AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Call for applications:
Residency Program 2013

Application period: November 12 to December 14, 2012 at 6pm

Gyeonggi Creation Center
101-19 Seongam-ro Danwon-gu Ansan-si
Gyeonggi-do 425-886 Korea
t +82 (0) 32 890 4825/4823
gcc.apply2013@gmail.com
http://www.gyeonggicreationcenter.org

Application Fields
Creation residency program:

Visual arts: painting, sculpture, film/video, new media, architecture, design, photo
Performing arts: dance, music, performance
Literature

Applicants are allowed to apply for mixed media and other genres not shown above.

Research residency program:

Curator, performing arts presenter, critic, researcher of other areas

Residency scope and period
Creation residency program: 30 persons/teams, approximately

Korean: one year (March 2013–February 2014), six months (March to August 2013, September 2013 to February 2014)
Foreign: three months (March to May 2013, June to August 2013, September to November 2013, December 2013 to February 2014)

Research residency Program: four persons/teams approximately

Korean: six months (March to August 2013, September 2013 to February 2014)
Foreign: three months (March to May 2013, June to August 2013, September to November 2013, December 2013 to February 2014)

Select one from one of the above programs.

Support details
Support on space

Provision of individual studio (one room for each person/team)
Provision of joint creation space (media lab, carpentry room, seminar room, archive)

Support on program

Provision of partial support for production cost for exhibition and project
Provision of opportunities to participate in residency programs (exhibition, community art, workshop, mentoring, training program, etc.)
Provision of opportunities to participate in international exchange programs

Other support

Return flight ticket (economy seat)
Accident insurance
Advertisement in Korea and abroad

Those chosen as candidates will discuss details with the curatorial team of GCC.

Qualification and restrictions

No restrictions on nationality, age, and media
Compliance with user rules and actively participate in GCC programs
Use of the studio for more than four days a week
Candidates are permitted to reside with one companion (required to notify GCC beforehand)
No pets or babies are allowed

How to apply
Application period: November 12–December 14, 2012
Application method: by email to gcc.apply2013@gmail.com

Materials for application

Application form for residency—prescribed form (downloadable from GCC website)
CV or resume (less than one A4 page)
A copy of passport for international artists
Residency activity plan (less than one A4 page)
Portfolio (see below)

In principle, all documents will be digitalized and submitted by email. All documents submitted will not be returned.

Materials for portfolio
Visual arts

Image file of less than 20 pieces (less than 1MB per piece)
Video file of less than 5 minutes (total file size limited to 700MB. Video file is only applicable to media artists)

Performing arts

Video file of less than 5 minutes (total file size limited to 700MB)
Evidentiary documents for the past three years—catalogue, photo, video, promotional material, etc.

Literature

Verses, including poems, etc.—more than 20 pieces
Novels, plays, fairy stories, proses, etc.—more than three short stories, two medium-length stories, one full-length story
Research, investigation, critique, etc.—more than ten pieces

Research residence (curator, critic, theorist)

More than 10 pieces of catalogue, research, or critique
Image file extensions should be *.jpg or *.ppt.
Video file extensions should be *.avi, *.mov or *.wmv.

Selection procedure

Document screening: first private screening by experts
Announcement of first experts' results
Second public interview screening for candidates who have passed first review
Final announcement of successful applicants

Schedule of announcement of successful applicants

First announcement of qualifiers expected at the end of January 2013
Second public interview screening expected in early February 2013; international applicants are exempt from the interview
Final announcement of successful applicants expected in mid-February 2013

Successful applicants will be notified individually by email and on our homepage.
Schedule is subject to change.

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