Recent projects
Research project
DiscoverArtistic residencies / New approaches
The initiative to review the programmes of aid for creation organised by Bitamine Faktoria over the last 10 years arose shortly after the period of pandemics, confinements and limitations on many of the freedoms we had enjoyed until then.
It is true that the new present had changed as a consequence of the events. The economy had been affected, many families had lost loved ones, the routine and changing restrictions we faced on a daily basis made us feel lost and hopeless. But also, people had changed. Many of us have taken advantage of this hiatus to slow down, reflect, analyse, blame ourselves, accept that sometimes we lose and even take away burdensome duties. To question our objectives and look for answers.
Continuing with the model we had proposed until then in our structure was irresponsible. And the answers would not appear on their own, they had to be sought.
Within this framework, a long task was planned, with concrete phases, articulated with each other and consecutive in time.
A research project was launched in November 2021 to find out the state of the artistic and cultural sector in the Basque Country, and it was carried out throughout 2022.
Many people have been involved in the work process, which has been an invaluable source of knowledge, and it is thanks to all of them that we can now share these results, which I sincerely hope will be useful and fruitful for the sector.
Download the research
Design: Estudio Moriskette
SHOP ONLINE
DiscoverYou can now find all Bitamine publications and projects in our new online shop:
shop.bitamine.net
Urumeako Atlas Emozionala:
Discoverwww.atlasurumea.eus
Urumeako Atlas Emozionala proiektu bat baino askoz gehiago da: Donostiako herritar guztiei irekitako gonbidapena da, Urumea ibaiarekin dugun harremana ehundu duten historian, emozioetan eta bizipen partekatuetan murgiltzeko. Biztanleen lankidetza aktiboaren bidez, proiektu honek ibaiaren inguruko memoriak eta sentimenduak jaso eta islatu nahi ditu, hiriaren garapenaren eta bilakaeraren lekuko mutu baina funtsezkoa izan baita.
Cristina Enea Fundazioak bultzatuta eta Donostia Kultura, Tabakalera eta Aranzadi Zientzia Elkartearen babesarekin, Urumeako Atlas Emozionalaren helburua herritarren parte-hartzean oinarritutako lan kultural eta artistikoa sortzea da. Atlas hau ez da datu edo istorioen bilketa soil bat, baizik eta sormen prozesu bat non bizipen pertsonalak gure hiriaren nortasuna ibaiarekin duen harremanaren bidez erretratatzen duen lan baten ardatz nagusi bihurtuko diren.
Erretratu kolektibo hau eraikitzeko, zure parte-hartzea behar dugu. Online inkesta baten eta taldeko elkarrizketen bidez, Urumearekin lotzen zaituzten oroitzapenak, pasadizoak, bizipenak eta sentimenduak bilduko ditugu. Testigantza bakoitza baliotsua eta bakarra da, eta Donostiaren aniztasuna eta aberastasun emozionala islatzen dituen obra bat sortzen lagunduko du. Herritarren parte-hartzea da proiektuaren bihotza, eta hori gabe ezingo genioke atlas emozional horri bizia eman.
Online inkesta zure oroitzapenak eta sentsazioak ibaiaren inguruan erraz partekatzeko diseinatuta dago, eta zure ekarpena funtsezkoa izango da mapa emozional hau eraikitzeko. Zure ahotsa, oroitzapenak eta istorioak entzun nahi ditugu, denboran iraungo duen ondare kultural eta artistikoa elkarrekin sortu ahal izateko.
Esperientzia horiek bildu ahala, atlasa osatuko duten gai nagusiak zehaztuko ditugu. Ondoren, emaitza horiek dibulgaziozko argitalpen batean eta Urumearen izaera eta historia emozionala islatzen duen erakusketa batean islatuko dira. Horrela, proiektu hau esperientzia ukigarri eta ulergarri bihurtuko da komunitate osoarentzat.
Urumeako Atlas Emozionala aukera paregabea da gure ingurune naturalarekin konektatzeko eta ibaiak gure eguneroko bizitzan eta Donostiako historian duen garrantzia gogoratzeko. Elkarrekin, oroimen kolektibo hori berreskuratu eta gorde dezakegu, eta, aldi berean, gure hiriak Urumearekin, iragana, oraina eta etorkizuna lotzen dituen ibaiarekin, duen lotura biziberritzen lagundu.
