Deadline: 15 July 2024
Jiser presents a new edition of the creative residencies aimed at young visual artists and cultural agents established in Spain, Tunisia and Algeria.
Six young artists from these three territories and three local cultural agents will be selected, who will be called mediators and will be in charge of mediating and coordinating the public programme.
To enable the artists to develop a personal artistic project in a collective working environment, each of them will spend two months researching and experimenting with the visual arts in one of the selected cities Sousse (October – December 2024), Barcelona (January – February 2025) and Algiers (April – June 2025) where they will be accompanied by the curator appointed for this edition, as well as by a local mediator.
These residencies are a tool for artists and cultural mediators. In this sense, Jiser reaffirms its willingness to support young artists who develop in the artistic and cultural contexts of these territories.
In this edition, they have the collaboration of Galerie ElBirou in Sousse, Hangar in Barcelona and Box24 and La Chambre Claire in Algeria, and the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Ajuntament de Barcelona, the Diputació de Barcelona, the Institut Ramon Llull, the Embassy of Spain in Algeria and the Instituto Cervantes in Algiers.
Objectives
- Provide the selected artists with a creative space in which to develop their work in direct relation to the local cultural and social context, where they will have the support of the artistic community and existing networks in the three cities.
- Stimulate and support the reflection and research of artists, based on the project presented and the work carried out during their stays.
- Develop artist interactions with different audiences through follow-up meetings, project presentations, educational workshops and guided tours; all accompanied by mediators.
- Strengthen the knowledge and practice of mediation tools and mechanisms by local cultural agents through collective professional experience.
Funding Information
- The organization will cover accommodation and travel costs (a round-trip ticket). It will also provide the work space, participate in the production of the works, be in charge of general communication of the project and cover the expenses of the inauguration.
- Each of the six selected artists will receive an honorarium of 1,500 euros and an allowance of 1,200 euros for the two-month stay.
- They will also have a maximum budget of 500 euros for research and production.
- Each of the three mediators will receive a fee of 1,000 euros and an amount of 500 euros to cover additional expenses during the residency period (mobility, communication and other expenses).
- Any other expenses will be borne by the artists and mediators.
Eligibility Criteria
- This residency is open for young visual artists and cultural agents established in Spain, Tunisia and Algeria.
For more information, visit Jiser.
