OPEN CALL REMOTA residing at a distance

 

opening date:                                Saturday, June 20th

closing date:                                 Monday, July 20th at 17h Colombia, 0h00 Spain

publish results:                             Wednesday, July 29th*

residency dates:                           -Spanish language group august 31- September 30: (6 residents) 

                                                     -English language group October 2-30: (6 residents) 

                                                     -1 of the selected applications in either English or Spanish will be                                                             awarded a full grant

 

*subject to change

 

What is the program?

REMOTA is an online residency for artistic and writing practices.  The virtual space makes it possible to transcend borders and bring together a diverse group of creators who can enrich one anothers’ processes by offering different perspectives and strengthening and expanding each others’ cultural networks. The groups, as also tends to be the case in physical residencies, are inclusive and will consider a diverse range of creative practices, places of origin, ages, and genders.

The remote residency will run for one month, in which residents will share their work, projects, and creative process (and the physical context of their lives) through virtual sessions.  They will continue working individually on their respective projects, along with the support and input of the REMOTA residing at a distance staff.  For the duration of the residency, there will be various channels of open and ongoing communication between participants to maintain the thread of discussion.

 

Activities:

  1. Individual sessions: Presentation preparation.  The REMOTA team will meet with participants on an individual basis to discuss how they will share their work with the rest of the group.  The presentations will be based on application proposals and in accordance with the resident’s needs and interests.
  2. Group sessions: Presentations of projects/work to the whole group. Both the residents and the CS team will actively participate in the presentations and generate discussion by asking questions, suggesting references, or responding to relevant topics as they come up.
  3. Individual sessions: 1 follow-up meeting with each resident will be held to offer individual attention and support to participants in order to discuss progress, problem solve challenges, address needs, etc.
  4. Group session: A more in-depth group seminar will be held on topics related to residents’ work and presentations.
  5. Group sessions. Residents will present on the progress of their work over the course of the month.

 

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR:

 

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1

Aug 31

Sept 1

2

3

4
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
2

7

8

9

10

11
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
group session
[project presentations]
2 people presenting
group
group session
[project presentations]
2 people presenting
group
group session
[project presentations]
2 people presenting
group
3

14

15

16

17

18
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
4

21

22

23

24

25
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
seminar discussion
group
5

28

29

30

Oct. 1

Oct. 2
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
group session**
[final presentations]
2 people presenting
group
group session**
[final presentations]
2 people presenting
group
group
group session**
[final presentations]
2 people presenting
group

 

**Final presentations may be made public through live feeds on social media

 

OCTOBER CALENDAR:

 

sem Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 Sept. 30 October 1 2
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm -8:15 pm ESP
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
2 5 6 7 8 9
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
group session
[project presentations]
2 people presenting
group
group session
[project presentations]
2 people presenting
group
3 12 13 14 15 16
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
holiday
group session
[project presentations]
2 people presenting
group
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
4 19 20 21 22 23
9 am -1:15 pm COL
4 pm – 8:15 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
individual sessions 
[2 hours to be determined with each resident]
2 people
seminar discussion
group
5 26 27 28 29 30
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP

 
9 am – 12 pm COL
4 pm – 7 pm ESP
group session**
[final presentations]
2 people presenting
group
group session**
[final presentations]
2 people presenting
group
group session**
[final presentations]
2 people presenting
group

 

**Final presentations may be made public through live feeds on social media

 

Who is the program for?

This program was developed for creators who have time to devote to their practice and who are unable to travel (due to travel restrictions, lack of economic resources, lack of time for exclusive dedication on their projects, or due to work or family commitments, etc.)

 

Terms of the Open Call

The jury will select 6 applications in Spanish (September residency) and 6 applications in English (October residency).  We are pleased to be able to offer one full grant (in English or Spanish) to participate in one of these virtual residency programs.  

 

Cost of the residency: 452 € — $1.890.000 COP  

How to Apply

 

-FILL OUT THE GOOGLE FORM with your information.  Include full name, place and date of birth, email address, cell number, country and city of residency, webpage, handles or links to social media.

