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LAST MINUTE OPEN CALL – DEADLINE AUGUST 1st FOR COLLABORATION ART RESIDENCY – Riga, Latvia, 5-25.08.2024.
Since one of previously selected artists canceled participation, You can become a member of a temporary artist group, if you are a professional artist interested in trying out unusual conditions – experiencing collaborative residency located in the non-governmental cultural hub (more then 100 studios in former university building). 3 weeks together (in separate rooms) with another 4 selected international artists, exploration of the local context and creation of new ideas for your new art works through the moderated process of collaboration.
Previously selected artists:
Arte Laguna Prize 2024 winner Jingyi Wang (China/Norway) – https://www.jingyiwang.org/
Ljubica Denkovic (Serbia) – https://www.instagram.com/ljubicadenkovic/
Kevin Frech (USA) – https://www.kevinrfrech.net/
Lidija Zaneripa (Latvia) – http://zaneripa.org/
Participation & accommodation – 600 EUR.
Send your CV to info@blackholes.lv till 2024, August 1st.
We have launche the first open call for this residency in 2023 through ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE 18th edition. We received 257 applications from all over the world! It has been very excited, but also heart breaking process to chose one, who will get the Arte Laguna Prize and will be able to take part in the residency without participation and accommodation fee. The winner is artist Jingyi Wang from Beijing, China, currently based in Bergen, Norway. We have invited to take part also few other our favorite Arte Laguna Prize 18th edition applicants and three of them have accepted our invitation. Unfortunately one of them canceled participation. So we still can add one artist Please send us your CV and motivation letter to info@blackholes.lv if you would like to join the residency. Time period of this residency is August 5-25, 2024. Residents will have a possibility also to visit the coast line of the Baltic Sea between Liepāja and Pāvilosta.
The participation fee is 300 EUR + 300 EUR for accommodation. Artists are responsible for their travel expenses. There will be a dedicated workspace and a common kitchen for family-style cooking of meals. It is a tradition in Black Hole residencies to share each culture through food and to get to know each other as a person.
The aim of ‘’The Black Hole’’ residency is to foster creative freedom, explore local context and encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary experiments between participants. In 3 weeks artists will get to know each other and the environment of residency. There will be workshops with experienced professionals from various fields offering participants methods and inspiration on how to approach their work and explore beyond the usual. Once a week there will be a presentation within a small group of people on what the artists have come up with so far. In conclusion of the residency participants of the residency will have to share ideas developed during the residency to a public in their chosen way – exhibition, presentation, performance, interdisciplinary event or other form.
The residency will take place 30 min bicykle ride distance from the city center. There is also a public transport, 90 min ride = 1,5 EUR. The price for the cab ride from and to the city center is around 5-10 EUR depending on rush hours.
Currently the Black Holes residency is located in the cultural hub Viskaļi run by Free Riga in the former Riga Technical university faculty of mechanics, transportation and aeronautics. Free Riga moved there in 2019 for 25 years. There are more then 200 rooms with 15 000 m2 inside space in total. Now 90% are rented out to artists, designers, NGOs, companies of creative industries, social sector, etc.
Totaldobže Art Centre has been active in Viskaļi from 2020 till 2023. It was organizing public events: concerts, exhibitions, performances, conferences, talks, poetry slams etc.
There is an auditorium with a stage for up to 500 seated or 1000 standing visitors.
After soviet military aviation institute moved out in 1991 the auditorium was not been used till 2019.
The Black Hole residency organizer the Totaldobže Art Centre was organizing experimental improvisation concertsfor musicians from different genres, contemporary dance performances, exhibitions, poetry slams, electronic music dance parties and tango lessons.
The auditorium has hosted also events organized by other teams.
During summer the yard became a great location for leasure and outside activities.
There was built a terrace outside for events under the sky.