Artist in Resident

Brief description of residency program
The Uniarte residency in Willemstad, Curacao, is open to visual artists, curators, performance artists, cultural agents, critical art writers and researchers. It gives the resident the opportunity to work on their individual practice or work on a collaborative project with local artists and/or community members.

This residency invites the resident to develop new work on site and work on a specific research question that will enhance their individual practice, it is preferred but not obliged to work on topics relating to the (Dutch) Caribbean context or encouraging new experience to its context. With this residency the resident will be asked to have moments of contact with the art scene and the general public by either presenting their work to the local audience, engage in discussions and critic sessions with local artists and visitors, have a tangible outcome like workshop, lecture sessions or exhibition. This will be evaluated each time. Residents will benefit from the local insights of active studio members of UniArte and through studio visits and location or events across the island depending on interest.

Organization founded in

2010

Residency program since

2017

Disciplines

Visual Art

Film & New Media
Photography
Painting
Drawing
Installation art, sculpture
Performance art
Research

Curators

Art writers

MA and Phd Scholars

Academic Researchers

Type of organization

Artist Run

Setting

Urban, City center

Number of studios

Type of studios

Live-work space

Max number of artist residents at one time

1 (artist partners allowed on a case to case basis)

Expenses paid by artist

Travel expenses
A contribution fee accommodationÂ
Visa requirements (Curacao is the Dutch Kingdom)
Material expenses
Living expenses

The organization will provide

Work and living space (includes kitchen and bathroom)
Exhibition space
Marketing for presentations & events: we will send out a press release, have an announcement on our website, announcement on our social media platforms, announcements via our newsletters to our database & Network.
Sharing our network so you can meet with the local & international network of dynamic local artists and other creative colleagues.
We will provide an acceptance letter that can be used if you want to apply for possible travel grants and/or sponsoring in your home country.
Expectations of the resident
Introduction Artist Talk after arrival: Give a short presentation as an introduction to the audience who is curious about your work and what you plan to do on the island and meet and greet with the local art scene.
Several contact moments with the local art field that could be in the form meeting local artists (studio visits to talk about each others work or portfolio meetings), workshop, class, lecture, creation of new work, visit openings, etc..
Presentation at the end of your residency is a talk in which you talk about your experience on Curacao or presenting work that you made. Completion of
our artist online questionnaire for the online blogÂ

Preferred

Collaborating with local artists and/or inviting the local community to participate.

Working language(s)

Papiamentu
English
Spanish
Dutch

Other activities happening at the space

Artist Studio
Workshops
Presentations & informal gatherings with artists and community
Exhibitions
Film screeningsÂ

Facilities available

Wi-Fi
Projector
Small pa-installation and microphones
Tables and chairs
Printer & Scanner
Exhibition
Film screen space (outside and indoors)

How to reach UniArte

The most common mode of arrival to the island of Curacao is by plane. Residents will arrive at Hato Airport and will be picked up at arrival. Due to the centrality of the location, one can use public transportation by bus and/or rent a bike to move around the island.

Duration of residency

Up to +/- 1 month

Deadline

UniArte accepts applications for its Residency all year round. Applications can be submitted via email info@weuniarte.com.

Application guidelines (To be considered, interested artists must submit)

A proposal
An up-to-date résumé/CV
A numbered portfolio of 5-10 images/writing samples (or 2-3 short videos as the case may be) of recent work
As part of the application process, a Skype interview is required

NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be considered