Delfina Foundation is dedicated to facilitating artistic exchange and developing creative practice through residencies, partnerships and public programming.
In partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (ROC), Delfina Foundation is offering a three-month residency to a visual artist in Autumn 2020 (21 September - 20 December).
Delfina Foundation’s residency programme supports artists, curators and thinkers to collectively explore specific themes or to independently engage in open research. A one-minute introduction video to Delfina Foundation can be watched here.
Delfina Foundation’s programmes have been particularly focused on five thematic areas:
— The Politics of Food – on the production, consumption and distribution of food as well as food as a medium and metaphor to expose wider social and cultural concerns.
— Performance as Process – on performance, from daily rituals to live art, as a way of processing the world around us.
— science_technology_society – at the intersection between art, science and technology and new solutions through interdisciplinary collaborations.
— Collecting as Practice – on the politics, psychology and philosophy of collecting and the role of collectors and artists in relation collections and archives.
— The Public Domain – on the notion of public space, both in the physical and digital sense.
This residency will form part of Delfina Foundation’s science_technology_society theme. Therefore, artists who are actively envisioning projects that cross art, science, and technology are invited to apply. The purpose of this open call is to select projects and practitioners that Delfina Foundation wishes to engage and support through residencies, collaborations and commissions, as well as to identify key concerns and approaches that will ultimately shape our programme over the coming seasons.
Delfina Foundation will complement the selected artists from this open call with other relevant participants and experts from various fields, depending on the selected project(s). The ambition is to create a focused environment to foster collaboration, incubate ideas and support the development of new projects that can make an impact on the world around us. For this reason, Delfina Foundation prefers projects that are problem-led, whereby the programme can be used to develop solutions through cross-disciplinary, mutual exchange. Delfina Foundation is also interested in ideas that have the capacity to go beyond exhibition spaces, labs and publications, and those that explore different modes of production and dissemination.
THE RESIDENCY PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDES:
— Guided visits to museums, galleries, not-for-profit spaces, artist-run spaces and studios, as well as trips to organisations outside of London.
— Opportunities to engage with artists, curators, academics and researchers through organised studio visits, events and meals.
— Professional development activities including:
— Peer-to-peer presentations and crits
— Portfolio reviews with external curators
— Mentoring activities with UK based practitioners
Residents will be expected to engage in these activities, as well as a programme of networking events.
During the residency, Delfina Foundation will support collaborative exchange between residents through informal gatherings, crits and meals. These events are complemented with an external public programme of talks, screenings, dinners and panel discussions to share residents’ research, work and exchanges.
More information on Delfina Foundation’s previous programmes can be found here.
THE SELECTED ARTIST WILL RECEIVE:
— A twelve-week residency in London, including one return, economy-class flight, and a living allowance for food/per diems (£30 per day) and materials (not exceeding £700);
— A single bedroom at Delfina Foundation, which is a shared house with some shared facilities, such as the laundry room, kitchen, and dining room;
— Opportunities to engage in the art scene in UK through structured and independent time and activities; and
— Access to a programme of planned group activities and visits to cultural organisations in the UK.
— Note: The visa fee and airport transfers will be covered and a local travel allowance will be available.
REQUIREMENTS:
— Must be a Taiwan (ROC) national and not restricted from travelling abroad due to mandatory military service or other legal restrictions;
— Have not participated in any artist-in-residency program supported by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (ROC) in the past three years;
— Seeking an opportunity to develop his/her/their practice and the concepts of his/her/their artistic work;
— Able to explain how the experience of an international residency may benefit his/her/their career development and local networks; and
— Proficient in English.
— The selected artist in residence must give a public presentation to share his or her experience in London during the course of their residency.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants are expected to submit the following documents in English:
1. Completed application form
— Please find this below
— Save and submit this form in PDF format
— Please name this document in the following way, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_Application.pdf
2. Either: A portfolio
— One PDF file with all images and texts
— Images should include captions or short descriptions
— There are no maximum number of images that will be accepted, but we advise applicants to only submit relevant materials to reduce the size of email submissions
— For videos/films please provide links
— Please name this document in the following way, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_Portfolio.pdf
Or: Set of website links
— As an alternative to a portfolio, we are happy to refer to the applicant’s website
— The website must have clear information about previous projects
— If you wish us to view your work online please list a set of relevant links in section 5 of the application form below
3. A CV/resume
— If your CV is not part of your portfolio, please send it separately
— Your CV should detail recent projects, exhibitions, workshops and residencies
— Please name this document in the following way, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_CV.pdf
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Applicants will be notified of the panel’s decision by 30 April 2020
How to submit your application:
— Submit your application to: opencall@delfinafoundation.com
— The subject line of your email should be: Taiwanese Residency
— Please send all attachments in one email.
— The total size of the attachments should be below 4MB. There are many free websites you can use to compress large PDF files.
— Do not change the formatting of the application form and do not exceed the stated word counts.
— Do not include any important information in the body of your email.
— Do not attach anything other than the three documents outlined above.
— Only information in your application form and the requested documents will be assessed.