International Call for Participation :: Lovely Weather Artists’ Residencies related to art and climate change :: to take place in 2009-2010 :: Donegal County, Ireland :: Deadline: August 3, 2009

Five residencies are proposed in the five Electoral Areas of County Donegal, Ireland. One per area. Artist must apply to one of the 5 areas. Residencies will be of 4 - 11 weeks in duration (although proposals for shorter or longer periods can be considered). The successful artists will not necessarily have to be resident in Donegal for the entire duration of the project. But they must demonstrate a commitment to working on the ground during at least part of the residency.

The commissioned artists will receive a fee of circa €15,000 for fees/research/travel & materials. Please note exact amounts will be confirmed at a later stage in the commissioning process.

The residencies will be managed by co-curators for the project John Cunningham (Regional Cultural Centre) and Annick Bureaud (Leonardo/OLATS). Workshops and seminars will be held with the artists and interested parties, throughout the run of the residencies.

You will find all relevant information and forms online at : donegalculture.com.

Please note that this is a two phase selection process: PHASE 1 is a general call for suitable candidates (deadline August 3rd 2009)
Shortlisted candidates for PHASE 2 will be asked to submit a more specific proposal related to one of the five locations for the residency program.

Submissions MUST ONLY be submitted via the Lovely Weather Residency Website. Submissions should include:

A current Curriculum Vitae (300 word max).
A maximum of 6-images/ audio/ video of previous works.
A proposed project outline (including timescale, costings etc.) of no more than 750 words.
An artist statement of no more than 500 words.

TIMESCALE

1st PHASE
Final date for Phase 1 submissions – 3rd August 2009
Shortlisted artists for Phase 2 informed – 17th August 2009

2nd PHASE
Final date for Phase 2 submissions – 25th September 2009
Successful applicants for residencies informed – 16th
October 2009

RESIDENCIES
Start date for Lovely Weather Residencies – 1st November 2009
Completion date for projects – 1st November 2010
Exhibition – 23rd November 2010 – 25th February 2011

For further info contact Declan Sheehan Declan.Sheehan@donegalcoco.ie or John Cunningham jcunningham [at] donegalcoco.ie