UNESCO-ASCHBERG BURSARIES FOR ARTISTS PROGRAMME 2014 at Instituto SACATAR, Brasil

UNESCO-ASCHBERG BURSARIES FOR ARTISTS PROGRAMME 2014

The UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme, www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg, provides emerging artists in various disciplines with bursaries to international art residency programs. The bursaries are restricted to certain disciplines and geographic regions, with requirements varying from residency to residency.

 

Three bursaries to the Instituto Sacatar are awarded annually through the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme, in creative writing, visual arts and music composition. These bursaries are intended to professional artists from 25 to 35 years old, born and living in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Russia, the former Soviet Republics, Australia, New Zealand and/or the Pacific Islands (that is, anywhere in the world with the exception of Western Europe and the Americas.)

 

A UNESCO-Aschberg bursary to the Instituto Sacatar provides artists the time and space to produce new work and to interact with the dynamic culture of Bahia. Specifically, the bursary provides:

• Round-trip airfare, in economy class and accordingly to the Residency dates, between the artist’s nearest international airport and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. UNESCO-Aschberg manages the travel arrangements.
• A two-month stay, from 13 October to 8 December 2014, at the Sacatar estate on the island of Itaparica, including:
  • a room with private bathroom;
  • a separate working studio;
  • all meals (except Saturday evenings, Sundays and holidays);
  • laundry service;
  • logistical support for the execution of the artist’s intentions.

 

There is no additional stipend; the artist is responsible for his or her own working materials and any personal expenses (local transportation, incidental meals, etc.) for the duration of the residency.

 

There is no application fee.

 

Applications must be submitted from 2 September 2013  to  14 October 2013.

 

The bursary recipient will assume all costs to secure the necessary visas. We do not accept artists who want to use Sacatar as a base for travel and research in other countries.  We are looking for someone who commits to being here in the Institution for the full eight-week period, from 13 October to 8 December 2014.

 

Artists that have already participated in the UNESCO-Aschberg Programme in the past are not eligible. The UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme is granted only once to an artist.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE 
Applications for the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme 2014 to the Instituto Sacatar must be submitted electronically through https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/applyfrom 2 SEPTEMBER 2013 to 14 OCTOBER 2013.
 
Applications must include:

1. Completed ONLINE application form (available athttps://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply):  Please be sure to include both the name you commonly use and your name as it appears on your passport.  Regarding the question Why Bahia?:  in fifty words or less, please state why this opportunity to work in Bahia, Brazil,  is of interest to you and how you think an experience in Bahia might affect your work as an artist.  The application form requests that you include the names, job titles, emails and phone numbers of two references with whom we can discuss your application. The references must be able to communicate in either English or Portuguese.
2. Professional resumé (curriculum vitae), including significant achievements, awards, residencies, etc.
3. Description of the project you expect to work on while a resident at the Instituto Sacatar.  We strive to provide excellent conditions for solo work, but we also seek to facilitate work with entities and organizations in the local community. If you have a specific community-oriented idea, please explain. Feel free to state alternative plans of action. Remember that once in Bahia, things may change. Flexibility and improvisation are essential.
4. Description of physical work needs: equipment, space, furniture, etc. If during the creative process you use sound, please let us know how that sound might be controlled so that it does not disturb the other artists in residents.
5. Samples of recent representative work: Work samples should be submitted electronically as stipulated in the following texts regarding WORK SAMPLES.  The submission of samples of your artwork is the most important part of your application package.

The artist must subscribe at https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply in order to submit an application for the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme 2014 to Sacatar. Fill the ONLINE application form at https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply and upload / submit all required materials. Remember that all the application materials, including the work samples, must BE UPLOADED from 2 September 2013 to 14 October 2013.

