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BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS, FIND AN INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY Are you interested in a residency outside the United States? Don’t know how to find one? Well, here’s a start. Check out The International Association of Residential Arts Centres, also known as RES ARTIS. This organization provides a website, www.resartis.org, which lists 192 residential art centers from 51 countries. This is a great place to begin searching for an international residency just right for you. RES ARTIS was launched in 1992 by a group of directors from residential arts centers around the world who wanted to create an international network. The International Association of Residential Arts Centres’ mission details the excellent work they do: “RES ARTIS is an international association of residential arts centers and programs, which provide artists with facilities, and conditions conducive to creative work and which actively involve artists from more than one country. RES ARTIS provides a forum to support and represents the interests of residential arts centers and programs internationally. RES ARTIS seeks to foster residential arts centers and programs that show a genuine will to sustain or improve the quality of artistic endeavors in any culture.” One good-looking residency program listed on the RES ARTIS website is the Camargo Foundation. The Camargo Foundation offers fellowships that include a residency accompanied by a living stipend. Located in Cassis, France, Camargo seeks applications from visual artists, photographers, video artists, filmmakers, media artists, composers, and writers, with specific projects to complete. Scholars, teachers, and students in the humanities and social sciences, may also apply. Fellows are chosen by a selection panel that evaluates projects proposed and each applicant's professional qualifications. The time at Camargo “must be spent on the project proposed to and accepted by the selection committee; i.e. the project may not be substantially altered without the approval of the committee.” Camargo provides furnished apartments, a reference library, a darkroom, an artist's studio, and a music composition studio, as well as a $3,500 stipend, which is awarded automatically to each recipient of the grant. Fellowships are approximately one academic semester in length with Fall fellowships from September until December while Winter-Spring fellowships run from January until May. Camargo has a breathtaking view of the Mediterranean and Cap Canaille, one of the highest maritime cliffs in Europe. It is desirable to have a car while a resident at Camargo, but not a necessity. The village is a five-minute walk, and Marseilles is 30 minutes away by train or bus. “Cassis claims 300 sunny days a year. When the sun is shining, even in winter, the sidewalk cafes, and the Foundation's terraces, are warm enough for midday lunch outside. However, the nighttime temperatures may drop to freezing, and some warm clothing is necessary.” The French language is not a requirement, but it is highly recommended that you be as familiar with the language as possible. To receive guidelines and an application contact: The Camargo Foundation, 202/302-7303 or find it on Camargo’s website: www.camargofoundation.org Another exciting residency program found on RES ARTIS, is the ‘Artists’ Work Programme’ at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, located in Dublin, Ireland. It is a studio/residency program open to artists of all nationalities working in any medium, and provides them the opportunity to research and develop their work practice. “The Work Programme emphasizes the working process rather than the finished product and enables artists to explore new ideas and ways of working in the context of the developing identity of the Museum and its various programs. The Museum’s 17th-Century architecture and grounds, its Exhibition, Collection, Education and Community and National programs provide a challenging and dynamic environment within which the definitions of art and artist can be tested.” While participating in the Work Programme, visitors to the Museum are able to meet artists in their studios to discuss their work. “This element of the Work Programme is probably the most important, as it helps dispel some of the mystery surrounding the production of art.” The emphasis is on providing access to as wide an audience as possible and furthering the understanding of how and why art is made through direct contact with working artists. The Museum organizes talks, workshops, open days and panel discussions around the residencies, all of which are open to the public. Artists are provided with studio space and housing, relevant administrative backup and a basic living allowance. If specific proposals need additional fund-raising, the Museum may assist. For more great information on international residencies, visit the RES ARTIS website.
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