CSS Drawing Bootcamp Residency Application

New Media Art Club’s artist bootcamp residencies are intensive, short-term programs designed to help artists rapidly develop their skills, ideas, and professional practices. Typically spanning a few days, these residencies offer structured workshops, mentorship, and collaborative projects, culminating in an exhibition.

This will be our 4th bootcamp residency, and we will explore drawing with CSS code. Curious about what CSS Art is? Check out these articles and resources:

Creating Realistic Art with CSS featuring Ben Evans

Some Maniac Drew ‘The Simpsons’ in Pure Code

The art of pure CSS – BCS interview with Diana Smith

We are interested in hearing from artists living/working in Leicester and the East Midlands.

What We Offer You:

Mentorship and Technical Guidance: Artist and UX Designer Ben Evans will lead the bootcamp. You’ll learn directly from an experienced practitioner in a supportive, creative environment.

Professional Development and Exhibition Opportunity: This residency culminates in an exhibition – use the bootcamp to develop a piece for the Paint by Style Sheet exhibition at the smaller Phoenix Cinema Gallery.

Compensation: We offer a bursary of £900 (inclusive of VAT and expenses) for your work in the exhibition, plus a separate budget for materials and lunch. This is your opportunity to showcase your art and be compensated for your creative contributions.

Access to Equipment: While we encourage participants to bring their own computers; a limited number of computers are available if needed. All software will be free/open source, and/or possibly browser-based.

The software we will be using is Koala and Visual Studio Code

What We Ask of You:

Commitment to Attend Both Days: The bootcamp runs on 1st-2nd April 2025, from 10:00 to 17:00 at NMAC’s CoLab at LCB Depot (31 Rutland Street, LE1 1RE). Full attendance on both days is essential. There is an optional additional two days allowed for troubleshooting/perfecting.

Dedication to Create New Work: We invite you to use this opportunity to create a new piece that will be featured in the Paint by Style Sheet exhibition. This work will be exhibited from 7th April to 4th May 2025.

General Understanding: Prior knowledge of CSS isn’t required, but experience or a general understanding of creative coding is desirable.

Deadline and Application: Please apply by 14th March. Selected artists will be notified by 19th March.

Enthusiasm and Openness: Since our bootcamp residencies are such a quick turnaround, we encourage participants to approach this residency with a critical and playful spirit.

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We are committed to making this bootcamp accessible and open to all artists interested in CSS drawing. Please reach out if you have questions at hi@newmediaart.club

This opportunity is supported by Arts Council England’s Project Grants.