[artbox] TAIPEI ART VILLAGE 2012 OPEN CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE PROJECTS
- From: Neno Belchev <nenobel@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 11:36:57 +0300
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*2012 OPEN CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE PROJECTS*
*Guidelines**：***
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l All materials included in and attached to this application must
be *typed*, and presented in *English*.
l The application form should be completed in *full.* Incomplete
applications will not be reviewed.
l Due to limitations of program resources, artist-in-residence
grantees from 2010 and 2011 are not eligible to apply.
l E-mail applications will not be accepted. Applications are *only
* accepted *by post*.
l Send *two “hard” copies *of all application materials on
*A4 *paper,
*and* a *digital version* on *CD or DVD*. All materials must use *A4 paper*,
and *be paper clipped on the upper left*. Only printed publications may be
accepted that are of a different size.
l *Application deadline is** May 31st (Tuesday), 2011.*
l Decisions will be announced by October, 2011, on TAV website. Do
not provide original work as samples. *Application material will not be
returned*; but may be collected in person, by appointment only, before the
end of December 2011.
l Further inquiry: air@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or Contact “2012 AIR
Selection Administration Team” at office hour: +886 2 3393 7377 or +886 2
2364 5313 ext 112.
*Program Description:*
AIR Taipei, is consists of two sites, Taipei Artist Village (TAV) and
Treasure Hill Artist Village (THAV).
*TAV* is a four story building located in the heart of Taiwan's vibrant
Governmental District in Taipei City. Secluded by a serene garden, this
facility, a former public office building for the Maintenance Engineering
Public Works Bureau of Taipei City Government, has been renovated breathing
new life into this thriving area. Since the establishment of TAV, the
Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taipei has actively launched the
artist-in-residence program as well as artist exchange programs with other
international artist residency centers in different cities across the globe.
Located at the waterfront of Taipei City, *THAV* was listed in 2004 as the
first “historic architectural community” by the Department of Cultural
Affairs, Taipei City Government. The unique location of Treasure Hill with
its narrow alleys and stairways traversing the hillside, gives THAV a rural
village feel. Over the years, various groups settled the hillside with their
own lifestyles and needs creating a tribal-like organic scene. With the
existing residents, together with the urban policy of preservation and
revitalization, the Artist-in-Residence program and Youth Hostel it is hoped
that the parties will collaborate in the spirit of “paragenesis” to create a
better future of the entire community.
· Residency location：Taipei Artist Village (No. 7, Beiping East
Road, Taipei, Taiwan)
Treasure Hill Artist Village (No. 2, Aly. 14, Ln. 230, Sec. 3, Tingzhiu Rd.,
Taipei, Taiwan)
· Residency programs and schedules for each location are different.
Please find the detailed descriptions in the Appendix 1. Projects with
higher relevance to the specifications of each location are preferable.
· Admission to AIR Taipei International Residence Program is based on
review of applications by the AIR Taipei Admission Committee. Residence
projects from 3 categories are requested in 2012:
1) *Projects from Individual Artists or Teams *－ including artists,
curators, administrators or researchers with a professional background in
any media or discipline, for example: visual art; public art; performing
art; film or new media; creative fiction, nonfiction, or playwriting. This
also includes artists who work/collaborate across more than one discipline.
2) *Projects from Creative Industry *－ including designers, researchers or
administrators of fashion, industrial / product design, art market, cultural
heritage, publishing and cultural tourism etc.
3) *Projects from Interdisciplinary and Business-Arts Collaboration *－
including
interdisciplinary collaboration between arts disciplines, and all business-
arts collaborative projects and/or corporate initiatives for the involvement
of any creative activity, process or idea etc.
** Notice:** *The residence project must be designed for and relevant to one
specific village responding to the individuality of the site. Projects for
different sites should be submitted in separate applications.
*Fellowship:*
*1) **AIR Taipei International Artist Residence*
ü *ELEVEN* proposals will be accepted in 2012.
ü Selected artists will be provided with free accommodation and
studio.
