Residency Program AADK Spain
Call for Submissions
AADK
Aktuelle Achitektur de Kultur
AADK (Aktuelle Achitektur Der Kultur), is an artistic network, founded in 2006, with members from Lisbon (Portugal), Berlin (Germany), and Murcia (Spain). In 2012, one of the founder, Abraham Hurtado created AADK Spain, an international artist platform, based in Blanca, Murcia, to develop projects of research and contemporary art creation. The headquarters of AADK Spain is Centro Negra - a space where it implements different programmes focused on process and experimentation such us the Residency Program, Interventions, Contemporary Practices, or AADK Sonora. The main interest across all the programs is to explore the notions of body, spatiality and territory. AADK Spain also work in close collaboration with other artistic and cultural spaces in Murcia region, Spain and other parts of Europe. The networks allow us to promote the mobility and exchange for our visiting artists and their works produced at national and international levels.
About the Residency AADK Spain residencies is an innovative and socially-engaged program, which offers a space for reflection, collaboration, and production for national and international artists and researchers. We invite residents to work at the intersection of art, social sciences, and local communities. Connecting the topics with the context, AADK Spain supports cultural decentralization and access to contemporary art in the rural areas, considering the town of Blanca and its surroundings an integral part of their activities. Committed to a direct, engaged, hands-on approach, we are interested in facilitating research and knowledge building about how rural environments can move forward in the current era of mass urbanization, from social, economic, and environmental perspective. We believe in the importance of process and experimentation, resisting the violence of fast time, and in connecting the rural and the urban, the local and global. By facilitating encounters between visiting artists, the landscape, and local communities, AADK Spain offers an unparalleled opportunity for thinking together in a time of globalization and crisis. We are currently seeking artists and researchers for the next round of residencies, which lasts from 1 to 6 months, between January and December 2016. We support our visiting artists by providing: curatorial and organizational support; facilitating open dialogue through organizing critiques, guest visits, seminars, and workshops; basic tools, supplies, and technical equipment; communication structures in the form of promotions; connecting artists to other art institutions nationally and internationally.
About Centro Negra Centro Negra, the headquarters of AADK Spain, is located in a town of Blanca (Murcia region, south of Spain). Blanca is a unique historical town of 6.000 inhabitants, settled in a Ricote Valley of Segura river, surrounded by the picturesque range of mountains and citrus orchards. Centro Negra is nestled in the cradle of a mountain on the former site of a 12th century Moorish Castle and is only accessible by foot. It was built in early 20th century as a string of small structures and formerly was used as a farm for a nearby villa. Recently renovated, these modern, minimal spaces are divided in living and studio/exhibition areas. The living area has 4 individual apartments, with kitchen and shower, direct access to the terrace and studio/exhibition area. Studios/exhibition area has 6 different spaces, which are interconnected to each other and could serve for multiple purposes.
Application Form: To apply for the Residency Program, to years of professional experience is required. Please send residency proposals including: a completed registration form, research proposal including goals for the residency (maximum length of 1000 words), and a resume in PDF form to info@aadk.es. Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis. The projects will be selected by a committee composed by members of AADK platform. To receive the application form send us an email to: info@aadk.es
How to get to Centro Negra: International Airport ALICANTE (Spain) 45 min distance to Murcia by Bus (www.alsa.es). Train from MADRID (Spain) 4 hours distance to Murcia (www.renfe.es). Bus from Murcia/ Blanca (www.latbus.com). Postal Address:
AADK Centro Negra Calle del Castillo, 30 30540 Blanca, Murcia Spain.
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