International Artist Residencies, Budapest/ A.I.R.


International Artist Residencies, Budapest/A.I.R.

Dates:
Tuesday, May 20 - Thursday, June 11;
Monday, June 16 - Tuesday, July 08;
Tuesday, July 15 - Wednesday, August 6, 2008

The HMC invites interested visual artists and writers to submit application for its residency programs in Hungary. Its principal focus is an international residency program to which artists from around the world are invited. The goal is to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work. The residencies offer participants a unique opportunity to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Accepted applicants are expected to speak and understand English. Approximately 12 - 12 (total 36) artists are invited for each section. The residence offers 2 beds per room/bath as living quarters. Studio, room, breakfast and lunch, transportation to Balatonfured, exhibition and site seeing are included in the cost $1,550 (EURO$1,050). Artist must share the studio with other artists.

Exhibition: The location of the exhibition and the final contents of donated work must be decided after due consultation between the program director and the artist.
If successful applicant wish to be accompanied by family members or an assistant, it is necessary to consult with HMC beforehand.
Expected artists are give at least one informal public slide presentation about their work during their stay at the HMC and to leave one piece of work made during the residency as a donation to the HMC. Exhibition will be arranged. Also, we are organizing an exhibition for the 2006, 2007 participants at Vizivarosi Gallery, Budapest in June-July 2008.
While HMC does not provide funding for residencies, we are helping to facilitate the creation of programs and support the cost of the exhibitions.
We encourage the applicants to apply for a grant or scholarship and get in touch with official institutions.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

March 25/08: entry form, slides, fee and S.A.S.E. deadline
March 28/08: Accepted/Rejected notification cards mailed
Eligibility: Open to all professional artists
Requested: application form, DVD/CD or video, resume, statement
for writers 5 pages sample writing your plan to do at the AIR
Entry Fee: $35
Accepted artists application materials will be retained at HMC.
For application form or questions regarding the International Artist Residency please write to:
bszechy@yahoo.com
Please feel free to forward this to all interesting/ed parties. If you need any further information or support, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Symposium/Seminar The aim of this program is to investigate and showing of contemporary art, develop theoretical and practical self-help through critical development. Accepted applicants are expected to speak and understand English. Lectures will be held in the mornings and will followed by open discussions. Invited artists will give presentation on their projects. The group seminar system will act as a catalyst for all the other activities, as studio work, museum-gallery visits. All participant has the opportunity to present their work at the seminar once during this course.

Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc. (HMC) is an award winning 501©3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Incorporated in 1990, HMC has already received awards for artistic merit from the Hungarian National Art Found and Embassy of the United States of America, Budapest among others.

The HMC's projects (exhibitions, seminars, lectures, and educational programming) focus on international art works as embodiments of individual artist's visions, which are understood to be informed--to a varying extent--by personal, local and global cultural influences on the artist.

AIR is an international meeting point for the arts. Its aim is to support and encourage contemporaryartistic creation, research and debate. One of HMC's main activities is its Artist in Residence Program. The purpose of this program is to offer a platform to promote the exchange of artistic discourses from artists with different artistic backgrounds and from different geographical origins. The program is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas in order to broaden creative horizons. By encouraging this cultural diversity, we also hope to be able to update the debate between the artists themselves and between other professionals from the art world and the general public. HMC considers art as a dynamic social force that is capable of inspiring individuality and of defining groups. Our Artist in Residence Program also includes exhibitions, artist talks, film, workshops and other activities. HMC is planning and exchange program with other European Artist in Residence Program, so that the resident artists would be able to get in touch with other artistic centers.

The current problems that have arisen from a lack of understanding of the varying cultures around the world today and it becomes even more apparent that HMC's projects address a number of very important needs. Visual art -- one of the few languages that transcends all boundaries -- offers a way to understand not only ourselves and one another, but it offers a venue for greatness, which must be supported if we as a civilization are to move forward. This is HMC's goal.

After our 10 years anniversary we have published a book. The book includes all artists at the HMC's residencies, ntroductory by Dr. Geller Katalin-art historian. The book cost $16.00 + shipping and handling $4.00.



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