Red Gate Gallery Residency Program

Red Gate Residency Programs provide artists, curators, writers and academics with an opportunity to live and work in China. Red Gate has a number of fully self-contained apartments and studio/lofts available which are ready to use.

The objective is to provide facilities for you to easily start your project and offer a community in which you can participate as much as you like.

This program is managed on a not-for-profit basis by Red Gate Gallery. Participants are expected to cover the costs of living and accommodation and studio (if required) whilst Red Gate provides all the necessary support to make your time here fruitful and enjoyable.

Applicants are encouraged to seek funding from relevant organizations and letters of support can be provided to this end.

Up-to-date information on the costs of apartments and studios and basic living expenses can be supplied by e-mailing: redgategallery@aer.net.cn

Program Partners and Memberships

Red Gate Gallery is supporting the residency programs of the Australia-China Council, ConjunctionArts, NY, Creative New Zealand and is currently developing initiatives involving Singapore, Canada, the UK, Taiwan, Ireland and France.

Red Gate Gallery is a member of RES ARTIS, the international association of residential arts centres.

Click the link below to download the Application Form File. The file format is Microsoft Word document, please print it out, complete and send to us.

Application Form File (Word document)

Facilities

Photos of Bei Gao and Downtown Apartment

Bei Gao

Red Gate's six studio/lofts are set in Fei Jia Cun situated on the north side of Beijing. The site has been converted into a series of studios and apartments and the Pickled Art Centre and Imagine Gallery. It is a congenial and fun environment where Chinese and foreign artists are living and working together. The community is enlivened by many informal activities and frequented by many visitors.

Red Gate's main facilities are two 90 sq. m spaces consisting of a large upstairs loft style bedroom/living area with an internal balcony overlooking a 30 sq.m workspace. A bathroom and open kitchen are tucked under the internal balcony. Two 5-metre high walls flank the workspace with more than adequate lighting.

Each studio/apartment is self-contained complete with ISDN phone, internet, hot water, fridge, gas stove, DVD, CD/Radio, washing machine, heating and air conditioning and adequate kitchen gear, furnishings and linen. Utilities and weekly cleaning are included.
Sharing with another artist is quite practical.

Downtown Apartment

Red Gate leases a number of modest one and two-bedroom apartments in Chinese housing on the east side of Beijing close to the embassy and business districts. These apartments are situated in very local neighbourhoods allowing the resident to experience the traditional and modern flavours of Beijing; in many cases you will be the only foreigner on the block. Each self-contained apartment has a lounge room, kitchen and bathroom with all amenities including fridge, TV, DVD, CD/Radio, washing machine, air conditioner/heating, gas cooking facilities, hot water, linen, internet and local phone. Utilities and weekly cleaning are included.

Orientation Information

Red Gate assists all participants to connect with the art scene, local artists and to source art materials. We can help you set-up an internet account, buy a SIM card, obtain money, show you around, and how to get a taxi home, where to buy the best Peking Duck, which part of the Great Wall not to go to, and where the latest openings are. You will be invited to all the Red Gate events including the dinners for 40 after an opening.

Partners and visitors are welcome.

Transportation and Shopping

Bei Gao is a 30 minute cab ride (60 RMB) from Red Gate Gallery in central Beijing and the apartments are 20 minutes to Red Gate (20 RMB). Each area is serviced by shops and other retail outlets.


Visas and Language

We can advise you on the best way to apply for the appropriate visa.
Although Chinese (Mandarin) would be useful, it is not necessary. Chinese artists do not have much English, but there is always someone to help out. When needed interpreters and assistants can be sourced.

About Red Gate

Red Gate Gallery has been exhibiting the work by outstanding contemporary Chinese artists for 16 years. Representing 20 artists, Red Gate showcases a diverse range of subjects which reflect China's changing society. As records of their observations on daily life, artists are exploring political, economic and cultural transformation - issues all highly relevant in our global society, but brought into sharp focus by the pace of China's change. Through traditional Chinese painting, collage, printmaking, installation, new media and oil painting Red Gate's artists are supplying a social commentary on contemporary Chinese society.

