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CreArt Open Call Artist in Residence in Aveiro | Portugal 2025

16 April 2025

Aveiro invites 2 artists of younger generation from the CreArt Network to work in Aveiro AiR, between 16th May to 13th June curated by Patrícia Sarrico.

Artists accepted

  • Aveiro will receive two [2] visual artists of younger generation to work on artistic ceramics in the scoop of 17th International Biennale of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro.
  • During the residency, the artists will have a diversified cultural program, which will aim to widen their knowledge of technology and styles of ceramic production in collaboration with professionals. The projects might focus on object production, design and innovation on tiles and ceramic plates.
  • The final works created will be presented to the public as part of the 17th International Biennale of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro program, between 18th October 2025 and January 18th 2026. A catalogue will be published.
  • The arrival to Aveiro on May 16th allows the artists to attend the activities of the Bom dia Cerâmica! 2025 program [17th and 18th May], an European event to celebrate de ceramics, from heritage perspective, to crafts production and industrial innovation, from utilitarian uses to artistic approaches and research.

Who can apply?

  • The AiR is open to local artists of younger generation – born or resident – in any of the cities taking part in the CreArt | Network of Cities for Artistic Creation: Artkomas, Kaunas [Lithuania]; Aveiro [Portugal]; Valladolid [Spain]; České Budějovice [Czech Republic]; Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen [France]; Lublin [Poland]; Liepaja [Latvia]]; Lviv Artistic Council “Dialogue” [Ukraine]; Oulu [Finland]; Regensburg [Germany]; Skopje [North Macedonia], and Venezia [Italy], as well as members of HDLU [Croatia];
  • Preference is given to artists with experience or education/training in artistic ceramics. In case of the applicants without university level, proof of equivalent ability must be provided through his/her artistic career.

Proposals are accepted for artworks based on tile’ experimentation. The artists should plan a project that can be realized during the residency.

Conditions and stipend

  • The organization will cover production costs and will pay a grant of 2.000€ to each artist for travel, subsistence, and other expenses.
  • The artists must have a European health card or equivalent.
  • Studio and accommodation will be provide by the organization in the city centre of Aveiro.
  • The artists will work in a local ceramic factory.

 

Aveiro AiR | CreArt programme

  • _Aveiro will provide the support to guide the artists in their work as well as to install in the city and which will organize events to introduce the artists in the local artist’s community, promoting the possibility for the CreArt artists to present their work.
  • _The two selected artists will develop their proposals with a curatorial assistance to define, mature and adequate the projects.
  • _The final public presentation of the works created during the residency will take place as part of the 17th International Biennale of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro program.
  • _The artists are committed to attend daily and work in the residence. A final report must be produced at the end of the residency.
  • _Part of the works produced must remain in Aveiro and will be incorporated in the Museums of Aveiro Contemporary Ceramic Art Collection – Museum of Contemporary Artistic Ceramics.

 

Are you interested?

Requirements:

  • ID or passport (scanned copy);
  • A short version of your resume/CV [one page A4]
  • Documentation material, recent and related to the project, with technical specifications [maximum 5 examples of representative artworks, 5 pages and 5 pictures. links can be included];
  • A short written project proposal [one A4]. This document should also contain a list of specifications, technical needs and other relevant details, which can help the organization to understand the project.
  • Artists need to register on the CreArt website and upload their portfolio: https://creart2-eu.org/open-calls/

Only applications with complete information will be accepted. The applications must be submitted before 27th April. Aveiro will inform of the results until 5th May. The shortlist will be published in the CreArt website.

If you have any problem to complete the application form please send the portfolio in PDF to creart@fmcva.org  

The participation in this call implies the acceptance of these bases, and the artists selected should include a reference of in all their future communications that have been selected to participate in the CreArt Artists in Residence program, in Aveiro – project co-funded by the European Union – Creative Europe program.

Within the project:

Partners:

Co-funded by:

   

Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]

Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT – “HEALING NATURE”

09 April 2025

Healing Nature is an innovative project created by Dr. art. Melinda Šefčić and Dr. phil. Lea Vidaković. The core idea of the project is based on a holistic approach to healing, recognizing art and culture as key elements in promoting mental, spiritual, and physical well-being. At the European level, the project supports interdisciplinary research on the impact of art on the well-being of individuals and communities, with a special focus on inclusivity and sustainability.

