Hangar – Land Vorarlberg / KUB Bregenz Exchange Grants

Third edition of the exchange grants between Hangar and the Land Vorarlberg / KUB Bregenz, for the realization of a residency program between the cities of Bregenz and Barcelona. Within this program, two artists residing in the Spanish State will be selected to carry out a residency at Kunsthaus Bregenz.

Bregenz is a city internationally recognized for its cultural attractions. Artists in residence will have the opportunity to work in this environment and will have support to carry out their artistic projects in collaboration with local institutions and artistic production workshops: the Kunsthaus Bregenz, the gallery of the town hall (Magazin 4), the Vorarlberg artist society or different artistic production workshops such as Druckwerk, specialized in engraving.

Kunsthaus Bregenz is an internationally active institute for the exhibition of contemporary art. Thanks to its exhibition program and its architecture, the Kunsthaus is also internationally recognized. It was designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor on behalf of the Austrian Federal State of Vorarlberg and was built between 1990 and 1997. Peter Zumthor won the Mies van der Rohe Prize for European Architecture in 1998 for the Kunsthaus. In 2009, he received the Pritzker Prize for architecture. Artists are invited to respond to the architecture of the building or enter into dialogue with it. For this reason, a large part of the work on display has been created site specific for the institution. The scholarship artists will be able to investigate the spaces of the building and use all the facilities of the Kunsthaus Bregenz.

Objective of this call and its recipients
The objective of this call is to offer two scholarships for two artists residing in the Spanish State to carry out a two-month stay in the city of Bregenz (Austria).
Participation in this contest is open to artists of all ages, residents of the Spanish State, who develop proposals in the field of visual arts, performance, installations, sound art, audiovisual, new media, etc.

Residence period
The residency will last two months, from May 1 to June 31, 2021.

Grant benefits and endowment
– Funding: € 1500 for living expenses (€ 750 / month), € 500 for artist fees, € 750 for production bag and € 250 to cover travel expenses (gross amounts).
– Accommodation and work space in the city of Bregenz.
– Access to Kunsthaus Bregenz, the town hall gallery (Magazin 4), the artists’ society in Vorarlberg or different art production workshops, depending on availability.

Commitments of the selected artists
The selected artists will commit to:
– Participate in the activities proposed by the host institution during their residency.
– Present a final report of the work carried out in the centers and an evaluation of the residency during the two months after its completion.
– Make a presentation of the results of the residency at the end of it in Barcelona, ​​which will be held within the framework of the Paratext. Travel expenses to Barcelona are borne by the artist and can be deducted from their production endowment.
– Include the logos of the participating institutions in the communication of the project carried out during the residency.

Application
The application must be sent in pdf format to the email marzia (at) hangar.org with the subject “Hangar Land Vorarlberg / KUB Bregenz exchange scholarship”.

The document must contain:
– Personal data (Full name, date and place of birth, ID or passport number, e-mail contact, telephone contact).
– Biography (2500 characters maximum, spaces included).
– Artist statement: The artist statement is the “Artist statement” in English. It is not a biography and it is a brief discourse on the artistic identity of the work, what characterizes it thematically, theoretically and formally (2500 characters maximum, spaces included).
– Motivation letter in which the interest in developing one’s own artistic practice in the host place is exposed (2500 characters maximum, spaces included).
– Graphic dossier (up to a maximum of 5 projects with their technical sheets and a maximum of 15 images).
– URL (only for videos). This field is optional if you have attached images to the graphic dossier and it is mandatory if you do not attach images. Write a single URL to a video or animation (personal web, vimeo, youtube, blip.tv or any other). The commission will view a maximum of 5 minutes of video.
– Personal web URL.

*IMPORTANT

– Applications must be submitted in English.
– Applications that do not include the required information and / or exceed the extension limits will not be accepted.

Deadline for submission of applications
The deadline for receiving applications is Monday, January 17, at 23:59 (GMT +1)

Selection process
The selection will be made through this public call. The final selection will be made by a joint jury made up of members of the Hangar Programs Commission and the Land Vorarlberg / KUB Bregenz, who will meet before the end of February 2022. The resolution of this call will be communicated to the artists selected by e-mail within one week.

Acceptance of the bases and the jury’s decision
Participation in this contest implies acceptance of the bases and the jury’s decision, as well as any changes that may occur later as a result of factors beyond the control of the centers.

For more information
Marzia matarese
marzia@hangar.org
Phone: +34 93 08 40 41 ext.22