Last minute call for TEXTILES: August Residency in Iceland
Type
Residency
Category
Curating, Design, Installation, Mixed Media, Texti...
Status
Archived
Deadline
June 15, 2017
Application Fee
Not Available
Host
TEXTíLSETUR ÍSLANDS
Location
Blönduós, Iceland

Textílsetur Íslands / The Icelandic Textile Center has three last-minute openings for August 2017.

Program Description:


We encourage applications from artists who work with both traditional and contemporary forms of textile and fiber arts, or whose artistic practices are intrinsically linked to the use of textiles, including performance, costume/theater, installation, wearable art and fashion.

Over the summer months, the Icelandic landscapes open up to new fertile growth of moss, lichen, rhubarb, dandelion, lupine, and other natural dye plants that textile artists can only access during summer.

Duration of residency:

1 month in August 2017

Accommodation and studio/workspace:

The residency is based in "Kvennaskólinn", the former Women's College of Blönduós, and as such has private rooms with shared living and open plan shared studios, a loom weaving loft, and a small gallery attached to the dye studio, called "Bílskúr Gallerí".

Fees:

Standard room (For one person; one bed, a desk and a chair. Studio space in open communal studio, a loom in the weaving studio and working space in a dye studio across the street.) € 780 per month


Expectations towards the artist: Artists are asked to give a talk at the beginning of the stay to introduce themselves and their work to the other artists in residence. Exhibitions are encouraged but optional, artists organize their exhibition at the end of each month in Bílskúrs Gallerí.

Application information:


More information can be found at http://textilsetur.com/residency/how-to-apply/

Please send your application to textilsetur.residency@simnet.is