2020 Gachang Art Studio

Daegu Foundation for Culture recruits International artists for its Artist Residency Program. Gachang Art Studio features in contemporary art and offers International residency program. There are programs such as Foreign Artists exchange program, Incubating program, Local community revitalization program and so on. The vision of the project is to enhance the understanding and communication between the artists who are working in Daegu and the international invited artists through diverse cultural backgrounds. The organizer of the program expects the diverse background and aesthetic interests of the residents will lead to an exciting and successful exchange, and lasting friendships.

General Guideline of the Program:

• Qualifications: foreign nationality and overseas residence artists under 40 years old based on the announcement date
• Field: All areas of Visual Arts (painting, photography, sculpture, installation, film/Video, new media, etc.)
• Number of recruitment and duration: 6 international artists, in terms of scheduling preferences, please select your first (March 01- May 31); second (June 01- August 30) and third (Sep. 01- Nov. 30) choice of residency period on your application

 Requirements for the Residency Program:

• Abiding by regulations for Gachang Art Studio's resident artist and performing Residency Program
• Active participation on Gachang Art Studio programs
• No pets or children allowed
• Submit portfolio for archiving when leaving the studio

Support:

• One studio per Artist (33㎡, with cooling and heating facility) and one accommodation per artist
• 1,000,000KRW for monthly support fund (total 3,000,000KRW)
• Solo exhibition by the end of residency program

Documents for application, deadline 15th November 2019:

• Copy of passport
• Completed Application - Please download from Gachang Art Studio website and fill it in microsoft word
• CV
• A letter of self-introduction
• Personal project for the residency period
• Portfolio: up to 15 pieces of your work (from recent three years work) and/or 3-minutes video (smaller than 100MB).

Please note: Send everything as digital files (PDF or PPT and/or AVI for video). Do not exceed portfolio image limit (within 10 pages). Submitted application will not be returned.