Call for the 4th edition of the exchange grants between Hangar and Casa de Velázquez. In collaboration with the IFB

For the fourth consecutive year, we are publishing this call for the development of an exchange residency program 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 program, two artists residing in Spain will stay at Casa de Velázquez in Madrid, in the form of a research residency, and a French artist will carry out a production residency at Hangar (Barcelona). This exchange program is supported by the Institut Français Barcelona.

About Casa de Velázquez
Casa de Velázquez’s mission is to develop creative activities and research related to the arts, languages, literatures and societies of the Iberian, Ibero-American and Maghreb countries. It also aims to contribute to the training of artists, researchers and teacher-researchers, and to participate in the development of artistic and scientific exchanges between France and related countries. Casa de Velázquez is also interested in the promotion and dissemination of cultural activities related to contemporary multiple art. In order to organise and present artistic activities to the public, it has both material and personal resources at its disposal.

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 are focused on facilitating artists’ access to the necessary material and technical resources, and on providing a context of experimentation, research and free transfer of knowledge. The centre offers a context and services that make possible the research and development of artistic productions in a partial or integral way, and accompanies its 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 target audience
The aim of this call is to encourage the mobility of artists living in Spain and French artists to facilitate artistic production and research, through a grant in production mode and two grants in research mode. Two artists residing in Spain will stay at Casa de Velázquez in Madrid 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 field of contemporary art, performance, sound art, visual arts, audiovisuals, new media, etc.

Residence period, benefits and grant endowment

Two grants for research residencies at Casa de Velázquez
Period of residence*: September and October 2020

Benefits:

Duration of stay: two months each.
2. Free access to the Casa de Velázquez group workshops: recording, sound and photo studio.
3. Each artist will have free accommodation for two months in Casa de Velázquez.
4. Access to the library.
5. Each artist will receive from Hangar an allowance for living expenses of €750 gross each month (for a total of 1500 € gross).
6. Hangar will provide each artist with a fee of €500 .
7. Hangar will provide a research grant of up to €500 per artist.
8. Casa de Velázquez will look for a way for the work of the residents to have one or two moments of sharing with the grant holders of the Casa de Velázquez Residence for Artists and Researchers.
9. The research grants will end with a restitution of the projects carried out in 2020 or 2021, in a format to be agreed with the management of Casa de Velázquez. If necessary, the artist may stay at Casa de Velázquez for a maximum of two nights.
10. Dissemination of the project on the website and organization of a public presentation within the framework of the Paratext.
11. The expenses derived from the artists’ trips will be covered by the Institut Français Barcelona with a maximum of €150 (round trip for each one, €300 in total). The Institut Français Barcelona will authorize the purchase of the transport tickets after having obtained the approval of the collaborators.
12. Transfers will have to be made by collective transport (plane, train or bus).
13. The amount relating to travel expenses will be refunded on presentation of the documentation corresponding to the trip, after the trip has been made. In case of cancellation of the trip, no refund can be made. The artist undertakes to sign an agreement with the Institut Français Barcelona and to present the travel documents and the purchase receipts in order to process the refund.

A grant for a production residency at Hangar
Period of residence*: September to December 2020

Benefits:

1. Free accommodation in Hangar.
2. Workspace in Hangar.
3. Access to technical advice.
4. Accompaniment and integration in the artistic sector.
5. Access to all Hangar’s laboratories, according to availability.
6. Equipment and experimental spaces, according to availability.
7. Technical assistance in production of specific works. If exclusive dedication to the project is required, the costs will be invoiced from the production budget.
8. The artist receives a monthly allowance from Casa Velázquez for maintenance and production costs worth €750 gross.
9. Dissemination of the project on the website and organisation of a public presentation within the framework of the Paratext.
10. Participation in the TOPs (Tallers Oberts del Poblenou), in mid-September.
12. The Institut Français Barcelona covers the travel expenses from the place of origin to Barcelona and back for a maximum amount of €400. The Institut Français Barcelona will authorize the purchase of the transport tickets after having obtained the approval of the collaborators.
13. At the end of his residency in Hangar, the artist will travel to Madrid, to Casa de Velázquez, to make a presentation of his/her project on the occasion of the Open Doors of Casa de Velázquez 2021. The Institut Français Barcelona will cover the artist’s travel expenses with a maximum of €150 (one way). Accommodation will be covered by Casa de Velázquez, for a maximum of 2 nights.
14. Transfers will have to be made by collective transport (plane, train or bus).
15. The amount relating to travel expenses will be refunded on presentation of the documentation corresponding to the trip, after it has been made. In case of cancellation of the trip, no refund can be made. The artist agrees to sign an agreement with the Institut Français Barcelona and to present the travel tickets and the purchase receipts in order to process the refund.

* In the event that it is not possible to travel within the indicated period due to the restrictions on international mobility derived from the Covid-19 health crisis, the dates of the residency may be modified, to be completed in any case before March 31, 2021. As an alternative, the possibility of agreeing with the artist and the collaborating institutions on other non-presential formats that would allow the development of the selected project is considered. Such formats would include online access to resources, follow-up sessions and tutorials offered by Hangar’s team and laboratories, as well as training programs, activities and public presentations, etc.

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

Hangar grants with residency at Casa de Velázquez (research grants)

Casa de Velázquez grant with residency at Hangar

* Applications may be submitted in French, Catalan or Spanish.
** If selected, the images presented in the dossier may be used for project communication through Hangar’s channels.

Deadline for submitting applications
The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday 30 June at 1pm (GMT +1).

Selection process
1. The artists will be selected through a public call for applications shared by Hangar and Casa de Velázquez, which will be disseminated through the communication channels of both institutions.
2. The call for entries will be launched in early June and will remain open until 30 June 2020.
3. Applicants may submit their dossiers using a form managed by Casa de Velázquez and linked to the calls for applications published by both institutions.
4. The selection will be made by a joint jury comprising a member of Casa de Velázquez, a representative of the Institut Français, the management and a member of the AAVC-Hangar Programme Committee. This jury will take place at the beginning of July 2020.

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

Evaluation criteria
It will be assessed:
– The interest of the proposal according to the lines of work of each of the residence centres.
– The capacity of the project to resolve the subject matter 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 rules and the resolution of the jury
Participation in this competition implies acceptance of the rules and the jury’s decision, as well as any changes that may subsequently occur as a result of factors beyond the control of the centres.

More information:
Marzia Matarese
marzia@hangar.org
Phone: +34 308 40 41 ext.22