Skaftfell Residency Program

Call for applications

Residency stay with a grant courtesy of kknord.

Nordic and Baltic artists are eligible to apply for a 1 - 4 month residency with full grant during September 2010 – January 2011.
It is possible for two artists to make a joint application for a 1 – 2 month residency.

The living/working facilities will be at Skaftfells new residency option at Fossgata 4. A beautiful old house newly transformed from a wood-workshop to a living/working artists residence. The house has two bedrooms/rooms, WC with shower, a big open space incl. a kitchen, living room aria and a good working space.

The residency grant includes:

• Travel grant up to 50.000 iskr. for flights to Iceland. Collectable after booking.
• Travel grant from Reykjavík to Egilsstadir up to 30.000 iskr.
• Daily allowance of 150.000 iskr pr month. (Or 5.000 iskr pr. day)
• Fully covered residency fee

Criteria

Skaftfell uses the following criteria when evaluating applicants:

• Primarily the quality of the applicants work as indicated by submitted visual documentation.
• A record of exhibition and curriculum vitae.
• Demonstration of a serious and consistent dedication of the professional practice of visual arts through submitted documents.
• Evidence that the applicant is at a critical juncture in their development that will be advanced by the residency.

Application procedure:
Application deadline is 20^th June 2010.
Applicants must use the application form found on Skaftfell’s website http://skaftfell.is/en/guest-studio/application/

Required documents:

• Artists statement/Project description, see application form, please try to use text sparingly and to the point.
• Artists CV, please do not send a CV exceeding 2 pages.
• A few examples of works (3 - 5), either as prints or on 1 Cd. Please do not send Cd’s containing more than 5 documents, the files should be .jpg for images and .mov for video. We use Mac computers with Preview and QuickTime for viewing works.

Proof of artists nationality is required (scan of passport f.ex.).

Application should be sent via snail mail to:

Skaftfell, Center for Visual Art
Austurvegi 42
710 Seydisfirdi
ICELAND

We do not accept applications via e-mail

For further information send an e-mail to skaftfell@skaftfell.is or call + 354 4721632

Þórunn Eymundardóttir
forstöðumaður
Skaftfell, miðstöð myndlistar á Austurlandi
Austurvegi 42,
710 Seyðisfirði
4721632 / 8695107
skaftfell@skaftfell.is

skaftfell.is

Subjects: Fine Arts

Selið á Stokkalæk auglýsir nú eftir umsóknum um dvalarstyrki á árinu 2010. Umsóknir skulu hafa borist fyrir 1. febrúar næstkomandi. Sótt er um á heimasíðunni stokkalækur.is undir flipanum Styrkir og bókanir. Nokkrir styrkir verða úthlutaðir til þeirra tónlistarmanna eða kennara, sem áhuga hafa á að skipuleggja  og standa fyrir masterklössum og til ungra tónlistarmanna, sem eru að hefja feril sinn sem atvinnumenn í klassískri tónlist, til æfinga og tónleikahalds.

Subjects: Music

Spring residency
from 24 May to 1 July 2010
Exhibition from 2 July to 5 September 2010
(opens Thursday, 1 July 2010)

Autumn residency
from 20 September to 28 October 2010
Exhibition from 29 October 2010 to
9 January 2011 (opens Thursday, 28 October 2010).

Call for applications: project room @ aquarium / 2010 residencies / Deadline for applications: 31 January 2010

Description
From May 2010 Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain will host ‘project room @ aquarium’, a new artist-in-residency programme based in the so-called ‘Aquarium’, a 175 sqm steel and glass pavilion. This light-flooded structure, which was added to the southern facade of the building in 1959, integrates seamlessly with the Casino Luxembourg’s historic architecture. While linking the venue with its urban environment, it remains partly disconnected from the main exhibition spaces within the building, which explains why it has been lacking a consistent function up to this point. The international residency programme, while aiming to stimulate exchange and debate with the local scene, was therefore devised to take full advantage of the Aquarium’s potential by sharpening its visual identity and defining its purpose.

