LEA

VACANCIES FOR THE LABORATORY AND COMMUNITY OF LEA ARTISTS

4 SHIFT PER WEEK
100€(+VAT)MONTH
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF GALLERIES AND CULTURAL AGENTS

A SPACE FOR EXPERIMENTATION AND EXCELLENCE

LEA is a space for research in visual arts creation sheltered by a community of professional artists. The 200sqm space provides its artists with fully equipped facilities to materialize different lines of work, both in the creation of work and in the exhibition, concept and personal development of the artist. In addition, the LEA community, formed by a network of international collaborators, enables the expansion of the work carried out within a program of exhibitions in galleries and museums, talks with professionals or analysis sessions and artistic clinics. Our artists also have a patronage program aimed at finding people who, interested in their research, fully or partially cover their stay in the laboratory.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

To access LEA, an experimentation project will be requested, consisting of lines of action/research that pose a challenge in the artist's production. All of LEA's facilities and tools are shared, so artists can use the space according to their needs at each moment or project. Each artist will be able to decide the time slot of work by choosing 4 shifts among the 12 available (one shift is 6 consecutive hours. The morning shift is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the afternoon shift is from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ). The minimum stay in LEA is 6 months, reviewable every year with the possibility of extending the stay. Artists will also be able to access LEA by opting for the format FULL TIME artist residency where they will have their own area in the laboratory (not shared) of about 10sqm, for a duration of 3 months, with or without accommodation.

- Labs

The laboratories are the workspace where the artists carry out their works. The laboratories have a total area of ​​110sqm to share, in each shift, with a maximum of 10 artists. They are divided into a clean area and a dirty or tool area. They have natural overhead and diffuse light (it does not generate shadows or reflections), a height of 6 meters, a large sink for washing brushes, bathrooms with showers, a storage area for each artist, lockers and are equipped with the following furniture and tools:
Large 150x150 tables with smooth surface
Easels of different heights
Simple trestle tables, chairs and stools adjustable in height
Continuous paper dispenser with guillotine
Carpenter benches with screw
Telescopic Disc Miter Saw
Bench grinder with two discs
Iron table and inverter welder
Ribbon Iron Cutting Machine
Industrial vacuum cleaner
Mechanical hand tools such as radials and jigsaws
Small tools such as pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, meters, files, rasps...

- Exhibition room

LEA´s exhibition room is a beautiful rectangular space with 3.4m high white walls, a polished concrete floor and a glass front with natural light. Includes Wi-Fi, two adjustable lighting circuits (monorail spotlights and neutral led tube), hangers around the perimeter and a ceiling projector with 3 meters of 16: 9 projection width and connection via HDMI from table, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. In this space, the LEA artist will be able to test his exhibition montages before presenting them to a gallery or take photographs of his pieces in a professional setting. LEA artists will be able to perform in this space an open studio.

- Library

One of the most pampered areas of LEA is the library, with contemporary art books divided into: photography, video art and digital art, painting, drawing and engraving, sculpture, performance and installation. And each of these is also classified into monographs, group catalogs, essays, artist's books or others. The library is nourished by donations from museums, foundations and private contributions who support this archive of knowledge. It is especially valuable for LEA artists who can use it as a source of inspiration and reference.

- Living / Meeting Room

Adjacent to the showroom there is an industrial style living room with raw concrete pillars, walls and floors. This space is designed for social life among LEA artists or between them and patrons, gallery owners, curators... In short, itis a cozy space to chat, read or take a break from work. It also has a kitchenette with a fridge, coffee maker and microwaves.

LEA is adapted for people with reduced mobility.

SHIFTS AND REDUCED FEES FOR ARTISTS

  Mo Tu Wed Thu Fri Sat
9:00/15:00 S.1 S.2 S.3 S.4 S.5 S.6
15:00/21:00 S.7 S.8 S.9 S.10 S.11 S.12

Each shift (S.) has a reduced price for artists of €25 + 21% VAT per month. The minimum number of shifts to request is four.

SELECTION PROCESS

Artists who want to be part of the laboratory and the community of artists LEA must submit an application with a dossier of work done and an experimentation project to pass a prior selection for admission. This request must contain:
Artist information: name and surname, artistic name if any, place of birth, place of residence, ID or residence card, telephone, email, website if available and Instagram if available.
Brief cover letter and motivation.
Images of works made with explanation if needed.
Description, with or without sketches, of ideas to be carried out in the space.

All this information must appear, clearly and in the order specified here, in a single PDF file and sent to the LEA email indicated below.

Once the request is accepted, the artist will choose the period and the shifts, according to the availability of the space. The minimum period of stay is 6 months and the maximum period is 1 year, after which the selection process will be repeated again. The fee will be paid in a single semi-annual payment at the beginning, together with a deposit of € 300 that will be returned once the stay is completed. At the beginning of the stay, the artist will be given a document to sign with rights and duties, standards of conduct to guarantee good coexistence among all LEA artists and the health and safety conditions that must be met in the space.

LEA CATALOGUE

LEA is much more than a place to work, it is an international community of high-level visual artists, which presents itself to galleries, curators, patrons or companies interested in artists from various disciplines. With this aim, LEA publishes an annual cataloguethat compiles the work of all LEA artists, and distributes it to galleries and art centres.

SCHEDULE

Continuing the LEA's work for the interaction and consolidation of links and networks, we have created a complete program of activities exclusively for LEA artists. It goes from recreational activities to bond between artists, to talks with personalities from the world of culture, portfolio samples to professionals, meetings with patrons, collectors or follow-up meetings.