Past Participants

(Many can be contacted for comments on the residency)

2001/2002
Mark Mordue, Writer, Australia
Elizabeth Cross, Visual Artist, Australia
Linda Judge, Visual Artist, Australia
Tony Scott, Visual Artist, Australia
Robert Gale, Academic, Australia
Blain Crellin, Photographer, Australia
Greg Pryor, Visual Artist, Australia
Danny Huppatz, Poet & Art Critic, Australia
Rick Farquharson, Filmmaker, Australia
Jane Bell/Kevin Macdonald, Academics, Melbourne Australia
Christen Cornell, Writer, Researcher, Sydney Australia
Katherine Hattam, Visual Artist, Melbourne Australia
Danny McDonald, Artist/Educator, Melbourne Australia
Lara Morcombe, Artist, Melbourne Australia
Andrew McDonald, Artist/Educator, Perth Australia
George Parkin and Rose Farrell, Photographers, Australia
Maryanne Wick, Painter, Australia
Michael Lyons, Sculptor, United Kingdom
Kate Kotching, Paper Cut Artist, Australia
Brad McCallum and Jacki Tarry, Installation artists, New York
Tracy Heneberger, Sculptor, New York
Robert Gale, Academic, Australia
Adrian Lloyd, Student, Oxford
Tanya Hart, Artist, HK and Australia
Juliet Holdsworth, Student, UK
Jonathan Napack, Arts Writer, Hong Kong
Lutz Presser, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Colin Reaney & Karee Dahl, National Institute of Education, Singapore

2003
Graham Blondel, Australia
Josephine Do, Visual Artist, New Zealand
Christen Cornell, Australia
Angela Brennan, Visual Artist, Australia
Lisa Norton, Public Art Practitioner, Chicago
Ivan and Heather Morrison, Global Art Survey, UK
Philip Kennedy, Sculptor, Manchester
Denise Bedford, Artist, Melbourne
Isobel Clement, Artist, Melbourne
Anne Lord, Artist, Townsville
Anne-Maree Reany, Artist, Brisbane
Adrienne Rewi, Writer, New Zealand
Leigh Turner, Artist, Australia
Esha Xavier-Quinn, Artist, Australia
Rick Reynolds, Sculptor/Installation Artist, Australia

2004
Janine Googan, Researcher/writer, Australia
Kylie Wilkinson, Artist, Australia
Simon Hugli, Music Artist, Switzerland
Lee Jungah, Visual Artist, Korea
Gary Sigley, Academic, Australia
Yang Mian, Painter and Installation Artist, Chengdu
Jamie Greenbaum, Academic, Australia
Malcolm Utterly, Artist, Australia
Shen Jingdong, Artist, China
Xu Wentao, Artist, China
Chen Yufei, Artist, China
Jeffrey Arinita, Artist, Hong Kong
Simon Kaan, Artist, New Zealand
Gabriela Bertiller, Argentina/NY
Dimitri Horta, Artist, Switzerland
Sun Baijun, Artist, China
Mei-ling Hom, Artist, USA
Zara Collins, Artist, Australia
Christian Hussel, Playwriter, Germany
Michele Devese, Australia
Chen Wenling, Artist, Xiamen
Jan Schoonover

2005
Jill Orr, Artist, Australia
Sonya Clark, Artist, USA
Izabela Pluta, Artist, Australia
Anne Hastie, Artist, Australia
Peter Gerakaris, Artist, USA
John Sundkvist, Sweden
Jan Schoonover, USA
Yang Liming, China
John Millbank + Josefa Green, Writers, Australia
Liang Yue, China
Allan Harkness, UK
Esha Xavier-Quinn, Australia
Tom Langlands, Australia
Han Qing, China
Tu Hongtao, China
Beatrix Reindardt, USA
Melissa Chiu, Australia
Jinny Yu, Canadian-Korean
Farley Gwazda + Yuko Aramaki, USA and Japan
Garland Fielder, USA
Lucie Pribik, Czech Republic
Russell Harwood, Australia
Sura Lillio Mateo, Spain
Tom Langlands, Australia
Kirsty Needham, Australia
Justine Poplin, Australia
Robin Best, Australia
Zhou Jun, China
Suzy Ann van den Berg, The Netherlands
Sun Guojuan, China
Madeline Churchill, Wales
Danielle Roney, USA
Fiona Gunn/Kay Sexton, England
Nathelie Latham, Australia/France
Lindy Lee, Australia
Nell Bunny, Australia
Lionel Bawden, Australia
Judas Arrieta, Spain
Maria Gorton, Australia
Wang Qiang, China
Alan Schacher, Australia
Ri Williamson, New Zealand
Sara Morawetz, Australia
Elisabeth Condon, USA
Cameron Harvey, USA
Joop Jacobs, The Netherlands

