Artist in residence program in at Kristiansand, Norway
The city of Kristiansand in southern Norway now welcomes applications for the city`s artist in residence program. To be eligible for the residency you have to be a professional artists, preferably, fine artist or craft artists.
The aim with the program is to strengthen, promote and develop collaboration and network between contemporary artists in Kristiansand and other national and foreign artists and to enrich the cultural stage of our town.
The following criterias will be of importance:
- Applicants who are part of international networks, larger projects or programmes.
- Participation in projects linked to artists, groups and/or institutions in Kristiansand.
- Applicants who are planning to take part in the art environment in the city with exhibitions, professional arrangements etc.
We can offer a 3 months (+/-) residency in a rent-free accommodation and additional studio. The artist must cover all other expenses such as living costs, travel, materials, insurance and transport.
The Cultural Rucksack program and grant
The Artist in Residence programme in Kristiansand have signed an agreement of co-operation with the Cultural Rucksack Kristiansand. The Cultural Rucksack is a national programme for art and culture provided by professional artists in Norwegian schools. The agreement implies that the Cultural Rucksack is open for applications from international professional artists, preferably fine artist and craft artist, who are interested in carrying out art projects within the schools of Kristiansand simoultaneously as they are visiting the city as Artist in Residence. For the spring term of 2010 the grant for the project carried out by a guest artist in schools in Kristiansand is NOK 30 000. All applicants must apply through the artist in residence programme.
Applicants must use the enclosed application form on our homepage. The application should consist of a proposal/statement with purpose and aim for your stay, CV and letter(s) of reference. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: Sept 1st, 2009
Please visit http://www.kristiansand.kommune.no/ncms.aspx for futher information.
The aim with the program is to strengthen, promote and develop collaboration and network between contemporary artists in Kristiansand and other national and foreign artists and to enrich the cultural stage of our town.
The following criterias will be of importance:
- Applicants who are part of international networks, larger projects or programmes.
- Participation in projects linked to artists, groups and/or institutions in Kristiansand.
- Applicants who are planning to take part in the art environment in the city with exhibitions, professional arrangements etc.
We can offer a 3 months (+/-) residency in a rent-free accommodation and additional studio. The artist must cover all other expenses such as living costs, travel, materials, insurance and transport.
The Cultural Rucksack program and grant
The Artist in Residence programme in Kristiansand have signed an agreement of co-operation with the Cultural Rucksack Kristiansand. The Cultural Rucksack is a national programme for art and culture provided by professional artists in Norwegian schools. The agreement implies that the Cultural Rucksack is open for applications from international professional artists, preferably fine artist and craft artist, who are interested in carrying out art projects within the schools of Kristiansand simoultaneously as they are visiting the city as Artist in Residence. For the spring term of 2010 the grant for the project carried out by a guest artist in schools in Kristiansand is NOK 30 000. All applicants must apply through the artist in residence programme.
Applicants must use the enclosed application form on our homepage. The application should consist of a proposal/statement with purpose and aim for your stay, CV and letter(s) of reference. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: Sept 1st, 2009
Please visit http://www.kristiansand.kommune.no/ncms.aspx for futher information.
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