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Subject: [artbox] ArtistNe(s)t Programme of Artist Residences, Sinaia,
Romania
From:    "Peruz Egikyan" <peruzzz la yahoo.com>
Date:    Wed, January 16, 2008 11:46
To:      "artbox" <artbox la groups.cult.bg>
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  ArtistNe(s)t Programme of Artist Residences
 Sinaia, Romania

 Scholarship / Financial aid: available
 Date: May 1 to 31 and October 1 to 31, 2008
 Deadline: 15 March 2008
 Open to: artists and researchers in the disciplines: visual art,
literature, theatre and dance
   Announcement follows:

 ArtistNe(s)t supports the creative activities of artists and researchers
open to innovation and cooperation in the disciplines: visual art,
literature, theatre and dance.
 ArtistNe(s)t encourages the dialogue between Romanian and foreign artists.

 Location: Sinaia (Prahova County, Romania)
 Number of residencies: 4 residencies, 2 in May and 2 in October
 Duration of each residence: 4 weeks
 Period for residences:
 May 1 to 31
 October 1 to 31
 4 artists in residence
 Field: Visual Arts

 General information:
 The 4 residences in 2008 are addressed to 2 romanian and 2 foreign
Artists, so that there will usually be two resident artists in Sinaia,
one Romanian and one from another country.

 The residences allow resident artists:
 – to work on a proposed project and to make a presentation at the end of
the residence,
 – to become familiar with the work of the other resident artist,
 – to exchange knowledge and ideas,
 – to work on a common project
 The resident artists are also offered opportunities to get in contact
with the local cultural scene through visits to cultural institutions in
the area, meetings with local artists, attending performances,
exhibitions etc.
 Each residence programme will include a presentation/workshop for the
local community.

 Two project coordinators and an artistic coach will support these
activities.

 Criteria of selection:
 – Professional artists with at least three years of experience
 – Interest in developing innovative work within a foreign
 cultural context
 – Work, research on the specific local context are particularly welcome
 – Knowledge of English
 Living and working conditions:
 – individual studio at the artist's disposal
 – working space
 – free use of computer and internet

 Financial support:
 Artists will receive:
 o a monthly grant of CHF 1200.– for food, local travel and
 other related costs; this grant is subject to a 16% tax;
 o a production budget of CHF 1000.– for the realization and presentation
of the proposed project;
 o a return ticket from/to the place of the residence (a maximum of 600
CHF for the artists from other countries).
 The medical insurance for the time of the residence is in the artist's
charge.
 Visa costs for Romania are in the artist's charge.
 The resident artists must spend a minimum of 2/3 of the allocated
residence time in Sinaia.

 Application deadline: 15 March 2008

 Further information and application form at: http://www.artistnest.ro/