A.I.R. Arnhem, Netherlands

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Host organizations

Motel Spatie, Arnhem, the Netherlands

and

K.A.I.R. Košice Artist in Residence and Košice European Capital of Culture 2013, Košice, Slovakia

Motel Spatie

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Motel Spatie is a project space inventing forms of engaged autonomy and D.I.Y urbanism always questioning: Who owns the city? The literal meaning of the Dutch (word) Spatie would be Space (as in the space between words, created with your spacebar – as we say in Dutch, spatiebalk). In this sense, it also points to the unused places in cities formed by mis-planning, restructuring, and the real estate crisis. These are the places we are interested in; places we search for and start using, by either climbing fences or asking the keys – with a Just-do-it principle. Motel Spatie, artist-in-residence, regards contemporary art as a laboratory for society. Motel Spatie is based in the middle of Presikhaaf (a suburb of Arnhem, The Netherlands) at the artist-run initiative Locatie Spatie. Presikhaaf is a typical post-war district that witnessed the engagement of architecture (as economic and political tool) for the improvement of the world by means of building design and urban planning. The idea was to build a new social order where the individual reconciles his place in the community, a place he had lost in the modern city. Presikhaaf gathers inhabitants of 112 different countries, adding a special dynamic to this district (currently under extensive restructuring). We work with artists who are interested in the transformation, identity or social context of the district and from that basis develop a project in Presikhaaf. Motel Spatie is a non-profit organisation. Motel Spatie is structuraly financend by the city of Arnhem and private fundings as: Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and W.J.Jansen fonds, Rabobank. Beside the funding we get support of Corio Real Estate Company Netherlands b.v.

Motel Spatie and K.A.I.R. Cooperation

Motel Spatie and K.A.I.R set up a long term relationship for artistic exchange. We will work together for the next 3 years: 2013 – 2016. Artists from Slovakia and from Arnhem will represent their country and residency program abroad. The artists will stay for 3 months in the other residency.

The aim of this residency program is to invent new forms of engaged autonomy and D.I.Y. urbanism. Always questioning : Who owns the city? In this residency program we regard contemporary art as a laboratory for society. We will select and invite artists who are interested in the transformation, identity or social context of the district and from that basis develop a project in the suburbs of Arnhem and Košice.

FACTS

What we provide

  • Three months long residency in Arnhem from Ocotber until December 2013
  • Free accommodation (fully furnished with kitchen, no room service)
  • Honorary: 500 € pretax per month
  • Travelling costs Košice-Arnhem-Košice
  • Material costs up to 500 €

What we demand

  • We search for emerging Slovak artist, who is open for collaborations with local artists working mainly on the aformentioned topics (urbanism, transformation, suburbs, D.I.Y.)
  • Individual artist, no duos of groups
  • One presentation during the residency and one presenation after the residency in Košice
  • The artist is responsible for his/her health insurance and liability insurance for the time of the residency

Application

  • PDF n°1: Curriculum Vitae – Please send a short CV including your name, address, phone, email along with educational and exhibition background
  • PDF n°2: Letter of motivation – Describe shortly your motivation to go to Arnhem and on which project you would like to work on
  • PDF n°2: portfolio

All material submitted must be in English language.

Deadline: 15th August 2013, via email to adela.foldynova@kosice2013.sk

Date of results: 25th of August 2013