Platform Residency Programme Scholarships for International Students in Vasa, Finland
Platform announces an open call for an artist residency in Vaasa, Finland. 2-3 international and 2-3 Baltic or Nordic artists will be accepted for the period starting February 2011 till the end of February 2012. Annually 5-6 artists are invited, about 2 months, to realize a project.
Platform is an artist-run initiative founded in the year of 2000. Platform runs a residency programme in Vasa, Finland. The aim of Platform is to promote, show and be part of producing international contemporary art.
The events have periodically been based on different themes that serves as a base for discussions as well as the content for the activities. Platform has dealt with themes such as Local-Global, questioning the role of contemporary art in the periphery; Place and Identity, investigating connections between site and personality; Creative Community, focused on urban development and creativity. Starting 2011 the theme will be To have/To own.
The majority of Platform’s exhibitions and projects are results of the residency programme, where artists are invited to produce a project in Vaasa.
An important part of the activities is creating local interaction. The curated or produced projects and exhibitions often have an involving or site-specific aspect. Seminars are arranged to initiate discussion between local activists and invited artists and theoreticians on artistic and environmental issues. Artist talks are also given by the visiting artists at Platform and other Finnish residencies, mainly in the region
Program offers:
1)A stay in Vaasa for a minimum of 6 weeks up to a maximum of 6 months
2)A studio space, accommodation, travel expenses (cheapest possible covered), and living expenses are provided
3)We also offer a small production budget, usually up to 800 euros, which the artist may reimburse by presenting original receipts of purchases.
They require the artist to send a digital application to info[a]platform.fi with the subject RESIDENCY APPLICATION. Please follow these instructions closely.
The application should be only one document, a pdf (or word document) that consists of:
an informal project plan or motivation letter, max one page. The aim of the letter should be describing the kind of project you imagine doing in Vaasa and your motivation to apply for this residency. It should also include your preferred period of time, as well as what time isn’t suitable at all.
description/images of 5 projects. For videos, please add direct links to websites, also included in the pdf.
a cv of max one page.
please compress images and document to 72dpi. Any applications containing several documents or occupying more than 1 MB we will unfortunately not consider.
Application Deadline: 31st August 2010
For further International Scholarships details:
http://www.platform.fi/residency.html
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