IN 7
Annual Experimental Video Art Residency
Residency Concept
* A 7-day experimental video art residency where site-specific videos are created at Gardenship, a massive warehouse that houses art studios in Kearny Point, NJ. Artists are chosen to create a project that’s inspired by the site. Artists already working in video and artists that have never made videos are invited to apply. Some artists work primarily alone while other artists who need to collaborate with others are connected through the residency with videographers, editors, and musicians in order to make their vision a reality.
Residency Background
* During the summer of 2020, IN 7 was created to fill the void that many of us were feeling due to the pandemic. Most of us were starved for a connection with our artist community and wanted to create collaboratively again and share our creations with others. By using Gardenship as a source of inspiration, we gave artists time, space, and resources to create an experimental video in 7 days. Hence the name, IN 7. It’s an artistic twist on a 24-hour film challenge which concluded with a drive-in screening. Following the success of the last four iterations, we are at it again with Part 5.
Venue & Location
* Gardenship is a collider space that fosters an ecosystem of creative discourse, exchange, discovery, equity, skill, and support. It’s located 7 miles from NYC situated between Newark and Jersey City in Kearny, NJ. Gardenship’s facilities include a studio residency program consisting of 25 art studios, a wood shop, metal shop, welding, and iron forge. The massive space allows for the creation of pieces of massive scale and across countless disciplines. Nestled between the Hackensack & Passaic Rivers, this industrial area that houses huge warehouses has a rich history and is in the process of becoming a film production hub in Northern New Jersey. Gardenship is a one-of-a-kind unique place that needs to be experienced and inspires everyone that steps inside it.
Who can apply?
- Local artists who want to create a video (any discipline)
- Videographers who can shoot/assist with production
- Editors with equipment that can assist with editing
- Musicians, producers, & sound artists to create or contribute their music
- Students who want more experience shooting videos and/or editing
Dates
- Applications open: March 1st
- Applications due by: April 20th @ 11:59pm
- Notifications by: May 1st
- Residency Start Date: Saturday, June 1st at Gardenship
- Deadline for edited video: Friday, June 7th by 11:59pm
- Screening: Saturday, June 8th at 8pm
(You don’t need to be available all week, but we do ask that you are available to meet on June 1st , be available to shoot at least 2 days at Gardenship, & attend the screening on June 8th.)
Residency Parameters & Deliverables
- 24-hour access to Gardenship site & Kearny Point
- No budget provided
- No video equipment or editing software provided
- 75% minimum of video must to be shot on site
- Video length must be 3 minutes to 6 minutes
- Final videos must have audio/sound component
- Shooting & editing can be done entirely by the artist or with collaborations from others
- Any music & audio added must be original or permission must be granted before screening
Screening
- Night of event: Saturday, June 8th
- Outdoor drive-in screening projected with FM radio capability
- Youtube Live stream of the event from Gardenship
- Artist talk with some participants
- Music before and after the screening
- Food truck
How to Apply
- Fill out Google Form with position for residency
- $25 application fee for Artists (no fee for videographers, editors, or musicians that want to contribute their time & skills to an artist's video)
- Application fee through PayPal - https://paypal.me/KasiaSkorynkiewicz?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Questions? Email: Kasia Skorynkiewicz at in7videoart@gmail.com.