Deadline- 29 June 2013
Applications are invited for Residential Fellowships for International Visual Artists which enable deeper mutual creative cross-fertilization among the resident artists. This program aims to support visual artists from all over the world by awarding a total of six artists-in-residence fellowships.
For 2014, the Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral is awarding two 3-month residential fellowships and four 9-month residential fellowships. The monthly allowance for the residential fellowships is being increased from 2014 to 1,400 Euro.
Benefits-
- The fellowships are endowed with 1,400 € a month.
- Two fellowships are awarded for the period of three months. The residence for the 3-month fellowships begins in March 2014.
- Four fellowships are awarded for the period of nine months. For the 9-month fellowships the yearly term of residence begins in June.
Documents Required-
- CV including applicant’s artistic career history and previous grants
- Passport photo (for application form)
- Statement of reasons why applicant have chosen this fellowship and an illustration of their objectives during their intended residence (maximum one A4 page)
- At least 10, but not more than 20 photos or other images of their artistic works (no slides, no photo CDs, no MAC data CDs), maximum A4 size
- Explanations to the submitted works, altogether one A4 page maximum (optional)
- At most three exhibition catalogues (collective catalogues only if applicnats works cannot be presented in a different way)
- At most three video cassettes (VHS) or DVDs, each recording no longer than 15 min.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Eligible to apply for a Balmoral fellowship are visual artists of any age from Germany and around the world. The focus of artistic work for the residential fellowships for 2014 must be on the medium of painting, whereby painting does not necessarily mean just ‘paint on canvas’. Formal and conceptual exploration of the limits and possibilities of the genre are also welcome.
- The preconditions for applicants for the residential fellowships for visual artists are a completed course of study in art (M.F.A. or comparable) and three years of continuous artistic work after the conclusion of studies until the beginning of the fellowship. Applications are also possible for autodidacts distinguished by special artistic achievements, as documented by exhibitions and prizes.
- Knowledge of German or English is expected
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