East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) supports the
development of contemporary performing arts (dance and theatre)
in 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Open Call for Arts and Cultural Practitioners, Nest Artists Residency and Community Center in Yerevan, Armenia
The Nest is currently accepting residency applications for Summer-Fall period. Nest artists residency and community center of ICA Yerevan is suited for artists, writers, curators, cultural managers, academics and other practitioners providing them with the opportunity to live and work in Yerevan while developing individual projects and immersing themselves in Armenia’s creative sphere. Run alongside ICA Yerevan’s Curatorial School, Theory and Project Labs, it also enables residents to benefit from collaboration with these departments that draw participants and mentors from a wide range of complementary artistic and critical backgrounds, as well as attend talks, lectures and workshops by local and international prominent curators, artists and thinkers.
Located in the picturesque area of Aygestan in Yerevan and only a short distance from the city’s flourishing cultural center, Nest is set in a peaceful district, surrounded by university campuses and parks. Each resident is provided with a room and production and research space during the residency. The residency is furnished and equipped with WiFi. The building also houses a reading room, classrooms, and a kitchen, all of which are open for residents’ use. ICA Yerevan also has a beautiful wild garden where most of our talks, discussions, presentations and screenings are held from Spring to Autumn. Soon we will also provide bicycles. :)
FUNDING
Applicants are responsible for covering the residency fee that includes the studio rent, utilities and administrative support. Nest’s team will issue acceptance letters for successful residents and support their applications for external grants to cover the fee, travel, food, production and other costs.
Nest is a a community center and residency cluster of ICA Yerevan for arts and cultural workers with a special emphasis on supporting the combination of artistic and surviving strategies in a shaping community of colleagues with similar lifestyle and political position. It is devoted to establishing close cooperation between artists, thinkers, researchers, and other cultural actors through interdisciplinary programs and residencies. As a part of knowledge-based platform for innovative creative production, Nest integrates with the social and cultural framework of Yerevan while simultaneously supporting a strong international focus.
The deadline to apply is 15 May 2017.
More details and info on how to apply here.
