residency booklet

residency program booklet autumn/winter 2018

About Easttopics

Easttopics is a non-profit initiative launched in 2013, led by young art professionals based in Hungary and Serbia and dedicated to the promotion of the Eastern European contemporary art field. Working as a think tank for the Eastern European art communities, Easttopics is a genuinely interdisciplinary cooperative which goal is to draw the Eastern contemporary art field and the international art scene closer to each other.

This cross-border project takes form as an expanding on-line website and database focusing on the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Easttopics aims at mapping and providing more visibility to protagonists of the Eastern European art life, should they be artists, art professionals, institutions, events or publications. It also wishes to act as a dynamic platform fostering connections, exchanges, community building, and cooperations for both practice-based and research-based projects on a local, regional, and international level.

We believe that the comprehension of the Eastern European contemporary art scene requires personal contacts and experiences with our field of study. This ongoing project is therefore built on the knowledge we acquire during our self-funded travels and nourished by our identification and understanding of site- and situation-specific questions, topics, issues addressed by the art field in each of these countries.

Bulgaria

Radar Sofia Strelbishte, bl.60A 1408 Sofia

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: 1 to 4 weeks Disciplines: visual arts, performing arts Website: www.radarsofia.org Contact: applications@radarsofia.org Radar is a new independent art hub dedicated to supporting creators that make a difference. Located in the heart of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, Radar offers a free live/work space, networking and presentation opportunities in a vibrant and inexpensive city, distinctly exotic for those who come from Western Europe, and warmly European for those who originate from the East. The residency period may vary between one and four weeks.

Radar also seeks to support projects of artists at risk, creators who have been persecuted or censored due to the nature of their work or because of their race, sex, gender, ethnic origin, religion or political views, or just because. Your work will get presented to the local audiences and you will be introduced to artists from your field as the residency is partner with some of the important cultural agents in the city.

World of Co Studio Кооперация, 167 Evlogi i Hristo Georgievi Blvd, 1504 Sofia

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: 1 to 6 months Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.worldof.co Contact: contact@worldof.co World of Co is a multidisciplinary self-directed residency in Sofia, Bulgaria. It encourages artists and all kind of creative specialists to live, create and discover their environment together. Residents can explore ideas, experiment different techniques while focusing on a personal creative project or collaborating with other residents from the program. КООПЕРАЦИЯ - Shared studio space is at the city center, located within 10 minutes walking distance from the apartment.

The studio is a furnished 140m² large space (chairs, tables), including Wi-Fi and all utilities. It can be used for different workshops or exhibition.

Residency with provided accommodation: 650 € per month Shared room with another artist: 500 € per month Residency without provided accommodation: 350 € per month

Plovdiv 2019 Foundation 16 Ekzarh Josif Str., 4000 Plovdiv

Open Call Deadline: 15 October 2018 Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.plovdiv2019.eu Contact: lastminute@plovdiv2019.eu The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation announces an open call for last-minute projects in the official programme of Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019 initiative. The procedure is aimed at allowing new concept ideas and current topical trends to fit into the four thematic platforms of the artistic programme and the project clusters that make them up.

The main goals of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation are: The creation of a diverse cultural programme; The long-term improvement of the cultural climate in Plovdiv; The achievement of positive change among its residents; The development of communication between them; The broadening of the cultural perimeter of Plovdiv and Bulgaria by opening to the European and international scene. In fulfilling these goals, the Foundation adheres to the main concepts of the preliminary programme, directing partners to each of the clusters included in it and allowing for both national and European dimension of the cultural activities.

Plovdiv 2019 Foundation 16 Ekzarh Josif Str., 4000 Plovdiv

Open Call Deadline: 15 October 2018 Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.plovdiv2019.eu Contact: lastminute@plovdiv2019.eu This open call is announced in the last months before the final drafting of the official programme for 2019. It is an invitation to cultural organisations, independent curators and artists from Bulgaria and abroad to apply by presenting modern and attractive ideas. The call is aimed at allowing the inclusion of new projects contributing to the genre diversity of the programme.

