Call for the third edition of the Exchange Grants between Hangar and Casa de Velázquez

For the third consecutive year we are publishing this call for the elaboration of a programme of exchange residences between Casa de Velázquez (Madrid) and Hangar (Barcelona). The aim of these grants is to provide artists with the opportunity to get to know other artistic and cultural environments, to produce and compare their work with that of others and to broaden their artistic curriculum. Within the framework of this programme, three artists residing in Catalonia will remain at Casa de Velázquez in Madrid (one artist in the production residency modality and two artists in the research residency modality) and one French artist will carry out a production residency in Hangar (Barcelona). This exchange programme is supported by the Institut Français Barcelona.

About Casa de Velázquez
Casa de Velázquez is both an artistic creation centre and a research centre. This is what constitutes its uniqueness in the five French Schools abroad under the tutelage of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research: the French School in Athens, the French School in Rome, the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo and the French School in the Middle East. Since it was founded in 1928, the House has had the special feature of welcoming artists from the Academy of France in Madrid and researchers together within the framework of the School of Advanced Hispanic and Iberian Studies (Escuela de Altos Estudios Hispánicos e Ibéricos, EHEHI). Casa de Velázquez’s mission is to develop creative activities and research related to the arts, languages, literatures and societies of the Iberian, Latin American and Maghreb countries. It also aims to contribute to the training of artists, researchers and teacher-researchers, as well as to participate in the development of artistic and scientific exchanges between France and related countries.

About Hangar
Hangar is an open centre for research and artistic production that supports creators and artists. Hangar’s mission is to support creators in all phases of the visual arts production process, and to contribute to the best achievement of each of their projects. To this end, all its services focus on facilitating artists’ access to the necessary material and technical resources, and on providing a context for experimentation, research and free transfer of knowledge. The centre offers a context and services that enable the research and development of artistic productions in a partial or integral way, and accompanies their results through their inclusion in various networks and platforms or the detection of the possibilities of their anchorage in other sectors.

Objective of this call and its addressees
The aim of this call is to encourage the mobility of artists residing in Catalonia and French artists to facilitate artistic production and research, through two production grants and two research grants. Three artists residing in Catalonia will remain at Casa de Velázquez in Madrid (one artist in the production residency modality and two artists in the research residency modality) and one French artist will carry out a production residency in Hangar (Barcelona).

Participation in this competition is open to artists who develop proposals in the fields of contemporary art, performance, sound art, visual arts, audiovisuals, new media, etc.

Period of residence, benefits and provision of grants

a) Production residency modality:
A grant to carry out a production residency at Casa de Velázquez.

Residence period: October and November 2019

Services:
Duration of the stay: two months.
2. Access to group workshops: recording, sound and photo studio at Casa de Velázquez.
3. Accommodation for two months at Casa de Velázquez.
4. The artist receives from the Fundació Privada AAVC/ Hangar an economic endowment destined to living expenses of 750 € gross each month (Total of 1500 € gross).
5. The Fundació Privada AAVC/Hangar will provide the artist with a fee of 500 € and a production support bag of 1000 € gross.
6. The production grant will end with an exhibition of the pieces produced at the Open Doors of Casa de Velázquez in 2020. If necessary, the artist may stay at Casa de Velázquez for a maximum of 2 nights.
7. Dissemination of the project on the website and organisation of a public presentation within the framework of the Paratext.
8. Inclusion in the annual publication Paratext.
9. The expenses derived from the artist’s travel, both on the occasion of the residence and for the presentation during the Open Doors, will be covered by the Institut Français Barcelona with a maximum of 300 € (round trip).

b) Residence Research Modality:
Two grants for research residencies at Casa de Velázquez.

