[spectre] CALL FOR PROPOSALS Shared Artist in Residence

[Marieke Istha]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Shared Artist in Residence:
Kitchen Budapest (HU)
Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk), Amsterdam (NL)
Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol (UK)
5daysoff /Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)

CALL
5daysoff, Pervasive Media Studio, Kitchen Budapest and NIMk launch an 
open call for a cross-European residency programme.

We’re looking for interesting artists seeking time and space to 
research, produce and present projects at the intersection of art, 
mobility and culture involving audience participation. The programme 
will support early stage ideas that utilise pervasive technologies and 
free/open source software. This is a valuable opportunity to explore 
process and develop experimental works within four unique collaborative 
environments to be presented in public space and/or festival environments.

WHAT
5days off 2011 will feature an exhibition that focuses on art works 
questioning and examining new production methods: projects that were 
produced using online means for production and creation of content such 
as crowd sourcing, that challenge the notion of artists as single 
creator or author of a work and experiment with notions of co-authorship 
and co-creation by e.g. involving others, knowingly or unconsciously in 
the development of a work.

In this context, we are particularly interested in projects that deal 
with the theme of mobility and involve the audience as co-creators in 
public space in a playful, dynamic or performative way by using mobile, 
wireless or sensory technologies in innovative and surprising ways. We 
are looking for projects that trigger individual actions/experiences 
that lead to a unique collective experience. Communication towards and 
participation of the audience is crucial. The project is situated in the 
context of electronic pop culture.

WHEN
Projects will be developed during the period of December 2010 until May 
2011. During this period beta tests will happen at 5daysoff in Amsterdam 
and at Pervasive Media Studio in Bristol. The 5daysoff festival takes 
place between 2-6 March 2011, and the accompanying exhibition from 18 
February to 29 April 2011. The final work will be presented at a public 
festival.

WHERE
The residency will be hosted by four European organisations: Kitchen 
Budapest, NIMk, 5daysoff/Melkweg and Pervasive Media Studio. Time will 
need to be spent at each location and the organizations will provide 
targeted support (in the form of resources, space, technical support, 
local context and time) relevant to each stage of project development.

The residency will also offer the opportunity to explore the potential 
for collaboration and exchange with creative peers across the 
organisations; and share knowledge as widely as possible through a 
structured, facilitated programme including:
- Regularly scheduled conceptual and technical critiques
- Online documentation of project process
- Research dissemination through a range of social media
- Scheduled events offering the opportunity for discussion with both 
peers and public

At the end of the programme, participant(s) will be expected to present 
and demonstrate their work (location/festival t.b.c.) and produce a 
research report that considers process, findings and value. Event 
documentation and reports will be published online and disseminated 
through the wider networks.

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We offer:
- Residency period at each of the different organisations (time and 
location will depend on the project) in the period of December 2010 – 
May 2011. - Specific dates at each location will be determined in 
collaboration with the selected artist.
- A modest artist fee
- Production budget (including support of travel and accommodation, 
accommodation is not provided for in Amsterdam)
- Public presentation of research at Kitchen Budapest and NIMk, public 
launch at 5daysoff/Melkweg and public beta testing at Pervasive Media Studio
- Dissemination of the research report

Requirements:
- Proposals are welcome from professional artists worldwide
- The concept should fit within the overall themes as described above
- The work should be created using free/open source software and utilise 
mobile, wireless or sensory technologies.

