apexart Fellowship, New York

Irish Artist John Beattie, nominated by Gavin Murphy, is selected for the apexart fellowship, New York

March 15 – April 13, 2015  

Nominated by: Gavin Murphy
Pallas Projects Director   

The apexart Fellowship is an alternative educational program that invites creative individuals to leave their familiar surroundings for a month-long stay in an unfamiliar city. The program provides new sources of inspiration through exposure to new cultures, interests, and experiences. Unlike an artist residency program, the apexart Fellowship provides a rich, 30-day schedule of non-art activities, all while requiring Fellows to refrain from producing creative works. The apexart Fellowship schedule prioritizes educational experiences that are outside of the Fellow’s stated interests. This diversity of activities leaves Fellows with new ideas, approaches, and content to incorporate into their creative practices.

Nominators are selected by apexart staff at random from universities and organizations around the world.

Beattie (b.1980) is originally from Co.Donegal, and currently lives and works in Dublin, Ireland. He is a visual artist, working with video, drawing and performative intervention. Concerned with methods of production and representation, his curiosity lays with how the viewer/audience engages with or unravels the creative process.

John Beattie's personal expenses were supported in part by The Arts Council/An Chomairle Ealaionn Travel Training Awards, and Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin.