Collide residency award

Artists interested in applying to Collide are invited to submit a project proposal that combines research and production. The scope of this proposal will include a research period at CERN and a second developmental phase in Barcelona, where the artists will have the opportunity to expand their research and test its applications through Barcelona’s scientific and cultural network, as well as to engage with a wide range of communities.

The Collide Call for Entries encourages the participation of artists interested in the ideas described above, who comply with any of the following criteria:

Artists interested in the cultural significance of fundamental research and scientific knowledge.                            

Artists interested in the processes of fundamental science and particle physics who are able to extrapolate this understanding into art projects of artistic excellence.

Artists pushing the traditional forms of collaboration between the artistic and scientific fields and asking innovative and provocative questions in this respect.

Artists interested in the community-driven Hangar Centre for Art Research and Production and in its interaction with the urban area and its social fabric.

The award includes the following support and conditions:

15 000 Swiss Francs as a research and artistic production award.

Personal allowance for two months at CERN, Geneva, and one month in Barcelona.

Travel costs and accommodation within a fixed budget for the three months of the artistic residency at CERN and in Barcelona.

The recipient of the residency award will be expected to:

Engage in research based on the proposal submitted to the Collide Call for Entries.

Complete the period of the residency at CERN and in Barcelona.

Meet regularly with the CERN scientific partner(s) in order to discuss the process of artistic research, exploration and discovery, and additionally work with other scientists.

Establish dialogue with scientists and researchers at the research centres, universities, and factories of creativity, with the support and guidance of the team from the Institute of Culture of Barcelona (ICUB). 

Give one talk and/or workshop during the residency.

Communicate regularly with the curators and teams of Arts at CERN and the Institute of Culture of Barcelona.

Deliver a residency report after the residency is completed in both locations.

Finalise the artwork resulting from the residency within up to six months following the residency periods.