Ez itxaron gehiago: bete online inkesta eta parte hartu Urumearen oroimenean zeharreko bidaia zirraragarri honen eraikuntzan. Zure istorioa gurearen zati bat da. Lagun iezaguzu emozioen mosaiko hau ehuntzen eta Donostiaren arima eta ibaia islatuko dituen obra bati bizia ematen.
Egitasmo hau Cristina Enea Fundazioak eta Donostiako Udalak sustatzen dute, María José Noain Maura (LOs Viajes de Aspasia) eta Helga Massetani Piemonte (Bitamine) koordinatzaileen laguntzarkin.
Research project
DiscoverArtistic residencies / New approaches
The initiative to review the programmes of aid for creation organised by Bitamine Faktoria over the last 10 years arose shortly after the period of pandemics, confinements and limitations on many of the freedoms we had enjoyed until then.
It is true that the new present had changed as a consequence of the events. The economy had been affected, many families had lost loved ones, the routine and changing restrictions we faced on a daily basis made us feel lost and hopeless. But also, people had changed. Many of us have taken advantage of this hiatus to slow down, reflect, analyse, blame ourselves, accept that sometimes we lose and even take away burdensome duties. To question our objectives and look for answers.
Continuing with the model we had proposed until then in our structure was irresponsible. And the answers would not appear on their own, they had to be sought.
Within this framework, a long task was planned, with concrete phases, articulated with each other and consecutive in time.
A research project was launched in November 2021 to find out the state of the artistic and cultural sector in the Basque Country, and it was carried out throughout 2022.
Many people have been involved in the work process, which has been an invaluable source of knowledge, and it is thanks to all of them that we can now share these results, which I sincerely hope will be useful and fruitful for the sector.
Download the research
Design: Estudio Moriskette
SHOP ONLINE
DiscoverYou can now find all Bitamine publications and projects in our new online shop:
shop.bitamine.net
Urumeako Atlas Emozionala:
Discoverwww.atlasurumea.eus
Urumeako Atlas Emozionala proiektu bat baino askoz gehiago da: Donostiako herritar guztiei irekitako gonbidapena da, Urumea ibaiarekin dugun harremana ehundu duten historian, emozioetan eta bizipen partekatuetan murgiltzeko. Biztanleen lankidetza aktiboaren bidez, proiektu honek ibaiaren inguruko memoriak eta sentimenduak jaso eta islatu nahi ditu, hiriaren garapenaren eta bilakaeraren lekuko mutu baina funtsezkoa izan baita.
Cristina Enea Fundazioak bultzatuta eta Donostia Kultura, Tabakalera eta Aranzadi Zientzia Elkartearen babesarekin, Urumeako Atlas Emozionalaren helburua herritarren parte-hartzean oinarritutako lan kultural eta artistikoa sortzea da. Atlas hau ez da datu edo istorioen bilketa soil bat, baizik eta sormen prozesu bat non bizipen pertsonalak gure hiriaren nortasuna ibaiarekin duen harremanaren bidez erretratatzen duen lan baten ardatz nagusi bihurtuko diren.
Erretratu kolektibo hau eraikitzeko, zure parte-hartzea behar dugu. Online inkesta baten eta taldeko elkarrizketen bidez, Urumearekin lotzen zaituzten oroitzapenak, pasadizoak, bizipenak eta sentimenduak bilduko ditugu. Testigantza bakoitza baliotsua eta bakarra da, eta Donostiaren aniztasuna eta aberastasun emozionala islatzen dituen obra bat sortzen lagunduko du. Herritarren parte-hartzea da proiektuaren bihotza, eta hori gabe ezingo genioke atlas emozional horri bizia eman.
Online inkesta zure oroitzapenak eta sentsazioak ibaiaren inguruan erraz partekatzeko diseinatuta dago, eta zure ekarpena funtsezkoa izango da mapa emozional hau eraikitzeko. Zure ahotsa, oroitzapenak eta istorioak entzun nahi ditugu, denboran iraungo duen ondare kultural eta artistikoa elkarrekin sortu ahal izateko.
Esperientzia horiek bildu ahala, atlasa osatuko duten gai nagusiak zehaztuko ditugu. Ondoren, emaitza horiek dibulgaziozko argitalpen batean eta Urumearen izaera eta historia emozionala islatzen duen erakusketa batean islatuko dira. Horrela, proiektu hau esperientzia ukigarri eta ulergarri bihurtuko da komunitate osoarentzat.
