Call for Artists: Artist-in-Residence from Partner Cities of Wrocław, 2016 European Capital of Culture. Deadline: 5 April

25/03/2015

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMME FOR ARTISTS FROM PARTNER CITIES OF WROCLAW

A-i-R Wro is a long-term and interdisciplinary artist-in-residence programme established under the auspices of the European Capital of Culture Wroclaw 2016. Based on a collaboration of local and foreign partners it aims to create an international platform that will enable artists, curators, animators, managers, organizations and institutions to cooperate and exchange their experiences, practices, ideas and knowledge. In addition, A-i-R Wro intends to promote artists, support their development and mobility as well as to give them an opportunity to form cultural bonds beyond borders.

The call is addressed to artists representing various fields or active in border areas between them, interested in cooperation with representatives of the Wrocław art and local communities and open to the creative exchange of experiences, and thus to building international cultural ties.

An important aspect of the residency is being immersed in the fabric of the city and processing that fabric in an original way by any means of artistic expression. With more than a thousand years of history, Wroclaw is a city consisting of a variety of different nations, cultures and their histories; at the same time, it is a city recognized in Europe as an important centre of social movements and avant-garde.

Artists living, learning and working in the following partner cities of Wrocław are eligible:

Breda (the Netherlands), the Department of La Vienne (France), Dresden (Germany), Grodno (Belarus), Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic), Kaunas (Lithuania), Lille (France), Lviv (Ukraine) and Wiesbaden (Germany).

Each of the four month-long residencies involves:

• accommodation in Wroclaw

• coverage of travel expenses up to €300

• remuneration of €1000 gross

• substantive, production and promotional support

• an opportunity to present the project at the end of the residency

More information and details on how to apply here. Deadline: 5 April.