Call for Artists
Interdisciplinary call
We kindly invite artists to take part in an international project called Rivers of Europe, supported by EU. The project is being implemented in partnership with: Derida Dance, (Bulgaria), D.ID DanceIdentity (Austria), Polish Robert Schuman Foundation (Poland), IP Tanz (Germany), Institution Student Cultural Centre Novi Sad (Serbia), Festival Meteorit Theatre (Slovakia), Pro Progressione (Hungary). The programwilltake place between 2014 March and 2014 October.
Disciplines and leading Artists, Jury members:
• Music – Kamil Sobiczewski, Studio SKIT (http://www.studioskit.pl)
• Video art – Max Biskup (www.invisiblefilm.at)
• Applied Design – GergelyKukucska (d1618.wordpress.com)
• Interdisciplinary Artists – IlonaPászthy (www.ip-tanz.com)
The Project:
RIVE – Rivers of Europe is an international artistic, civic and educational initiative, also developing a sense of European identity through an intercultural dialogue. Conceptionalized as a transfer of culture between local audiencesin countries lying mainly at the riverside of the Danube, but also Vistula, Oder, Rhein and others the project tries to respond to the question of the present and future meaning of rivers, historically not only a main source and center of life, but carriers of meaning for human interaction. We connect people from various local communities to culturally share experiences and values approaching life as a continuous flow of creation. Intercultural dialogue based on artistic and educational methods provides answers to topics such as stability and change, sediments and sentiments or longing and belonging.
After a phase of common creation, in summer and early autumn 2014 amultinational artistic team will embark on a journey, travelling the along the Danube from Germany down to Romania and Bulgaria on a specifically designed floating venue. The ship cruise will be followed by a number of additional presentations in Poland and Germany (journey organized by bus). The involved artists will work on these specific topics according to the following disciplines: music, visual art, performing art, fine art and design, which are also invited to collaborate in form and content. Due to its specific nature for the programme RIVE – Rivers of Europe program we are looking for multidisciplinary artists – nevertheless this call is also open for artists who would like to connect especially to either of the above mentioned disciplines.
The Selection Method:
The procedures of selection shall bedivided into two rounds.
Round 1: Application – deadline: 26/01/2014.
The following materials should be included in your application:
1. Curriculum Vitae: Describe your artistic background to a maximum length of one A4 page. Please include all relevant contact informations and a personal website, if applicable.
2. Portfolio: Includes your works of the past 2 years.
• Up to 15 pieces of your work
• Please send us as digital files (PDF; JPEG) smaller than 5 MB or external server links, google drive shares etc.
• PDF, Letter size, small compression(max 3MB). If you work with new media /video you can send us links
• Please format all written material as a single .pdf document. Images must bejpg files with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels at 72 dpi and no larger than 1 MB in size. We accept links to video and audio work hosted online. All application materials must be submitted in a single .zip archive folder.
3. Associations: Describe/present your associations about the rivers, or in connection with the symbol of water. You can elaborate it through the tools of arts. You can present an artifact, an object, an installation, or anythingwhichexpress your feelings, thoughts, message about the topic.
The application should be sent before the deadline (26/01/2014) to the following e-mail address: rive.call@gmail.com
The jury (artists listed above) will review applications on the last week of January, selecting artists for round 2. If we choose your work, we will contact you with details of the final round.
Round 2: Selected artists will be invited a common workshop, which will take place in Novi Sad in 2014 between 10th and 15th of March. After this common work we will choose 1-3 artist into each discipline who will welcome on the board.
Schedule for the program:The artists’ presence during the creation is up to the negotiation between them and the leading artists. The presence on the vessel during the trip is not fully required although optional.
Fee: For the selected artists we offer international package, including travel costs and accommodation. The fee is depending on the required participation and activity during the creation and the presentation period.
