Konst i Blekinge has launched the Artist-In-Residence Blekinge with the aim to establish long-term collaborations between artists and different actors in the region with its starting point during the residency.
Two artists from the Baltic Sea Region will be selected for the residency with the possibility of a later return for collaborations or exhibitions. One artist from Blekinge will also be selected to participate in the residency and share studio. The residents will explore the county with its towns, cities, nature and archipelago and meet representatives from different organizations and institutions, to provide new contexts, starting points or conceptual directions. The residence will take place on 18 September – 13 October in Ronneby in the County of Blekinge in the South East archipelago of Sweden in collaboration with Konst i Blekinge and Kulturcentrum Ronneby konsthall.
The call is open to visual artists based in, temporary based in, or have connections to, the Baltic Sea Region and Scandinavian countries. Eligble countries in the extended Baltic Sea geography: Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Iceland. Artists can apply separately or together as a duo. The organisers are offering a stipend of 3 000 Euro, reimbursement of travel expenses to and from the residence, studio and accommodation and if agreed upon also production funds to experiment and try out works already on location in Blekinge. Meetings can be set up with the Blekinge Institute of Technology specializing in Digital media and Spatial planning, with culture departments in the municipalities, museums, archives or other collaborators.
The open call deadline is 13 August. Details about how to apply can be found here.
Konst i Blekinge is a platform for the development of the visual arts in the county and is run by Region Blekinge in collaboration with Kulturcentrum, Ronneby konsthall.
