Studio Residencies

Russia

Duration
3 months

Location
Russia

Studio Residencies 2020

Deadline: 1st of March 2019

A studio residency (3 months) for Swiss artists in Russia or, conversely, for artists from Russia in Switzerland provides the chance to gain a broad insight into a different cultural environment. The aim of the residency is to find inspiration, establish networks and contemplate new projects and cooperations. In addition to a place to work and accommodation, we will provide specific coaching. The Swiss Arts Council covers the costs of travel, insurance and per diem expenses. Applicants may benefit three times in total from a Pro Helvetia studio residency.

Selection criteria

convincing track record: personal artistic activity above and beyond regional level
context-related motivation
adequate foreign language skill

Applications for 2020

Applications must be written in English and can be submitted once a year.

Deadline for Residencies Program 2020 is the 1st of March 2019 via www.myprohelvetia.ch

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Residencies in Russia

Centre for Creative Industries “Fabrika” – MOSCOW

Centre for Creative Industries “Fabrika” (until 2011 Proekt_Fabrika) was founded in 2005 in Moscow (Russia) at the former factory, on account of a fruitful collaboration between business and art. Since the beginning, the exhibition programs are intended to support young, midcareer and established artists by giving them an opportunity to present their work. Fabrika provides studio space for artists, run an exchange program “Artist in Residence”, program “Fabrika: Workshops” and host regular exhibitions. Since 2008 CCI Fabrika is a member of Trans Europe Halles Network.

For the last 8 years Fabrika hosted and supported different artists and cultural researches that had chosen Moscow as a place of presenting their project. Fabrika welcomes artists and researches with experience in maintaining disciplines:

visual arts
sculpture
media
theater
contemporary dance
criticism

Director of CCI Fabrika: Asya Philippova

Coordinator “Artist in Residence”: Kristina Pestova

Perevedenovsky lane, 18, Moscow,105082

+7 (499) 265 39 26

air(at)fabrikacci.com

www.fabrikacci.com

www.facebook.com/CCIFABRIKA

https://vk.com/cci_fabrika

ZARYA Artist-in-Residence – VLADIVOSTOK

ZARYA Artist-in-Residence program based in ZARYA Center for Contemporary Art in Vladivostok is a project aimed at provision of support to professionals in the field of contemporary art that welcomes artists regardless of their preferred media, as well as age and nationality. ZARYA A-i-R offers the young artists an opportunity to live and work in the new environment and conditions conductive to intensive work that provide a chance for successful implementation of creativity projects. ZARYA A-i-R program is primarily focused on analysis and development of local environment. One of its tasks is establishment of a dialogue with both dedicated professionals and wide audience. ZARYA A-i-R program is destined to become an efficient point of interaction between representatives of various nations and cultures and to encourage development of the local art world on the Far East.

Residency provides accommodation in a furnished studio apartment (2 studios, kitchen + living room, household appliances), a workshop (33 m2) for joint use, PR support of the developing project, assistance in coordination of the developing project (introduction to the local context, meetings arrangement, information and literature search assistance). Residents are expected to submit some final artworks for ZARYA CCA collection (the number of works and other details are to be negotiated individually).

Visual Art
New Media Art
Performance Art
Theater
Music
Street Art

Chief Curator: Alisa Bagdonaite

Program Coordinator: Adel Kim

Avenue of the 100-Year Anniversary of Vladivostok, Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, 690068

+7 423 231 71 00

residency(at)zaryavladivostok.ru

www.zaryavladivostok.ru

“New Stories of Yekaterinburg” at Museum of Photography «Metenkov’s House» – YEKATERINBURG

Museum of Photography «Metenkov’s House» opened the residency program for photographers and the artists working with photography in 2016. Museum is located in a mansion built in the late XIX century in the center of Yekaterinburg.

It has residency studio and exhibition space (total 150 m²). The main aim of the residency is to increase interest in photography as one of the most important tools for the city exploration and to urge cultural exchange between local and international artists.