Are you an art teacher, fabricator, or simply interested in leading/learning to lead a large-scale collaborative work? This is your chance to work with a group of people, engage volunteers and skilled artists alike, and see a vision through from start to finish!

You can apply to lead any type of project that can be workshopped in our IngenuityLabs space - whether a large-scale site specific project, roaming performance, or collaborative fine art piece. All projects will be exhibited at IngenuityFest 2019: Dreamscapes, September 27-29.

Project Leads have a vision or concept they want to bring to life during a dedicated workshop - they design and implement the project with support from and in collaboration with the Ingenuity Staff, Ingenuity Ingeneers, and a wider community of volunteers who attend the workshop to learn and grow. Workshops take place on an agreed-upon day or days (usually a Thursday evening or Saturday) in the IngenuityLabs facility - 5401 Hamilton Avenue, Cleveland. (Saint Clair Superior Neighborhood)

Projects accepted by June 15 will be given preference; the sooner you apply, the better your chances of being accepted (and receiving a grant or stipend!). Additionally, preference is given to projects which:

-- Easily engage a team of people, including artists and volunteers at a range of skill levels.
-- Can be taught or led by the applicant(s), primarily using the applicant's expertise (can include some support from Ingenuity team members).
-- Utilize low-cost, upcycled, recycled or recyclable materials.
-- Teach new or unusual skills in a safe, accessible manner (ex. batiking, Agile development, soldering, metal hammering)
-- Allow individual artists and volunteers to grow a piece of the vision and take ownership of a small piece of the project (ex. individually created hammered leaves contribute to a whole tree, large papier-mached creature with smaller details) -- Can be completed in 1-2 workshop sessions, or launched in 1-2 workshop sessions, with individual artists/volunteers. continuing the project with more minimal oversight in following sessions.
-- Easily scaled so that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
-- Exhibit artistic excellence, bring to life unique immersive, technological, or social justice qualities, and/or actively engage audience members during final exhibition at the Fest.

Budgets will range from $150 to $550. In rare cases, a project may be funded at a higher level.

Projects must be completed between the starting workshop date and one week prior to IngenuityFest, and the Project Lead is ultimately responsible for the project over the arc of its development, from concept to materials acquisition to workshop to construction/completion. Project Leads will be assigned to a Project Coordinator who will assist in ensuring the Project Lead's needs are met.

Other Applications for individual projects, vendors, musicians, etc, may be found here: ingenuitycleveland.com/getinvolved