Open Call for Applications:
WARP Artists Village, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. (October 1-5th 2010).
Coup de Ville is an exhibition and city festival of contemporary art from September 12 to October 24 2010, held in private and public locations in the city-centre of Sint-Niklaas. Sint-Niklaas is located between Ghent and Antwerp and acts as a cultural mediator between these cities. The title symbolically refers to an ‘occupied city’.
During one week (October 1 - 5) a group of about 80 artists, poets, musicians and art critics will be given the chance to literally occupy the city's market square in an improvised Artist Village, a nomadic camp with mobile homes, caravans and tents. The artists´ village during the exhibition Coup de Ville is an offshoot of the annual portfolio days and the (post-) summer school. WARP organises these encounters with professionals from over the entire world: curators, art critics and established artists from New York to Beijing and from Toronto to Cape Town. The world will literally be presented in a village on the largest market place in Belgium. Together with a team of 20 international commentators, artists will have a captivating opportunity to reflect on their art in a professional environment. The interaction with the professionals as with other participating artists, is a unique starting point to further develop ones professional art career.
Please do note that the artworks of the artists staying in the artist village will not be part of the Coup de Ville exhibition. The artist village is a segment within a larger event. The main concern of the artist village is to bring people together within a professional artistic atmosphere. This will be an extensive and rich experience for all participants and will most probably be a possible starting point for interesting projects.
Artists, poets, performers etc. until the age of 35 can submit their portfolio until June 1st 2010.
The fee of € 250 includes week-long lodging (mobile homes and caravans are equipped with all necessary facilities and comfort), meals, professional encounters and other scheduled activities, such as lectures, concerts, etc.
The Artist Village will be opened on October 1, with an astounding celebration. If necessary (due to difficult flight schedules) housing can be provided a few days in advance.
Day-programme : Morning: Free participation tai chi on the market place Informal meetings with & visits by artists 11.00: first portfoliomeetings
12.30: lunch
Afternoon: 14.30 - 17.30: Portfoliomeetings (personal encounter with professional) Individual meetings with professionals Short presentations (10 minutes) by participating artists Evening: 18.30: communal meals (also open to non-participants) 20.00: lectures / concerts / performances
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Every day of the week meals will differ according to the participating nationalities and different continents.
The Artists Village will close on Wednesday. Artists from abroad are invited to extend their stay in venues as Ghent, Turnhout, Bornem, Willebroek and other locations.
Participating professionals include amongst others:
Anne-Sophie Dinant (Curator South-London Gallery), Iris Dressler (Director Kunstverein Stuttgart), Peter Fransman (Director, Het Domein Sittard), Jarg Geismar (Artist, Germany), Jan Hoet (Curator, Belgium), Eline Kard (Artist, Latvia), Fleurie Kloostra (Programmer, De Brakke Grond Amsterdam), Eva Koch (Artist, Denmark), Toma Luntumbue (Artist, DR Congo), Oliver Lutz (Artist, USA), Sofie Muller (Artist, Belgium), Pierre Muylle (Curator, S.M.A.K. Ghent), Ingrid Rollema (Director Contemporary Arts Center GEMAK, The Netherlands), Berni Searle (Artist, South-Africa), Dirk Van Bastelaere (Poet, Belgium), Jos Van den Bergh (Curator MHKA Antwerp), Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (Artist, Belgium), Zou Wei (Artist/Docent, China), Eric Weiss (Artist, France)
Enrolment fee
The registration fee amounts to € 250. The registration fee (and the deposit) are payable before October 1. The fee includes housing costs, meals and the personal encounters with international professionals. Artists who are selected by the professionals based on their portfolio's and the personal encounters, will be invited for an extended visit, with a chance to exhibit their work.
Technical Specifications
A valid application must contain:
A completed application form (you can find this on our website http://www.warp-art.be">www.warp-art.be)
A detailed Curriculum Vitae including a list of exhibitions, grants, scholarships, awards, commissions, etc)
Power Point or PDF presentation, along with clear labels stating title of work, medium, date and measurements
A copy of your ID card or passport
A recent passport photograph (digital if available)
The applications should be sent to:
WARP / Artist Village
p.a. Vijfstraten 57
9100 Sint-Niklaas
BELGIUM
A digital copy of the application must be sent to info@warp-art.be
Deadline submission: JUNE 1, 2010 (postmark)
The selection of artists will be made by WARP-direction. The results of the selection will be known by July 1 at the latest. Selected applicants will be contacted personally.