The artistic and educational initiative MANIFEST is looking for artists that are motivated to contribute with new artistic perspectives to re-imagine Europe’s collective memory of the transatlantic trade of enslaved people on the European continent and its existing cultural traces.
MANIFEST will support the creation of 12 artworks that will be developed through an Artistic Journey with the help and facilitation of artistic supervisors, academic researchers, and production partners. Selected artists will work in two residencies and be encouraged to work with new technologies. The residencies start at the historical art space of Zsennye Palace near Budapest and continues in Lisbon, with additional extended reality (XR) workshops in Copenhagen for a selected number of artists that will be working with these mediums.
MANIFEST provides a cross-border and cross-disciplinary opportunity for exchange and artistic enrichment with fellow artists across Europe, including activities and study visits with partners and collaborators as well as honorarium (3000 EUR in total) for attending all MANIFEST residencies, events, and activities. Residents will also get access to a 1000 EUR budget for conceptual activities, supporting materials per artwork and additional, significant production support from partners for AR, VR, and digital media development.
All artistic forms of expression are welcome. Artists can apply as an individual, or as an artistic group or collective up to a maximum of three participants per group. All participants will need to co-create with MANIFEST’s partners and be willing to collaborate with others. Applicants should be legal residents in the countries within the Creative Europe framework.
The application will be opened on 26 October and can be submitted until 27 November. Find more information here.
