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K.A.I.R. – Košice Artist in Residence
Open call for international artists to come to Košice in 2013

Host organisation
Košice 2013 – European Capital of Culture

Košice
During the last centuries, the whole region of East Slovakia, nowadays  
located at the edge of Schengen border, has been influenced by many  
different kingdoms, countries and cultural groups.  Still you can feel  
this multicultural spirit in the city, also because of the huge  
Hungarian and Roma minorities. During the socialistic time, Košice  
became a centre of steel industry, the population tripled within 3o  
years and the city expanded immensely. During the last years Košice  
has started a transformation process of turning post-industrial city  
into a creative one aiming to become an important cultural hub between  
East and West in social, political and artistic terms.


Monika Drozynska, Polish resident supported by Visegrad funds,  
exhibition Plan (© M. Rohal)

Artist in Residence
In the frame of European Capital of Culture the NGO Košice 2013 is  
running an international Artist-in-Residence program for emerging  
artists from all over the world and out of all artistic disciplines  
and expressions.

We pursuit three main goals within the residency program:
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
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.
Create/strengthen a beneficial environment for the development of  
innovative and international contemporary art projects with  
international and local participants.

According to these goals, our team introduces every artist to the  
social environment of the city and the region and help them to build  
up networks and collaborations with local artists. We organise public  
events like exhibitions, artist talks, projections, workshops, open  
studios to give all artists the chance to introduce and present  
themselves to a wide public.



Alyna Kleitman, resident from Ukraine, project Tandem, exhibition  
Everyday Records, sensible degradation (© M. Rohal)


K.A.I.R. – FACTS
What we provide
Three month residency in Kosice, Eastern Slovakia between February and  
December 2013
Free accommodation near the city centre (fully furnished with kitchen,  
no room service)
Honorary, travelling and material costs

What we demand
We are searching for emerging artists from outside Slovakia, who are  
open to collaborations with local artists
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.)
We are sorry but we do not accept any other formats of attachments.
Deadline: 20th  of August 2012 / please send it only via email

Claire Waffel, German resident supported by Goethe Institute  
Bratislava, exhibition Please Do Not Touch the Ceiling (© M. Rohal)

For artists from Visegrad countries (Czech republic, Poland, Hungary)
Please bear in mind that there is a possibility to apply for Visegrad  
Artist Residency Program – Visual & Sound Art. This program  
encourages residency exchange among V4 countries and we would be happy  
to provide the successful applicants from V4 countries with a letter  
of acceptance which is a crucial part for being granted the  
scholarship. If you happen to be selected for receiving the letter of  
acceptance we will inform you not later than the 1st of September so  
that you have enough time to write an application for the program  
(deadline the 10th of September).

Contact
K.A.I.R. Management: Adéla Foldynová –  
adela.foldynova at kosice2013.sk / 00421944030455
Online : kair.sk (official website)
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