2006
Nicolas Cabrera, Chile
Yang Xiaofan, China
Lyall Crawford, Australia
Deng Yifu, China
Zhang Weitao, China
Rae Bolotin, Australia
Paula Payne, Australia
Ana Wojak, Australia
Kuros Nekouian, Germany
Helen Couchman, England
Jay van de Reijden, New Zealand
Josefine Holmqvist, Sweden
Ian Marr, Australia
Hu Shengping, China
Jasper Knight, Australia
Eli Turier, Australia
Lisa Erdman, USA
Laurens Tan, Australia
Michael Chang and Juka Araikawa, USA & Japan
Jenny Irish, England
Karen Maffahy, USA
Barbara Rosenthal, USA
Carrie Custer, USA
Isabella Grosseova, Czech Republic
Lin Chuan-Chu, Taiwan
Eric Lee, USA
Jorge Martin, Spain
Hu Xiangdong, China
Maggie McCormack, Australia
Elisabeth Weissenstiener, Austria/Australia
Elisabeth Smolarz, USA
Richard Lee, Australia
Ingrid Morley, Australia
James Needham-Walker, Australia
Ellen Twaddell, USA
Leigh Sangster, USA
Ailsa Latham, Australia
Kate Anderson, Australia
Annalise Fairfax, Australia
Cendrine Colin, Switzerland
George Parkin and Rose Farrell, Australia
Stephen Truax, Painter and Installation artist, USA
Eleanor Wang, USA
Cynthia Ellis, Australia
Akimoto Tamae, Japan
Dusu Choi, Korea
Kim Vernon, Australia
Wyn-Lyn Tan, Australia

2007
Ellen Pearlman, US
Gerry Tuten, US
Lauren Cooperman, US
Kelly Gellatly, Australia
Kuros Nekouian, Iran/Germany
Laurens Tan, Australia
Julie Bartholomew, Australia
Zipora Fried, US
James Jack, US,
Isaac Parker, US
Yam Lau, Canada
Katherine Clover, Australia
Margaret Nowling, US
Yang Hong, US
Cathy Busby, Canada
Gary Kennedy, Canada
Karen Findeis, Australia
Terry Batt, Australia
Deb Bain-king, Australia
Rolina Nell, the Netherlands
Kate Anderson, Australia
Kate Croll, Australia
Vienna Parreno, Australia
Royston Tester, Canada
Wolfram Wicket, Germany
Sylvia Ditchburn, Australia
Christopher Pelly, US
Liu Ren, Shanghai
Keith Yurdana, US
Adrian & Sue Hunter, Australia
Jiang Weitao, Shanghai
Eleanor Wang, US

2008
Anne Hastie, Australia
Louise Blyton, Australia
Catrina Poljski, Australia
Heimo Lattner, Austria
Royston Tester, Canada
Hans van Weeren
Pamela See
Raymond Ghirardo
Megan Roberts
Andres lglesias de Castro
Angela R Zito
Maryrose Crook & Brian Crook
William Corwin
Helen Dennis USA
Yam Lau Canada
Ying Cheng Australia
Nathalie Daoust canada
Marbod Fritsch Austria
Freda Watkin
Chen Ping
Alice Dittmar
Louis Porter
Evelyne Leblanc-Roberge
Melissa Longpre canada
Pavol Roskovensky
Lynn Richardson
Bogdan Perzynski usa
Ulrike Johannsen
Catherine Stringer
Rahima Hayes
Christine Cheung

Application Guidelines

Please provide

Completed application form
One page covering letter outlining your residency objective, proposed arrival time and intentions during your time in China;
A resume outlining artistic accomplishments, awards, exhibitions, published work etc.
A list of equipment needs clearly indicating what you will provide and what you'll need to source in Beijing so that we can advise you on feasibility and costs
Visual artists: include 6 slides representative of your recent work and/or CD, DVD / video for new media artists or hotlink to your website. Copies of recent articles, reviews, and catalogues would also be useful.
All materials submitted must be clearly labeled including your name. Please indicate orientation of slides with a dot in the upper right hand corner and include slide list. Videos should be cued for a 3-5 minute viewing and CDs will be viewed on an IBM-compatible PC.
There are no application deadlines, but as the selection process can take several weeks, and bookings are made well in advance, applicants are encouraged to send their completed application package well ahead of time.

At some times, facilities may be available at short notice.

Make preliminary enquiries to

Brian Wallace, Director
redgategallery@aer.net.cn

and/or forward applications to

Red Gate Gallery
Beijing International Post Office, P. O. Box 100600 - 9039
Beijing, China 100600