Open call for Trauma & Revival residencies: Riga and Biella

For visual artist or creative professional, active in art and culture or related fields, from Russia or any European country and born after 1982. Deadline: February 9, 2017. The two residencies in July and September are co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme.

The two residencies in Latvia and Italy are developed under the framework of Trauma & Revival. Cultural relations between Eastern and Western Europe, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme. The project explores the post-war period of Europe’s history between 1945 and 1968 through its artistic developments.

Coordinated by kim? Contemporary Art Centre and Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, in cooperation with BOZAR, the residencies in Riga (Latvia) and Biella (Italy) propose workshops, lectures, master-classes, discussions, encounters, debates, and open studio events gathering emerging artists and researchers from Eastern and Western Europe, including Russia.

LATVIA: Residency – kim? Contemporary Art Centre
kim? Contemporary Art Centre (Riga, Latvia), July 8 – 22, 2017
Number of participants: 12
Submit application to opencall@kim.lv stating “Trauma & Revival – Latvia” as a subject line.

ITALY: Residency – Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto
Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto (Biella, Italy), September 11 – 30, 2017
Number of participants: 10
Submit application to unidee.submission@cittadellarte.it stating “Trauma & Revival – Italy” as a subject line.

Deadline for submission: February 9, 2017 (18 PM CET).
Trauma&Revival OpenCall Guidelines
Trauma&Revival Residencies ApplicationForm
For further information, please contact opencall@kim.lv and unidee@cittadellarte.it.