“In April 2010, we took over 1-3 Rivington Street, then a near-derelict building, empty for a year and a half, and made it into one of the London’s most exciting cultural hubs. We are a collective of creative individuals and organisations striving to bring together art, music and film via many varied cultural events, forging/cementing local, national and international collaborations/partnerships. At Red we offer low-cost space to artists and Internet start-ups.

We host exhibitions, live art, live music and club events, literary soirees, symposiums and film screenings. We also provide with MATERIAL a bookshop and are able to publish our own books. Under the ‘{ourhistory}’ banner we curate large-scale gallery shows (currently touring internationally) covering subjects as diverse as the history of acid house and the future of art in the East End, with exhibitions such as ‘20 years of Acid House’, ‘East End Promise’ and ‘East Pop’. We are a self-funding creative enterprise, independently run relying neither on private nor public backers. One of our guiding principles is to work with, and seek input from the local artistic and creative communities, to build new business models and strengthen local, national and international ties in order to further our vision of an expansive artistic culture.” (RED Gallery statement)

FACTS

What we provide

• Two months long residency in London from April until May 2014
• Free accommodation (fully furnished with kitchen, no room service)
• Honorary: 500 € brutto per month
• Travelling costs Košice-London-Košice
• Material costs up to 500 €

What we demand

• We search for emerging Slovak artist, who is open for collaborations with local artists
• Individual artist, no duos of groups
• One presentation during the residency and one presenation after the residency in Košice
• Intermediate or upper intermediate level of English
• The artist is responsible for his/her health insurance and liability insurance for the time of the residency

Application

• PDF n°1: Curriculum Vitae – Please send a short CV including your name, address, phone, email along with educational and exhibition background
• PDF n°2: Letter of motivation – Describe in few sentences your motivation to go to London
• PDF n°2: portfolio

All material submitted must be in English language.

Deadline: 3rd March 2014, via email to zuzana.kotikova@kosice2013.sk

K.A.I.R. – Košice Artist in Residence with the support of Goethe – Institut in Slovakia invites artists from Germany to apply for three month residency in Košice, Slovakia.

Host organisation

Košice 2013 – European Capital of Culture (www.kosice2013.sk)

Košice

By now, Košice and whole Eastern Slovakia is one of the most fascinating regions in Europe. Not for nothing, Košice was the “European Capital of Culture” in 2013. During the last centuries, the whole region was influenced by many different kingdoms, countries and cultural groups and still you can feel this multicultural spirit in the city, also because of the huge Hungarian and Roma minorities and the three universities. During the socialistic time, Košice became a centre of steel industry, the population tripled within 3o years. The influence of the former socialistic times, especially in architecture and working infrastructure, still exists. During the last years, Košice, located at the Schengen border, starts a huge transformation process and will become an important cultural hub between east and west in social, political and artistic terms.

Artist in Residence

In the frame of European Capital of Culture the NGO Košice 2013 is running an international Artist-in-Residence-program for the artists from all over the world and out of all artistic disciplines and expressions. We give our residents the possibility to become a cultural pioneer and work in the inspire environment of Košice`s singular cultural surrounding to realize art projects, collaborate with the agile local art scene and present themselves to the local and national public.

We pursuit three main goals within the residency program:

1. Support the creative energy of every invited artist and give her/him the chance to work in a new environment and to find (new) artistic ways of expression
2. Stimulate the art scene in Košice, in the region and in whole Slovakia. Support the dialogue as well as the confrontation of the residency artists with local artists and the wide public.
3. Create/strengthen a beneficial environment for the development of innovative and international contemporary art projects with international and local participants.

According to our main goals, our team will introduce every artist in the social environment of the city and the region and help them to build up networks and collaborations with local artists. We will organise public events like artist talks, projections, workshops, open studios to give all artists the chance to introduce and present themselves to a wide public. The final presentation/exhibition will be presented during the White Night (Nuit Blanche) event. White night is the largest and most frequented contemporary art project in Slovakia. For more information about White Night in Košice: http://www.biela-noc.sk/en

K.A.I.R. – FACTS

What we provide

• Three month residency in Kosice, Eastern Slovakia (July – September 2014)
• Free accommodation and studio in Kasárne/Kulturpark, former military barracks renovated into the multi-genre cultural centre (http://www.kosice2013.sk/en/projects/kasarnekulturpark/). The two room flats are fully furnished with kitchen. The studio is equipped with basic tools and technical equipment.
• Honorary 500€ per month
• Travelling costs maximum 500€
• Material costs 500€
• Production and PR support