ü For *Fellowship 1)* no limitation for nationalities except from
the Republic of China (Taiwan).
*2) **Special Project: Sisters Cities of Taipei*
ü *THREE* proposals will be accepted in 2012.
ü Selected artists will be provided with free accommodation and
studio.
ü Selected artists will be provided with* 1 round trip economic
flight ticket.*
ü Applicants for *Fellowship 2)* must be based in the following
Sisters Cities of Taipei. Applicants must *provide a recommendation letter
from individuals or organizations of the following cities*.**
Asia Manila (Philippines), Quezon City (Philippines),
Seoul (Korea), Daegu (Korea), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Ulan Ude (Buryat),
Ulan Bator (Mongolia),Yokohama (Japan)
Africa Lomé (Togo), Cotonou (Benin), Johannesburg (South
Africa), Pretoria (South Africa), Lilongwe (Malawi), Dakar (Senegal), Banjul
(Gambia), Bissau (Guiné-Bissau), Mbabane (Swaziland), Monrovia (Liberia),
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Australia Gold Coast City, Perth
Central and South America Asunción (Paraguay), Guatemala City
(Guatemala), La Paz (Bolivia), Panama City (Panama), San José (Costa Rica),
San Nicolás de los Garza (Mexico), Santo Domingo (Dominicana), Tegucigalpa
(Honduras), Managua (Nicaragua), San Salvador (El Salvador),
Europe Riga (Latvijas), Versailles (France), Vilnius
(Lithuania), Warsaw (Poland)
Middle East Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Oceania Majuro (Marshall Islands)
USA Houston, San Francisco, Guam, Cleveland,
Indianapolis, Marshall, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Okalahoma, Boston,
Dallas, Anchorage and Orange County.
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*NOTE: *Artists are not required, but encouraged, to give
exhibitions/performances at the end of their residency. AIR Taipei will
provide logistic support but NOT monetary support.
*How to Apply:*
*Eligibility:***
· Applicants from the Republic of China (Taiwan) are NOT eligible to apply
any of the 2 fellowships.**
· Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years experience or professional
practice. Students are not eligible to apply.
· Must be able to converse in English.
*Complete Application Form*
1. Completed Application Form – this must be *typed*, and presented in
*English*.
2. One recommendation letter.
3. Curriculum Vitae (in English) – the following information is
requisite: educational qualifications, artistic experience, and
education/work experience abroad.
4. Portfolios. Samples should be representative of work, preferably
produced within the past *two* years.
5. Up to a maximum 6 pieces of works. No one piece should contain more
than 4 images or exceed 2 minutes in length, OR an excerpt of works which in
total should not exceed 24 images or longer than 12 minutes on PC compatible
CD-ROM//DVD/VCD on jpg or mpg format, Images should be of good quality and
at least 200dpi jpg images. Due to the time limitation of review committee,
all the images will be played by the given sequence.**
6. Other than printed publications, all materials should be printed in
A4 format and paper clipped on the upper left. For the ease of reproducing
copies, please do not staple, add covers, or use any binder.**
*Sending applications*
1. The application form and related information can be downloaded from
AIR Taipei official website www.artistvillage.org under AIR Program,
Application. **
2. All applications must be posted by registered mail or delivered in
person to the front desk of TAV (No. 7 Beiping East Road, Taipei 10053).
Please mark “*2012 AIR”* clearly on the envelope.**
3. Please submit the application by *May 31st, 2011 (Tuesday)* by post
(postmark as the proof) or in person/delivery by* 5:00 pm* of the date. *Email
applications are NOT acceptable.*
4. Late/incomplete applications or those unable to meet the requested
format will not be reviewed.**
5. For applications not selected, the materials may be returned to the
applicant by post if a self-addressed stamped envelope is attached with the
application, or can be picked up in person by appointment before December
2011. If there is insufficient postage or the applicant fails to collect
their application by the set date, the applications will not be returned.**
6. For any further questions, please contact by email:
air@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx**
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*Admission Process**:***
*Open Application- *Each applicant’s portfolio, as well as all supporting
material will be screened by the AIR Taipei Admission Committee. The
decision will be announced through the major press media and AIR TAIPEI
website by October 2011.
