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

Film & Video Umbrella Call for Exhibition & Development Proposals

Film and Video Umbrella, London-based organization that curates and produces film, video and new media projects by both British and international artists, has opened its application period for:

Exhibition Proposals from artists interested in being commissioned to create a new work in film, video or digital media

Development Proposals from artists wishing develop ideas or proposals for film, video or digital media works.  Priority will be given to proposals for digital or new media projects, or project proposing innovative use of technology or distribution.

Deadline: August 15, 2008 - 3.00pm

For further details and guidelines: http://www.fvu.co.uk

Akademie Schloss Solitude Residency Program, Stuttgart, Germany

This international residency program, located in Stuttgart, Germany , announces its grants for approx. 65 residency fellowships of 3-12 month duration for the time period 2009-2011.

Disciplines: architecture (architecture design, urban studies, landscape design),visual arts (including performance art and curatorial practice),performing arts (stage design, directing, dramaturgy, playwriting, dance, acting, musical theater, performance), design (visual communication, fashion, costume, product or furniture design),literature (theory/criticism, essay, poetry, fiction, translation),music/sound (sound installation, sound and music composition, sound and music performance) and video/film/new media (including video installation).

Applicants: persons up to 35 or who have completed a university or college degree within the past 5 years are welcome to apply. Currently enrolled university or college students (at the time of application) will not be considered for selection. 

Each fellowship recipient is granted EUR 1000,- per month, in addition to free lodging. 

Application deadline: October 31, 2008 (Postmark date)
 

More info.:http://bewerbung.akademie-solitude.de/

Becas Ministerio de Cultura/Fulbright, 2009-2010

Objetivo: Becas de ampliación de estudios artísticos y de gestión cultural en EE.UU.

Plazo: cierra el 31 de julio, 2008

Disciplinas: Artes audiovisuales, artes escénicas, artes plásticas y visuales; música y musicología; museología y conservación del patrimonio; gestión cultural.

Requisitos: Nacionalidad española o de otro país de la Unión Europea; título de licenciado o doctor expedido por una universidad española o, excepcionalmente y sólo en el caso de algunas especialidades de creación artística, otros niveles de formación académica; excelente conocimiento del idioma inglés, hablado y escrito.

Período de disfrute: Entre el verano o el otoño de 2009 y el otoño de 2010.

Duración: De 6 a 12 meses. No renovable para un segundo período.

Dotación: Viaje de ida y vuelta y gastos varios, hasta un máximo de $2.600; asignación mensual de $1.700 a $2.000; matrícula, hasta un máximo de $28.500; seguro de enfermedad y accidente.

Más información: https://www.fulbright.es/book/view/329