hi dear Zeljko, how are you doing, how is the summer? i am wondering, if i will ever make it to Zagreb ;-) i am writing you, because we (The Center for New Media Culture RIXC) together with Latvian Artists Union have started new intitiative - we want to develop ART HOME NODE - artists in residency programme and network, and now are looking for partners - art centers and artists and cultural organisations, who would be interested to collaborate and to participate in this programme, we are planing to apply for funding now, mainly to be able to support travel, accomodation and per diem for the artists, who is interested to come and to work in Riga, if you also are thinking about starting similar initiative, we can develop mutual exchange programme between Riga and Zagreb artists, and of course would be great to involve in this later artists from other places and it shouldn't be anything complicated or expensive - we are thinking about rather short-term residencies (1-2 weeks), connected with the events, festivals, or lectures, etc. it also could include exchange of cultural managers - Signe is already going to your place! it already can be as a test for a residency programmes :-) so - if Multimedia Institute is interested to co-opearate, please let me know! i will be happy, if you could reply me ASAP! best regards, rasa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --> ART HOME NODE - developing international artists residency programme and network Call for partners: ART HOME is new initiative in Riga (started in November 2001) that aims to develop platform for collaboration in the field of visual culture and interdisciplinary art. The main task is to create new concept for the house of Latvian Union of Artists by developing multifunctional and dynamic environment for interdisciplinary art and culture projects. ART HOME will house: exhibition hall, galleries, museum collection of Latvian Union of Artists, Media Space with media lab and mediatheca, Bookshop and cafe, Artists in Residency Programme, individual and collective Artists Studios, as well as Information, Management and Consultative services. ART HOME is a coalition of most active independent arts and culture organisations, located in the House of Artists Union, willing to contribute in its' reconstruction: Publisher NEPUTNS / Visual Arts Magazine STUDIJA, The Center for New Media Culture RIXC, Graphic's KAMERA, The Center for Glass design and studies, Latvian Artists Union and Riga Municipality Galleries, ART HOME residency programme, and others. ART HOME NODE it the pilot project, which aims to set up a network and artists in residency exchange programme in the field of intersection of arts, culture and media. The 'networking' will include both - 'micro' (or internal - within the regions of Latvia) and 'macro' (or external - international) levels. 'Macro-scale' part of the network will focus primarily on artists exchange in the region of Baltic Sea, Nordic and North-East European countries, though specifically the programme aims to establish connections with the artists from former Soviet republics, Central and Eastern European countries, as well as in Asia, South-America, and other parts of the world. ART HOME NODE residency network plans to offer 4 main programmes for visiting artists in different places in Latvia: - New Media and Video, in Riga (in co-operation with The center for new media culture RIXC and Gallery NOASS), - Film, video, photography and new media, in Liepajas Karosta (in co-operation with Cultural and Information Center K@2) - Visual arts, in Riga and Zvartava Castle (in co-operation with Latvian Artists Union), in Pedvale (in cooperation with Pedvale Open-Air Museum - tbc.) and Daugavpils (tbc.). - Interdisciplinary culture, in Riga (for cultural managers, curators, and artists from other disciplines). ART HOME NODE is already collaborating with NIFCA residency programme. But more then to co-operate with existing residency programmes, ART HOME NODE is willing to promote new type of artists exchange - more dynamic, interactive and flexible; different-scale and different-term based; connecting places, events and people; promoting interaction between visiting artists and local art scene; involving and co-operating with independent artists-run organisations. Presently ART HOME NODE is seeking for partners, interested in co-operation and artists' exchange, or intended to start similar initiatives, in order to share ideas and experience, to develop mutual exchange programmes and co-projects and to seek together for the funding opportunities. Any comments, ideas, proposals, advices - are very welcome! Please contact ART HOME NODE co-ordination team: Agnese Rucina, information and management coordinator Ilze Egle , project coordinator Liga Gaisa , co-ordinator of residency programme Rasa Smite , New Media residency programme coordinator http://msav.lv/makslasmaja (sorry, at the moment in Latvian only) <------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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