The workshop segment of the project is aimed at fostering social inclusion through workshops on art, animation, and technology with children, whose contributions and creative outputs will become an integral part of the final artworks. These workshops are conducted with specifically selected groups of children, such as those without parental care and children with special needs, thereby further emphasizing the project’s commitment to social engagement. These activities encourage artistic creativity, imagination, motivation, play, and social integration among children. The “from child to child” principle applied during the workshops supports the project’s goals and raises awareness of the importance of social engagement.

In Bulgaria, workshops will be led by a team of psychologists and artists working with children with special needs and children without parental care, and the results will serve as the foundation for the final mural and animation design. The Portuguese partners will focus on the technological aspect through workshops held after the mural is installed, working with children from school communities in collaboration with the Monstra Animation Festival. The project includes six workshops (two per country), involving up to 90 participants.

As part of the project, the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) organized two art workshops with children without adequate parental care. The aim of these workshops was to encourage children’s creative expression and to incorporate their artwork into the final mural design, which will become part of an interactive experience in a hospital setting.

The first workshop was held on February 24, 2025, at Kuća sv. Franje in Vugrovec and was attended by 15 children aged 6 to 14. Under the guidance of artist Melinda Šefčić, the children created drawings of endangered animals, birds, and insects using markers and colored pencils. Through both structured and free drawing sessions, a total of 30 artworks were produced. In addition to creative expression, the workshop included an educational component about nature conservation. The children also took the initiative to create a picture book and drawings with supportive messages for hospital patients.

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The second workshop took place on March 18, 2025, at SOS Children’s Village Lekenik, with 12 children aged 6 to 11 participating. Following a similar program to the first workshop, the children, guided by artist Melinda Šefčić, created 25 drawings themed around endangered animals and were also given the opportunity to draw freely. The workshop had educational and therapeutic dimensions.

In total, 27 children participated in the two workshops, creating 55 drawings, which will be incorporated into the final mural. These workshops significantly contributed to the children’s emotional development, strengthened their sense of connection to the community, and increased awareness of the importance of nature conservation and social inclusion through art.

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The Croatian Association of Fine Artists is the lead partner of the European project Healing Nature – Animation for Health and Well-being in Children Hospital Environments, implemented in collaboration with Universidade Lusófona / Cofac from Portugal and New Bulgarian University from Bulgaria. Most of the current artworks in hospitals consist of traditional murals, paintings, and sculptures, while there is a lack of contemporary interactive works and animations in children’s hospital waiting areas—artworks aimed at supporting mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. The HEALING NATURE project will create an interactive experience using augmented reality (AR) with animated content to provide a welcoming and soothing hospital atmosphere, offering a calming and distracting experience for children. The project builds upon two previously realized pilot projects authored by Dr. art. Melinda Šefčić and Dr. phil. Lea Vidaković, implemented in the Zagreb Clinical Hospital Center in 2021 (Digital Fauna) and 2023 (Animated Forest World in Hospital Spaces). The project includes: 3 murals in hospitals in Croatia, Bulgaria, and Portugal, 3 augmented reality experiences in hospitals in Croatia, Bulgaria, and Portugal, 6 workshops with children, 1 research study on the impact of such content on patients and hospital staff, 1 digital booklet presenting the project’s results, 3 press conferences to present the project outcomes.

Within the project:

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

[Project Number: 101173267]

Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

Co-funded by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Republic of Croatia. The views expressed in this release are the sole responsibility of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists and do not necessarily reflect the stance of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Republic of Croatia.

Marlen Ban – AMORE IST GONE in Karas Gallery

02 April 2025

MARLEN BAN
AMORE IST GONE
8.4. – 26.4.2025.
KARAS GALLERY

On Tuesday, 8.4.2025. Marlen Ban opens her solo exhibition entitled Amore ist gone, at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).

In her foreword, Tena Bakšaj emphasizes:
„As in the previous work, text forms the central element of this site-specific installation. In this case, the text takes the form of a message sent to a loved one after the end of a relationship, which serves as a representation of pathos and youthful innocence in the pursuit of romantic attachment, but is also a kind of self-reflection or an attempt to break the illusion we have created about someone but also functions as self-reflection, an attempt to dispel illusions created around another person. The title itself, using three different languages in one sentence, subtly hints at a subcontext – the virtual quest for a partner often leads to relocation abroad, and relationships with foreigners frequently culminate in a moment of parting. Whether it is the fear of separation or of connection, of intimacy or the economic opportunities that lead to moving, Marlen Ban skilfully reflects broader social phenomena and mechanisms through the synthesis of personal thoughts and emotions, weaving social engagement into her chosen themes.”

