The first in the Far East art residence "Dawn" is recruiting artists from around the world

Starting November 15, the ZARYA Center for Contemporary Art will provide artists from anywhere in Russia and the world with the opportunity to live and work in Vladivostok for two weeks or one month on the terms of their own art project .

The art residence on the basis of the ZARYA Center for Contemporary Art is the first place in the Far East for intensive artistic exchange and an important step towards the development of the local artistic environment and the revitalization of the cultural landscape. The key task of the residence is to support professionals in the field of contemporary art.

“The art residence provides an opportunity to satisfy two of the most important needs of contemporary artists - to implement projects and establish professional ties,” said Alisa Bagdonayte, curator of the Center for Contemporary Art. - We hope that the project will become a tonic injection of creative forces in Vladivostok. This will help unleash the potential of the city as a place of sale for artists who will receive institutional support here. It is important that such a project gives an equally powerful impetus to both those who come and those who live here. ”

Artists working in the genre of painting, graphics, photo, video, sculpture, installation, performance, choreography, theater, music and street art are invited to participate in the art residence at the ZARYA Center for Contemporary Art. Priority is given to projects focused on working with a local context.

The duration of the residence is a choice of 2 weeks or 1 month. The participant is provided with a free studio for living and an equipped workshop in the territory of the ZARYA Center for Contemporary Art, as well as partially paid materials. The residence is ready to fully or partially cover air travel and / or train tickets, as well as offer grants to successful candidates. Each application is considered individually, and also potentially serves as material for future exhibition projects at the Zarya Center for Contemporary Art.

The first applications for the residence from November to May 2015 will be accepted until November 30. The second set of applications (for summer-autumn 2015) will be made from January 10 to February 28.

The first residents will be announced in late October, the full program of the residence until the end of spring will be announced in early December.

The residence program for the second half of 2015 will be formed until the end of spring.

To apply for participation in the residence, you must send a resume, portfolio and a letter of motivation (all documents are in *.pdf format, the maximum size of each file is up to 5 MB), as well as a completed application form to [email protected]. Documents are accepted in Russian or English. Download the application form here: http://zaryavladivostok.ru/s/ZARYA_artist-in-residence_application_form.pdf

Contact person: Yana Gaponenko, coordinator of the art residence program: 8 914 680 82 80, [email protected]

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The Zarya Center for Contemporary Art is a non-profit institution created to promote the best achievements of modern culture in Russia and the world in Vladivostok, and to support local young artists. The center is intended to become an independent platform for the development of local creative ideas in the process of effective dialogue with leading world professionals in the field of contemporary art, design, architecture, cinema, literature, theater, music and new media.

The residence program implies in the calendar plan of the artist’s stay as a meeting with the wide community in the form of an open day, and professional interaction in the form of lectures, master classes, thematic round tables.