Urumeako Atlas Emozionala aukera paregabea da gure ingurune naturalarekin konektatzeko eta ibaiak gure eguneroko bizitzan eta Donostiako historian duen garrantzia gogoratzeko. Elkarrekin, oroimen kolektibo hori berreskuratu eta gorde dezakegu, eta, aldi berean, gure hiriak Urumearekin, iragana, oraina eta etorkizuna lotzen dituen ibaiarekin, duen lotura biziberritzen lagundu.
Ez itxaron gehiago: bete online inkesta eta parte hartu Urumearen oroimenean zeharreko bidaia zirraragarri honen eraikuntzan. Zure istorioa gurearen zati bat da. Lagun iezaguzu emozioen mosaiko hau ehuntzen eta Donostiaren arima eta ibaia islatuko dituen obra bati bizia ematen.
Egitasmo hau Cristina Enea Fundazioak eta Donostiako Udalak sustatzen dute, María José Noain Maura (LOs Viajes de Aspasia) eta Helga Massetani Piemonte (Bitamine) koordinatzaileen laguntzarkin.
RECENT CALLS
- CLOSED
HAU #8
DiscoverDESIGN COMPETITION FOR TRADITIONAL BASQUE OBJECTS
The aim of this competition is to update the design of a traditional object present in Basque culture. The competition asks applicants to adapt, renovate and reinterpret traditional objects from the point of view of contemporary design, establishing new relationships with our history and broadening the lines of research and fields of action of design. In this way, the aim is to strengthen the links between tradition and contemporaneity, combining respect and recognition of craft design with the experimentation and potential of contemporary industrial design.
The piece to be reviewed in this call is the manka.
This call is opened to any person or legal entity of any age (students, professionals or collectives) in the design field (industrial and product design, architecture, engineering, fine arts, etc.) from any country. Participation in the competition is free.
DEADLINE
4 may 2025 - CLOSED
EAS EZE #9
DiscoverPROGRAMME FOR THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF CONTEMPORARY BASQUE ART
Bitamine is launching this call within the framework established by its plan for the internationalisation of contemporary Basque art. The aim of this programme is to encourage artistic research and production, contribute to the promotion of creators, and promote the international mobility of artists.
It is open to artistic projects by people living and working in the Basque Country.
WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
The aid is developed in two phases. Initially, the project will be worked on for several months in the Basque context. Once it has been completed, it will be exported for presentation in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina), where it will be shown in different spaces that are benchmarks of current contemporary culture.
Together with local institutions, a calendar of activities will be established in which the artists will participate in different venues, museums, cultural spaces and local artists.
DEADLINE
3th march
ENQUIRIES
enter@bitamine.net
- CLOSED
HAU #8
DiscoverDESIGN COMPETITION FOR TRADITIONAL BASQUE OBJECTS
The aim of this competition is to update the design of a traditional object present in Basque culture. The competition asks applicants to adapt, renovate and reinterpret traditional objects from the point of view of contemporary design, establishing new relationships with our history and broadening the lines of research and fields of action of design. In this way, the aim is to strengthen the links between tradition and contemporaneity, combining respect and recognition of craft design with the experimentation and potential of contemporary industrial design.
The piece to be reviewed in this call is the manka.
This call is opened to any person or legal entity of any age (students, professionals or collectives) in the design field (industrial and product design, architecture, engineering, fine arts, etc.) from any country. Participation in the competition is free.
DEADLINE
4 may 2025 - CLOSED
EAS EZE #9
DiscoverPROGRAMME FOR THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF CONTEMPORARY BASQUE ART
Bitamine is launching this call within the framework established by its plan for the internationalisation of contemporary Basque art. The aim of this programme is to encourage artistic research and production, contribute to the promotion of creators, and promote the international mobility of artists.
It is open to artistic projects by people living and working in the Basque Country.
WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
The aid is developed in two phases. Initially, the project will be worked on for several months in the Basque context. Once it has been completed, it will be exported for presentation in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina), where it will be shown in different spaces that are benchmarks of current contemporary culture.
Together with local institutions, a calendar of activities will be established in which the artists will participate in different venues, museums, cultural spaces and local artists.
DEADLINE
3th march
ENQUIRIES
enter@bitamine.net