Hangar, Barcelona - Call for Applications for Artists' Studios, Deadline: October 24, 2008

Duration studio space: up to 2 years
Number of studios: 4 measuring 3 of 30m2 & 1 of 60m2
Availability: from December 2008 and January 2009.

Hangar is a centre for arts production and research, set up by the Association of Visual Arts of Catalonia (AAVC) in 1997. It provides support facilities for artists and designers and offers services adapted to production needs associated with the arts world.

The centre is housed in refurbished industrial premises in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona. Its 1,800 m2 includes 15 individual studios, Medialab, 2 film sets, an equipment rental service,technicians and consultancy and advice on production. In addition to its international exchange programme, Hangar also offers production grants and a series of training workshops for artists.

The centre is subsidised mainly by the Catalan Government and Barcelona City Council, and is managed by the AAVC Foundation. Focused on production and research, its management model and philosophy make Hangar a unique venue in Spain in general and Barcelona in particular.

For application procedures and further information: http://www.hangar.org/drupal/?q=content/studio-rental

Visualizar '08 - Medialab Prado, Madrid Int'l Call for Projects

Medialab Prado announces its open call for the presentation of theoretical works on data visualization focused on the city context. Max. 5 papers will be selected for VISUALIZAR'08: Database City Seminar (November 3 and 4, 2008), an open and participartory research project around theory, tools and strategies of information visualization.

Curator: José Luis de Vicente

Data Visualization: a transversal discipline which harnesses the immense power of visual communication in order to explain, in an understandable manner, the relationships of meaning, cause and dependency which can be found among the great abstract masses of information generated by scientific and social processes.

Urban environments, which are becoming increasingly dense, complex and diverse, are one of contemporary society’s largest "databases", daily generating volumes of information that require new methods of analysis and understanding.

For two weeks, lectures, presentations, and an intense project development programme will involve participants from all over the world in a collaborative process that will culminate in eight new proposals for the city.

Application deadline: October 5, 2008

For open call guidelines and application procedure: www.medialab-prado.es

Arts Omi International Artists Residency, July 2009 Program

This 3-week residency program is addressed to visual artists and is located in upstate New York. It offers studio, living quarters and meals at no cost to the artist. Fellowships are available for travel and art materials.

Residency dates: June 28 - July 20, 2009

The Omi International Art Center is a non-profit foundation supported entirely by private donations.  Its facilities are set on 300 acres of rural farmland located approximately 2.5 hours north of NYC, in the historic Hudson River Valley.

Deadline for receipt of applications: Friday, December 19, 2008

More info:http://www.artomi.org/artomi.htm

Artists in Residence Vallauris France, 2009 Program

Located in the heart of the old town of Vallauris, the association A.I.R. Vallauris (Artists in Residence) welcomes international artists to meet and collaborate with local artists and to research and create new work in an artistic laboratory created specifically for them.

Next residency deadline: closes Oct. 15, 2008

Seven 2009 residency periods:

Phase 1: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 to Friday February 20, 2009
Phase 2: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 to Friday April 10, 2009
Phase 3: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 to Friday June 5, 2009
Phase 4: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 to Friday July 10, 2009
Phase 5: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 to Friday August 14, 2009
Phase 6: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 to Friday October 23, 2009
Phase 7: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 to Friday December 11, 2009

Location: Vallauris, French Riviera, close to Nice (Museum Matisse
and Museum of Contemporary Art), Antibes, Cannes (Mailmaison),
Biot (National Museum Ferdinandt Leger) and St. Paul de Vence (Fondation Maeght)

More info: http://www.air-vallauris.com

Application forms: contact@air-vallauris.com