Croatia

KAMOV Residency Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: minimum 15 days, maximum 3 months Disciplines: literature, visual and audiovisual arts, music, drama, dance, performing arts, social sciences, humanities Website: www.kamov-residency.org Contact: plamena.sarlija@rijeka.hr The City of Rijeka wishes to enable contemporary European and world creators to better understand artistic, cultural and social situation in Croatia – especially in Rijeka.

Creators will be given opportunity to address current issues and promote art and culture as an important part of social and public life, as well as a creative process that enriches the lives of all of us. The program will also be an opportunity for various cultural organizers to devise and carry out residency program for foreign creators, i.e. to introduce and include them into the artistic and cultural life of the city.

The program aims to be a catalyst for creating vivid and active artistic and cultural scene in Rijeka, to continuously re-examine the city's identity and address current issues. It is particularly expected to stimulate the formation of Rijeka's urban identity, strengthen the cultural specificity of the city and connect its artistic and cultural life with other European and world centres.

Czech Republic

National Film Archive in Prague and MeetFactory Ke Sklárně 3213/15 150 00 Praha

Residency program Deadline: October 31, 2018 Duration: 1 month Disciplines: various disciplines Website: www.meetfactory.cz Contact: opencall@meetfactory.cz The National Film Archive in Prague and the MeetFactory international Artists-in-Residence program invite artists from various disciplines of contemporary art to apply for a creative residency in Prague, lasting a total of 2 or 3 months, focusing on a specific theme – exploring the artistic legacy of the first multimedia theatre known around the world: Laterna Magika.

Laterna Magika, which brings together multi-genre theatre performances and film projections on several screens on the stage, was first conceived as Czechoslovakia’s representative cultural promotional for the Expo 58 international exhibition. Its extraordinary success gave rise to an eponymous series of performances and subsequently a permanent theatre stage based on the same production principle.

Due to its experimental nature, the combination of several media, the merging of fine arts and newly developed (especially projection) technologies, and finally collaborations with many remarkable personalities, it became a unique phenomenon in the context of both Czech and international art.

National Film Archive in Prague and MeetFactory Ke SklĂĄrnÄ› 3213/15 150 00 Praha

Residency program Deadline: October 31, 2018 Duration: 1 month Disciplines: various disciplines Website: www.meetfactory.cz Contact: opencall@meetfactory.cz The residency call closely relates to the innovative interdisciplinary research project Laterna magika. Past and Present, Documentation, Preservation and Presentation, which is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Czech Republic. The principal partner of the project, which will run from 2016 to 2019, is the National Film Archive in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, the CESNET university association, and the Czech Technical University in Prague. The project is comprised of historical research, preservation and digitization of historical film material, and the development of new multimedia data (motion capture dancing sessions, 3D modelling of stage design).

Studio PRÁM Čerpadlová 536/4, Vysočany, 19000 Prague

Residency program Deadline: October 31, 2018 Duration: 1 month Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.pramstudio.cz Contact: info@pramstudio.cz The Residency program of Studio PRÁM aims at encountering artists from abroad. Residents can take advantage of a spacious atelier where they can also live. Sanitary facilities, kitchen, social areas as well as carpentry and locksmith workshops are available too. There are plenty of opportunities for artistic and social interaction with local members. It is possible to apply for a stay of 1 month duration. Artists also have a possibility to exhibit after the residency in our exhibition spaces.

Estonia

Tartu Artist in Residence Kastani 42, 50410 Tartu

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: 1 to 3 months Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.residency.tartuensis.com Contact: salme@tartuensis.com In 2019, we offer four residency packages: - A short-term residency (one month) at the end of which a public outcome is possible (open studio, workshop, artist talk).

