OPEN CALL: Visegrad Artists Residency in Nova Cvernovka

Reaktor residency program in Nová Cvernovka is calling for residents from Visegrad countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) in the frame of VARP .

For Slovak artists interested in residency in FKSE Budapest, go to https://www.facebook.com/events/268870523835314/

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

The call is open to professional artists working in the following disciplines:

-Visual Arts (including performance art, textile art and architecture),
-Design (fashion, costume, jewellery, ceramics and furniture design, visual communication),
-Video/Film/New Media/Mixed Media (including video installation).

-The applicant must be a citizen of one the V4 countries
-The proposals shall be line with the mission of the objectives of the Reaktor residency program: http://reaktorcvernovka.eu/residencies1/index

RESIDENCY

-The period of residency shall be 3 months
-The resident will be provided with accommodation, travel expenses coverage and residency fee (750 eur/month)
-The resident shall complete a residency project and give at least one public presentation during his / her residency period (in coordination with the host organization)

APPLICATION

-The application deadline is 5. 10. 2018
-The successful applicants will be informed and provided with the letter of acceptance until 10. 10. 2018
-Please don’t forget to check the VARP application rules (the VARP deadline is on 15.10.2018) https://www.visegradfund.org/apply/mobilities/visual-and-sound-arts-residency/

– Your application shall include:

-your CV
-portfolio (in pdf)
-brief letter of intent with a description of your motivations and aims to participate in our residency program
-two possible periods of time for your stay in 2019 (starting January)

HOST ORGANIZATION

Reaktor is an art centre and curator&artist-in-residence platform focused on contemporary art and culture, established in 2017 in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is based in Creative and cultural centre Nová Cvernovka, the emerging cultural point in the city suburb. All our activities are predominantly tied to the premises of the cultural center in the former chemical school, which is operated by the Cvernovka Foundation.The Cvernovka Foundation was created in order to preserve and amplify the human, cultural and creative potential which formed in the space of a former thread factory, commonly known as Cvernovka (thread = “cverna”). Since its inception it has become a prominent cultural and creative hub in Bratislava that housed dozens of artistic studios – most of the original studios are now relocated to a former chemical school in suburbs of Bratislava. With relocation its nature shifted from a vivid, but loosely organized studio cluster to a community-oriented creative center that encompass all fields of creative industry as well as providing services to general public comprising music and film festivals, talk shows, exhibitions etc. The foundation’s overall strategy is to implement social entrepreneurship to help and accelerate careers of young creative professionals whose work will contribute to the improvement of community and society as a whole.

The Reaktor residency program in Nova Cvernovka is supported by Slovak Art Council / Fond na podporu umenia.