Office for Contemporary Art Norway

OCA ANNOUNCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR

International Support

International Residencies
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Capacete Residency Programme, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil
ISCP New York City, NY, USA

Deadline: 1 February 2012

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INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
OCA is currently accepting applications for the First Quarter Application Review for International Support. Forms are due by 1 February 2012. Applications are accepted from Norwegian artists, international artists residing in Norway and non-profit entities. Priority is given to exhibitions taking place in key international art institutions and project spaces. Support is also extended to solo exhibitions and group exhibitions initiated by international curators as well as to Norwegian art professionals organising exhibitions and projects abroad.

The objective for support is to foster the professional consideration and exhibition of Norwegian art abroad, innovative artistic production, and a creative process of dialogue and collaboration within the spectrum of contemporary cultural practice. OCA's International Support Programme aims to enable international institutions and international curators to work more comprehensively and thoroughly with individual artists, art groups and professionals to convey the critical initiatives behind their production. OCA finds it important to provide artists, art professionals, curators, and cultural producers the possibility to network professionally within the international arts community.


INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES
OCA provides International Residencies for Norwegian artists, curators and critics in a number of international venues. The upcoming 1 February 2012 deadline applies to Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Capacete Residency Programme and ISCP New York City. Click here to read more about OCA's International Residency Programmes.

Künstlerhaus Bethanien
In 2012-13 OCA offers a twelve-month residency programme for an artist, at the International Studio Programme Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, from 1 December 2012 until 15 November 2013. Applications are accepted from Norwegian artists and international artists residing in Norway. Please notice that the residency is not available for BA or MA students. Applications will be assessed by an International Jury appointed by OCA, together with a representative from Künstlerhaus Bethanien. Click here to read more about Künstlerhaus Bethanien.

Capacete Residency Programme
In 2012 OCA offers a residency programme for an artist, an independent curator, a cultural producer or an independent art critic at Capacete, a forum and interdisciplinary project operating in Brazil since 1997. The duration of the programme is four months between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, including two-month stays in each city. Applications are accepted from Norwegian artists and international artists residing in Norway. Please notice that the residency is not available for BA or MA students. Applications will be assessed by an International Jury appointed by OCA, together with a representative from Capacete. Click here to read more about the Capacete Residency Programme.

ISCP New York City
In collaboration with the American Scandinavian Foundation, OCA offers two studio grants – one for a Norwegian artist and one for a Norwegian curator – at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York City. The artist residency has the duration of one year, from 1 September 2012 until 15 August 2013. The Curatorial residency has the duration of 3 months, from 1 September until 30 November 2012. Only Norwegian citizens are eligible for these grants. Please notice that the residency is not available for BA or MA students. Applications will be assessed by an International Jury appointed by OCA. Click here to read more about ISCP New York City.

For questions regarding applications for International Support, please contact Anne Charlotte Hauen. For international institutional applications, biennials and residencies, please address your questions to Paul Brewer.