<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-heading gmail-topleft gmail-black">Dear spectre,<br></div><div class="gmail-heading gmail-topleft gmail-black"><br> we just announced a new open call<b>!<br><br>///<br><br><font size="2">Call for Artists and Researchers
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<div class="gmail-field-subtitle">Agosto Foundation Artist-In-Residence Program</div>
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<p><strong>Deadline:</strong> August 30, 2017 for residencies taking place between November 1, 2017 and May 30, 2018</p></div>
<p><strong>Conditions: </strong>Artists and researchers receive a
private apartment in the center of Prague for a period of up to 3
months, a grant to support the proposed project, and assistance in its
implementation.</p>
<p><strong>Eligibility:</strong> The Foundation encourages and welcomes
the participation of artists and researchers from all backgrounds to
apply for the support of projects which are in line with the mission of
the Agosto Foundation and the declared objectives of the residency.</p>
<p>Through the Agosto Residency Program, the Foundation seeks to create a
context, not restricted solely to artists, for those active in the
cultural realm to step outside of their usual frames of reference and to
reach across disciplines. The aim is to facilitate, support and
maintain a general platform for engaged, creative, adisciplinary (not
oriented toward any one discipline) and exploratory projects. A special
focus will be on artists and specialists whose work has crossed (or
implies the crossing of) the boundaries of their fields (visual art, new
media, sound art, experimental music, literature, etc.) Other
interdisciplinary collaborations or cooperations are welcome to apply,
as well.</p>
<hr><strong>How to Apply:</strong>
<p>The completed application, written in English, will include:</p>
<ul><li>A project proposal from the artist (250 words maximum). </li><li>Artist contact information and CV.</li><li>Documentation of previous projects.</li><li>A motivation letter explaining the context and framework of the
proposed project and specification of any operational or financial
requests. It should also indicate the preferred time of the residency
and its expected outcome (500 words maximum).</li></ul><p>All completed applications must be submitted by e-mail to either of these email addresses:</p>
<p><a href="mailto:info@agosto-foundation.org">info@agosto-foundation.org</a><br><a href="mailto:michal.kindernay@agosto-foundation.org">michal.kindernay[at]agosto-foundation.org</a></p>
<p>with “Agosto residency program" and your name in the email subject.</p>
<hr><strong>Review Criteria: </strong>Applications will be evaluated by
the foundation board created on the basis of the nature of the projects
with respect to the following criteria:
<p>• The degree to which the proposed project falls in line with the
mission of the Agosto Foundation and the declared objectives of the
residency</p>
<p>• The artist’s proficiency and level of excellence</p>
<p>• The potential benefit to the artist of a residency and of his or her interaction with the community in the Czech Republic</p>
<p>• The potential of the project to create a dialogue or foster the interactions of audiences with the work</p>
<p>• If the artist is not Czech, the artist’s interest in bringing the benefits of the exchange to his or her home country.</p>
<p>For more information, please visit <a href="https://agosto-foundation.org/">https://agosto-foundation.org/</a> or contact the residency curator Michal Kindernay <a href="mailto:michal.kindernay@agosto-foundation.org">michal.kindernay[at]agosto-foundation.org</a>.</p>
<hr><em>The Artist-In-Residency program is organized by the </em><em>Agosto Foundation, </em><em>which
supports a broad range of initiatives that aim to raise social
awareness and bring about cultural transformation. Our goal is to
strengthen and sustain socially and environmentally engaged cultural
practices, initiatives, knowledge-sharing networks and communities
focusing on those active in the field of inventing, discovering, testing
and implementing new approaches that address meaningful social and
environmental issues and bring them to the awareness of their
communities and beyond.</em></div></div>