 

The online application form at https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply is divided in parts. After completing each part, the applicant must click on CONTINUE & SAVE to proceed. On the last part of the application form, the artist must click on SAVE & REVIEW in order to visualize his/her entire application. If the applicant wants to review the beginning of the application form to check the accuracy of the inserted information or to upload any complementary material, he/she must click on BACK to have access to previous parts of the online application form. To finish the application, the applicant just needs to click on SEAL. After clicking on SEAL the artist will finish his/her application and future changes in his/her application will not be allowed. The applicant doesn’t need to finish the application all at once. If he/she wishes to finish his/her application later, it is possible to do it anytime while filling the application form just by clicking on SAVE PROGRESS & EXIT. The applicant can finish his/her application anytime he/she wishes during the application period: from 2 September 2013 to 14 October 2013. Only finished applications will be considered!

 

 

WORK SAMPLES

 

Samples should be of recent representative work, submitted in one or more of the following formats.

 

FOR CREATIVE WRITING:Submit writing samples as Word .docs or .pdf files. The author's name must not appear on any sample. The total writing samples should not exceed 15,000 words. The text may consist of any form of creative writing, such as a short story, a one-act play, a portion of a novel or play, a portion of a screenplay, an essay, etc. Poets should send ten short poems or an appropriate excerpt from a longer piece.

 

For individuals who work in a language other than English or Portuguese, please submit your texts in both the original language and in English translation. While every effort will be made to have texts read in the original language, the evaluation for texts written in a language other than English or Portuguese will be made primarily through its translation into English.

 

FOR VISUAL ARTS:You should submit no more than 12 images of your work in .jpg format (600 x 800 pixels maximum). Also send a list (.pdf or .doc) identifying each image, providing its title, dimensions, media, year executed and any other pertinent information. Please include any explanatory texts to contextualize permanent or temporary installations, etc., cross-referenced to the .jpg images.  Do not submit Powerpoint presentations.  Do not submit .tiff's.  Do not submit .jpg’s without providing dimensions and media of the photographed work.

 

If your artwork involves moving images and/or sound (Video Art, Performance, Cinema, Animation, etc.) examples of your work must be uploaded tohttps://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply. Submit no more than 10 video and/or sound work samples. Video and sound work samples must not exceed 5min. length each. DO NOT SEND .jpg’s --- that is, still images ---of any work that includes moving imagery.

 

DO NOT submit links of work samples uploaded to any other web pages. Work samples sent on CDs or DVDs by postal service WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please include a written explanation to contextualize the work and your participation and/or contribution to its realization.

FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION:

Samples of your musical compositions should be uploaded tohttps://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply.  Submit no more than 10 musical compositions. Upload a written explanation stating your involvement in the production of the submitted musical samples: as composer, performer, etc.

 

Work samples sent on CDs or DVDs by postal service WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

 

ATTENTION: Please do not mention your name in the titles of the work samples or include your name elsewhere in the submitted work. Identify work samples with titles like Sample 01, Sample 02, etc. Do not create long titles for the work samples.

 

 

SELECTION PROCESS 
A Selection Committee, convened by Sacatar, will evaluate the work samples and proposals of all the applicants and will recommend up to twelve individuals for subsequent interviews. Sacatar will conduct interviews by telephone, in English or Portuguese, with these selected artists before 24 November 2013. The purpose of the interviews is to understand in greater depth the artist’s expectations and intentions and to clarify for the applicant what Sacatar can and cannot offer.  Sacatar will then nominate nine artists for the three UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries. The final selection of the three bursary recipients will be made by the Final Selection Panel at UNESCO in Paris, France, and will be announced in early January 2014. Sacatar and the UNESCO-Aschberg will award three bursaries to Sacatar one in each discipline.

 

The residencies will take place from 13 October 2014 to 8 December 2014. 

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If you have any specific questions about eligibility, the application requirements, the selection process or any other issue associated with the UNESCO/Aschberg Bursaries to the Instituto Sacatar, please write to us at info@sacatar.org.

 

Submit your application to one of the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries 2014 to Sacatar at:

 

https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply

 

All application materials must be submitted throughhttps://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/sacatar2014/apply

on or before Monday, 14 October 2013 (by midnight, Brasília time).