CENTRO CULTURAL MONTEHERMOSO KULTURUNEA
Fray Zacarías Martínez, 2. 01001
Vitoria-Gasteiz. SPAIN
MONTEHERMOSO 08 Art and Research Grants
The Centro Cultural Montehermoso Kulturunea, in accordance with its desire to support creation and research in contemporary art and thought, announces a call for entries for a series of grants. The objective of this initiative, which is promoted by the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council, is to facilitate the production of thirteen selected projects in the following categories: Art Project Production, Curatorship, Research and Film Scripts. Authors of any nationality, regardless of age, can present their projects individually or collectively.
ART PROJECT PRODUCTION
Eight grants will be awarded for art projects to be produced during the duration of the grant. Each grant shall not exceed 10,000 Euros, including a maximum amount of 7,000 Euros for production of the project and 3,000 Euros for fees and copyrights. The work produced will be exhibited at the Montehermoso Cultural Centre within its 2009 programme.
CURATORSHIP
One grant will be awarded for a curated exhibition project involving the participation of at least four contemporary artists. The selected project shall be exhibited at the Montehermoso Cultural Centre within its 2009 program. The proposal must be currently in production or produced during the duration of the grant. The exhibition project award shall not exceed 15,000 Euros, and 6,000 Euros shall be allocated for fees and copyright. The budget submitted must include the costs of production, installation, insurance and transportation as well as travel and accommodation expenses for selected artists and the curator. Infrastructure, technical equipment and human resources will be provided by the Montehermoso
Cultural Centre.
RESEARCH
Three grants will be awarded for research projects related to Contemporary Art and Thought. Within this section, at least one of the grants shall be devoted to a project related to the development of a Historiography of Feminist Art in Spain. The award for the research project shall not exceed 9,000 Euros. This amount includes the researcher’s fees, as well as project development expenses. The Montehermoso Cultural Centre will be able to suggest publication of the research.
FILM SCRIPTS
One grant will be awarded for development of a film script project. The award for development of the film script project shall not exceed 9,000 Euros. This amount is to include the researcher’s fees as well as project development expenses.
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2007 Selected Projects:
Curatorship: “Terms of use”, Lisa Rosendahl (lives and works in Berlin).
Artists: Boris Achour (Paris), “Conatus: conversion”; Miren Arenzana (London), “Sweet dreams”; Amaia González Reyes (Pontevedra), “Osadia S:T (quiero ser un poco como On Kawara)”; Adriá Juliá (Los Angeles), “Indicios para otro lugar”; Loreto Martínez Troncoso (Paris), “pero dónde esta(i)s físicamente?”; Amalia Pica (Amsterdam), “Robinson Crusoe”; Miguel Ángel Rebollo (Madrid), “PLAY rebollo”; Tere Recarens (Berlin), “Kultur Karma”.
Research: Itxaro Delgado (Vitoria-Gasteiz); Garbiñe Larralde (Pamplona); Jason Rowan (Barcelona).
