OPEN CALL | Delfina Summer School 2022

Programme

The Selected Applicant Will Receive:

A six-week residency at Delfina Foundation, including:

—      A return economy-class flight

—      Airport transfers

—      Reimbursement of visa fee

—      A living allowance of £30 per day

—      A materials budget of up to £400

—      Local travel pass

—      A single bedroom at Delfina Foundation – a house which hosts up to 8 residents with shared facilities, including: bathrooms, laundry rooms, a kitchen, library and dining room

—      Opportunities to engage in the art scene in UK through structured activities and independent time

—      Access to a programme of planned group activities

Note: Expenses other than those specified above shall be covered by the selected participant.

Requirements

—      Must be a Taiwan (R.O.C.) national and not restricted from travelling abroad due to mandatory military service or other legal restrictions;

—      Have not participated in any artist-in-residency program supported by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.) in the past three years;

—      Seeking an opportunity to develop their practice through research;

—      Able to explain how the experience of an international residency may benefit their career development and local networks;

—      Proficient in English.

—      The selected artist in residence must submit a report to Delfina Foundation within 14 calendar days of the end of the residency. The report can be written either in Mandarin Chinese or English and should be no less than 2000 word count.

Application

Application Details:

Applicants are expected to submit the following documents in English:

 1.  Completed application form

—      Please download this from Delfina Foundation’s website.

—      Upon completion, please save the application form as a PDF file.

—      Please name your PDF in the following format, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_Application.pdf

2.  Documentation: either a portfolio or weblinks

 Portfolio

—      One PDF file with all images and texts

—      Images must include captions or short descriptions of the project.

—      There are no maximum number of images that will be accepted, but applicants are advised to only submit relevant images to reduce the size of email submissions to 4MB.

—      For videos/films, please provide links in the application form. Do not send as attachments.

—      Please name this document in the following format, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_Portfolio.pdf

 Weblinks

—      As an alternative to a portfolio, Delfina Foundation are happy to refer to the applicant’s website.

—      The website must, however, have clear descriptive information about previous projects with captions and texts. If your website is not straightforward or up-to-date, please submit a portfolio instead.

—      Please list all weblinks in section 5 of the application form.

3.  A CV/resume

—      If your CV is not part of your portfolio, please send it separately.

—      Your CV should detail recent projects, exhibitions, workshops and residencies.

—      Please name this document in the following format, substituting your own name: LastName_FirstName_CV.pdf

Submitting Your Application:

 —      Submit your application to: opencall@delfinafoundation.com

—      The subject line of your email should be: Taiwan - Artist/Curator-in-residence 2022

—      Please send all attachments in one email.

—      The total size of the attachments should be below 4MB.

—      Do not change the formatting of the application form and do not exceed the stated word counts.

—      Do not include any important information in the body of your email. It will not be recorded as part of your application.

—      Do not attach anything other than the three documents outlined above.

Application Timeline:

(All in UK GMT time)

—      Monday 28th March 2022 --Deadline for the open call

—      Mid-April-- Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview

—      End of April--selection finished

—      Early May-- Applicants will be notified of the panel’s decision and the selected participant will be announced

—      Residency--8th August to 18th Sept