Open call for applications for a long-stay residency (up to 2 years) at Hangar

The call for applications for a long-stay residency (24 months) is now open. From now until November 15, 2021 at 11:59 pm, the call for applications is open.

Available studios: 7.
Duration of the residency: from May 2022 to April 2024.
Result of the selection: mid-December 2022.
Workshop rental: 130,26 €/month (VAT included).
Deposit: 260 € to be returned at the end of the stay.

General information, terms and conditions

The studio
Dimensions: 30 sqm. The 30 sqm spaces are individual and the 60 sqm spaces are shared by 2 artists.

Facilities: work table, electrical outlet, water basin, internet connection (wi-fi), communal kitchen, showers and heating.

Resources offered
Hangar offers the following resources to the people selected through this call:

1. Work space.
2. Use of the following services free of charge: digital image lab and video self-editing, Hangar spaces (Plato and Sala Polivalente) and audiovisual material rental.
3. Accompaniment during the development of the project:
– Free advice on issues related to artistic production (advice on production planning, preparation and management of budgets, etc.).
– Free consultancy once a week in the framework of Open Thursdays from Hangar’s laboratories and resident collectives.
4. Free access to workshops and activities that take place in Hangar.
5. Video artists, thanks to the agreement between Hangar and Hamaca, will be able to include a video art piece in the distributor’s catalog.
6. Dissemination of the project on the web and organization of a public presentation within the framework of Paratext.

Application process
The application should be sent in pdf format to sergi(at)hangar.org with the subject “Call for Hangar 2022 long stay residency”.

The document must contain:
– Personal data (Full name, date and place of birth, ID or passport photo, e-mail contact, telephone contact).
– Artist statement: It is not a biography but a brief discourse on the artistic identity of the work, what characterizes it, theme, theory and formalization (2500 characters maximum, spaces included).
– Curriculum Vitae (2500 characters maximum, spaces included).
– Motivation letter (2500 characters maximum, spaces included).
– Graphic dossier of the last works (up to a maximum of 5 works; technical data sheets, images, texts and corresponding links).
– Personal web URL.

IMPORTANT: Applications that do not include the required information and/or exceed the length limits will not be accepted.

Selection process
The selection will be made by the Hangar Program Committee.

Basic evaluation criteria
– The presentation of all documents and materials requested by the call, in the requested format and with the recommended length.
– The adequacy of the personal material presented to the specific conditions of the call.
– The clarity of the information presented in written and visual material.
– The quality of the overall project.
– The professional attitude of the applicant in the description and defense of his/her project, in writing or interview.
– The program committee will show special sensitivity to the aspects of inclusiveness in its selection.

Any artist, of any nationality, may apply for long-stay residencies. Travel and accommodation expenses in Barcelona, as well as the rent of the studio, are to be paid by the artist.

Contact
Sergi Botella
+34 93 308 4041 ext. 21
sergi(at)hangar.org