Elastic Residence is a gallery space for projects and durational performance. It was established in autumn 2004 and was situated in a house built in 1779 in Whitechapel, London. In September 2007 the gallery closed at this site. We will be reopening at a new site in due course. Elastic Residence Productions Ltd is currently developing off-site projects. Please check regularly for updates.
We are also re-launching the Transcendental Club on site
Elastic Residence is an artist run space aimed at giving artists direct access to exhibition opportunities. See below for further information
Directors Deej Fabyc and Hannah
Terry manage
the space with:
Jenny Devine; Writer in Residence
Alice Mahoney; Archive and Installation
Racheal O'Dowd; Database Curation Documentation
Tina Liveras; Public Relations and Press
Tiffany Winterbottom; Documentation and Installation
The International Advisory Board includes
Elastic Residence produce KISSS check the link for further information
Elastic Residence Productions Ltd is a company limited by gaurantee, registered in the United Kingdom.
Shredder 1 Mark Harris
Jess MacNeil
All applications must include the following:
Send a brief statement of intent for your exhibition (no longer than 1
side A4) along with visual examples of work, a full CV and brief artist’s
statement. If it is a group show, send details of each artist and up to
4 visual examples of their work, if a solo exhibition, please send up
to 12 visual examples of your work.
All visuals must be sent on CD, DVD (for Mac), or slide transparencies.
Images saved as tiffs or jpegs. All text should be in Word or as plain
text.
Please send hard copy of all written materials.
All exhibition proposals should be addressed F.A.O:
Gallery Director
Exhibition Proposal
Elastic Residence,
22 Parfett St,
London E1 1JR
It is recommended that applicants should visit the gallery before submitting
a proposal.
The average duration of exhibitions at Elastic Residence is 4 weeks.
Once your application is submitted you should receive an email response
confirming receipt and outlining when programming will take place.
Gallery Application Guides
Elastic Residence is an independent, artist-run project space that provides
exhibition opportunities and support for artists outside the confines
of a commercial or institutional framework. The programme reflects the
diversity in current contemporary visual art practice with a strong emphasis
on durational performance. The aim of the gallery is for artists to present
their work in an unconventional setting to a wide audience within a supportive
atmosphere.
Elastic does not receive any core funding for it’s exhibition programme,
therefore, the cost of making and presenting the work must be met by the
artist/curator, as do some of the exhibition expenses. Help and advice
is available for pursuing various funding options.
Elastic is a non profit-making exhibition space. Work is not for sale
publicly, except by private agreement.
In order to present professional exhibitions without overburdening the
limited resources of either the artist/curator or Elastic, exhibiting
artists are invited into a partnership with the gallery whereby in lieu
of hire charges for the space and high commission fees, the artist/curator
is required to be responsible for certain duties prior to and throughout
the duration of the exhibition.The Partnership
The artist/curator is responsible for:
- All costs involved in the making and presentation of artworks.
- The installation (and subsequent removal) of the exhibition is the responsibility
of the artist/curator. Elastic Residence is able to offer technical support
by way of advice and some assistance.
- The design, production and cost of producing private view invitation
cards is the responsibility of the artist/curator.
-The artist/curator to supply a up to 10 tiff files of an image which
will be sent out by the gallery to the press with information about the
exhibition and can be used for e-mail and website promotion.
The gallery is responsible for:
-The production of publicity material, which will be sent to art journals,
local/national press and freelance writers. The gallery will endeavour
to obtain inclusion of the exhibition in free listings columns in the
art press and local/national press. Due to funding limitations any pay
for advertising must be placed and paid for by the artist/curator
-The gallery will undertake the emailing of press releases to all supporters
of Elastic, professional bodies and other galleries.
- Invigilation of weekend opening hours. The artist/curator and gallery
will share the responsibility for:
-Private View. This will be overseen by the gallery in line with the artist/curator’s
requirements. Usually the gallery runs a free bar with drinks provided
by sponsorship or the artist/curator. If this is not available, a pay
bar will be organized by the gallery.
-Education activities by way of practical workshops and gallery talks/seminars
are encouraged as important aspect of Elastic’s activity. Artists/curators
are obliged to deliver one talk/lead a workshop session as part of the
exhibition agreement. This is decided in negotiation with the gallery
who will organize the event.
Artists/curators may also be invited to be involved in additional paid
education work (where funding permits).
Ideas for education projects to concur with the exhibition are welcome.
We currently have a room available which may be used for education workshops.