June 2014
Deadline: 15 March
The Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle and the City of Warsaw invite art professionals—curators, organisers, researchers and managers—to apply for one-month long residencies in the Artists-in-Residence laboratory programme at the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw. The laboratory has been organizing an international residency programme at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw since 2002.
Initiated in 2013, “Re-directing: East” consists of the series of artistic and curatorial residencies and it postulates the experimental and working approach to geopolitical aspects, their performative investigation. The notion of “Re-directing” refers here to a need to facilitate collaborations with art initiatives from regions with which the A-i-R laboratory hasn’t had an opportunity to collaborate with yet. What we are looking for is an opportunity to cooperate and discuss the specific narratives dealt with by culture creators in the regions characterised by the recent fundamental system transformations and political instability, on the one hand, and the regional artists’ readiness to experiment with the forms of art education and practice, on the other. Starting in Warsaw, which, due to its historical experience and geographic location, is an ideal place for such a meeting, we envision “Re-directing: East” as a roaming academy, a platform enabling non-obvious micro-scale and research-based meetings and dialogues.
Eligible countries
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen
The month-long residency begins in June.
Submission deadline: 15 March
Fellows should be prepared to:
– Give a talk providing an overview or insight into specific issues relating to the current art scene in their country
– Prepare a portfolio review of selected artists and art initiatives from their homeland in Warsaw
– Participate in the A-i-R laboratory programme (seminars, meetings, study visits)
– Collaborate with CCA curators on preparing the artistic residencies for their respective locales
Selection will be based on the professional excellence of the applicant’s work and his/her plans for sharing the benefits of the exchange with artists and institutions in his/her home country. Applicants must have sufficient knowledge of English to function independently and communicate with A-i-R Laboratory staff and other residents.
We will be offering:
– Individual living space connected with the working space
– Per diems in the amount of 2400 PLN/approximately 600 EUR
– Travel costs reimbursement
– Organizing customised programme and study visits in Warsaw and beyond
How to apply
Please send an electronic version of your PDF portfolio (in English), including:
– professional work experience
– a covering letter—a short explanation of why you would like to take part in our programme presenting any relevant personal background and the form taken by your involvement in your local art scene
– your CV
Please label the portfolio as follows:
your surname_your name_portfolio.pdf
In your email, please specify how you found out about this residency opportunity.
Please send the portfolio to e-mail: [email protected]
About the Artists-in-Residence laboratory
The A-i-R laboratory has been organising an international residency programme at the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw since 2002. We consider Warsaw to be an inspiring environment for international artists to develop their ideas while using the residency as a tool for creation and critical reflection. These residencies for artists and other art-related professionals provide an opportunity to develop projects in close dialogue with a curator, and are organised with respect to artistic work reaching beyond the art market or exhibition commissions. At present, the A-i-R laboratory can host up to seven artists at one time in studios located within the CCA and in the adjacent laboratory building, which was opened in 2010.
This programme is co-finanaced by the City of Warsaw.
