Open Call

European Chronicles

Fondation Thalie

With Funding
Free / No Costs
Remote

Eligibility

The call is addressed to artists and authors of all nationalities based in Europe, without age restriction. Candidates must speak French and / or English. The literary work may be produced in any European language; translation into French and English will be envisioned for the final exhibition and / or publication. Calendar • Deadline to submit the applications: 15 September 2019 at 19:00 (Brussels local time) • Announcement of the selected project: Mid November 2019 • Residency starting January 2020 • Exhibition or publication to be delivered: 2nd half of 2020 Duration of the residency: flexible, with a minimum of 6 weeks starting January 2020

Number of Participants

The Evens Foundation and the Fondation Thalie are launching a call for a research and production residency for the period of 2019–2020. The call aims at creating a collaboration between a visual artist and a writer, who are invited to propose a collective project engaging with challenges that Europe faces today and envisioning perspectives for its future. The artist and writer duo may be an already established partnership or formed specifically for the call. The research themes may include but are not limited to: • Identities and different forms of belonging in contemporary Europe • Resurgence of nationalisms and redefinition of borders • New forms of political communities, struggles and solidarities

Deadline

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

Duration

January 01, 2020 - May 31, 2020

Funding

  • €8,000.00 material budget (one-time)
  • €1,500.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Desk Space

Housing

Guest House, Home-Stay

Meals

No meals

Public Programs

Discussion, Exhibition, Grant, Online Exhibition, Publication, Readings, Round Tables

Disciplines

Activists, Book Arts, Cartoonist, Collective, Conceptual Art, Crafts & Trades, Curatorial, Digital Media, Film, Illustration, Interdiscplinary Arts, Literature, Moving Image, Multimedia, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Printmaking, Research, Social Practice, Textile, Thinkers, Visual Arts

Languages

Belarusian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portugese , Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian

Program Description

The selected duo will receive: • Artist fees of 1,500 euros for each candidate • A production grant of up to 8000 euros for the collective project • A workspace and accommodation provided by the Fondation Thalie in Brussels (if necessary) The final presentation of the project may take the form of a publication or an exhibition at the Fondation Thalie in Brussels, as well as at a partner venue in France. The candidates are encouraged to develop an itinerant or relocated project; the residency should not nec- essarily take place in Brussels. Selection Committee Nathalie Guiot, president and founder of Fondation Thalie Anne Davidian, head of Paris Office, Evens Foundation Julien Amicel, director of Fondation Thalie Diane Dufour, director of LE BAL Dirk Snauwaert, director of Wiels Beatrice Salmon, deputy director in charge of Visual Arts, DG for Artistic Creation, Ministry of Culture, France Nadja Romain, producer, trustee of Women For Women International Mathias Enard, writer

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