PREFACE

Biography:
Marlen Ban (b. 1999) holds a BA in Animated Film and New Media from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. She is currently completing her studies in Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb. Through her artistic practice, she explores social and personal relationships, as well as her own emotional states and fears. Her site-specific installations examine the concepts of space and the individual within it. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. She is currently a member of the production team at the Miroslav Kraljević Gallery and volunteers at the Sveti Ivan Psychiatric Hospital, where she manages art workshops.

The exhibition will be open during the period from 8.4. to 26.4.2025.
Working hours of Karas Gallery
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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http://karasarthub.eu
Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb

CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL: HDLU LAUNCHES ART IN PUBLIC SPACE 2025: KARAS+KVART (ZAGREB)

19 March 2025

DESCRIPTION:

Karas Gallery is an exhibition space of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) with a long tradition in the contemporary art scene. After many years of activity at Praška 4, since 2018, it now operates at the address Kralja Zvonimira 58. Recognizing the need to redefine and create a new cultural identity for the neighborhood where Karas Gallery is located, within the EU project CreART 3.0, a collaborative artistic program titled KARAS + KVART is organized, envisioned in a collaborative and co-creation model between one local artist and one artist from the network. Artists will explore the neighborhood for 3 weeks, and the final result will be an artistic work or initiative in the public space of the gallery neighborhood in October. As part of the KARAS+KVART 2025 project, Petar Vranjković has been invited to participate, and an international artist will be selected through an open call.

Preference will be given to artists who are interested in and expressing themselves through innovative visual, video and/or sound practices, as well as those who are interested in re-activating the Gallery and surrounding neighborhood through working with the local community. Artist Petar Vranjković envisioned a project based on two connecting concepts: one for American urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s gallery as a third space, and one for art historian Ida Biard’s Gallery of Neighbors (La Galerie Des Locataires). More precisely, these concepts have informal interaction and transfer of knowledge at their core, and by applying these ideas, the project aims to further democratize the gallery to the microstructure of its immediate neighborhood and broader citizen community. By doing so, the gallery aims to become a place for temporary residence, an extension to people’s living rooms in which the community and artists discuss and work together to explore, via different research methods (including interviews and workshops, shared meals and art), social meanings, as well as the roles the gallery has or can have to express and answer to the needs of the local public.

 

Petar Vranjković (b. 1997) is an transmedial artist and researcher who uses objects from archives, photography, video, printmaking, and design in his research– and artistic–based processes. He holds an MFA in Animation and New Media from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.

He is interested in shaping memories and the idea of storytelling through artistic narratives. One of the central themes of his work is the intimate history of the individual, which is an interpretation of the heritage, tradition, and culture of a community and time.

Vranjković’s recent solo exhibitions took place at Kamba, Zagreb (2024); Collection of Vjenceslav Richter and Nada Kareš Richter, Zagreb (2023); Miroslav Kraljević Gallery, Zagreb (2022). His work was  included in the 42nd Split Salon and 36th Zagreb Youth Salon.

 

WHO CAN APPLY

  • Artists of younger generation born or residing in one of the cities in the project network: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (North Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen (France), České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany)
  • Ukrainian artists through our collaboration with the Lviv Artistic Council “Dialog”

 

GRANT CONDITIONS:

The Organizer (HDLU) will provide:

  • Three-week accommodationfor artists in residence (October 2025)
  • Round-trip ticket expenses to and from Zagrebup to a maximum of 400 EUR
  • Artistic feein the amount of 1,200 EUR/gross
  • Daily allowanceof 30 EUR/day
  • Production cost of new artwork(s) in the amount of 5,000 EUR/gross, resulting from the joint action and collaboration between artists.
  • Report: Upon return from the residency, artists are required to submit a brief narrative report containing evidence of newly created works (in English), and boarding passes if traveling by plane.
  • Contract: Before going to the residency, the artist will sign a contract with HDLU, committing to participating in CreArt promotional activities until the project ends in 2026, in agreement with HDLU.

 

Only complete and timely applications will be considered.

