21 May 2014

Open Call AiR Helgeland (Northern Norway) - Berlin

AIR HELGELAND - BERLIN

OPEN CALL ALSTENØYA NORTHERN-NORWAY IS NOW OPEN - DEADLINE JUNE 15TH.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

5 Weeks Residency for German Artists living in Berlin, at AIR Helgeland-Berlin.
The residency a project initiated by ABH/ ArtBase Helgeland 66°N, Northern Norway.

ABH/ AIR Helgeland-Berlin in cooperation with ZK/U, Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik in Berlin, offers a 5 weeks residency starting august 2014 in Alstenøya, Helgeland, Northern Norway (week 35-39).

Location: Alstenøya. Sandnessjøen, Stokka, is the nearest airport.

ABOUT THE RESIDENCY

Eligibility to apply: German artists resident in Berlin. The residency includes a grant of 2000€, living and working space, as well as support of travel expenses up to 400€. The selection is based on proposal for stay, artistic merits and the quality of artistic practice. They will be asked to present their artistic practice in an open studio day to inform and engage the local community and to organize a public presentation of the result of their proposed project towards the end of the residency. ABH and AIR Helgeland-Berlin will produce documentations from the residency for online presentations, a catalogue covering the artistic process and the period of the residency. The selected artists will be asked to keep a diary for this purpose.

Applicants are expected to master the English language.

TO APPLY PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWINGS:

-Personal information: full name, place and date of birth, all contact details
-Proposal for stay and how you would go about relating your work to this context
-CV
-Examples of previous works/portfolio as pdf max 5mb, Video/sound work (edited to max. 3 min)

ABOUT ABH/ ARTBASE HELGELAND 66°N - AIR HELGELAND-BERLIN

ABH/ ArtBase Helgeland 66°N is founded and run by Ina Otzko and Kari Elfstedt. ABH is a non-profit artist initiative organizing and producing site-specific exhibitions and projects. ABH is promoting projects, which challenges boundaries and critical discussion concerning development of rural places and spaces in the north and how it may affect the local environment in a long-term perspective. ABH aspire cross boarder projects that explore new ways of active participation aiming to connect people, places and spaces for cultural and critical exchange and expansion beyond what is already known.

AIR Helgeland-Berlin is initiated by ABH, financial and supporting partners for 2014 are:

Nordland fylkeskommune
Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter
Alstahaug kommune
Den Norsk-Tyske Willy-Brandt-stiftelsen
ZK/U, Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, Berlin

Email submissions to air@artbase-helgeland.no

Successful applications will be notified by June 30th.