- A long-term residency (three months) at the end of which a public outcome is expected (exhibition, performance, artist talk).

- A long- term artistic & academic residency (six months) which gives the opportunity to teach a course on a freely chosen subject at the Pallas University of Applied Sciences. The course is remunerated; the length of the course is 32 academic hours and should take place during the autumn semester of 2019. In addition, a public outcome is expected (exhibition, performance, artist talk.

- A short-term & long-term family residency (one or three months) for artists accompanied by max. 2 children and life partner. Required is a possible public outcome at the end of the residency (open studio, exhibition, workshop, artist talk).

Greece

The Lakkos Project Romanou 27, 71201 Heraklion

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: minimum 2 weeks Disciplines: any disciplines Website: www.lakkosartistsresidency.weebly.com Contact: mathewhalpin@hotmail.com The Lakkos Project is a community based initiative working alongside the Municipality of Heraklion to improve the Lakkos area. The groups have so far brought street art, music/film festivals, restoration of old house facades and performance art to the area. The project is not for profit and relies heavily on donations and volunteers. The Lakkos artists residency is located in a large old house with spaces for artists to work, live and exhibit.

The Lakkos artists residency is a flexible space and works best with a variety of creative practices, with the intention to introduce resident artists to the local scenes. Heraklion has a growing conceptual art scene which the program mixes with often. Archaeologists who just want to come and do research on the never ending local history, are also welcome. The city’s creative scene is surprisingly large for a Greek island. To know more about our activity, please check out our blog.

Sfakiotes Residency Program Acharnon 313, 11145 Athens Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: 1 to 3 months Disciplines: visual arts, music, film, producing, curating, arts management, art history, art-related research Website: www.sfakiotes-residency.net Contact: info@sfakiotes-residency.net Sfakiotes Residency Program is a privately owned, non-profit artist residency program in the Sfakiotes mountains of Lefkada island, Ionian Islands, Western Greece. Since this popular program was founded, it has hosted between 10 and 20 international guests yearly.

The program’s mission is to encourage multi-disciplinary artistic creation and art-related scientific work. Artists from all areas, such as visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, as well as producers, curators and art researchers are welcome to apply.

Snehta I.Drosopoulou 47, Kypseli, Athens Residency program Deadline: 28 October 2018 Duration: 2 months Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.snehtaresidency.org Contact: info@snehtaresidency.org Snehtais a non for profit organisation formed in 2012 in Athens with the purpose of bringing international artists and curators in contact with the Athenian art scene. Snehta aims to expand artistic activity and research in the city, fostering new relationships and collaborations internally but also beyond the borders of Athens and Greece.

The Residency aims to create a dialogue with the social, material,aesthetic and architectural infrastructure of the city by taking into account the historical, psycho-geographical, contemporary and traditional factors that have formed it. Artists and curators alike are called to use the local dynamics and characteristics of the Athenian environment whilst bringing along their own interests and inclinations. Snehtais open to highly committed individuals who will demonstrate a genuine interest in the city’s current state, taking into account its current economical, social and cultural condition and its place on a global scale.

Hungary

Budapest Art Factory VizafogĂł utca 2, 1139 Budapest Residency program Deadline: 14 October, 2018 Duration: 1-7 months Disciplines: visual art Website: www.budapestartfactory.com Contact: budapestartfactory@gmail.com Within the framework of Budapest Art Factory's International Artist Residency Program, we welcome visual artists from April to October, for 1 to 7 months, to develop their artistic practice.

During his/her sojourn the resident artist's works gain visibility through special studio visits and all art events hosted by BAF. At each event, the studios are open for visitors. BAF also offers a wide range of services to ensure that the guest artist makes out the most of his/her stay in Hungary - with a special focus on providing opportunities to connect with the local art scene.

The cost for taking part in the residency is 800 EUR/month. The program fee includes a spacious separate studio space, with great natural light and basic equipment, catering to the project’s requirements. Optionally, BAF organizes an end of the residency solo exhibition for an additional 600 EUR, which covers costs related to PR activities and human resources.