Selection Committee: Nika Šimičić, Mihaela Zajec, and Petar Vranjković

The Committee is not obliged to justify the selection decision.

HOW TO APPLY:

Send an email to: karas.hdlu@gmail.com with the subject: KARAS+KVART, including the following documentation:

  • ID card or passport (scanned)
  • Motivational letter (max 500 words) and a brief written project proposal (one A4 page)
  • Curriculum vitae in English
  • Portfolio of works and artistic activity (in PDF, max 7 MB; for video works – include links to online publications in the PDF)
  • Artists need to register on the CreArt website and upload their portfolio: LINK

 

DEADLINES:

Applications accepted until: April 13, 2025

Announcement of results: no later than May 16, 2025

Contract signing with HDLU: two weeks before departure

Submission of report: 1 week after the end of the residency

 

QUESTIONS:

The contact person for all questions is Mihaela Zajec, karas.hdlu@gmail.com. Questions will be accepted only via email.

 

Within the project:

Partners:

Co-funded by:

   

Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]

Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL: ARTIST RESIDENCE IN LIEPAJA (LATVIA). LIEPĀJA 2027 INVITES TWO PERFORMANCE ARTISTS FOR A SUMMER RESIDENCY. JUNE – JULY, 2025

10 March 2025

“Liepāja 2027” is inviting two performance artists of younger generation from the CreArt Network to participate in the Liepāja AiR residency from June 16th to July 17th, 2025. During their stay, the artists will engage in a diverse cultural program designed to expand their understanding of the city and its surrounding region. The expected outcome of the residency is a community-engaging site-specific performative work. The outcomes of the residency will become part of the “Agora of Values” public program organized by Liepāja 2027

The “Agora of Values” project is a series of five forums that form the core of the “European Dream” section of the “Liepāja 2027” program. By bringing together prominent experts from Latvia and Europe, the forums will combine contemporary debates on issues important for Latvia, Europe, and the planet, innovative knowledge exchange formats, diverse audience engagement, and artistic elements that will enrich a wide range of discursive events with a comprehensive aesthetic experience.

The first Agora will take place in the year 2025.  At the core of the forum’s idea is the widely accepted principle in modern environmental studies that nature and culture must be seen as an inseparable network of relations – natureculture – beyond the entrenched opposition that still exists in our minds, attitudes, and institutions. From the anthropocentric view characteristic of the early modern era, which saw humans as the crown of creation and rightful users of nature, we have arrived at a posthumanist vision of humanity as one species among many. Nature’s agency, as the core of the forum’s concept, allows for the exploration of a vast array of topics – from renewable energy to plant intelligence – and for articulating scenarios of harmonious and non-hierarchical coexistence between humans, nature, and other species. The discussions of the forum will engage with relevant theoretical perspectives in ecological thinking, such as hydrofeminism, new materialism, agential realism, dark ecology etc.

 

WHO CAN APPLY?

Performance artists of younger generation with experience in public participation and engagement projects, and whose work focuses on the following topics and fields: participatory performance art practices informed by a postanthropocentric worldview that stresses non-hierarchical immersion of human beings in the environment.

Artist Residency is offered for 2 artists who are:

  • born or currently  living in any of the cities that participate in ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’: Kaunas (Lithuania), Valladolid (Spain),Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Rouen and Clermont-Ferrand (France), Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany).
  • Members of Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU).
  • Ukrainian artists in cooperation with the Lviv Art Council ‘Dialog’.

The selection criteria will aim to represent the quality and diversity of various forms of performance art. Applicants must have a university-level degree in an artistic field or demonstrate equivalent expertise through their artistic career.

 

GRANT CONDITIONS

The Organizer (Liepāja 2027) will provide:

  • Four-week accommodation for two international artists and studio space (if needed);
  • Round-trip ticket expenses to and from Liepāja up to 400 EUR;
  • Artist fee of 1.600 € (Gross amount) in two payments (50:50): first part at the beginning of the residency and second part after the submission of the final report.
  • Production cost in the amount of 800 EUR/gross, result presented in the project “Agora of Values”
  • The artist must have a European health insurance card or its equivalent
  • Report: Upon return from the residency, artists are required to submit a brief narrative report containing evidence of newly created work/s (in English), and boarding passes if traveling by plane.
  • Contract: Before going to the residency, the artist will sign a contract with foundation “Liepāja 2027”.

