Noisy-le-Sec, France perioada: 6 April to 4 July 2009 La Galerie, Contemporary Art Centre the residency programme for a foreign curator
call for applications La Galerie, a Contemporary Art Centre located in the suburbs of Paris, hosts each year a foreign curator in residence for a period of three months. First organised in 2006, the aim of the residency is to put on an exhibition at La Galerie within the context of an art centre, and to meet artists and professionals working in the contemporary art field in France. Free accommodation is provided (including costs of electricity, gas, internet, phone and transport) in a 65 m2 flat in the centre of Noisy-le-Sec (10 minutes by train from Paris + 15 minutes walk). The flat includes a bedroom, a living room/kitchen and a workspace. In addition there is a cellar connected to the flat. A total budget of 25,000 is provided by the art centre to cover artists' and curators travel costs, the curators fee (3000 ), transport of art works, insurance costs, production costs, publicity(invitations, flyers, poster, etc), the publication of a 16 page bilingual French/ English leaflet and of a 12 page leaflet for children. A short visit (3 days) will be organised before the residency period in order to see the space, meet the team and do some studio visits with artists. INFORMATION ABOUT LA GALERIE La Galerie is one of the 45 Contemporary Art Centres in France, publicly funded by the City of Noisy-le-Sec, the DRAC Ile-de-France - Ministry of Culture and Communication, the Seine-Saint- Denis département and the Ile-de-France region. Founded in 1999, La Galerie offers a programme based on the notion of art as a sensory experience and a reflection of our relation to the world through a conceptual approach. Four exhibitions a year (two monographic, two thematic) offer hitherto unseen works by internationally recognized artists together with those of emerging French artists. The centre's main activities are to produce art works, publish bilingual reference publications, host artists and curators in residence and develop educational activities in relation to the artistic programme. EXHIBITION SPACE The exhibition space is 140 m2 on street level. APPLICATION CRITERIA Each candidate must submit an exhibition proposal, which he/she would be able to implement with the help of La Galerie's team. n addition, the curator would be required to: - Take into consideration the general artistic programme of La Galerie - Have an interest in the French art scene and consider it in the final exhibition proposal (through the possibility of a short visit to Paris before the residency period) - Engage as much as possible with the context of the art centre and participate actively in public talks and events organised by La Galerie - Write an introductory text and accompanying texts on the works for the press release and the exhibition leaflet. To facilitate communication with the La Galerie team and the public, the curator should speak French or English. APPLICATION PROCEDURES The application should contain: - The curators CV/résumé with his/her name, address, phone and e-mail - An exhibition proposal (2 pages maximum, excluding images), explaining the idea behind the exhibition. In addition it should provide a list of artists with a short text about each artist (5 lines max) and one picture for each artist. The exhibition will take place 7 weeks after the curators arrival, so the proposal should be as comprehensive as possible. After an initial evaluation, 5 or 6 pre-selected curators will be invited to present their projects to a selection panel during a conference call at the very beginning of February 2009. data limita: 23/01/09 - postmark Kontakt: La Galerie, Contemporary Art Centre Marianne Lanavère, Director 1 rue Jean-Jaurès F- 93130 Noisy-le-Sec France tel: +33 1 49 42 67 17 [email protected] sursa:artservis -- Moldova Young Artists Association "Oberliht" http://www.oberliht.org.md . . . . . . . . . . . http://idash.org/mailman/listinfo/oberlist portal informational pentru arta si cultura din Moldova information gateway for arts and culture from Moldova _______________________________________________ oberlist mailing list [email protected] http://idash.org/mailman/listinfo/oberlist