Individual studio dimensions vary between 50 - 70 sqm, and the exhibition space is 60 sqm.

Latvia

Baltic Writing Residency Elizabetes 83/85, 1050 Riga Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: minimum 1 month Website: www.balticresidency.com Contact: balticresidency@gmail.com The Baltic Writing Residency in Latvia was founded in 2008 in an effort to nurture the literary arts by offering talented individuals both a comfortable and rich cultural environment in which to immerse themselves, and a substantial amount of time in which to begin or further significant projects. Thus, each year, a single poet, playwright, or writer of fiction is offered a month-long residency at the gorgeous Hotel Bergs in historic Riga.

All residency periods are dependent, in part, on the overall schedule of the host location. Applications are chosen by an anonymous committee of judges composed of one member of the English Department of Harvard University, one poet of recognized standing, and one fiction writer of recognized standing. To apply, candidates are required to submit all of the following as ONE PDF or Word document: ●

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Ten pages of poetry; one play; or up to 25 pages of fiction, creative nonfiction, or playwriting (double spaced).

A CV – including (A) publication list, (B) full contact information, and (C) contact information for two references.

Lithuania

Kintai Arts Ramioji str. 8, 99358 Kintai

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Disciplines: visual arts, new media, animation, curatorial, film making, performing arts, music, literature Website: www.kintaiarts.lt Contact: kintai.arts@gmail.com The KINTAI Arts Residence is an international residency program for artists located in Kintai, Silute municipality of Lithuania. It is a self-administrated non-profit organization.

Kintai Arts Residency artspace wants to create an environment for inspiration – a place for the artists where they could concentrate on their work as well as experiments. Kintai Arts Residency seeks becoming a center for establishing close cooperation between artists, musicians, thinkers and other people from cultural field through interdisciplinary programs and residencies. A knowledge-based platform for innovative creative production, Kintai Arts Residency integrates with the social and cultural framework of Klaipeda region while simultaneously supporting a strong international focus.

The residency program offers combined living and working spaces with private bedrooms for 1, 2, 3 or 4 people.

The workshops are situated in the former administrative offices of an old school and in other community buildings.

Moldova

KIOSK AIR Gh. Asachi 53/1, 2028 Chişinău

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: 2 weeks / 1 month / 3 months Disciplines: visual arts, curatorial, architecture and other disciplines Website: www.chiosc.oberliht.com/air Contact: vladimir@oberliht.org.md The KIOSK AIR program encourages creation of new work in relation to local contexts and realities. It offers the opportunity to explore various issues that relate to Moldova’s situation in general and to analyze the processes that shape Chisinau’s public space today. The program is structured in a collaborative manner in which the Oberliht association plays the role of local host for invited artists, curators, architects and other professionals, while the city as a whole, substituting for the studio, serves as place of research, for producing and exhibiting.

Besides FLAT SPACE, which remains at the disposal of new residents, inviting them to ‘finish’ its unfinished form, the residents use a series of other locations during their stay, ranging from market places, stadiums and parks through universities and other public institutions and places.

The research phase of KIOSK AIR includes walking tours, visits to different organizations and initiatives in Chisinau, discussions and documentation, while the production phase usually leads to the creation of new works.

Montenegro

Galerija Atelje DADO / Narodni Muzej Crne Gore Dvorski Trg 1, 81250 Cetinje

Exhibition proposal Deadline: ongoing Duration: 2 weeks / 1 month / 3 months Disciplines: visual arts, curatorial Website: www.ateljedado.wordpress.com Contact: atelje.dado@gmail.com Atelier DADO Gallery is part of the Art Museum of the National Museum of Montenegro. It was founded in 2002 with the intention to promote contemporary artistic practices through exhibitions but also through other activities such as workshops, lectures and conferences.