 

HOW TO APPLY

In a single PDF document:

  • identity card or passport
  • a short version of your CV (one or two A4 pages)
  • an artist’s portfolio, selection of recent projects (maximum 10 pages and 10 images, you can include links)
  • A brief project proposal (maximum one A4 page) outlining why you would like to undertake a residency in Liepāja, including a raw idea description of your performance, including the directions you plan to explore.

Application documentation must be submitted via the artists’ platform on the network’s website: https://creart2-eu.org/open-calls/

 

DEADLINES:

  • Applications accepted until: March 31,  2025
  • Announcement of results: no later than April 30, 2025
  • Contract signing with foundation “Liepāja 2027”: two weeks before departure
  • Submission of report: 1 week after the end of the residency

Only complete and timely applications will be considered.

Selection Committee: Baiba Bartkeviča, Anna Priedola, Igors Gubenko, Tīna Pētersone

The Committee is not obliged to justify the selection decision.

 

QUESTIONS:

The contact person for all questions is Sabine Jermalovica Sabine.jermalovica@liepaja2027.lv

https://www.liepaja2027.lv

Within the project:

Partners:

Co-funded by:

   

Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]

Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

Lara Ana Kulenović – THE GRASS USED TO BE GREENER in Karas Gallery

06 March 2025

LARA ANA KULENOVIĆ
THE GRASS USED TO BE GREENER
13.3.-1.4.2025.
KARAS GALLERY

On Thursday, 13.3.2025. Lara Ana Kulenović opens her solo exhibition entitled The Grass Used to Be Greener , at 7 pm in Karas Gallery (Ulica kralja Zvonimira 58).

In his foreword, Iva Jurić emphasizes:
“The grass used to be greener. Or at least that is how it exists in memory, detached from the reality in which it is simultaneously “earth and stone and twig and branch and leaf and worm and dandelion and clover and bramble and bramble and bramble and glass and plastic and trash”*. In that distant image, grass is simply grass, without layers or impurities, just a vivid green colour. Yet, the attempt to reconstruct that memory proves inevitably unsuccessful. Repetition of gestures and the pursuit of perfection only reveal the imperfections of both the process and memory itself.
Lara Ana Kulenović’s work The Grass Used to Be Greener explores the impossibility of reconstructing past perceptions and reflects on the boundaries between reality and subjective memory. Through a repetitive process of attempting to create the perfect blades of grass, using freshly cut grass from her grandmother’s garden, the artist inscribes the passage of time into the material, realizing that grass is no longer just grass but a trace of time passed; an altered experience of the world.”

PREFACE

Biography
Lara Ana Kulenović (2000, Zagreb) earned her Master’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Animated Film and New Media, under the mentorship of Professor Nicole Hewitt. Although she uses her own perspective as a starting point, her works are not about her – but about others who perceive them. Lara conveys emotion and feeling through physical manifestations in objects, installations, video and photography. The materials she uses are closely linked to the very concept of the work or are a key part of it. She chooses topics that she considers part of the collective memory of her generation’s past, aiming to make their interpretation more accessible to a wider audience and to encourage dialogue. She has exhibited in several group exhibitions in Croatia.

The exhibition will be open during the period from 13.3. to 1.4.2025.
Working hours of Karas Gallery
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4pm – 8pm
Tuesday, Saturday 10am – 1pm
On Sundays and Mondays closed.
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http://karasarthub.eu
Organizer: HDLU
With the support of: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb

CreArt 3.0 OPEN CALL: VALLADOLID AND GALERÍAS VA INVITES TWO ARTISTS FROM THE NETWORK TO THE INTERNATIONAL AiR THIS SUMMER

03 March 2025

 

The city of Valladolid (Spain) opens a new call addressed to artists from ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’, and will select 2 artists from other cities who wish to work on their artistic projects for 6 weeks in Galerías VA in Valladolid, between 19th May to 29th June 2025.

 

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Artist Residencies are offered for 2 visual artists of younger generation from different disciplines  who are:

  • born or currently  living in any of the cities that participate in ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Lithuania), Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Rouen and Clermont-Ferrand (France), Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany).
  • Members of Croatian Asociation of Fine Artists (HDLU).
  • Ukrainian artists thanks to cooperation with the Lviv Art Council ‘Dialog’.

