CALL FOR ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

EU Project ART4SEA launches an open call to select 24 international artists.

CALL FOR ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

About the project 

In 2024, three small islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Ustica in Italy, Alonissos in Greece and Gozo in Malta, will host a 7 days residency program, where artists will be inspired by the beautiful natural environments, the ancient maritime traditions and the direct relationships with local communities to create their born-digital and physical artworks. Artists will be encouraged to design artworks to be integrated into the marine, natural and architectural landscapes of the islands, thus creating an open-air and underwater museum making the three Islands a guiding light for Ocean Conservation.

Goal of the call

ART4SEA designs and activates a Cooperation model for the cultural and creative sector. The model will be based on a combination of in-presence and remote co-production, training, and tutoring activities, together with ICT and digitization technologies development. This co-creation approach will be activated in the framework of the Artists-in-Residence Programme on three small Mediterranean islands (Ustica, Alonissos and Gozo) aimed at creating artworks and interactive immersive experiences for spreading ocean literacy and inspire a more environmentally friendly behaviour.

The Residence Programme fosters a cooperation process between artists and communities to raise awareness of these topics thanks to co-creation and cross fertilisation activities on site and online. Artworks (both digital and physical ones) will become the tangible results of the two-year Residency Programme that includes for each island:

• 4 Digital artists
• 3 Street/Urban/Guerrilla/Ecological/Graffiti/Land artists
• 1 Artist producing underwater artworks/sculptures

Overall, 8 Artists for each island and 24 artists in total willing to:

• Be engaged in co-creating projects to spread people’s awareness of marine preservation;
• Improve their skills using digital technologies and digital media in the creative process;
• Be trained on innovative and sustainable methods applied to creative processes.

What kind of art we are looking for

A1. Physical Art, which may include:

• Street art, Urban art, Graffiti art, Guerrilla art
• Land art
• Ecological art
• Site-specific art
• Sculpture and Environmental sculpture

A2. Physical Underwater Art:

• Underwater sculpture

B. Digital art, which may include:

• 3D art and Virtual/Video Rendering
• Digital imaging or video, Pixel Art, Vectorial art, Fractal art
• Artificial intelligence Art
• Net art
• Metaverse art (digital art exhibited in the metaverse)

Requirements for candidates

Select individual artists will have to meet the following requirements:

• Experience in one or more artistic categories identified previously.
• At least 18 years of age.

• Based in a European country.

• Good English knowledge (written and spoken).

• Preferably basic knowledge of the island local language (Italian or Greek).

ART4SEA encourages the participation of artists with disabilities.

How to partecipate 

Each artist shall submit their application by filling in the attached Application form. The following documents must be submitted together with the application form:

• Copy of a valid identity document.

• Portfolio with previous works and artistic experiences.

• Recorded video of the artist, including a short presentation and explaining his/her motivation to take part in the Artists-in-residence programme.

Moreover, candidates shall include a draft proposal of the digital/physical artwork and express their preference about the Island for the residency.