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
KULTURBOX
DiscoverThe way of consuming culture has changed considerably in recent times. In addition to existing trends towards digitalisation, there has been the impact of the coronavirus, which has had a very negative impact on the development of in-person cultural activity, but which has allowed the development of new ways of consuming art and culture, online and choosing the content that most interests us, to enjoy it when, where and how we want.
This change of parameters logically affects everything to do with artistic creation, art consumption and the dissemination of cultural heritage. Moreover, we must remember the importance of the heritage value chain and its six interconnected steps: identification, documentation, valuation, conservation, dissemination and reflection.
Combining both concepts, the new modes of artistic-cultural consumption and the importance of the heritage value chain, this project is focused on the dissemination of art and heritage combined with a careful aesthetic from the keys of design and contemporary art. This is how KulturBox was born, a series of artistic boxes to approach culture in an accessible, inclusive and comfortable way, offering a new quality format that incorporates playfulness and allows you to enjoy culture à la carte.
KulturBox is designed for anyone who shows an interest in culture and art, regardless of their education or knowledge of it. Restless people, concerned about the knowledge of their environment and who are sensitive to the heritage that surrounds them, eager to know and learn, but also to look for quality leisure activities.
The KulturBox project is promoted in a co-creation format with María José Noain Maura, from Los Viajes de Aspasia.
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DiscoverYou can now find all Bitamine publications and projects in our new online shop:
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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
KULTURBOX
DiscoverThe way of consuming culture has changed considerably in recent times. In addition to existing trends towards digitalisation, there has been the impact of the coronavirus, which has had a very negative impact on the development of in-person cultural activity, but which has allowed the development of new ways of consuming art and culture, online and choosing the content that most interests us, to enjoy it when, where and how we want.
This change of parameters logically affects everything to do with artistic creation, art consumption and the dissemination of cultural heritage. Moreover, we must remember the importance of the heritage value chain and its six interconnected steps: identification, documentation, valuation, conservation, dissemination and reflection.
Combining both concepts, the new modes of artistic-cultural consumption and the importance of the heritage value chain, this project is focused on the dissemination of art and heritage combined with a careful aesthetic from the keys of design and contemporary art. This is how KulturBox was born, a series of artistic boxes to approach culture in an accessible, inclusive and comfortable way, offering a new quality format that incorporates playfulness and allows you to enjoy culture à la carte.
KulturBox is designed for anyone who shows an interest in culture and art, regardless of their education or knowledge of it. Restless people, concerned about the knowledge of their environment and who are sensitive to the heritage that surrounds them, eager to know and learn, but also to look for quality leisure activities.
The KulturBox project is promoted in a co-creation format with María José Noain Maura, from Los Viajes de Aspasia.
SHOP ONLINE
DiscoverYou can now find all Bitamine publications and projects in our new online shop:
shop.bitamine.net
RECENT CALLS
- CLOSED
IZOKIN #10
DiscoverCROSS-BORDER CREATION GRANT
Izokin supports projects of individual and collective creators as well as initiatives of permanent production spaces and independent cultural representatives, thus strengthening the creative fabric of the area and reinforce its greater dissemination among citizens.
The grant will be aimed at the production of works in visual, audiovisual, performing arts, music, literature, design, comics or any other creative discipline of individual creators and/or groups; projects with innovative and fundamental character and activities with flexible contents. This method is addressed to individuals or groups that carry out their activity preferably in the cross-border territory of Euskal Herria.
WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
Production of works in visual, audiovisual and performance arts, music, literature, design, comics or any other creative discipline. Taking responsibilities of cultural projects: management of events and/or cultural spaces, the exhibition of works. Education.WHO CAN RECEIVE IT?
Individuals and groups of individuals with no age limit, who carry out their activity preferably in the territories of Gipuzkoa, Navarre and/or the Agglomeration community of the Basque Country (Lapurdi, Lower Navarre and Zuberoa), or whose project is in some way linked to these territories.SELECTION CRITERIA
The quality, trajectory, innovation, connectivity, public participatory and cross-border nature of each application will be assessed. For assistance, the evaluation committee may meet with the applicants in order to receive additional information on the application, if they consider appropriate.DEADLINE
22 july 2024 - CLOSED
DESPLAZAMENDUAK / DESPLAZAMIENTOS #1
DiscoverArtistic Research Program
BITAMINE - CASA PLANASImportant to note:
Schedule: January - November 2025
Grant: 2400€ Fees + Residency + PublicationBitamine, a space for artistic, cultural, and social research at the border, located in Irun-Euskadi, in association with Casa Planas, a research center for contemporary image located in Palma de Mallorca, are launching a grant program aimed at researchers residing in Euskadi.