The selection criteria will seek to represent the quality and diversity of the different visual arts. It is necessary to have a degree in an artistic field at the university level (or, alternatively, prove an equivalent ability through their artistic career).

 

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION AND GRANT

  • Travel expenses to Valladolid for artists from other cities in the Network (round-trip plane ticket from their CreArt city -or from the closest one that communicates with Madrid- and train ticket between Madrid and Valladolid).
  • Artist fee of 1.500 € (NET amount) in two payments: first part at the begining of the residence and second part after the submission of the final memory.
  • Production costs (if needed) up to 600 €.

Artists must have a European health card or equivalent.

 

ACCOMMODATION

Artists from other CreArt cities will stay in an apartment reserved by the organization close to the studios at Galerías VA.

 

STUDIO

The selected artists will have a working studio (25m2) in the Creation Center Galerías VA (López Gómez, 28), a former municipal market, renovated 2 years ago as an incubator for creative projects, and they will be able to work between 08:00 and 22:00. They must commit to work 8 hours during opening hours from Monday to Friday.

More info about Galerías VA:

https://creart2-eu.org/galerias-va-centro-de-creacion/

https://www.instagram.com/galeriasvalladolid/

 

PROGRAM OF RESIDENCE IN VALLADOLID

  • Artists-in-residence will have a mentor to help them to establish in the city (information on cultural institutions, events, useful places…), for their presentation to the artistic community in the city and support in the development and presentation of the project.
  • During the residency, an Open Studio will be organized for the local press  besides an ephemeral exhibition (around 5 days-long) in Galerías VA for the general public with the final works (selected by the mentor and the organization).
  • A documentary video of the residency and the presentation of the projects will be edited the week before the exhibition
  • The artists commit to their daily attendance and work from Monday to Friday in the studios at Galerías VA
  • By the end of the residency, the artists should submit a final memory that will include: title, description of the project, objectives and graphic dossier (minimum 10 pages).

 

HOW TO APPLY

The online application form is available here https://creart2-eu.org/open-calls/ (artists should register first and then upload portfolio in this link)

The following attached documentation is required in a single PDF document:

  • ID or passport (scanned copy)
  • A short version of the curriculum vitae (maximum A4)
  • Recent documentation related to the project (maximum 5 pages and 5 images, complementary links can be included)
  • A brief written project proposal (maximum A4)

Only applications with complete information will be accepted. It must be submitted by March 30th, 2025. Valladolid AiR will inform all participants by email around 4th April, and the list of selected candidates will be published on the project website.

Participation in this call implies the acceptance of these rules and the commitment on the part of the selected artists to include in their CV and in all future communications (press, digital media, social networks…) an explicit mention of both the program ‘Valladolid Artist in Residence – Galerías VA’, as well as ‘CreArt. Network of Cities for Artistic Creation’.

 

VALLADOLID AND CreArt

Valladolid, located in the center-north of Spain, is the capital of the autonomous community of Castilla y León. It is a welcoming city, socially cohesive and well integrated. It has a population of about 300,000 inhabitants. It is an economic engine in the region, with an important automobile industry. At the same time, Valladolid is a city full of history, and in its old town it still preserves a heritage of aristocratic houses and administrative, military and religious buildings. Residence of famous writers such as Cervantes and Zorrilla, it was one of the pioneering cities in the Spanish cultural avant-garde of the 19th and 20th centuries, with creators of important influence (such as Jorge Guillén in poetry, Delibes and Chacel in prose, Eduardo García Benito in graphic modernism, it was one of the headquarters of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza…).

Currently, the most vibrant cultural sectors in the city are the visual and performing arts, cultural heritage and the audiovisual sector. Thanks to the work of the Municipal Culture Foundation (FMC, created by the City Council in 1982) and the Department of Museums and Exhibitions, in the last 20 years Valladolid has become a reference on the national cultural scene. Since 2012, the FMC acts as coordinator of the CreArt Network, through which the city has managed to internationalize its cultural offer. Since 2019 it is also a member of UNESCO Creative Cities, in the cinema category.

https://cultura.valladolid.es/

 

CONTACT

CreArt Coordinator María Mozo

creart@fmcva.org 

 

Within the project:

Partners:

Co-funded by:

   

Co-funded by the European Union – CREA-CULT-2023-COOP. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them. [Project number: 101128499]

Project is co-financed by the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

The views expressed in this announcement are the sole responsibility of HDLU and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

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