 

-SEND ONLY ONE .PDF FILE TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW titled “Last Name_REMOTA” (maximum size 5MB)

 

This document should include, in the following order:

  1. A brief biography.
  2. An artist or writer’s statement (a brief summary of your work, your topics of research and interests, references and/or information about your current field of research)
  3. Examples of your recent work (maximum 3 pages for writers and maximum 5 pages for visual artists accompanied by a brief description of up to 5 sentences per image if necessary.)
  4. Description of/plan for your project (whether already in progress or if proposing a new one.)
  5. A recording of your voice/video/multimedia* to accompany your work samples.  Include a link embedded in your .PDF so that we can access it from your application.  
  6. Your CV

 

please note: The application can be in Spanish or English according to your language of preference and/or dates:  (Spanish: September // English: October).  Applications that do not follow the above specifications will NOT be considered.

 

*only applicable to writers (please include a recording of your work being read aloud) and artists working with sound.

 

Send applications to:  remota2020@gmail.com

 

Residents agree to:

-Accept the terms of the open call 

-Confirm their participation on the scheduled dates (it is not possible to postpone)

-To participate in the presentations and discussions organized throughout the residency

-Authorize the use of documentation for informational purposes and archiving of the residency

 

The results will be published on our websites: www.guionbajo.org/REMOTA and http://canserrat.org/remota-open-call-results and we will notify everyone who has been selected by email.  

 

Upon being accepted, the participant will have up to seven (7) days to respond.  In the event that someone is unable to participate in the residency, we will contact those on the waitlist.

 

inquiries/applications: remota2020@gmail.com

 

Jury and REMOTA’s team:

 

Sophie Blais. Director of Can Serrat

Sophie studied visual arts at the University of Strasbourg, photography at the ICART-Photo School in Paris, and completed her studies with a master’s degree in film and photograpy at Louis Lumière University in Lyon, followed by a specialization in cultural management and mediation.  She has been working in the field of contemporary art and visual arts for 10 years.  Past experience includes positions at the Nicephore Niepce Museum (Chalon-sur-Saône, France), National Scene LUX (Valence), RIP and Le Creux de l’Enfer (Thiers, France).  Since 2015, she has been working as the Director of Can Serrat, an international art and literature residency program.  While coordinating this project, Sophie has participated in several residency juries, exhibitions, conferences, and publications, including at the Ohio Art League with Columbus College of Art & Design, the University of Barcelona for the ‘On Mediation’ program, and has written publications for ‘Yucca magazine’, ‘Le Crabe,’ Leopardskinandlimes’.

 

Sarah Goodchild Robb. Artist Coordinator at Can Serrat

MFA in Studio Practice from The City College of New York, CUNY (2014) and her BA in Art History and French Bard College at Simon’s Rock (2006).  Since 2016, she has been working at Can Serrat international art and literature residency, coordinating resident activities and communication.  Along with visual artist Maria Kim she co-founded and was an active core member of MODS (2017-2018), a nomadic and international creative initiative, which she continues to participate in as a member.  She has completed residencies at MODS (Virtual Lab) (2020), Can Serrat (2015), and Picture Berlin (2013) and she organized a group exhibition at Academic, a gallery that was based in Long Island City, NYC, entitled Fragments of Space (2015).

 

Paola Caballero Daza. Cultural manager, writer and director of guion bajo 

B.A. in literature from Los Andes University in Bogotá and M.A in Asian and African Studies from El Colegio de México. She has 15 years of experience working in cultural and literary public and private institutions. She has coordinated various projects such as the award Premio Hispanoamericano de Cuento Gabriel García Márquez at the National Library of Colombia. Paola has participated as a juror for different awards and grants for district and national competitions, and has published chronicles, stories, and other writings, including Voy y vengo with El Peregrino Ediciones.

 

Invited jury

 

Juliana Borrero Echeverry. Writer, translator, and performer

Colombian, resident of Tunja. B.A in Literature and M.A in Embodiment studies at Goddard College USA and has studied Live Arts at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 

 

Duncan Gibbs (b. 1993) 

Artist from London.  After graduating from the Slade School of Art in 2016, he has been living and working between Barcelona and London. Recently, Gibbs has been working as a resident of La Infinita de l’Hospitalet, a laboratory of artistic creation research and production focusing on the encounter of visual and live arts. Recent exhibitions include V22’s Young London (2018), Una Exposició com un Conjur’, Centre Cívic Can Felipa, Barcelona (2018)l; Far Away Treasure, a collaborative event between Can Serrat and Nyam Nyam, Barcelona (2018); and Many, Limbo, London (2017).  www.duncangibbs.co.uk