David Rych shooting Déja-vu / Variations on Collectivity, Art and Revolution, short film, 2013. Photo: Tiroler Künstlerschaft.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
International Fellowship Program for Art and Theory 2015–16
Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen,
Innsbruck, Austria
buchsenhausen.at
Deadline: 30 January 2015 (Postmark)
Duration: One Semester during 2015-2016
(5 October 2015 – 14 February 2016 or 15 February 2016 – 26 June 2016)
The International Fellowship Program for Art and Theory has taken place in Büchsenhausen since spring 2003. The program is based on the idea of generating and maintaining a context for production and discussion, in which artists and theoreticians can connect and reflect on international art and societal discourses in relation to local topics and issues. At the same time, it offers an artistic laboratory of experimentation, where new artistic practices and strategies may be tried out.
The program’s aims are:
– to promote and relay critical, socially relevant production of knowledge in art and theory
– to produce, through the fellowship projects, qualified discourses on art and society within the local and global contexts
– to enable the transfer of knowledge between the field of art and other public fields outside the art context
– to facilitate the exchange between cultural producers in the visual arts and beyond (creating a network of experts).
The program combines the advantages of a residency with the possibilities of a postgraduate, non-university lectureship on the basis of an open, non-formalized structure. In terms of content, the program addresses a worldwide public made up of professionals in the fields of contemporary art, architecture, art and media theory and criticism, as well as interested publics in the region.
The fellows are selected by a jury of experts following an open call for applications. They come to Innsbruck for one or two semesters to work on realizing their submitted work proposals or research, and accompany this process with public events. For this purpose, Büchsenhausen offers a monthly stipend, a production budget, working spaces, free lodging, and artistic and technical advice. The fellows’ works, production methods and themes are made accessible to interested visitors in public events and presentations.
This conveyance and discussion of the fellows’ own work occurs parallel to the development of the individual projects. At the end of the fellowship there is a thematic group exhibition in which the fellows present the results of their (artistic) research to a broader public.
Fellowship:
– a grant of EUR 3,150 to cover the costs of living during the period of residency in Innsbruck;
– an individual studio for working and living, furnished with a large shared kitchen;
– a production budget for the realization of the submitted proposal;
– a budget for inviting experts to Büchsenhausen for the purpose of professional exchange;
– the opportunity of a group exhibition at the end of the fellowship at the Kunstpavillon or Neue Galerie in Innsbruck.
Facilities:
– free access to the ‘Lab’, the project/gallery space;
– free use of the available multimedia production equipment in the ‘Lab’;
– free DSL/WLAN Internet access;
– professional artistic advice;
– technical advice if required.
Eligibility:
Professional visual/media artists, art theorists, art critics, and curators from all over the world are eligible for the fellowship.
Requirements:
The application must include a concrete work proposition. Work on the submitted proposal forms the core of each fellow’s activities during his/her stay in Büchsenhausen. A description of a series of public events intended to accompany the individual work during the duration of the fellowship (up to four events) is also an integral part of the working proposal. If the application is successful, the fellows are required to specify the details of the presentation series and carry out the proposed program.
The fellows declare themselves willing to be present at Büchsenhausen for the duration of the fellowship. Working knowledge of English is required.
Selection:
The selection of fellows is made by a jury of experts and based on the quality, originality, and relevance of the proposed undertaking and the work samples submitted by the applicants. The jury includes the director of Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen, a member of the advisory board at Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen and one external expert.
The selection procedure occurs in two stages.
In the first stage, the submitted applications are evaluated and the jury makes a shortlist of candidates who will be invited to Büchsenhausen for personal interviews.
The personal interview with the jury forms the second stage. For the interview, the applicants have to come to Innsbruck to personally present their working plans and aims during the fellowship.
Büchsenhausen will pay for accommodation in Innsbruck for one night, but cannot cover the costs for travel to Innsbruck. Alternatively, a video conference (for instance via Skype) is also possible.
There is no legal right to be awarded a fellowship at Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen. The jury is therefore under no obligation to justify decisions. The jury’s decision will be communicated in written form in March 2015 (first stage) and April 2015 (second stage).
Application procedure:
Applications are to be written in ENGLISH or GERMAN.
Applications must include the following documents:
– the working proposal (max 2,000 words, 3 copies)
– a visual portfolio/documentation of recent works (artists: max 2 catalogs, max 10 photos, 1 DVD/CD-ROM; theorists/art critics: 1 recent writing sample, 3 copies)
– a curriculum vitae (3 copies)
– the printed confirmation e-mail of the filled electronic application form (1 copy)
The address to which the applications must be posted is:
Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen
Ref.: “Fellowship 2015-16”
Weiherburggasse 13
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Closing date for submissions (postmark): Friday, January 30th, 2015
For additional information, please contact:
office@buchsenhausen.at
phone +43 512 278627, fax -11.