Eligibility

Individuals and duos from all nationalities are encouraged to apply, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao. This is a wide open call, with no restrictions based on age, gender identity, medium, educational background, or any other criteria. China Residencies and the Inside-Out Art Museum Residency in Beijing are teaming up to invite artists and researchers to apply for three month residencies this winter. Artists and researchers working in any medium who are concerned with history, politics, and society are invited to apply. We welcome in-depth proposals concerned with contemporary localities and realities in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the greater Chinese diaspora worldwide.

Number of Participants

One to three individual participants or duos.

Deadline

September 01, 2018 08:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

October 01, 2018 08:00 UTC

Duration

December 01, 2018 - February 28, 2019

Funding

• $800.00 travel budget
• $1,000.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Individual Studio

Housing

Live/Work, Private Housing

Public Programs

Group Dinners, Open Studios, Workshops

Disciplines

Activists, Arts Administrator, Collective, Composers, Conceptual Art, Curatorial, Digital Media, Documentary, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Literature, Moving Image, Multimedia, Nonfiction, Pedagogy, Performance Art, Photography, Research, Scholar, Scientists, Sculpture, Social Practice, Sound Art, Thinkers, Video Art, Visual Arts

Languages

English, Mandarin

Program Description

Applicants are welcome to draw on art in the socio-political and historical context of the Greater China region, and are encouraged to propose research topics based on their own intellectual and artistic approaches. We are particularly interested in proposals that look into specific periods of time in China’s contemporary art history, including subcurrents in art that are relevant to critical issues in today's societies and policies, as well as all cultural and artistic topics that remain undiscussed or underdiscussed. The Locality/Reality Residency covers: Housing and workspace in loft studio at the Inside Out Museum (two bedrooms upstairs and a large studio on the first floor) Round trip travel to Beijing Research Stipend Airport pickup, welcome dinner Optional artist talk or workshop & open studio Project support from the Inside-Out and China Residencies teams