the archipelago.

Koyo Kouoh (Douala, Cameroon, 1967) Curator. Founder and director of the RAWMaterial Company, an art center in Dakar, Senegal. She has curated international African contemporary art shows.

Moderator: Amilcar Packer (Santiago de Chile, 1974) Artist whose practice displaces, subverts, and re-contextualizes commonplace objects, architecture, and the human body in actions and recordings. He has featured in the Biennale of Sydney (2004).