23 Jan 2015

Open Call for Soulangh Artist Village Program in 2015

I. About us

In the heart of the fertile Jianan Plains between historic Siraya National Scenic Area and ecologically rich Taijiang National Park, Soulangh Cultural Park arose from the former Jiali Sugar Factory. The Soulangh Cultural Park's revitalized Japanese era sugar refinery warehouses successfully merge historic architecture with modern design in an area rich in history, culture and agriculture. The park is a cultural stronghold for traditional performance and folk arts and is emerging as a modern art venue that promotes artistic growth.
Soulangh Artist Village aims to foster international exchange with artists from around the world and create a vibrant community of artists; local and international, emerging and established. Artists will be living in close proximity to local craftsmen artisans and are encouraged to take the community and vibrant local culture as inspiration for their art works. Artists have access to wheelchair accessible air-conditioned modern studio spaces, galleries and theatres for exhibitions, workshops and performances.
International artists participating in Soulangh's Artist in Residence Program live in a vibrant community of artists and have the opportunity to exchange techniques and ideas with other artists; local and international, emerging and established.
Artists will be living in close proximity to local craftsmen artisans and are encouraged to take the community and vibrant local culture as inspiration for their art works.

II. How to apply
Please go to the 'air in Tainan' website (air-culture.tainan.gov.tw/), and fill out the application before the deadline.

III. Procedure
1. Applicants will be examined by the jury committee and partly subsidized.
2. The jury committee is scheduled in early March 2015. The final results will be announced on our website (soulangh.tnc.gov.tw/) and emailed to the successful candidates by the end of March 2015.

IV. Program Provisions and Requirements
Applicants are required to agree to the following provisions and requirements before sending their applications.
A. Program Provisions-What we offer
1. Up to three months to create with free accommodation.
2. Living and working costs (in Taiwan) -partly subsidized. (30,000 NTD per month maximum) Artists will receive this fee directly.
3. Presentation budget - The maximum allocation is 100,000 NTD which will be paid directly to the companies providing the service or the materials used in completing the presentation.
4. Administration support.
B. Program requirements - applicants' responsibilities
1. During the residency, the selected applicants should provide one type of presentation.
2. After the residency is complete, a short report of what the selected applicants have learned from the project; how the project progressed; what kind of feedback they received; and questionnaire.

V. Notice
Cultural Bureau of Tainan City Government reserves the right to supplement and amend the content and has the right of final interpretation.
1. During the application duration:
(1) Artists attending other resident program in the same period should inform us while applying, or the residency will be regards as forfeit.
(2) Please upload recommendation letter while applying for the program.
2. During the residency period:
(1) Resident artists should participate in every activities held by Soulangh. If there's any inconvenience to attend the events, please inform us in advance.
(2) If resident artists fail to complete at least 2/3 of their residency period, we consider that they have given up the qualification.
(3) The ownership of the works created during residency period belongs to the creators. Tainan City Government has the right to exhibit, to present and to publish them. If any infringement causes damage to the operators of the residency or claims for compensation to be made on the operators, the resident artist shall be fully liable to compensate the operators.