What we demand

• We are searching for visual artists from Germany, who are open to collaborations with local artists. The artist should work on the project which will be presented during White Night in Košice. We prefer artists who work with: public space, site specific projects, performance, new media, interactive installations, lighting installations, sound installations, participatory projects, sculpture/objects
• One presentation during the residency and final project/exhibition at the end
• Compulsory attendance

Application

The application must consist of three PDF files

• PDF n°1: Curriculum Vitae – a short CV including your name, address, phone, email, educational and exhibition background
• PDF n°2: Letter of motivation and objectives – briefly describe your motivation to come to Košice and first ideas of projects you would like to realise
• PDF n°3: Portfolio – artist statement and presentation of artworks (texts, photos, links to video or audio sharing websites: YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud etc.)
• Deadline: 23rd   of March 2014 / please send it only via email to zuzana.kotikova@kosice2013.sk

Contact to host organization

• K.A.I.R. Management: Zuzana Kotiková – zuzana.kotikova@kosice2013.sk / 00421915078489
• Online : kair.sk (official website), k-a-i-r.tumblr.com (blog),https://www.facebook.com/KosiceArtistInResidence (facebook), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TlrHZFsAK24PDIgj6mReg (youtube channel)

Kharkov City Art Gallery

The Kharkov City Art Gallery, one of the first galleries in Ukraine that has the municipal status, was founded in 1996 and since 1997 it is a member of the Association of Art-Galleries of Ukraine. Primary task of the gallery is the popularization of contemporary art from Kharkov, Ukraine and from abroad. The gallery is the most important center for contemporary art in Kharkov and well known beyond the borders of the city. Over the last 15 years, the gallery organized about 400 exhibitions, curatorial projects and art actions in the gallery as well as in the public space; including international solo and group exhibitions from artists from Austria, Great Britain, Germany, France, USA, Poland, Russia, Moldova, Israel and Armenia.

In addition to the exhibitions, more than 200 cultural actions took place in the gallery: performances, concerts, chamber plays, literature evenings, lectures, master-classes, designer’s fashion shows etc. Every second year, the gallery is organizing “Non Stop Media”, the biennale of young and contemporary art in Kharkov and Ukraine. The artist at residency will have opportunity to be active participant of the biennale.

At the Disposal of the Gallery, there is a secular (standing) hall with around 120 m² exposition areas with modern interior and professional equipment.

FACTS

What we provide

• Two months long residency in Kharkov, Ukraine: from March until April
• Free accommodation (fully furnished with kitchen, no room service)
•  Honorary: 500 €  per month
•  Travelling costs
•  Material costs up to 500 €
• The artist is responsible for his/her health insurance

What we demand

• We are searching for emerging Slovak artist, who is open for collaborations with local artists
• Individual artist, no duos or groups
• One presentation during the residency and final project/exhibition at the end
•  Compulsory attendance

Application

• PDF n°1: Curriculum Vitae – Please send a short CV including your name, address, phone, email along with educational and exhibition background
• PDF n°2: Letter of motivation and objectives – Briefly describe your motivation to come to Kharkov and the first ideas of projects you would like to realize
• PDF n°2: portfolio with artist`s statement

All material must be in English language

Deadline: 3rd February 2014, via Email to zuzana.kotikova@kosice2013.sk

Just a few months ago,

The Closing Ceremony, which will take place from 11th – 14th December, will not be the end and a definite full stop to the project, but only the start of more to come. Whispers that Košice really deserved the title have spread around the world and, most importantly, word that it is not an unknown cultural destination, but that it seized the opportunity to be put on the cultural map of Europe with dignity.

What can the people of Košice, visitors and guests look forward to as the end of the year approaches? Again, an unrepeatable experience, a rich programme in all cultural institutions and in the streets for several days, and a farewell which will remain forever in the city’s memory and history. Košice will officially pass the sceptre to other cities which are ready to do more for their citizens in the area of culture.

The culmination will be events such as the Two in One concert which offers an unexpected and attractive link between renowned artists from Slovakia and the French “cultural twin”, Marseille, a premiere of the 66 Seasons opera, the Light of Understanding concert, an exhibition of artistic pieces and documents from the 1920s called Košice Moderna, and many other events.

The title will leave but the project will live on

“Despite the fact that the ECOC Košice 2013 project is not ending but will continue, also proven by the activities we are preparing for next year and the city’s cultural strategy for the next five years, we feel the need to say farewell to a successful year. It was a year during which we not only had the opportunity to see and meet the best from all art genres as well as curators, art historians, experts in creative economy and renowned architects, but Košice experienced a great boom in relation to the transformation of its cultural infrastructure. An infrastructure of a completely new type was created, such as the Kunsthalle/Hall of Art, the Barracks/Culture Park and SPOTs, as well as the reconstruction of traditional cultural facilities,” said Ján Sudzina, Director of the Košice 2013 non-profit making organisation, evaluating the significance and impact of the title

As he added, the ECOC team wishes to look back over 2013 and, together with Marseille, pass the baton to another two cities which will be the European Capitals of Culture in 2014, which are Latvian Riga and Swedish Umeå.

