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Live-Work Space: Million Fishes Art Collective
Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, by Grace Lee
Million Fishes Art Collective has an opening for new resident members starting June 1, 2010. These artists must be dedicated to their form of art, interested in community living and want to participate in the running and development of our budding arts organization.
Shared Resources
Members of Million Fishes have access to communal space includes 3.5 bathrooms, 2.5 kitchens, studio spaces for a variety of arts, a yoga/dance studio, free yoga classes, a sunny courtyard we share with neighbors, a home theater, and two different gallery spaces/performance venues.
Numerous presentation opportunities for resident and outside artists of all disciplines are also available through Million Fishes in the form of individual and group shows in our window galleries, open studios, cellar gallery, and main gallery and participation events, like the MAPP: Mission Arts and Performance Project.
Million Fishes is part of Intersection for the Arts' Incubator program, which allows us to use their nonprofit status to acquire grants and other tax-deductible donations.
The Ideal Candidate
Artists of any discipline/medium who are fully dedicated to their own art work and paths who want the opportunity to live and work with other artists of varied disciplines and have the experience and desire to help develop and run a budding arts organization.
Other helpful characteristics include fun, relaxed, considerate, and reasonably clean living style, great art and work ethic, and any experience with grant writing, accounting, living communally, running organizations, and projects, or anything else that contributes to a well-functioning living space, creative space, and arts organization.
Other Basic Facts
Each artist has his/her own living quarters. We share 2.5 kitchens, 3.5 bathrooms, a darkroom, a dance/yoga studio, a courtyard and one open gallery space. A $1,000 deposit is required regardless of room size. New artists will be expected to make an eight-month commitment to the space and sign a contract that obligates them to abide by house procedures and preestablished move-out dates. All resident artists are expected to contribute to the ongoing activities of the space, shows, chores, etc.
Expenses
The average cost of a room is $750 (this includes an additional separate studio space). One of the rooms is a large double room, which is $1,250. Utilities and household supplies are paid in one monthly fee of $70 paid on the 15th of each month. A $1,000 security deposit is required upon move-in along with a one-time $20 utilities deposit.
How to Apply
If interested, send an email and introduce yourself (see questionnaire) to wendy@millionfishes.com. Then plan on attending one of our open houses at 2501 Bryant St. @ 23rd Street in San Francisco's Mission District.
Open houses start promptly at the time specified and include a tour of the house and the rooms that will be available. You will be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire, and then have a chance to briefly introduce yourself.
Open-House Dates—April 2010
Sunday, April 11
5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21
8 p.m.
Sunday, April 25
1 p.m.