This artistic research program aims to develop and produce projects that reflect on the socio-cultural impact of tourism.
The research is based on the activation of the International Archive on the History of Tourism (Planas Archive)
WHAT IT ENTAILS
It offers the possibility to activate the research at the Casa Planas headquarters in Palma de Mallorca in a one-month residency format during January 2025 and to develop the rest of the research in Euskadi during the following months (February and March), with the possibility of using the Bitamine residency in the Bidasoa region if the artist deems it necessary.Finally, a schedule of activities is organized jointly with the collaborating institutions, where the artist will present the results of their research within the framework of the International COSTA Congress (Observatory of Sustainable Tourism and Culture), organized by Casa Planas in Palma de Mallorca in October 2025 (More info), as well as public presentation activities in Euskadi. This offers an experience that we hope will contribute positively to the development of their career and artistic research process.
WHO CAN RECEIVE IT
This open call for artistic research projects is aimed at artists, researchers, curators, etc., residing and working in Euskadi, regardless of their discipline and field of study.SELECTION CRITERIA
The grant will be awarded to applicants who achieve the highest score according to the following evaluation criteria: a) the project presented (50%); b) the applicant’s curriculum or track record (25%); c) the adequacy and suitability of the project to the resources and context in which it is developed (15%); and d) the applicant's social mediation experience (10%).DEADLINE
Deadline extension
September 9, 2024.
- CLOSED
IZOKIN #10
DiscoverCROSS-BORDER CREATION GRANT
Izokin supports projects of individual and collective creators as well as initiatives of permanent production spaces and independent cultural representatives, thus strengthening the creative fabric of the area and reinforce its greater dissemination among citizens.
The grant will be aimed at the production of works in visual, audiovisual, performing arts, music, literature, design, comics or any other creative discipline of individual creators and/or groups; projects with innovative and fundamental character and activities with flexible contents. This method is addressed to individuals or groups that carry out their activity preferably in the cross-border territory of Euskal Herria.
WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
Production of works in visual, audiovisual and performance arts, music, literature, design, comics or any other creative discipline. Taking responsibilities of cultural projects: management of events and/or cultural spaces, the exhibition of works. Education.WHO CAN RECEIVE IT?
Individuals and groups of individuals with no age limit, who carry out their activity preferably in the territories of Gipuzkoa, Navarre and/or the Agglomeration community of the Basque Country (Lapurdi, Lower Navarre and Zuberoa), or whose project is in some way linked to these territories.SELECTION CRITERIA
The quality, trajectory, innovation, connectivity, public participatory and cross-border nature of each application will be assessed. For assistance, the evaluation committee may meet with the applicants in order to receive additional information on the application, if they consider appropriate.DEADLINE
22 july 2024 - CLOSED
DESPLAZAMENDUAK / DESPLAZAMIENTOS #1
DiscoverArtistic Research Program
BITAMINE - CASA PLANASImportant to note:
Schedule: January - November 2025
Grant: 2400€ Fees + Residency + PublicationBitamine, a space for artistic, cultural, and social research at the border, located in Irun-Euskadi, in association with Casa Planas, a research center for contemporary image located in Palma de Mallorca, are launching a grant program aimed at researchers residing in Euskadi.
This artistic research program aims to develop and produce projects that reflect on the socio-cultural impact of tourism.
The research is based on the activation of the International Archive on the History of Tourism (Planas Archive)
WHAT IT ENTAILS
It offers the possibility to activate the research at the Casa Planas headquarters in Palma de Mallorca in a one-month residency format during January 2025 and to develop the rest of the research in Euskadi during the following months (February and March), with the possibility of using the Bitamine residency in the Bidasoa region if the artist deems it necessary.Finally, a schedule of activities is organized jointly with the collaborating institutions, where the artist will present the results of their research within the framework of the International COSTA Congress (Observatory of Sustainable Tourism and Culture), organized by Casa Planas in Palma de Mallorca in October 2025 (More info), as well as public presentation activities in Euskadi. This offers an experience that we hope will contribute positively to the development of their career and artistic research process.
WHO CAN RECEIVE IT
This open call for artistic research projects is aimed at artists, researchers, curators, etc., residing and working in Euskadi, regardless of their discipline and field of study.SELECTION CRITERIA
The grant will be awarded to applicants who achieve the highest score according to the following evaluation criteria: a) the project presented (50%); b) the applicant’s curriculum or track record (25%); c) the adequacy and suitability of the project to the resources and context in which it is developed (15%); and d) the applicant's social mediation experience (10%).DEADLINE
Deadline extension
September 9, 2024.