Open Call: One-month residency in Gyumri AiR

Open Call: One-month residency in Gyumri AiR

Yerevan based independent artistic and curatorial platform art basis invites artists and inter-disciplinary practitioners to apply for a fully funded, one-month residency in Gyumri, Armenia. 

Gyumri AIR is a community art space and residency project that is located in newly constructed apartment buildings in Mush-2 district in Gyumri which houses people who have been living in temporary constructions after the 1988 earthquake. The project is realized in cooperation with Hayastan All Armenian Fund that has made possible the construction of art residencies together with the residential buildings for 36 families who have lived in extremely precarious conditions for more than 30 years.

We invite artists to work with the context and the surrounding area of the district and develop projects that will speak to the reality around the residency through various approaches and strategies involving the local community. Artists are invited to engage with different methods with the space or through collaborations with local residents and think about community driven projects that can have continuation after the residency period.

We are interested in exploring how it is possible to imagine artists’ involvement in this social environment, what type of art can be meaningful in such social and economic environments and for the people living there, what can art offer in this space and how can artists work with the neighborhood, how can it participate in the fabric of the city that has gone and will still be going through various transformations, be it political, economic, social or ecological. Artists can use the space to work with the community, to engage in collective practices, experiences, initiatives and projects, for their art production and research and other activities in collaboration with the neighborhood.

Residency Period: August 10 – September 10, 2024

What do we offer?

Accommodation and working space

The chosen residents are provided with 4 separate fully furnished studio rooms located on the last floor in the newly built apartment buildings. The artists have their working space in the studios which also have beds and kitchen and other necessary utilities for living.

Mentorship

We provide mentorship and assistance with research, introduction to the city and the region, local art scene, as well as public presentation possibilities both in Gyumri and Yerevan.

Daily allowance

Artists receive a daily allowance of €25.

Travel

Artists receive a travel allowance €350 or €700 based on distance.

Residency Period: August 10 – September 10, 2024

Number of selected artists: 4

Application

You can apply to the open call by sending your application to our email address info[at]artbasis.net. The files should be in English and in PDF format.

The application should contain:
CV
Portfolio
Project proposal / Motivation letter

Eligibility

Participating artists must be aged 18 or older and legally residing in one of the 40 Creative Europe countries, except the country where the residency is based – Armenia. Participating artists can have the same nationality as the country in which the residency project is implemented, so long as they legally reside in a different country.

Creative Europe countries: Albania, Austria, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, and Ukraine.

Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT): Greenland (Denmark), French Polynesia (France), New Caledonia (France), Saint Barthelemy (France), St. Pierre and Miquelon (France), Wallis and Futuna Islands (France), Aruba (The Netherlands), Bonaire (The Netherlands), Curaçao (The Netherlands), Saba (The Netherlands), Sint Maarten (The Netherlands), Sint Eustatius (The Netherlands).

Deadline: May 14, 2024

Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info[at]artbasis.net

More info: https://www.artbasis.net/en/open-call-one-month-residency-in-gyumri-air-30-04-2024