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*Attention:*
1. The Committee will make selection decisions on the basis of the
proposed projects without the consideration of allocation from different art
forms or media.**
2. The selected applicants will need to sign an agreement with AIR
Taipei and complete the residency project in the set year. If for any reason
the applicant cannot fulfil the residency, the applicant will need to have
AIR Taipei’s agreement or the residency will be regarded as forfeited and
candidates on the waiting list will replace the applicant. No objection or
correspondence will be entered into.**
3. The selected applicants will be committed to fulfil the full
residency as agreed. If there is any reason to withdraw from the residency,
the applicant should notify AIR Taipei for approval. During the residency,
selected applicants who wish to travel will also need to notify AIR Taipei
and follow the residency guidelines as stated in the agreement.**
4. The selected applicants should cooperate with AIR Taipei for the
planned schedule of presentations, press campaign, educational program to
the public and open studio, etc.
5. Any confirmed violation to the guidelines, AIR Taipei has the right
to discontinue the residency. The selected applicants should return to AIR
Taipei the cost which has been paid.
*Appendix 1: **The Statement of the Village **──** Arts-in-Residence Taipei*
**
Arts-in-Residence Taipei (AIR Taipei) provides a platform for diverse
cultural collaboration across artistic disciplines throughout the globe. The
capital of Taiwan, Taipei is AIR’S base encouraging professional artists
exchanges between Taiwanese and international artists. These interactions
help create intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogues that resonate
between communities and individuals long after the artist’s residence is
completed.
*A “village” not a “museum”* **
A village is a community of people living and working together all
calling the same place *HOME*. Both villages within AIR Taipei contain
artist studios for living and working, support administration, performance
venues and exhibition spaces. Rather than collecting and displaying objects
AIR Taipei believes that ‘Work in Progress’ is a truly humane and engaging
vision. In fact AIR Taipei is, as an organization, exactly this – a work in
progress!
*Three locations of the Villages*
AIR Taipei is the umbrella organization overseeing two very different
and unique artists-in-residence sites around the city. The Taipei Artist
Village was establishment in 2001 by the Department of Taipei Cultural
Affairs and has been developing relationships linking the artists exchange
program with cities throughout the world. The second site Treasure Hill
Artist Village, a historical architectural community, was launched in 2010.
Both sites complement each other through diverse landscape, scale and
location yet each site helps place the arts firmly in the cultural sights
for a local and international audience.
Located in central Taipei the Taipei Artist Village is a great spot
for artists to explore the urban landscape and offers easy access to
activities and institutions throughout the city; Treasure Hill Artist
Village is located in a special enclave in Taipei with its own history being
part of the first wave of buildings in Taipei. It follows the idea of
“paragenesis” creating dialogues between artists and the wider community
providing the arts a social space for interacting and expressing ideas.
*Cultivation of the Villages*
1. Artists-in-Residence and Artists Exchange Program
AIR Taipei has developed a systematic artist selection scheme that provides
the platform for artists to connect with the local and international
community.
The scheme includes: 1) Open Call for both Taiwan and international artists
2) Sister Cities Artists Program and 3) Artist Exchange Program with global
partner institutions.
By December 2010, 253 artists from 44 countries had taken the
residence in AIR Taipei while 108 Taiwanese artists had been taken
residences abroad in 32 cities of the world through Artists Exchange
Program.
Over the years, AIR Taipei has taken on a lead role in nourishing the
arts by providing opportunities for artists’ projects and residencies
throughout the world as well as bringing into Taipei the intercultural
aspirations of a global community
2. Exhibitions, performances and workshops
Resident artists bring diversity to both villages by creating
challenging artworks and performances. Visual and performing art is
regularly presented to the general community in the form of solo shows,
group exhibitions and performances. All these artistic avenues help to
activate discussion and ideas between local and international artists. Along
with education programs, this combination of artists and community infuses
surprises into the neighborhood and across the entire city.
