The Art Center launches a call for candidacies for a residency of one month (February 3 to 28, 2020) for a Haitian artist or from the Haitian diaspora who will be hosted in Barbados by the artistic platform "Fresh Milk Art".

The Art Center fully supports the costs related to Barbados and provides the artist with a place of creation, equipment, housing. In addition, the artist will receive a living allowance for meals and transportation costs. The ticket and the visa will be covered by the Art Center.

Application procedure :

The call for candidacies is open to any artist who is a Haitian national or from the Haitian diaspora. The call concerns exclusively the field of visual arts (plastic or digital). The artist must justify a regular and multiple artistic production.

The selection will be made by a selection committee made up of members of the Art Center Administration Committee, a member of its executive team and Fresh Milk.

Special attention will be paid to:

• Mastery of the techniques used and the quality of execution;

• The aesthetic and technical interest of the artist's practice;

• The coherence of the artist's proposal with the theme as well as the depth of the readings and interpretations;

• The originality and singularity of the works.

The file will contain the following documents, grouped in a single PDF document :

• The completed application form Download the form : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/Form-for-Residency-in-Haiti.pdf

• The Artist's Curriculum Vitae, containing the elements of the artist's training, his professional career, his experiences, the history of his public exhibitions and in gallery (2pagesmaximum);

• The artistic approach (presentation of the artist's practice - 2 pages maximum);

• The residency project related to the theme (2 pages maximum);

• A selection of visuals of the artist's works (10 works visuals maximum). The visuals must be in color, legible, legible specifying the materials and technique used and dimensions. For videographers, a page with links to videos accompanied by a brief summary for each one.

Electronic files and your questions should be sent by email to: contact@lecentredart.org Cc judithmichel@lecentredart.org

Deadline for submission : before November 1, 2019 midnight (GMT)

For more information visit : www.lecentredart.org/actu/appel-a-candidature-artiste-haitienne-residence-barbade/

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