Eligibility

REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS • Attend the training course devoted to studying the prints collection (5 days in autumn 2018 with curators and professionals in the field). • Be available for a series of talks and similar activities open to the public aimed at presenting one’s work (introductory meeting, studio visit and project debate). • Produce at least one site-specific work as a presentation piece of the residency period, which will be showcased in spring 2019 at a public event (a talk, a workshop, a screening, a conference or an exhibition). • Authorise the dissemination of images and texts for communication material and a publication connected to the public event. • Each of the afore-mentioned activities will be overseen and supported (technical, research and production assistance) by Arteco team.

Number of Participants

Open call for two residency/research grants for contemporary artists. Each selected artist and/or collective will receive a research grant of € 4,000 (gross, including VAT) thus divided: • € 2,000 to cover the costs of travels, training period, activities required and research. • Up to € 1,000 to cover the making of works. • Up to € 1,000 to cover insurance and accommodation expenses. The research grant payment is issued 50% during the stay of the artist and/or collective (production and accommodation costs) and 50% at the end of the residency period. In case the activities planned are not carried out, all benefits will be lost.

Deadline

June 24, 2018 18:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

July 13, 2018 18:00 UTC

Duration

October 01, 2018 - April 30, 2019

Funding

• $1,000.00 material budget (one-time)
• $1,000.00 travel budget
• $2,000.00 stipend (one-time)

Public Programs

Grant

Languages

English, Italian

Program Description

Within the project present_continuous aimed at reinterpreting in original art projects a collection of prints from the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria in Turin. The aim of Arteco is drawing attention to archives and inert collections in our country, acknowledging how the visual languages of contemporary art can reinterpret and re-enact narratives. • This call is addressed to Italian and foreign artists and/or collectives aged under 40, with no restrictions of technique or medium. • The artist and/or collective will be called for a 3-month residency, of which at least 30 days spent in Turin. Candidates are kindly asked to send the following documents to project.arteco@gmail.com: • An updated portfolio presenting past works and projects (maximum size 10 Mb) • A project proposal outlining the specific research interests involved in the residency (PDF format, maximum 2,000 characters). • Application form (on our website) DEADLINE: 24th June