“We don’t consider this as a Closing Ceremony, but a real farewell to the year and encouragement for those cities which will be the successors. We want to give them encouragement since we know what a complicated process is awaiting them. At the same time, we would like to invite the citizens of Košice, the region and the whole of Slovakia to a number of cultural events which we are preparing for next year.”

How does J. Sudzina see the previous period when Košice was the cultural heart of Europe? “The city underwent a deep transformation and the events which took place in Košice during this year will probably be appreciated later. Despite this, in my opinion, it was a very successful year not because we invited renowned world names and organised a large number of events, but because we started a deep transformation which will affect not only culture but mainly the economy of the city and the region.”

Culture took a deep breath

The Artistic Director of Košice 2013 n.o., Vladimír Beskid, sees the great success of the ECOC project in the fact that all the investment projects were completed and a new platform for communication in the wider European area was created, as well as the inclusion of domestic community projects within SPOTs.

“A second important thing is that in terms of the official and artistic programme, we managed to implement all key projects. In this area, I consider as very important the fact that we brought new, innovative forms and festivals. I will consider it a success if, in the future, events such as Sound City Days, White Night, USE THE CITY, New Dance Days and the Triennale of Contemporary Art will continue, become regular and will find ground to proceed in future years.”

In his opinion, the project was not only about one large festival or fiesta during this year, but just the opposite, it started certain processes, helped in the modelling of a new cultural policy for the city and mainly brought development projects in the area of creative industry, mobility of artists via residential programmes and international cooperation.

“What we promised, we started. It seems as if the process of oxygenating of this environment was successful and we can expect it to carry on. We put more oxygen into the lungs of the local scene. Within the acupuncture process, we stimulated particular energy points on the cultural map of Europe and it is important to carry on with this,” added the Artistic Head of the ECOC Košice 2013 project. He mentioned that the guarantee in continuing the started models is the subsidised organisation, K-13, which will further cover and develop the ECOC project.

www.roosvandijk.com

Roos van Dijk will present the outcome of the three month long residency on the 21st of November in Kasarne/Kulturpark. Roos got inspired by the specific built environment of Košice – panel block areas monotonous in shape and variable in the colour palette of the facades. You are more than welcome to join us for the opening on the 21st of November at 18:00 in November pavilion at Kasarne/Kultrupark, Kukučínova 2, Košice.

This residency is part of our long term patrnership with Motel Spatie, Arnhem, the Netherlands.

OPEN CALL FOR CURATORIAL PROJECTS

FOR THE KUNSTHALLE/ HALL OF ART KOŠICE  AND THE ALFA GALLERY

IN THE BARRACKS/KULTURPARK for the years 2014-2015

As part of the Košice 2013 ECOC project, the newly-opened Kunsthalle/ Hall of Art in Košice and the Barracks/Kulturpark (Gallery Alfa) offers cultural operators, curators and artists the chance to implement their construction projects in the years 2014 and 2015

in two positions:

–       a main project for the main hall of the Kunsthalle

–       a chamber project for the Alfa gallery, or to side wings of the Kunsthalle

The open call prioritises curatorial projects according to the following priorities:

–       development of the current creative language, current topics and the shape of visual art (including architecture, design, new media or other audio-visual inputs.)

–       communication and confrontation of the domestic scene with the international context

–       experimental voices, site-specific installations, work with the phenomena of light, water and air (inflatable objects), interactive environment

Conditions of projects presented:

–       brief concept of the exhibition

–       professional CV of the curator or artist (portfolio)

–       temporary budget and technical solution for the exhibition

(floor plans for both set of rooms in the annex)

Projects received are evaluated by a commission consisting of the professional staff of Kunsthalle and invited art theorists. The period for the exhibition to take place will be agreed individually.

Deadline for posting projects: 30 November 2013

You can send projects to the following address:

EHMK Košice n.o., Kukučínova 2, 04001 KOŠICE

Mark the envelope with the password VÝZVA 2014-2015

Projects that do not fulfil the criteria or that are sent after the deadline will be excluded.

Successful applicants will be informed about the results within 2 weeks of the commission meeting.

More information about the exhibition spaces can be found at:

http://www.huk.sk

http://www.kulturpark.sk/

Contact person:  Mgr. Michal Štofa, e-mail: michal.stofa@kosice2013.sk, tel. 0907 214802

[See image gallery at www.kosice2013.sk]

[See image gallery at www.kosice2013.sk]

[See image gallery at www.kosice2013.sk]