For Lebanese art practitioners from all disciplines / Proposals for residency in Cologne and Beirut
Deadline: Sunday 24th June
Residency: September 1st — November 30th 2012
Location: Cologne-Beirut
Info: cologne-residency2012@umam-dr.org
Open call for proposals for residency in Cologne/ Germany and Beirut/ Lebanon
The City of Cologne and the City of Beirut with their partners welcome art practitioners to apply for a residency in all art disciplines including visual arts, writers, musicians, curators, film makers, art researchers etc. The duration of the residency is 3 months.
The applicants are expected to present a project to be inspired by archival practices related to contemporary art creation. It will be realized during the three months’ residency and if needed within the following four months. The main selection criteria will be the applicants’ proposal, her/ his motivation to work within a socio-historical context and the qualification resulting from previous professional activities.
THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION DEDICATED TO APPLICANTS FOR THE RESIDENCY IN COLOGNE ONLY
NAME OF THE RESIDENCY:
Art and archive: A Cologne-Beirut exchange program
DATE OF RESIDENCY:
1st of September – 30th of November 2012 (3 full months)
FACILITIES PROVIDED:
Accommodation in Cologne/ Germany
One return flight ticket
Scholarship of 1665 USD/ month (For 3 months only)
Language assistance in Cologne for archive research
Visa fees will be covered but not the obligatory health insurance required (The applicant must apply for his visa individually with the support of the residency coordinator in Beirut.)
Only one applicant will be selected in 2012.
APPLICATION DATES:
Deadline to submit applications: Sunday June 24th.
Results will be announced on The HANGAR website on Monday July 23rd. Selected applicant will be informed.
THE CALL IS OPEN FOR:
Lebanese art practitioners from all disciplines including writers, musicians, curators, film makers, art researchers etc.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Cologne is among the most active cultural sites in Germany. Many artistic activities carried out there specifically target the difficult moments of the city’s past, specially related to the Second World War and the Nazi period in Germany 1933-1945. Various activities are being carried out and artists are being motivated to make these aspects of local history visible and accessible to the public through arts and culture.
The artistic practices in Lebanon dedicated to war & civil war, political and social violence, reconstruction and culture activism and their impact on the post-war cultural scene in the country shall build a base to discover the respective activities in Cologne.
The residence is dedicated to encourage the participants to share their professional experience, enhance their knowledge by carrying out archive research and open a unique field of inspiration for new artistic projects.
FRAMEWORK:
The residence is divided into three periods:
1st-16th September: introduction to the cultural scene in Cologne, the archives and a public presentation of the artist and her/his works within the context of the residency.
This phase will be carried in cooperation with the coordinator of the project and includes daily activities. The detailed program will be developed based on the preferences of the residing artist.
17th September – 14th October: access to the archives of Cologne including the Nazi period archive of the NS-Dokumentationszentrum and the city archive. Unique documents, testimonies, films and audio-records are on display.
This phase will be carried out in cooperation with a language assistant and also includes daily activities.
15th October – 30th November: period of time dedicated to work out an artistic project based on the gathered materials.
Access to archives will be still granted, however no compulsory activities are planned.
By the end of the residency period a preliminary public presentation of the outcome of the program will be carried out by the artist and hosted by one of the partner institutions in Cologne.
The selected participant is expected to present/ show the outcome of the work in UMAM D&R/ The Hangar and in Cologne within a period of one year starting December 2012. The project must be submitted to The Hangar by end of March 2013.
The production costs of this “exhibition” can be exceptionally provided after deliberation of the jury. The amount will not exceed 1000 USD.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants shall submit a general description of the project to be carried out during the residency. Highlighting particular reasons for selecting the program and for the cooperation with the mentioned partner institutions in Cologne (see below) will be an additional value of the application.
The main focus of the project resulting from the residency is expected to be inspired by archival practices related to contemporary art creation. Applicants are free to propose an art work based on selected content of the Cologne archives. Building up relations to documents, testimonies, records and other non-fictional input from Lebanon is very much welcome. The submitted project shall offer a convincing frame for the activities in Cologne but might be redefined according to the actual experiences during the residency.
Experience in archival practices in contemporary art is welcome but not required. However, it is strongly recommended to highlight the motivation/ interest related to research practices and the framework of this program.
The residing artist will be expected to sign a residency contract specifying her/ his contribution and commitments within the frame of the program.
Knowledge of German language is not required.
APPLICATION FORM:
The application should include the following information:
1.Name:
2.Date of birth:
3. Country of residency:
4. Nationality (/ies):
5. Discipline:
6. General description of project and aim of residency (max. 900 words):
7. Samples of work or portfolio (no larger than 2 MB):
The application should be submitted per email only on:
cologne-residency2012@umam-dr.org
Website: http://www.ashkalalwan.org/news.aspx?id=361