Residence period: October and November 2019

Services:
Duration of the stay of two months each artist.
2. Free access to collective workshops: recording, sound and photo studio at Casa Velázquez.
3. Free accommodation for two months for each artist at Casa Velázquez.
4. Access to the library.
5. Each artist receives from the Fundació Privada AAVC an economic endowment destined to living expenses of 750 € gross each month (Total of 1500 € gross).
6. The AAVC/Hangar Private Foundation will provide each artist with a 500 € fee.
7. The AAVC/Hangar Private Foundation will allocate a maximum research support grant of €300. This item will be used to pay the fees of an artistic/academic tutor to follow up the research.
8. Casa de Velázquez will look for a way for the residents’ work to have one or two moments of sharing with the Casa de Velázquez Residence for Artists and Researchers scholars.
9. Dissemination of the project on the website and organisation of a public presentation within the framework of the Paratext.
10. Inclusion in the annual publication Paratext.
11. The expenses derived from the travel of the artists will be covered by the Institut Français Barcelona with a maximum of 150 € (round trip) for each artist.

Likewise, a French artist will remain in Hangar, as a production residency for 4 months, under the following conditions:
Accommodation from April to July 2019 in Hangar.
2. Work space in Hangar.
3. Access to technical advice.
4. Accompaniment and integration in the artistic sector.
5. Access to all Hangar laboratories, according to availability.
6. Experimental equipment and spaces, according to availability.
7. Punctual technical assistance. If exclusive dedication to the project is required, the costs will be invoiced at the expense of the production budget.
8. The artist receives a monthly allowance from Casa Velázquez for living and production costs of 750 € gross.
9. Dissemination of the project on the web and organisation of a public presentation within the framework of the Paratext.
10. Inclusion in the annual publication Paratext.
11. At the end of his residence in Hangar, the artist will travel to Madrid, to the Casa de Velázquez, to make a presentation of his project on the occasion of the Open Doors 2020 of the Casa de Velázquez. The accommodation will be covered by Casa de Velázquez, for a maximum of 2 nights.
12. The artist must inform the Director of Studies at Casa de Velázquez of the progress of his project on a regular basis (once a month).
13. The Institut Français Barcelona covers the cost of travelling to and from the place of origin to Barcelona, and from Barcelona to Madrid for the Open Doors, for a maximum amount of 400 €.

Applications
Artists interested in applying for these grants should complete the following form, including:
1. Personal data
2. CV
3. Description of the project to be carried out
4. Work plan
5. Samples of previous works
6. Certificate of registration in Catalonia (in the case of artists travelling to Casa de Velázquez).

Hangar grant -Casa de Velázquez residency- (production grant and research grant)

Casa de Velázquez grant -Hangar residency-

 

* Applications may be submitted in French, Catalan or Spanish.
** If selected, the images presented in the dossier can be used to communicate the project through Hangar channels.

Deadline for submission of applications
The deadline for receipt of applications is 7 March 2019 at 1 p.m. (GMT +1).

Selection process
1. The selection of the artists will be made through a public call shared by the Fundació Privada AAVC/Hangar and the Casa de Velázquez, which will be disseminated through the communication channels of both institutions.
2. The call will be launched at the beginning of February 2019 and will remain open until 7 March 2019.
3. Candidates may submit their dossiers using a form managed by Casa de Velázquez and linked to the calls published by both institutions.
4. The selection will be carried out by a jury made up of a representative of Casa de Velázquez, a representative of the Institut Français de Barcelona, a member of the Hangar team and a member of the Hangar Programme Committee. The jury will be held in Barcelona in mid-March 2019.

Presentation of results
The selected artists undertake to make a presentation of the results of their residency in Madrid and one in Barcelona, within the framework of one of the public activities that each receiving centre proposes.

Evaluation criteria
It will be valued:
– The interest of the proposal according to the lines of work of each one of the residence centres.
– The capacity of the project to resolve the issue it raises.
– A realistic evaluation of the time and the adequacy of the objectives of the project to the context and resources of the participating centres.

Acceptance of the bases and of the jury’s decision
Participation in this competition implies acceptance of the terms and conditions and the decision of the jury, as well as any changes that may occur subsequently as a result of factors outside the centres.

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For further information:
Marzia Matarese
marzia@hangar.org
Tel: +34 308 40 41 ext.22