CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: BANFF CENTRE THEMATIC RESIDENCY

THEMATIC RESIDENCY: FIGURE IN A MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE (REPRISE)
Deadline for Applications: March 19, 2010
Program Dates: May 10 to June 18, 2010
London-based painter Silke Otto-Knapp will lead participants into the landscape around Banff National Park. On arrival at various scenic locations the group will ready themselves, like generations of artists before them and begin to make art. What they see will be shaped by the sun’s position and the weather. Each artist will be reminded of the time contract as the light changes and fades to darkness. For more information and to apply:
The Banff Centre, Office of the Registrar
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 403.762.6180 or 1.800.565.9989 | http://www.banffcentre.ca/va

ARTIST RESIDENCY: LA MACINA DI SAN CRESCI, ITALY

DEADLINE: ONGOING (runs all year)
LA MACINA DI SAN CRESCI ARTIST RESIDENCY, Chianti, Italy
Disciplines: VISUAL ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, LITERATURE
The artist residency program provides the ideal combination of living and working in a setting of truly inspirational beauty. Applications are open to artists of all proficiencies-beginners to more advanced artists. Artist residency consist of sojourning from 7 to 90 days, with a possible time extension subject to availability. This period covers a program based on the personal project proposal presented. The artists are expected to pursue work independently or together with other creative people from other countries, developing and interchanging concise ideas on contemporary art and culture. The artist has open access to the space and equipment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will provide promotion through exibition, publication and/or exposure. Applicants are invited based upon resume, compatibility and stated artistic intentions. Admissions Timetable – There are no application deadlines. Decision dates are on the 15th of every month, and responses will go out within 15 days. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Residency fee: 1 week € 400, each next week € 300. Is requested a deposit of € 200 when the applicant receives acceptation of the candidature.

La Macina di San Cresci offers 10 partial funding in grant based on a combination of merit and need. This assistance reduces Residency fees and may cover up to half the full cost of a minimum three-week residency. This grant assistance is available from October 1 , 2009 to March 31 , 2010 residencies. Applications for these awards are accepted any time.

Visit website for complete details: www.chianticom.com La Macina di San Cresci
Pieve di San Cresci 1
50022 Greve in Chianti (FI) Italy

CANADA COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES PROGRAM, VISUAL ARTS

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: APRIL 1, 2010
ELIGIBILITY: Canadian citizen or resident, no students, must have made a nationally or internationally recognized contribution to their discipline, visual or fine craft artist The International Residencies Program in the Visual Arts supports professional visual and fine craft artists, and independent critics and curators. Residencies are for individuals who wish to pursue creative work and networking opportunities abroad. Grants contribute toward subsistence, travel, production costs, accommodation and residency fees for professional Canadian artists to participate in an international residency. For a full list of residencies available, eligibility criteria, restrictions, grant amounts, guidelines and application forms, please visit the Canada Council for The Arts website.

ARTIST RESIDENCY: MACDOWELL COLONY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Where: New Hampshire, USA
NEXT DEADLINE APRIL 15, 2010 for residencies October – Jan 2011
September 15, 2010 for residencies February to May 2011
January 15, 2011 for residencies June to Sept 2011
MacDowell Colony, Artist ResidencyThe MacDowell Colony is designed to facilitate a balance between a focus on work and interdisciplinary interaction. Private studios are available to artists 24 hours a day along with the dining and recreation rooms at Colony Hall, providing an environment adaptable to each individual’s needs. To ensure the autonomy and privacy of all Colonists, no one may visit a studio without an invitation. Breakfast and dinner are served in the dining room while lunch is delivered to each studio. After dinner, occasional presentations are a traditional, elective part of the stimulating and supportive environment. Readings, slide shows, open studios, and informal performances allow Colonists to become acquainted with and inspired by one another’s work. Friendships established among artists-in-residence often lead to collaborations and connections beyond the Colony. APPLY: Residencies are awarded based on a completed application to the Colony. Applications are chosen by a peer-review panel. To apply for a residency, please read the following. HOW TO APPLY: Artists may apply only once within a twelve-month period. Apply for the period below that best suits your schedule; there is some flexibility in scheduling artists whose request overlaps residency periods. www.macdowellcolony.org

ARTIST RESIDENCY: INSIDEZONE, ROMANIA

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: MARCH 15, 2010
Duration: April 12 to 18 (or longer upon request)
Disciplines: Drawing, Painting, Film, Literature, Multi-Media, Music, Photography, Sculpture
Target Group: International, National – Artists under the age of 35
The residency is organized once a year with artists from all over the world by a Romanian non-profit art organization. The InsideZone 2010 artist residency will be organized by Literary and Artistic Group ZIDUL DE HARTIE (www.ziduldehartie.wordpress.com). The town of Borsec and the surrounding area are well known for their spas and best mineral waters of Europe. The resort is surrounded by a curtain of coniferous forests which makes a gorgeous landscape and protects it from heat in the summer and cold winds in the winter. The residency is in a beautiful house from the central area of the upper town. The town is located at the base of Carpathians. Upper town it is at 2 kilometers from the town?s square, at an altitude of 950m. Application address:
Borsec Romania | Telephone 0047 492 89 522
E-mail [email protected]
www.transylvanianweek.texmar.ro