AiR at Gallery +359, Bulgaria

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AiR at Gallery +359, Bulgaria

Gallery +359 is located in the building of a preserved water tower in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was designed in 1903 by the German engineer Franz Salbach, and the structure was finished in 1929. 27 meters tall, it was built at the highest point of the Lozenets district in Sofia (610.40 m), based on a French system for the construction of water towers with reinforced concrete and brick masonry. The tower’s tank, now hosting various video and audio projects, has a volume of 100 cubic meters. In the past, apart from being a hydraulic structure, the architecture of the building permitted it to serve as a watchtower.

The residency provides a working stay in Sofia from two weeks to a month, at the invitation of the gallery, for a foreign visual artist to create a site-specific project for the Water tower space. The stay will be split into two parts, the specifics of which depend on the artistic practice of the resident – a research period and a production period. Within the Resident Program, the artist will make a presentation of his or her work to the public and will draw up an exhibition plan. The date of the presentation will be decided according to the exhibition schedule and the artist’s possibility to stay.

Gallery +359 will provide:

  • accommodation
  • travel expenses
  • production budget (up to 1500 €)
  • working studio - for the production period (if needed)
  • curatorial and technical assistance - communication in relation to the event (design, printing, media promotion, etc.)

The artist will need to donate work for the contemporary art collection of Gallery +359 at the end of their stay.

Residency period: June / July 2021 - Research & production period or June / July 2021 - Research period and additional production period before the exhibition. Candidates are requested to send their applications before December 31, 2020 by email or Wetransfer to the following address: [email protected]. The application files must include the following:

  • Outline of a project proposal
  • CV (up to 4 pages)
  • Portfolio with a selection of 3–5 relevant projects (PDF)
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