Open Call for Artists to Participate in ‘Enclave Land Art Artistic Residency 2023’

Submissions should focus on the dialogue between human beings and nature so as to create an artistic Land Art itinerary in the area.

They will select seven projects from different artistic disciplines that will be developed and produced in the natural environment during the two weeks of the Art Residency, sharing experiences, ideas and a common goal.

All projects must take into consideration people’s interest in contemporary arts, aiming to give greater value to the area of Quesa, promoting a deep and permanent conscience about the historical, cultural and traditional aspects of the territory.

Benefits

• The organisers will cover the travel costs from/to the original country with up to 200€. Enclave Land Art will provide an acceptance letter to the artists for applying for other grants in their country to cover any extra expenses they might incur.
• Individual grants of 800€ – V.A.T. included if it should be considered. It will be paid upon receiving an invoice from the artist, with no exception.
• A shared workspace and up to 300€ for materials according to the characteristics of the proposal, previously approved by the Enclave Production Team.
• Accommodation in a twin room with shared bathroom.
• Meals will be provided. Artists must inform the organisers about any special diet, allergies, intolerances, veganism, etc.
• One assistant could be provided if required for the execution of a project. A request with an explanation must be made to the organisers who will consider case by case.

Terms & Conditions

• The artistic proposal/research must have as the main goal the reinterpretation of the concept of the Residency proposed in this open call.
• Projects should be focused on research and production based on the dialogue between artist and nature (the environment which surrounds the Residency). This should be clearly noticed in the choice of the concept, materials or during the project’s development.
• Only one project can be submitted per candidate. It must be created with respect for human beings and intellectual property.
• Submissions will be automatically discarded if exceeding the number of pages specified in the next section or do not respect the terms and conditions clearly specified (anonymus PDF and cv and portfolio in other document).
• Fifteen projects will be preselected following the score criteria:
  • Quality of the project, relationship with territory and with the concept, up to 30 points.
  • Sustainability and impact on the rural environment, up to 25 points.
  • Correct use of the resources provided, time and material, up to 20 points.
  • Interdisciplinary work and innovation, up to 15 points.
  • Interaction with the inhabitants, up to 10 points.
• A final selection will choose 10 (7 + 3 in standby) from the 15 which were preselected, which will then go to the final stage.
• The seven selected artists will be invited to do an interview with two members of the Enclave Team to briefly explain the project and the reasons why they want to be part of the Residency. Also to demonstrate availability and commitment to accomplish the goal.
• Enclave Land Art reserves the right to withdraw any participant during the residency in case of uncivil behaviour or disrespect for the rules of coexistence, the inner exigencies of the Residency or the timing scheduled for the execution of the work. The artist(s) will be invited to leave immediately at his/her/their own cost, without any benefits of the Residency program. The privacy of the reasons will be maintained.
• Enclave Land Art maintains the right to publish a catalogue of the Residency in a digital or physical format that will contain information about all projects and the artists. As an alternative Enclave Land Art will publish a book of an artist selected by the organisation to be presented in the CCCC in Valencia in 2024.
• The selected artists will sign the rights to use all images and content of the Residency to be reproduced, distributed in public and private communication, and any other means that might be necessary to promote the Arts Residency and the final artworks.
• All artworks/projects will be donated permanently to the Quesa’s council for their artistic itinerary after the end of the Residency.
• The artists will have to participate in the mandatory events like presentations, workshops or other activities not considered explicitly as optional.

Details

• Preselected Artists interviews:
  • From the 27th until the 29th of September 2023.
• Announcement of the Selected Artists:
  • 1st of October 2023. In the website and the social media channels.
• Residency period:
  • From the 20th of November until the 3rd of December included. The artists will present the projects to the locals on the Sunday 19th of November 2023.
  • Projects will be presented to the public on the saturday 3rd of December 2023.
• Location of the itinerary:
• The location where the permanent projects will remain is on the riverbed of Escalona river in front of ‘El salto del molino’.

For more information, visit Enclave Land Art Artistic Residency.