Deadline: May 31, 2018

ADATA AIR

Residencies: from July 15 to November 30, 2018

Plovdiv 2019 Foundation launches an artist-in-residence programme – ADATA AiR – in the city of Plovdiv. The residency aims to give a space for a creative exchange that fosters intercultural dialogue and interaction. The platform is open to artists, architects, designers, etc., from Europe to join the special pre-capital-of-culture stage.

During their stay, the residents will have the opportunity to develop new projects and interact with local communities and the complex cultural realities of the city.
ADATA AiR is a project of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation, realized in partnership with the Goethe-Institute in Bulgaria and the Polish Institute in Sofia.

The focus of the residency programme is the urban landscape of the city. It is basically divided into the following two sections:

• Nature-culture relations within the city: the river passing through the city and a wild island in it and also the city’s seven hills are some of its landmarks.
• Architectural layering: a mixture of styles and epochs, having some remarkable examples of Modernist, Soviet, Bauhaus architecture as well as an intriguing heritage of industrial and religious buildings, and even some illegal community-created structures.

The ADATA AiR programme offers to its residents the opportunity to further develop their projects, after finishing their residency stay. Up to 15 of all residents’ projects will be realized during the following year - in 2019, as part of the official program of Plovdiv – ECOC 2019.

About ADATA
Adata is the name of a river island in Plovdiv (etymology from Turkish – “island”). Used as a picnic area at the beginning of the 20th century and also for growing fruits and vegetables, the island is currently a deserted area, a burden for its owners, serving only for free wood cutting and for different illegal activities. It had long been forgotten by the citizens until the European Capital of Culture turned it into a symbolic area within this program. The island represents not only the geographical spot but rather the state of isolation and alienation that has characterized our society for a long period of time. It was the reason to choose it as an emblem of this AiR program, with the goal of developing artistic interventions, installations, objects, sculptures and site-specific artworks in the public space, thus changing the perception of the island.

About Plovdiv 2019 Foundation
This is the organization responsible for the implementation of the project European Capital of Culture. The initiative aims to revitalize and open up forgotten and dysfunctional spaces in the city using the means of art and culture. The flagship projects of the program include some of the most prominent architectural and monumental achievements from the recent past, as well as the whole river area and the largest river island situated in the heart of the city.

Duration of a residency: lasting from 2 weeks – as minimum stay, till 2 months – as a maximum stay (depending on the proposal and the committee evaluation).
 

PROVIDED FACILITIES 

• Living space for the residents - private rooms in shared apartments
• Shared Studio (allowing at least 2 different artists to work at the same time)
• Event space - for screenings, exhibitions, conference/meeting/presentation room
• Couches and social areas
• Free Internet access
• Basic materials and tools 
• Practical advice for research and production details

All the above-mentioned facilities are free to the residents and are provided by the organizer.

EXPENSES
The organizers will cover:

• Travel expenses - for the trip to Plovdiv and back
• Living expenses: 560 BGN (approximately 280 EURO) per 2-weeks period per person

All other expenses during the residency stay are the personal responsibility of the residents.

DISCIPLINES AND MEDIA

• Visual arts
• Digital media
• Architecture
• Performance art
• Land art
• Sculpture
• Sound
• Other

WORKING LANGUAGE
English, Bulgarian

To find out more and apply for the residency, please visit plovdiv2019.eu

Source:

https://plovdiv2019.eu/en/opencall/428-adata-air-open-call-for-the-2nd-session