Call for Proposals : Residency and Co-Production Programs at Studio XX
Studio XX accepts on-going submissions for its residency andco-production programs.
Deadline for 2009-2010 : February 27, 2009.
Projects
selection is announced on April of each year.
Studio XX's Residency and Co-Production Program was created in
keeping with the diversity of approaches that have been brought about
by new and multiple methodologies and processes being practiced by
artists working with new media and the Web as creative platforms.
Residencies are offered each year through three major axes identified
below. This offers a supportive context within which Québecois and
Canadian women artists may conceptualize and create, and which can
adequately accommodate the evolving realities of contemporary networked
practices.
Residency Program
Two 8-week residencies are offered.
This year, the residences are theme-free. All themes are eligible for
consideration. That said, we favour projects taking into account the
Studio's orientation and commitment to open source software.
Artists may orient their submissions towards one of the following axes:
*NEW*
The Matricules Project Residency
This
residency is centered around the use Studio XX's archives as source
material for an artwork. Matricules, one of the world's largest
archives of women's digital artworks, allows the Studio to post all of
its archival material to date online. It is at once an image bank and a
depository of all of the Studio's writings and documentary footage. All
of the original source material is also available at the Studio.
The
Matricules Project is comprised of more than 3400 images files, sounds,
videos, written critical texts and press releases documenting all our
artistic streams: The Femmes Br@nchées Salons, The Artist
Residencies, Co-productions and Collaborations, Projects and Special
Events, training workshops, the HTMlles Festival, XX Files radio
interviews and .dpi articles. The Matricules Project data base allows
the user to cross-reference individual artists, events and documents,
switching from one event to another. Matricules' main interface offers
an image table of contents by event type and by month, providing
historical trajectory of the Studio's activities.
This innovative
prototype was developed with Drupal Content Management System (CMS): an
open source tool for Web site creation. [http://studioxx.org/en/matricules]
Virtual Residency
In response to a growing demand by women artists working
outside of the
Montreal region wishing to explore the different possibilities of
on-line and/or networked collaborations, Studio XX is in the process of
elaborating the mechanics of Virtual Residencies in order to facilitate
the creation of
works via other networks.
Open Residency
Open and self-directed, these residencies offer access to
women artists
wishing to deepen the experimentation phase of projects they are
currently developing.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Studio XX favours interdisciplinary approaches and welcomes
projects
created or directed by women artists or collectives working in
collaboration with other professionals. This axis responds to the
growing number of
trans-disciplinary projects and their inherent technological challenges
and complexities. Selected projects must be undertaken using Studio's
available resources (equipment, technical knowledge, financial
resources).
All submissions are reviewed by a Selection Committee. Selection of applicants is also based on at least two out of the three following criteria:
- Offering significant support and at an important point of the artist's development
- Resonant with Studio XX's priorities in terms of technical experimentation
- Relevant, captivating expression of theoretical, political and/or social engagement
Residencies are eight weeks in length. For accepted proposals, Studio XX offers:
- An $800 artist's fee
- 45 hours of technical support ($1125 value)
- Access to the Studio's equipment and Lab ($3335 rental value)
- Possibility to participate in certain group workshops ($200-300 value)
- Distinct working space for the artist and her instructor
Studio XX will disseminate the artist's project on its Web site, with
an artist's presentation to be given within its Femmes br@nchées Salon
Series in the year following completion of the project. For
participants working from afar, the presentation will take place
on-line via streaming or chat. Residencies do not include travel costs,
accommodation and per diem, and the artist is responsible for her
living arrangements while in Montreal.
To submit a residency proposal - Online registration :
http://www.studioxx.org/node/add/residence-form
Co-Production Program
Throughout
the year, Studio XX accepts co-production proposals from artists as
well as from collectives and artist-organizations. Emerging and
experienced artists working with new technologies and curators are
invited to submit project ideas including technical specifications.
The
Studio provides a Linux Lab and iMacs, video an digital audio
resources. Projects are selected based on quality, the availability of
the lab and technical requirements. Co-productions carried out at
Studio XX demand full autonomy from the artists on both a conceptual
and technical level. These residencies require autonomy on the
conceptual and technical level but if necessary, the Studio can provide
personalized technical support at the hourly rate of $25. The projects
can stretch over a three-month period.
During the residency,
artists can have access to Studio XX's computer, video and digital
audio equipment. They will also have access to available space on one
of the large bandwidth servers - ideal for network experiments and
Webcasting - and to a dispatcher for wireless Internet connections. It
will be necessary to provide a fixed schedule and to book time in the
lab.
It is possible for the Studio to cover certain expenses
for co-productions, such as training fees. The productions and
co-productions are not housed on our web site but we do direct the
artists towards servers that can accommodate their work. Studio XX
actively seeks to program artworks produced within the co-productions
at events as the Femmes br@nchées Salon series.
To submit a co-production proposal - Online registration :
http://www.studioxx.org/node/add/residence-form
