10 May - 03 Jun 18
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR A RESIDENCY GRANT
at UNIDEE – University of Ideas
Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto in Biella, Italy
Residency period: September 17th – November 17th 2018
UNIDEE – University of Ideas’ format (http://www.cittadellarte.it/unidee) of Cittadellarte–Fondazione Pistoletto proposes an educational model based on ‘other’ ways of gaining experience in the meeting of critical theory, activism and artistic practice, not through subordinate relationships but rather through levels of interaction, exchanges and reciprocal interference.
Laboratory or seminar modules are held each week at Cittadellarte, moderated by a knowledgeable mentor with the support of a guest. The groups of participants, who are always different and arrive from all over the world, interact intensely as they discuss and examine relationships betweenart and the public spherein depth, starting from different practices and going through connections with various disciplines. UNIDEE is an experimental school that uses methodologies, practices, the languages of art and the forms of activism to educate ‘artivators’or agents for the organisation of actions and processes responsible for change in the social contexts in which they live.
The structure of UNIDEE – University of Ideas is articulated through three types of activities investigating the relationship between art and public sphere:
A 2 month long educational residency programme based on the relationship between participatory art practices and socio-political transformation of society from September 17th to November 17th 2018.
The 2-month long residency offered through this joint grant (YARAT Contemporary Art Space & Cittadellarte–Fondazione Pistoletto) includes:
You are eligible to apply if (all conditions below must be met):
PLEASE NOTE that the residency dates are fixed and no change can be accepted. Once the artist signs the agreement, it is mandatory to respect the given dates.
Deadline for submissions: Sunday 3rd June, 2018.
Only digital submissions are accepted.
III. SELECTION PROCEDURE
YARAT Contemporary Art Space will prepare an initial short-list of candidates, amongst whom UNIDEE–University of Ideas' curatorial board will select one residency grant winner.
Final results will be released by Thursday 28thJune, 2018.
lV. HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your applications to: your email with “YARAT/UNIDEE application (your name)”as a subject line (Up to 8 MB per email). (If you are submitting more than one email, please state that, for example, as subject: YARAT/UNIDEE application(your name) 1 of 3 / 2 of 3 / 3 of 3.
Please submit your application to residencies@yarat.az; Phone: +99412 505 1414
Please fill out (in English only) this application form by including your: