{"id":10532,"date":"2014-06-11T08:43:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T08:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skaftfell.avistaserver.com\/?p=10532&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-07-12T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T16:29:16","slug":"the-residency-program-is-now-open-for-applications-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/the-residency-program-is-now-open-for-applications-for-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Residency Program is now open for applications for 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/\"><strong>Program Outline<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe aim of Skaftfell\u00b4s residency program is manifold: to create and nurture an environment for inspiration; to encourage artists to experience life and work in a unique micro-community where creativity is applied to the everyday; to foster a sense of community between artists and the public in the setting of rural East-Iceland; to facilitate circumstances for artists to experience, reflect and explore new means of their practice and, to provide conditions that stimulate the dialogue between art and life.<\/p>\n<p>The program is aimed at professional visual artists, but those working across fields, or within an interdisciplinary practice are eligible to apply regardless of the nature of their primary profession or arts education.<\/p>\n<p>The duration of the Standard Residency period is from 1 \u2013 6 months, but applications made for a residency period of more than 1 month are given preference. Skaftfell also offers a short term Research Residency option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/program-type\/\"><strong>Program types<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard, Self-directed Residency, for 1-6 months<\/li>\n<li>Short term Research Residency, up to two weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/grants\/\"><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nIn 2015 artists from Germany are eligible to apply for a 2 month Standard Residency with a grant, courtesy of Goethe-Institut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/facilities-venues\/\"><strong>Facilities &amp; Venues<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nArtists in the Standard Residency Program are provided with a combined living and working\u00a0space in one of two charming turn of the century houses, H\u00f3ll or Nor\u00f0urgata. Both houses are equipped with the basic amenities.<\/p>\n<p>The Research Residency includes a private room with shared facilities and basic amenities at the Skaftfell Hub, situated on the top floor of Skaftfells main building.<\/p>\n<p>Skaftfell offers artists in residence various opportunities to explore, produce, exhibit, present, and share their work in various spaces and locations such as the Bookshop \u2013 Projectspace and the Print Studio at the Technical Museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/\"><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSkaftfell uses the following criteria when evaluating applicantions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Primarily the quality of the applicants work as indicated by submitted visual documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition record and curriculum vitae.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstration of a serious and consistent dedication to the professional practice of visual arts through submitted documents.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence that the applicant is at a critical juncture in their development as an artist, which will be enhanced by their residency stay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Artists are selected by a panel of active visual arts and cultural professionals, with members varying from year to year. The selection of artists for the residency stay is based on artistic quality and innovation as well as the ability to work productively within the program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/application\/\"><strong>Application process<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nApplicants must use the electronic application form found on Skaftfell\u00b4s webpage.<br \/>\nApplications are only accepted during the open call with deadline 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of September 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/program-type\/\"><strong>Standard Residency fee:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Private 550 EUR<\/li>\n<li>Shared 360 EUR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A confirmation fee of one month is required upon booking. The remaining fee is due to be payed upon arrival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/residency-program\/program-type\/\"><strong>Research Residency fee:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pr. day 24 EUR<\/li>\n<li>Pr. week 150 EUR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Outline The aim of Skaftfell\u00b4s residency program is manifold: to create and nurture an environment for inspiration; to encourage artists to experience life and work in a unique micro-community where creativity is applied to the everyday; to foster a sense of community between artists and the public in the setting of rural East-Iceland; to facilitate circumstances for artists to experience, reflect and explore new means of their practice and, to provide conditions that stimulate the dialogue between art and life. The program is aimed at professional visual artists, but those working across fields, or within an interdisciplinary practice are [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/the-residency-program-is-now-open-for-applications-for-2015\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,191,146,78,86],"tags":[152],"class_list":["post-10532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2014-en","category-artists-in-residence","category-air-open-calls","category-news","category-pastprogram","tag-goethe-institut-danemark-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.skaftfell.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}