Language:
English
Founded:
2005
Duration:
3 months
Paid by host:

IRB Barcelona will provide the Artist in Residence with:

  • An allowance of €1500 (VAT excluded).
  • Full IRB Barcelona member status for the duration of the residency.
  • Direct access to scientists.
  • Direct access to core facility staff.
  • Access to images and data created in the laboratory, when possible.
  • Facilitated contact with its network of collaborating institutes.
  • Access to all scientific lectures, conferences and workshops.
  • Visibility for the artist and his/her work through its communication channels (print and online publications, digital platforms and social media).
Paid by artist:
  • Submit grant applications to open calls to support the specific project to be developed if additional funding is needed.
  • Participate in IRB Barcelona's fundraising initiatives and campaigns.
  • Participate in public engagement activities such as Open House, science and art events, etc.
  • Promote the visibility of IRB Barcelona and the programme through professional networks, websites and social media channels.
  • Complete the residency at IRB Barcelona in accordance with the proposal submitted.
Application guidelines:

Artists intending to apply should submit a proposal adhering to the criteria of the call. Applications should be written in English and submitted via the online form. The form requires the following:

  • Contact details
  • Resumé/CV
  • Portfolio (recent work, exhibitions, residencies, research)
  • Project proposal describing, in detail, the project that the artist intends to undertake during the residency at IRB Barcelona.
  • The project proposal should include the following information:
    • Title of the project
    • Aim of the project
    • Specific researchers to work with (or specific topics of research)
    • Detailed schedule/planning of the residency
    • Expected outcome
    • Plans to apply for grants (in case additional financial support is needed)

A Selection Committee comprising artists and scientists will be in charge of evaluating
applications and choosing the Artist in Residence. All applicants will be informed of the outcome by email. The winning proposal will be published on IRB Barcelona's website by the end of February 2023.

Application deadline: 31 January 2023 23:59 Central European Time

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IRB Barcelona

IRB Barcelona

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Description

Art and scientific research have several things in common. Artists and researchers investigate the nature of our presence in the world, push boundaries in knowledge and technology, and venture into the unexplored. The questions our researchers study naturally provide inspiration for artistic inquiry, which in turn can offer a fresh perspective on the scientific endeavour. Both disciplines require creativity, curiosity, and imagination, combined with scrutiny, technique and determination.

IRB is a Barcelona-based biomedical research centre that works to achieve a society free of diseases. Their mission is to carry out multidisciplinary research of excellence to offer pioneering solutions to unresolved medical needs in cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. Their research results reach patients through technology transfer, which is accomplished by establishing collaborations with the pharmaceutical industry and the main hospitals.

They are also committed to knowledge. To this end, we offer the best training in biomedical sciences to young researchers, students and visitors, and maintain an open dialogue with citizens through a range of scientific communication and outreach activities.

IRB Barcelona's Artist in Residency Programme aims to connect artists with an interest in interdisciplinary science with the wide range of research, scientists, data and infrastructure available at the Institute. It provides a unique opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in the IRB Barcelona community for a free exchange of ideas and to explore, learn, and form relationships with our scientists and stakeholders. The programme seeks to provide time and space for reflection and inspiration for artists and scientists alike.

They look for professional artists, with a genuine interest in science who wish to further their art by working alongside our scientists to gain insight and perspective into cutting-edge research in the biomedical sciences. Applications from artists from any discipline are welcome.

Proposals should be focused on a specific theme involving interactions with their researchers, which cover a wide range of disciplines within the life sciences

Outcome

The Artist in Residence will be expected to define the details (duration, specific topic of the project, researchers involved, etc.) of the residency with the IRB Barcelona Coordination Team at the beginning of the residency. Furthermore, the artist is expected to:

  • Provide a written proposal of the final idea of his/her artwork after 6 months of the start of the residency.
  • Coordinate and meet regularly with the IRB Barcelona Coordination Team.
  • Establish dialogue with scientists and researchers at IRB Barcelona, with the support and guidance of the IRB Barcelona Coordination Team.
  • Give a talk and/or workshop during the residency
  • The artist is expected to develop artwork resulting from the residency that will be exposed in a previously agreed exhibition space.
  • The developed artwork must be based entirely on the IRB Barcelona residency.
  • The developed artwork will be presented in a public exhibition within one year after the completion of the residency.
  • The artistic interpretation and representation of the materials provided by IRB
  • Barcelona and made by the artist belong to the artist. The artist will retain legal title and ownership of the artwork created with the materials.
  • In the event that the artist obtains benefits from the commercial exploitation of his/her artwork, IRB Barcelona will be entitled to receive a percentage of said benefits, to be agreed upon in writing.
Location

IRB Barcelona was founded in 2005 by the “Generalitat de Catalunya” and the University of Barcelona (UB) and is located in the Barcelona Science Park (PCB). We are a CERCA centre that forms part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST). The State Research Agency has awarded IRB Barcelona three consecutive Severo Ochoa" Centre of Excellence Accreditations (2011, 2015 and 2019).

Contact information

Baldiri Reixac 10-12
08028 Barcelona Barcelona
Spain

Email
art [at] irbbarcelona.org
Website
https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/outreach/public-engagement/art-and-science/arti…