The exhibition proposal needs to contain the following: – short description of the project, reproduction of the works and simulation in gallery space if it is an installation – budget, artist’s CV and mail address The gallery covers the following costs : – one part of realization of the project (if the gallery participates in the production of the project, at least one work stays in museum’s collection after the exhibition), travel and stay during the preparation of the exhibition – transport of the art works, promotional material (invitation card, catalog, posters) and PR activities – translation of the text, reproductions for the catalog, cocktail

Poland

Keret House / Polish Modern Art Foundation Ĺťelazna 74, 00-875 Warsaw

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: 3 weeks Disciplines: visual arts, writing, music, architecture, research Website: www.kerethouse.com Contact: domkereta@gmail.com The Keret House, known as the narrowest house in the world, is located in central Warsaw. It is an artistic centre open to artists of various disciplines from all over the world. It was opened in 2012, and since then a residency program is held in the House.

Our goal is to stimulate creativity by interacting with the local community, artists and cultural institutions. The Keret House is a place for artistic research, interaction, meetings as well as artistic projects.

Accommodation Residents can work and use the Keret House, and live in fully equipped studio next to the Keret House.

Expenditure paid by the Polish Modern Art Foundation: - Curatorial support - Substantive care - Accommodation and workshop - WiFi

Keret House / Polish Modern Art Foundation Ĺťelazna 74, 00-875 Warsaw

Residency program Expenditure paid by the Polish Modern Art Foundation: - Presence on our website - Presence in a publication summing up the residences - Press coverage - Public meeting with resident and presentation of his work Expenditure to be covered by the artist: - The residential fee: 1.500 â‚Ź - The costs of travel, visa, accommodation, food, health insurance, and production must be covered by the resident or external financing organized by the resident.

The artist is expected to present his work and / or project at the end of the residency period.

Serbia

Belgrade Art Studio ŽorŞa Klemansoa 2, 11000 Belgrade

Residency program Deadline: 15 October 2018 Duration: 1 to 6 months Disciplines: visual arts, curatorial, research Website: www.belgradeartstudio.com Contact: info@belgradeartstudio.com Belgrade Art Studio Residency is a non-profit international art program in which selected artists are invited to live and work in specially designed studio for a period up to 6 months.

By bringing the creators of art in a unique setting the program aims to situate art at the very heart of historical Belgrade.

The program is open to all emerging and established artists, curators and researchers over the age of 18 with no limitation on artistic discipline or nationality. Applications are reviewed by a committee according to the following criteria: - Clarity of artistic vision as articulated in the artist statement and work samples - Persuasive evidence that the applicant is committed in purpose and practice - Clear evidence that the artist works at a professional level in his/her field - Willingness to work in a dynamic environment that encourages interaction with the community

Belgrade Art Studio Žorža Klemansoa 2, 11000 Belgrade

Residency program Residencies are currently offered to selected artists at a rate of 450 € a week. A monthly rate is 1.450 €. Pick-up and drop-off for arrival and departure is included.

Fellowship: We offer one fellowship per year to artists and creatives of outstanding talent. A fellowship covers the full cost of Belgrade Art Studio residency for a week (travel not included).

Portfolios and manuscripts are reviewed by a panel of professionals. Applicants will be notified as to the status of their applications 3 weeks after their application. Only artists who have completed the financial assistance section of the online application will be considered for fellowship.

This information must be submitted at the time of application.

Slovakia

A7rooms Golianova 5, 97401 Banskรก Bystrica

Residency program Deadline: ongoing Duration: 1-3 months Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.a7rooms.wordpress.com Contact: a7rooms@gmail.com FRASK is an independent non-profit organisation founded in 2010. Its activities are dedicated to promotion of different kind of art forms and organisation of cultural and educational events. A7ROOMS is a residential program created within FRASKs portfolio to widen the scope of our activities, to engage in international networking and more actively participate in art production.

