19 Feb 2012

PICTURE BERLIN Open call for Summer Session 2012

PICTURE BERLIN, founded in 2009, is a hybrid summer residency/art academy. This unique artist-initiated program encourages participating artists in an active discourse in issues surrounding art and contemporary photography while simultaneously giving the artists a chance to develop their work. This perspective is unusual within a European residency context as the program facilitates each individual approach by offering close mentoring from internationally practicing artists and free-lance curators based in Berlin. This upcoming summer will mark the third Summer Session. Due to the success and enthusiasm of the last two summers, PICTURE BERLIN has been officially extended by 1 week to bring the program to a full 5 weeks.

The dynamic programming involving walks, lectures, studio visits, film screenings, German lessons and potlucks, uses Berlin as a springboard to examine the concentrated art scene in the city. A rigorous studio practice forms the heart of the program. Over the course of the Summer Session, artists attend discussions led by PICTURE BERLIN lecturers and working artists in Berlin and each week ends with the 'Saturday Crits', a group critique with an invited selection of artists and art professionals. PICTURE BERLIN is particularly pleased to announce a collaboration with the London/Berlin residency program LoBe, which will host Summer Session 2012's first exhibition - opening June 28th. The program will culminate with a curated exhibition by Lotte Møller, a free-lance Danish curator based in Berlin, of work produced over the 5 weeks.

PICTURE BERLIN brings each participant directly into contact with the vibrant cultural scene in Berlin, offering an insight into the international art world. The program leads the participating artists into the art scene through the backdoor, offering them access, information, and possibilities other institutionally based programs are unable to offer.

The program fee of €3900.00 includes:
Shared housing, a studio space (if needed), a Handbook of resources, three German lessons, a mobile phone, a month long transportation ticket, lectures, one on one discussions with Berlin based artists, two exhibitions, and critiques with Berlin based curators.

www.pictureberlin.org