“Artists Open Studio” offers audience an insight into the artists’
creativity by opening the doors of their studios for a weekend and letting
the artist talk about their inspirations.
Children’s workshops help kids to feel and appreciate art
spontaneously. Both resident international artists and teachers offer
different cultural perspectives leading the children to expand their view of
the world and increase racial tolerance. The two villages welcome
reservations for guided group tours and fun educational workshops!
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*Prospect of the Villages*
1. Artists-in-Residence – Interacting locally **
AIR Taipei actively invites local communities to participate in the
creative process either physically by volunteering or to attend an event.
Activities are carried out locally and plugged back into the city.
2. Activating spaces – Conversing with the city
By activating diverse spaces throughout the city artists can, together
with the cultural input of AIR Taipei, bring about an intercity conversation
between Taipei and international cities helping to enhance the understanding
of each other.
3. A day in the Village – A life in the Village
AIR Taipei constructs a global network for creative minds, builds an
international platform for artistic exchange, creates a worldwide zone for
stimulating ideas, and offers a space for innovative Taiwanese energy.
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*History of the Villages*
*※** Taipei Artist Village*
Centrally located in Taipei City, housed in a modest building at No. 7
Beiping East Road, Taipei Artist Village (TAV) stands quietly among other
magnificent structures, often going unnoticed by passerby. This four-storey
building was once the office for the Department of Public Maintenance and
Construction of the Taipei City Government and also temporarily, the office
for the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. In October 2001 the city
government’s Department of Cultural Affairs decided to transform the
building into Taipei’s first artist village. Since May 2004, TAV has been
running the “Artists-in-Residence” program collaborating with organizations
around the world. It has instigated art and cultural events throughout the
city and facilitated interactions between artists and local Taipei
residents.
TAV’s 13 individual studio spaces, dance rehearsal space, piano
studio, darkroom and performance hall, supports projects at various stages
of development. Research, development, exhibitions, performances, and
workshops are presented year round by artists working across a variety of
fields. A multifunctional art, bar and dining space completes the village.
Integrating the resources of the three villages, TAV creates both an
international and interdisciplinary networking venue advancing civil
esthetics and building bridges between different cultures.
*※** **Treasure** Hill Artist Village***
Located at the Section 3 of Ting-Zhou Road, Treasure Hill Artist
Village (THAV) was listed in 2004 as the first “historic architectural
community” by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government.
Following on from the event “Taipei Treasure” in 2006 and various research
projects in 2007-2009, AIR Taipei officially took over the operation of the
THAV in 2010. The unique location of Treasure Hill with its narrow alleys
and stairways traversing the hillside, gives THAV a European rural village
feel. Over the years, various groups settled the hillside with their own
lifestyles and needs creating a tribal-like organic scene. With the existing
residents, together with the urban policy of preservation and
revitalization, the Artist-in-Residence program and Youth Hostel it is hoped
that the parties will collaborate in the spirit of “paragenesis” to create a
better future of the entire community.
THAV provides 14 studios for the “Artists-in-Resident” program. In
each 3-6 month residency the selected artists are encouraged to execute
projects only after spending time observing the intricacies of the site.
THAV also provides 2 rehearsal studios, exhibition spaces and various
outdoor plazas spread throughout the village. These plazas are public open
space and can be used for exhibition and performances. Another 10 arts and
Culture Group Offices are provided on site for individuals and organizations
creating a cluster and a platform for the arts and cultural exchange. Whilst
the artist in residence projects are process based, running in tandem to
these will be a curatorial approach (workshops, exhibitions and educational
programs) that cultivates a village lifestyle encouraging participation for
all segments of the community.
more info here and further inquiry: air@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or Contact “2012
AIR Selection Administration Team” at office hour: +886 2 3393 7377 or +886
2 2364 5313 ext 112.
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Neno Belchev
Studentska St., Block 12, Apart. 12
9010 Varna, Bulgaria
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