Residency is taking place in the framework of RISK CHANGE project, from June 20 to July 20, 2017 in Marseille, France. The project is co-funded by EU programme Creative Europe.

The open call is intended to students, curators, educators, artists, cultural workers, ICT’s experts, thinkers, hackers, social scientists, engineers, writers, storytellers, game designers, coders...

The project will deal with the following issues, always related to migration: ecology, energy, multicultural community, human rights, health, integration, nutrition and food. The project can take one of the following forms: installation, interactive experience / new media (augmented reality / 360° video / transmedia), game, edition. During the residency, the project’s holder will endeavor to animate a day of workshop, meeting or any other form of transmission, directly involving the target communities of migrants. Particular attention will be paid to cross-cutting projects between artistic creation and physical / social science, design, web development, technology.

TEMPORALITY

The selected project will benefit from one month’s residency, from June 20th to July 20th 2017, in Marseille (France).

RECEPTION CONDITIONS

The selected project's holder will have access to ZINC’s medialab (digital discovery and practice space) and fablab (digital manufacturing site) as well as all the equipment available, namely: computers with DTP software, 360° camera, augmented reality masks, traditional do-it-yourself tools, computer-controlled machines (3D printers, 2D and laser cutters, CNC) and sound and video equipment. He will also benefit from a personal workspace and accommodation on site for the duration of the residency period.

GRANT

A total grant of € 5,000 will be awarded to the selected project, including artistic fees, material production costs, documentation, accommodation, transport...

APPLICATION

To apply for this grant, it is required to send your project’s file (research project or project in current production) by email only, to the following address: candidature@zinclafriche.org, mentioning in subject "Call for Projects Risk change – Solo residency".

The project’s file must include:

• A presentation of your artistic research project (or project in current production) with a note of intent and motivation (one page)
• The form of creation envisaged
• An overview of your past productions/projects
• Your references
• Your technical needs
• The list of people or partners already involved in the project
• The list of the financings acquired or in the process of being applied for

SELECTION PROCEDURE AND RESULTS

Following the submission deadline, projects will be studied by the curatorial committee gathering the different European partner organizations. On the advices of the international committee, ZINC will proceed to the final selection. Note that this final selection will take into account the possibility of a public presentation of the produced work, in autumn 2018.
The results will be made public not later than May 30th, 2017.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The deadline for applications is May 15th, 2017.

CONTACT

For further information:
Marylou Bonnaire, Production manager: candidature@zinclafriche.org