Founded:
2005
Language(s):
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Portugal
Duration:
Variable
Depending on the residency (please see description)

´ace provides studio space, access to equipment, selected workshop tools and materials (depending on each project), reviews from a professional team permanently available, pre-production and production assistance, fruits-snacks-beverages at studio hours, studio accident insurance, guidance through the city and cultural events, public transportation card, professional networking and a profile on ´ace's website.

Residents fund the costs of transportation to and from Buenos Aires, their lodging, traveler's health insurance (must include COVID assistance), meals, shipping expenses and any other third-party resources that may be needed for each resident's project and are not available in-house.

Application guidelines:

As a first step in the application process, interested candidates receive all necessary information about ´ace's programs after filling out an online form. Once they received the overview documents and selected the program that best suits their needs, candidates have to start the application process by filling out the online application according to the type of requested residency. This includes the description of a project or research subject for their stay plus the submission of the accompanying materials: full CV and images or video links documenting previous works.

They DO NOT accept physical applications. CVs + documentation of previous works are to be uploaded in .pdf format, or through a link. The selection process considers the proposed project or research subject and its relevance to local and international art standards, its feasibility, the availability of the selected dates and how artists from different parts of the world and different backgrounds or mediums may interact with each other enriching each other's processes.

Application deadline:
Ongoing / apply any time
Deadline:
, , ,
4 deadlines per year for the general open call; ongoing for the microresidency.
Open call:
yes
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Proyecto'ace

Proyecto'ace

Description

´ace stands for "Arte Contemporáneo en Expansión", which is an acronym in Spanish for "Expanding Contemporary Art". Our main mission is to promote contemporary artistic practices and the exploration of their mutual interfaces through Exploration and Production residencies. ´ace's programs are aimed at artists, curators, and researchers and promote collaborative work, exchange, debate, and experimentation.

The acePIRAR | Artist-in-Residency International Program provides its participants with time, space and guidance to explore different mediums, while it connects the residents with the art and cultural scene of Buenos Aires. To be in residence at ´ace means to work collaboratively, receive technical and artistic assistance, and be immersed in a vibrant city's cultural life. While at ´ace, residents will benefit from an intense production time enhanced by the exchange of ideas and experiences with peers.

Duration:
· Production and Exploration Residencies: 4 working weeks (Monday to Friday)
· micro-Residencies: 2 working weeks (Monday to Friday)
· Mural Painting Residencies—Palimpsest Project: 10 working days (Monday to Friday + Monday to Wednesday)

Outcome

The outcome of the residency is not fixed or set, as it can vary according to each resident.

Residents at ´ace are expected to work on a specific project and present results (Production Residency) or to do their own research without a specific outcome in mind (Exploration Residency). In both cases, presented projects for residency periods are plausible for evolving through experiences acquired within the residency periods, and residents are encouraged to embrace these experiences with an open heart and mind.

Residency periods can end with an exhibition (though it is not mandatory), artist talks are encouraged if residents want to give them and we can hold open studio instances in which our residents receive the visit of curators, artists, colleagues, and the local public in order to be able to share their work and process with members of the local artistic community.

Accommodation Information

Residents may choose to stay at one of the ´ace apartments or choose their own accommodation in the city. Staying at ´ace's accommodation has a fee separate from the residency fee, and will depend on the selected lodging.

Studio Information

· Production Residency artists make use of the ´ace workshop: a large, quiet space with lots of natural light and equipment to facilitate a variety of traditional and new printing processes, works on papers, monotypes and artists books. In addition, the Poliglota Room is a perfect space for performance art, audio-visual installations, lectures, video projections, etc. There are also many tools available and a lab for print media techniques, as well as video and sound equipments already installed for video projections or audio-visual experimentations.

· Exploration Residency residents work in The Tower: a silent and luminous studio located on the second floor with an open view, accessible by a spiral staircase. It is ideal to do research, study, write and create in an independent atmosphere. Other studios can be setup according to the project proposal and each resident's needs.

Location

Buenos Aires is a multicultural city, one of Latin America’s cultural centres, and has a wide offer of visual arts, theatre, cinema and music to experience. The ´ace team will guide you through all sorts of cultural and artistic activities happening in this pulsating Latin American city that hosts great events such as ArteBA (contemporary art fair), FIBA (theatre), BAFICI (cinema), Performance Biennial (performance art), FILBA (literature), BAPhoto (photography) and many other exhibitions, conferences, festivals and more.

Contact information
Email
info [at] proyectoace.org
Phone
+ 54 (11) 4551 3218
Website
http://www.proyectoace.org