2017
BAR #6
BIDASOA ART RESIDENCY
Call for artists from any country and nationality (excepted Spanish) who do not live in Spain and wish to make a residency in the region of Bidasoa (Irun, Hendaia and Hondarribia), located between the Basque Country French and Spanish.
During the residency, the artist will work on her/his perception, vision of the Basque Country that ’s why the artist will live in a Basque context during her/ his residence, with visits and interviews to different contemporary cultural entities. The objective is to develop a piece of art that we will later exhibit in different sites of Euskal Herria.
WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
A 40-day stay during which the artist will have accommodation in Irun, as well as a studio workshop and work space. In addition, you will get advices, production services and introductions to various individuals from the Basque Country’s art and cultural field to carry out your project.
MORE CALLS
HAU #8
CONCOURS DE DESIGN D’OBJETS TRADITIONELS BASQUES
Le but de cet appel est de réinterpréter le design d’un objet traditionnel présent dans la culture basque. De cette façon, nous amenons chaque candidat d’une part à rechercher et à intégrer dans son travail la culture basque à travers des coutumes traditionnelles et d’autre part à adapter, à renouveler et à réinterpréter un objet du point de vue du design contemporain. Nous aimerions établir de nouvelles relations avec notre histoire et élargir les lignes de recherche et les champs d’action du design.
La pièce à revisiter dans cet appel est le manka. Voir règlement pour plus d’informations.
Cet appel est ouvert à toute personne ou groupe de tout âge (étudiants, professionnels ou collecifs) dans le domaine du design (design industriel et d’objet, architecture, ingénierie, beaux-arts, etc.). La participation au concours est gratuite.
DATE LIMITE
4 mai 2025
EAS EZE #9
PROGRAMME 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
BAR #12
Bidasoa Art Room is aimed at artists of any nationality and without age limit who can reside for at least 45 days in the Basque Country (Spain / France).
The aim of this call is to open a space-time for artistic research in which an artist refl ects on the concept of margin. It is aimed at artists of any nationality who wish to stay in the Bidasoaldea region. The interest of the programme lies in generating a result that stimulates reflection and the integration of the diff erent perspectives that are produced in/from the margins.
WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF?
Bitamine offers a help that consists of:
-Mentoring. Contact with different people from the local artistic and cultural scene will be facilitated.
-Accommodation. (private rural flat with studio, one bedroom with double bed, living room with double sofa bed, bathroom, kitchen, parking and garden).
-Work space.
-Fees (1600 euros gross per month subject to withholding tax).
-Transfer from the place of origin to the residence (up to 1000 euros round trip) *.
-Production expenses (up to EUR 1200).
-Design, editing and printing of the publication with the results of the research and artistic process.
-Communication and dissemination.
Bitamine offers the possibility of writing an invitation letter for the selected artist to apply for additional grants in the country of origin.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications that do not upload the project as requested in the terms and conditions of this call will be automatically rejected. The submission of the project is a mandatory requirement. )
DEADLINE
17 February 2025