Klaipeda Cultural Communication Centre
Darzu street 10 / Baznyciu street 4
LT -91246 Klaipeda
Lithuania
- Duration: 1 week to 1 month
- Discipline: Ceramics, Curating/Research, Drawing & Painting, Graphic Design, Photography, Sculpture
- Targetgroup: International
Description
Residency at Klaipeda Culture Communication Centre is open for artists from around the world who represent different nations and cultures. Representatives of applied and visual arts, literature, curators of modern art exhibitions, art historians, critics and educators all have excellent opportunities to bring their projects to life, communicate and exchange valuable creative experiences with their colleagues during the period of residency. Residing artists are encouraged to produce works of art that specifically suit Klaipeda Culture Communication Centre's gallery and "The Yard of the Art" space that belongs to the Centre. Artists are also recommended to engage in creative experiments, innovations, public presentation of their works (educational lectures, discussions) as well as interactive creative projects that would involve participation of local people.
Studio Information
Work space consists of four studios that are isolated one from another (117 m2 in total). These studios have different kinds of equipment: a clay pottery wheel, high temperature electrical stove SNOL 225/ 1200, glaze camera, graphics presses (120m x 0,90m, 180m x1m).
Residing artists are partly equipped with materials they need (based on the needs of a project and individual negotiations) as well as basic equipment. They are also assisted during the process of organization of an exhibition and presentation of a project.
Accommodation Information
Hall, work room, sleeping room, kitchen, bathroom.
Paid by host
Artists who have won a residency contest receive a stipend - 200 euros (700 litas).
Paid by artist
Residents cover all living expenses like housing, food as well as other personal expenses on their own.
Deadline
Applications can be sent all year long.
Application Criteria
All professional artists who have at least 5 years of working experience are welcomed to participate in the contest. Writers must have a contract with a publishing house or another institution that takes care of their creative projects.
Application documents:
A CV (the list of personal and group exhibitions, published texts, translations, books to be included).
6-8 units of latest works (up to 5 MB of CD space) to be provided. Do not send the originals as the works won't be returned.
Motivational letter (1 full A4 format page) explaining the aims and motives for the residency should be included.
It is compulsory to note whether the resident agrees to allow his or her personal data to be used for the advertisement campaign (information on Klaipeda Culture Communication Centre's website, other channels of media).
Application address
Darzu street 10 / Baznyciu street 4
Klaipeda
Lithuania
Telephone +370 46 410 054
E-mail
galerija@kulturpolis.lt
www.kulturpolis.lt
