Courtesy Platform China Residency
RESIDENCY FOR NORWEGIAN ARTISTS AND CURATORS:
PLATFORM CHINA RESIDENCY
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
10 DECEMBER 2008
Due to an editing oversight in OCA's November Newsletter, the deadline for applications to the Platform China Residency was announced as 15 February 2009. Please notice the actual deadline is 10 December 2008.
Platform China Residency
In collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing, China, OCA offers a studio residency for an artist or curator at the Platform China Beijing Residency Programme, for two months either in spring (April/May) or fall (September/October) 2009. The artist/curator must be a Norwegian citizen, or live and work in Norway. Travel costs and housing are offered in addition to the grant. The Office for Contemporary Art Norway covers up to NOK 10000,– for travel expenses in addition to a monthly stipend of NOK 8000, – for living expenses. The residency programme is covered by 03–funding – Funds for the Exchange with Countries in the South. This is a support program funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for enhancing collaboration in the contemporary art field with professional artists in countries in the South.
Information required:
Application
form [pdf] in five copies
CV in five copies
Statement/project description
Application deadline:
All applications must be at the Office for Contemporary Art by 10 December 2008
Please send the application by post to:
Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Re: Platform China Residency
Nedre gate 7
0551 Oslo
Norway
Following the grant, the grant-holder is expected to write a brief report to the Office for Contemporary Art Norway about his or her stay.
For any questions regarding the application process, please contact Jørn Mortensen at OCA at jorn.mortensen@oca.no.
Office for Contemporary Art Norway
The Office for Contemporary Art Norway is a private foundation and was founded by The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in fall 2001. The main aim of the Office for Contemporary Art Norway is to develop collaborations in contemporary art between Norway and the international art scene. The Office for Contemporary Art Norway aims to become a profiled contributor to the discourses of contemporary art.