2025
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
PARTICIPANTS OF THE COMMUNITY
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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
DESPLAZAMENDUAK / DESPLAZAMIENTOS #1
Artistic Research Program
BITAMINE - CASA PLANAS
Important to note:
Schedule: January - November 2025
Grant: 2400€ Fees + Residency + Publication
Bitamine, 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.