Open Call
BOREAL Grant at FLORA
Opening date: 07/09/2018
Deadline: 30/11/2018, 7:00am – Colombia time
PROGRAM DATES: From February 4 to November 30, 2019.
The Boreal grant for Escuela FLORA 2018 is offered to a Danish artist or curator (or living in Denmark for the past 5 years), of any age.
The program includes talks, seminars and studio visits, is conducted mostly in Spanish; a working knowledge of the language is preferred although fluency in Spanish is not expected.
FLORA ars+natura, a space for contemporary art in Bogotá, Colombia, emphasizes the relationship between art and nature, focusing on production- based commissions and residences, exhibition of the results of these programs, and education. FLORA is a not-for-profit foundation with an open and inclusive character that establishes links between artists and local, national, and international communities through intense educational and exhibition activity.
Escuela FLORA is a long-term residency program coupled with a study program based on studio practice, dialog and direct feedback on the artistic process, resorting to inter-culturalism to go beyond hegemonic thought.
Escuela FLORA brings together around twenty artists of diverse nationalities and backgrounds, selected through an open call. Each one develops her or his practice in a separate studio, attends an independent study program that delves into the creative and research methodologies of contemporary art, and receives feedback from tutors (both local and international artists, curators, thinkers, historians, and researchers), as well as elders from different indigenous groups.
Escuela FLORA articulates a series
of activities that generate spaces of learning and reflection. It proposes an ample spectrum of possibilities of dialog such as conferences, workshops, studio visits, reading seminars, group critiques, “círculos de la palabra” (encounters with indigenous elders), field trips, and thematic soirées.
The public presentation of processes (PPP) of each resident artist’s work is done through Open Studio events, talks, and exhibitions. In return, the residents are in charge of open workshops aimed at diverse publics (children and adolescents, neighbors, and emerging artists, among others). Through these workshops, they exchange their experiences, create community, and interact with local groups.
The costs are:
Studio: $4.500 USD ($450/month) for ten months, all expenses included
Independent study program: $4.000 USD ($400/month) for ten months
Administrative costs: $2.350 USD ($235/month) for ten months
Total: $10.850 USD (around DKK 69,600) for 10 months
These costs should be paid to FLORA upon arrival in Bogotá
Additionally, the artist should budget the following costs:
$7.000 USD ($700 USD x 10 months) for housing, food and transport
$1.000 USD for airline ticket (estimated)
Total: $8.000 USD (around DKK 51,400) for 10 months
The selected candidate will have to finance these costs, for instance by applying to the Danish Art Foundation’s program “Residency – Egne aftaler”.
More information on this link
THE SELECTED ARTIST WILL COMMIT TO THE FOLLOWING:
-Participate in all Escuela FLORA program, which includes studio visits, workshops, seminars, conferences, field trips, open studios, etc.
-Use the studio for ten (10) month, respecting the acuerdo de voluntades. This agreement must be accepted and signed before the start of Escuela FLORA program, and contain the rules about the residency, the use of the studio and artworks produced during the program in accordance to Colombian law.
–Conceive and organize a workshop with the community of Bogotá, with the others artist of Escuela FLORA program. This workshop will be defined collectively upon arriving in Bogotá.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED – SELECTED ARTIST
-VISA
If it is necessary, the artist must obtain the visa to enter in Colombian territory. This cost must be assumed by the artist.
The student visa cost is estimated USD $70, it cost includes the study of documents by the migratory authority. In this link you can check the information of visa procedure.
Important: FLORA will send a letter of acceptance in Escuela FLORA y and required documents to get the visa.
-VACCINES.
Some countries (e.g. Brazil) require a vaccine certification of yellow fever, tree (3) weeks in advance before traveling to Colombia. The artist must check if it is necessary.
-CÉDULA DE EXTRANJERÍA
The artist must apply for a one-year cédula de extranjería to stay in Colombia. The cédula de extranjería is obligatory to participate in Escuela FLORA.
The Cédula de Extranjería’s cost is estimated in $ USD $70.
In this link you can check the information of Cédula de extranjería procedure.
-HEALTH INSURANCE IN COLOMBIA
The artist must acquire health insurance from a local provider (EPS) or bring his/her own health insurance.
IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS:
About Escuela FLORA:
–Escuela FLORA is an independent study program based in experimentation. Escuela FLORA is not an exhibition space.
–Escuela FLORA does not have accommodation services. The artist has to find housing and pay for this cost.
About procedures:
–If required, FLORA will send the letters and certifications necessaries to realize the procedures.
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS
1. Complete the application form online
2. Compile in a single PDF smaller than 10 MB, with personal details, biography, and workart. This PDF should be attached in the application form and must include the next information:
-Artist Name and Name of the grant
-E-mail address.
-Place of birth (City and country)
-Date of birth
-Mobile phone number and country code number for calls
-Current address of residence.
– A brief biography/professional career (2000 characters maximum)
-A description of the ideas behind your work in a way that helps the jurors understand its themes, concerns and intentions (2000 characters maximum).
-Select five relevant projects/artworks. One image or video of each work, with a brief description (caption, 500 characters maximum each one)
-Videos should be uploaded to Youtube or Vimeo. In this case, the artist should paste the links in the pdf document, with a still and a brief description (like a caption, 500 characters maximum each one)
The PDF should be marked as follows: artist name/Boreal Grant
In this link you can see an example of the required pdf document.
The name of the selected artist will be posted on our website on November 30th, 2018.
The selected artist authorizes FLORA to use photos of their work for educational and documentation matters.
The artist application is a proof that he/she accepts terms and conditions of the grant.
The decision of the judges is final
If you have any questions, please visit the Preguntas frecuentes (FAQ) page