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 Summer 2021 (28 June to 19 September).
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 residency programmes are divided into seasons of the year that are either dedicated independent research (“open seasons”) or focused on areas of collective research (“thematic seasons”) across five recurring programmes:
— 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 take place during our open season; however, a majority of Delfina Foundation’s programming in 2021 will be focused on Collecting as Practice. While it is not a criteria that artists connect with this theme, those whose practice involves research in or responses to collections and archives (or who have an interest in this theme) will be prioritised.
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. All gatherings will be subject to social distancing and other restricitions in place in summer 2021.
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.
— An opportnity to present work or the outcomes of the residency research publicly.
— 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.
— The selected artist in residence must submit a report to the Ministry of Culture within 14 calendar days of the end of the residency. The report should be in Mandarin Chinese and no less than 2000 word count
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants are expected to submit the following documents in English:
1. Completed application form
— Please download this from Delfina Foundation’s website.
— Upon completion, please save the Application Form as a PDF file.
— Please name your PDF in the following format, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_Application.pdf
2. Documentation: either a portfolio or weblinks
Portfolio
— One PDF file with all images and texts
— Images must include captions or short descriptions of the work
— There are no maximum number of images that will be accepted, but we advise applicants to only submit relevant images to reduce the size of email submissions to 4MB.
— For videos/films, please provide links in the application form. DO NOT SEND AS ATTACHMENTS.
— In your portfolio, please feel free to include any relevant text on your work such as a curatorial essay, press, etc.
— Please name this document in the following format, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_Portfolio.pdf
Weblinks
— As an alternative to a portfolio, we are happy to refer to the applicant’s website.
— The website must, however, have clear descriptive information about previous projects with captions and texts. If your website is not straightforward or up-to-date, please submit a portfolio instead.
— Please list all weblinks in section 5 of the application form.
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 format, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_CV.pdf
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Applicants will be notified of the panel’s decision by 16 April 2021.
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. It will not be recorded as part of your application.
— Do not attach anything other than the three documents outlined above.
— Only information in your application form and the requested documents will be assessed, alongside any weblinks provided by the applicant.