‘project room @ aquarium’ will be an integral part of the Casino Luxembourg’s agenda of exhibitions and events. Participants are directly confronted with the location and will be asked to propose work that specifically addresses the space and its characteristics. They will furthermore be expected to present their practice to the public and to participate in the activities of Casino Luxembourg on specific occasions, to be defined with the management. Their project will be exhibited over a period of two months at the end of the residency and documented in a publication to coincide with the presentation.

Eligibility
The residency is open to all individuals or artists’ collectives, who are looking to develop their practice in a professional context by creating new work or completing a specific project in relation to their research. Applicants are free to choose their means of artistic expression but must give documented proof of at least three years’ work and exhibition practice. In order to facilitate communication with the local scene, participants should be fluent in either English, French or German. All applicants must hold a valid visa for the duration of the residency.

Selection procedure
A jury of experts will select the candidate(s) for the two residencies to be held in 2010 based on the quality of work and the applicants’ potential to use the residency to maximum benefit. The selected candidate(s) will be informed of the jury results via email at the end of February 2010.

Jury
This year’s jurors are Jean-Jacques Dumont, artist and professor, École supérieure d’art Metz Métropole (ESAMM) and École Supérieure des Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg (ÉSADS); Berit Fischer, freelance curator, Berlin; Emmanuel Lambion, freelance curator and art worker / Bn Projects, Brussels; Kevin Muhlen, artistic director, Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain; Christine Walentiny, exhibitions manager and project coordinator, Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain.

Budget
Casino Luxembourg will provide financial and technical support and will be in charge of implementing the artist’s project to a maximum cost of EUR 10,000. Participants will be accommodated in a centrally located, self-sufficient flat at Centre Culturel de Rencontres Abbaye de Neumünster. Casino Luxembourg will cover for the artist’s travel costs to and from Luxemburg and will provide a bulk sum of EUR 1,500 toward general expenses, to be paid in three instalments, the first of which will be made upon arrival. At the end of the residency participants will furthermore be paid a fee of EUR 1,500.

Application procedure
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2010
Materials: Applicants are required to include all documents in a single printable PDF file. The application form, which includes all further details, may be downloaded on the Casino Luxembourg website (www.casino-luxembourg.lu)
Applications must be fully completed and submitted in due time in order to be considered.

www.e-artnow.org

Call for applications
project room @ aquarium
2010 residencies Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
41, rue Notre-Dame / B.P. 345
L-2013 Luxembourg
Phone: +352 22 50 45
Fax:  +352 22 95 95
Contact: Christine Walentiny, project coordinator
christine.walentiny@casino-luxembourg.lu

www.casino-luxembourg.lu

Subjects: Fine Arts

Every year the French Ministry of Culture proposes trainings and residencies for artists and for professionals working in the cultural field.
Check the following website for more information: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/dai/etrangers/en/welcome.html

The Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Iceland can be reached by phone 575 9615 or by mail marine.landais@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Unnur Margrét Arnardóttir
Menningar- og vísindadeild / Service Culturel et Scientifique
Franska sendiráðið á Íslandi / Ambassade de France en Islande
Túngötu 22
Pósthólf / BP: 1750, 121 Reykjavík
Sími / Tél: (+354) 575-9603
Fax: (+354) 575-9604
www.ambafrance.is

Subjects: Art Education, Dance, Design & Architecture, Fine Arts, Music, Theatre

MUNCH EXTRAORDINARY CHAIR

This call for proposals will fund stays of artists and art researchers from Spain, into research centres in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and from these countries into Spanish research institutions, with the aim to improve and to deepen the academic and research international cooperation between Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Spain.

The call is addressed to post-degree students, artists and researchers in research institutions and universities, who are active in any field of Fine Arts. Exceptionally, artists not linked to any institution, if their international relevance and CV justifiy it.

Grants will fund:
·         Study Visits: up to 1 month.
·         Short Stays: 1 to 2 months.
·         Long Stays: 2 to 6 months.

Grants will include:
·         Monthly living allowance: 4500 to 6500 euro.
·         Up to 2500 euro as a contribution to travel and settlement costs.
·         Stays shorter than a month will be funded with a fixed amount including both living allowance and travel costs.

Deadline for applications: October 30.

Further information
And in:  +34 91 394 4385
imi@mat.ucm.es

Subjects: Art Education, Dance, Design & Architecture, Fine Arts, Music, Theatre