The artist must:
- Be willing and able to travel to Amsterdam, Budapest and Bristol for 
residency periods with dedicated research time at each organization 
(exact dates and period will be made in accordance with the artist)
- Have an open, rigorous, experimental approach and be keen to work in 
collaborative settings with people from different disciplines
- Be willing to openly and thoroughly document the artistic process online
- Participate in events, critiques and discussions
- Have a willingness to contribute to the lab communities
- Produce work which is exposed, tested and investigated as it is developed
- Present and demonstrate a work in progress or finalised piece
- Complete an illustrated research report, documenting process, 
describing findings and considering value

To apply please provide:
- An outline of the concept underlying the work that you wish to develop 
(300 words max).
- A general outline of the scope of the final work (200 words max – 
please include visual sketches).
- An outline of the research and development plan for the work (250 
words max)
- Motivation for why you would like to work in the context of this 
particular residency as well as an overview of your interest in the 
technologies mentioned above (250 words max).
- A technical description and project development plan (including an 
indication of your planning divided between the organizations, i.e. what 
would you like to develop where and why)
- A draft budget proposal.
- An up-to-date CV including links to previous work.

Please send your submission to call at nimk.nl

Deadline for submission is 12 November 2010.

Representatives from the four partner organisations will select the 
artist. Applicants will be informed by 24 November 2010.


ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS

5daysoff (Amsterdam, NL)
http://www.5daysoff.nl
5 days off is an urban festival for electronic music and related art 
forms such as audio-visual arts, photography and film. Since 2001, the 
festival covers a cutting edge music programme, presenting 
internationally renown names and emerging new talent, ranging from 
minimal and techno to hiphop, soul, electro and live acts. Besides 
offering a high quality overview of the international electronic music 
scene, the annual festival showcases media arts related to popular 
culture within an exhibition and embedded into the wider festival 
context. 5daysoff is co-organised by Melkweg, Paradiso, NIMk and Mojo 
Concerts.

Netherlands Media Art Institute (Amsterdam, NL)
http://www.nimk.nl/
The Artist in Residence (AiR) programme at the Netherlands Media Art 
Institute supports the exploration and development of new work in 
digital/interactive/network media and technology based arts practice. 
The residency provides time and resources to artists in a supportive 
environment to facilitate the creation of new work that is produced from 
an open source perspective. We encourage a cross disciplinary and 
experimental approach. This is a practice based residency designed to 
enable the development and completion of a new work. The Netherlands 
Media Art Institute offers an open environment with technical assistance 
and an active advisory board which will give feedback and support in 
technical, conceptual and presentation issues. There is access to studio 
and exhibition equipment, technical support from the Institute's staff 
and production help from interns. We expect the artist to have knowledge 
and insight in the technical realisation of the concept.

Pervasive Media Studio (Bristol, UK)
http://www.pmstudio.co.uk
The Pervasive Media Studio is part of Watershed, built on the legacy of 
Mobile Bristol. Pervasive Media Studio has a formal partnership with 
UWE's Digital Cultures Research Centre and support from HP Labs and the 
South West Regional Development Agency.
It is a multi-disciplinary lab exploring and producing pervasive media 
content, applications and services, working within an inspiring 
community of artists, creative companies, technologists and academics. 
Projects include gaming, projections, location-based media, digital 
displays and new forms of performance - some are commercial, some are 
cultural. All of them are tested as early as possible and iterate. 
Pervasive Media Studio has a shared workspace, an open ethos and a 
can-do attitude.

Kitchen Budapest (HU)
http://www.kitchenbudapest.hu/en
Kitchen Budapest, opened in June 2007, is a new media lab for young 
researchers who are interested in the convergence of mobile 
communication, online communities and urban space and are passionate 
about creating experimental projects in cross-disciplinary teams. KIBU 
offers a research lab space downtown Budapest, a basic grant for a dozen 
researchers, some equipment, and a dynamic workflow where sharing and 
helping is essential, and the freedom to capitalize any good idea.
Being sponsored by Magyar Telekom (MT), the leading Hungarian Telco, 
there is a direct path where ideas and prototypes get reach larger 
audiences, in case MT and the project group finds ways to do so. Our aim 
is to build a platform where ideas are materializing and some end up in 
cultural context, some in the market. Kitchen Budapest regularly 
organizes exhibitions to present our prototypes, as well as works or 
projects from related institutions and professionals.

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