Its aim is to provide conditions and support for creative work of visual artists from around the world. We offer accommodation, atelier and exhibition space. We provide promotion and publicity, guidance through local art scene and organisation of the exhibition at the end of the residency. We do not provide any funding; all residency related expenses are to be paid by the artist. However, we offer consulting and guidance with finding possible funding resources for A7ROOMS residency program.

Platform 1-12 Autobusovรก stanica - podchod Nagytapolcsรกny Open Call Deadline: 31 October, 2018 Disciplines: visual art Website: www.nastupiste.sk Contact: info@nastupiste.sk Platform 1-12 is an artists led non-profit civic association that runs a Multimedia Space for Contemporary Culture located in a 300m long public underpass, underneath the Bus and Railway station in a small town Topolcany, Slovakia.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION If you have an idea of an interdisciplinary project and are looking for a platform to make your idea happen and/or for collaborating artists from various disciplines.

The aim is to build up a platform and connect people from different disciplines working together, push for greater collaboration, support and encourage interdisciplinary research and dialogue as well as to offer a new experimental zone, where the artists are able to step out of their comfort zone and be a part of a new experience.

Platform 1-12 Autobusovรก stanica - podchod Nagytapolcsรกny Open Call Deadline: 31 October, 2018 Disciplines: visual art Website: www.nastupiste.sk Contact: info@nastupiste.sk

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION If you love to work on site specific art projects.The space itself is a non-traditional gallery space that offers a great opportunity to approach non gallery viewers / the general public that passes through. It can be used for happenings, site specific installations, drawings, murals, performances, etc.

If you are artist/ group of artists /curator looking for an art residency providing support for your practise. In the upcoming year we are opening again a residency program for artists.

This is open to any media or forms of arts.

TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND US - Work samples or your web page with online gallery, - CV and a brief artist statement - Proposal of the project you would like to do with us (max. 300 words)

Easttopics’ pick

European Media Artists in Residence Exchange 2019 Residency program Deadline: 3 December, 2018 Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.call.emare.eu Contact: emare@werkleitz.de The new European Media Art Platform offers residencies for media artists in the fields of digital media including Internet and computer-based artists, filmmakers, and those working in media based performance, sound or video as well as robotics or bio-art.

Artists with an EU passport can apply for a two-months residency within April and August 2019 (exact timing has to be negotiated with the host) at one of the following institutions: Ars Electronica Center, Linz / Bandits Mages, Bourges, France / Foundation for Art & Creative Technology (FACT), Liverpool, United Kingdom / IMPAKT, Utrecht, Netherlands / Kontejner, Zagreb, Croatia / LaBoral Centro de Arte y Creaciรณn Industrial, Guijรณn, Spain / M-Cult, Helsinki, Finland / Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece / RIXC, Riga, Latvia / WRO Center for Media Art Foundation, Wroclaw, Poland / Werkleitz Centre for Media Art, Halle (Saale), Germany

European Media Artists in Residence Exchange 2019 Residency program Deadline: 3 December, 2018 Disciplines: visual arts Website: www.call.emare.eu Contact: emare@werkleitz.de EMARE includes a grant of 3.000 EUR, project budget of 4.000 EUR, free accommodation, travel expenses up to 500 EUR, free access to the technical facilities and media labs within the host institution, consulting by production and market experts and a professional presentation as well as the option to participate in exhibition tours at our members’ festivals in 2019-2021. All selected artists will be invited for a networking kick-off conference on 1-3 March in Utrecht in the Netherlands.

About us

Easttopics / Creative Platform Contemporary Art Association Who we are: Founders: Fruzsina Kigyรณs, Rรณna Kopeczky Assistant for the Residency Booklet: Alexandra Nagy Contact us: easttopics@gmail.com Visit us: Web: www.easttopics.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/easttopics Instagram: www.instagram.com/easttopics

Easttopics - residency program booklet 2018/2