Call for Applications: air_cruise 2006 “On the Move”
Forum Stadtpark
Send completed applications to: Forum Stadtpark
c/o air_cruise 2006
Stadtpark 1
8010 Graz, Austria
Deadline for submission (postmark) is December 19, 2005.
Cruising periods: February/March or April/May
Eligibilty:
Artists from all European countries (from Great Britain to Russia and Norway to Turkey) are eligible to apply for the air_cruise 2006.
For further information, please go to www.forumstadtpark.at/air_cruise or contact Nora Theiss at Forum Stadtpark; nora@mur.at, t 43 316 82 77 34-16, fax 43 316 82 77 34-21
air_cruise 2006
On the Move
Air_cruise 2006 is an artists-in-residence project in the frame of the Culture 2000 project [Post]Modernism Against / Within by Forum Stadtpark, Graz / Austria in cooperation with Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig / Germany, J.E. Purkyne University, Faculty of Art and Design, Ústí nad Labem / Czech Republic, and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Dunaújvaros / Hungary.
Project Description
Six artists will be on the move from one city to the next for eight weeks, in each of which they will stay for two weeks and do some research and work. They are asked to investigate the urban structures of the cities from this point of view. Four very different cities have been chosen for the air_cruise 2006: Leipzig, Ústí nad Labem, Dunaújvaros, and Graz.
How is political, economical, social, and cultural development shown in urban structures and how is it characterised by the citizens? How much does a city reveal of its specific character if you stay there only for a little while? Can the artist make visible developments, structures and characters and/or visions that lead to a change? To use this situation offers various possibilities that shall lead to a work of art that will be shown in the exhibition at Emil Filla Gallery in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, and will be published in the general catalogue of the project.
Procedure
The call for entries is directed to artists working with different media. The actual residencies of the air_cruise 2006 will take place in two periods, either February/March or April/May. The artists will be in close connection to the institutions that will host the project.
Selection / Jury:
The artist selection will be made on the basis of the applications submitted by a jury consisting of representatives of each partner institution. The jury meeting will take place in mid-January.
air_cruise 2006 includes:
– 8 weeks of travelling to 4 cities with a stay of 2 weeks each
– 2 travel periods, either February/March or April/May
– A general grant of EUR 4000,00, including travel and accommodation expenses, as well as material costs
– An exhibition at Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem, in July 2006
– A publication in the general catalogue of the project [Post]Modernism Against / Within
How to apply:
Artists from all European countries (from Great Britain to Russia and Norway to Turkey) are eligible to apply for the air_cruise 2006.
A full application consists of:
– A completed and signed application form sent by postal mail, to be downloaded at www.forumstadtpark.at/air_cruise
– A CV with sufficient information about ones artistic activities
– A motivation statement for the air_cruise 2006 (not more than 1 page)
– A small documentation of recent work: visual material in print, VHS (PAL) DVD, CD-ROM (PC and MAC compatible)
IMPORTANT: Please dont send any originals, since submitted materials will NOT be sent back!
Full applications are received by postal mail. The application has to be submitted in English to:
Forum Stadtpark
c/o air_cruise 2006
Stadtpark 1
8010 Graz, Austria
Deadline for submission (postmark) is December 19, 2005.
For further information, please go to www.forumstadtpark.at/air_cruise or contact Nora Theiss at Forum Stadtpark; nora@mur.at, t 43 316 82 77 34-16, fax 43 316 82 77 34-21
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
