Program Description:
AIR Taipei has two residency locations, Taipei Artist Village (TAV) and Treasure Hill Artist Village (THAV). Taipei Artist Village is a four-story building located in the heart of Taiwan's vibrant governmental district in Taipei City. Secluded within a tranquil garden, this renovated public office building that once belonged to the Taipei City Department of Public Maintenance and Construction is breathing new life into bustling downtown Taipei. Since the establishment of TAV, the Department of Cultural Affairs of Taipei City Department has actively launched the Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program as well as artist exchange programs with other international artist residency centers in different cities across the globe.
Located along the Xindian River in Taipei City, Treasure Hill Artist Village was listed in 2011 as the first “historic settlement” of Taipei City. The unique location of Treasure Hill with its narrow alleys and winding stairways across the hill gives THAV a sense of a rural village. Over the years, various groups settled on the hillside with their own lifestyles and needs, creating a tribal-like organic scene. Joining together with the original residents, the city’s policy of preservation and revitalization, the Artist-in-Residence program and the Attic Hostel aim to achieve a spirit of “symbiosis” to create a better future for the entire community.
1. Residency locations:
Taipei Artist Village (No. 7, Beiping East Road, Taipei, Taiwan)
Treasure Hill Artist Village (No. 2, Alley 14, Ln. 230, Dingzhou Rd. Sec. 3, Taipei, Taiwan)
2. Admission to AIR Taipei International Residency Program is based on a review of applications by the AIR Taipei Admission Committee.
We are now calling for the following three residency programs:
■ International Residency Program 2020
■ Contemporary Meets Classical–Thematic Residency Program 2020
■ 2020 Treasure Hill Light Festival Art Project * Notice: Applicants may apply for one program/one site only.
* Notice: Applicants may apply for one program/one site only.
1) International Residency Program 2020
Duration: The residences are intended as 8-12 week projects with a minimum 4-week stay. Members of a group must perform residency within the same period of the artistic group.
Disciplines: visual art, performance art, music, architecture, literature, curatorial and cultural research, arts administration and interdisciplinary arts.
Selection Criteria: Each residency project must be designed for and relevant to one specific artist village, responding to the individuality of the site.
Residency Site: Taipei Artist Village or Treasure Hill Artist Village (choose one when applying).
2) Contemporary Meets Classical–Thematic Residency Program 2020
Duration: The residences are intended as 8-12 week projects with a minimum 4-week stay. Members of a group must perform residency within the same period of the artistic group.
Disciplines: visual art, performance art, music, architecture, literature, curatorial and cultural research, arts administration and interdisciplinary arts.
Selection Criteria: The Program aims to enrich cultural diversity within Taipei’s arts and cultural scene, and build up connections and encourage productive interactions between international artists and local arts groups/institutions to create cross-disciplinary dialogues. Eligible projects should relate to, reflect upon, and respond to the theme of Contemporary Meets Classical. Proposals should aim to collaborate with one of the local arts groups in Taipei. The residency will provide support, make introductions, link the artists to potential collaborators.
Residency Site: Treasure Hill Artist Village.
3) 2020 Treasure Hill Light Festival Art Project
Duration: The residences are intended as 8-12 week projects with a minimum 4-week stay. Members of a group must perform residency within the same period of the artistic group.
Disciplines: visual art, new media.
Selection Criteria: This call is aimed at artists whose creations use the medium of light. The residency will be connected to an exhibition of the Treasure Hill Light Festival during March – May 2020 in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the opening of the Treasure Hill Artist Village. The theme of the Festival will be decided by the curatorial team. It is necessary that the successful candidates agree to realize a new artistic work or to develop an already existing work during the residency as well as work in a close communication with the curatorial and production team on spatial arrangements and developing an exhibition based on the theme. In addition to the residency, the selected artist will be provided with one roundtrip economy class air ticket from the artist’s city of residence to Taiwan, and a production and artist fee depending on the scale of the project.
Residency Site: Treasure Hill Artist Village.
Find the information of the possible gallery and outdoor spaces of the Festival:
http://www.artistvillage.org/rent-list.php?p=2&c=4
Check previous festivals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO0iQcs4ea8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFiDcJhu66Q
How to Apply
Eligibility:
1. Applicants must have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience of professional art practice. Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply.
2. Applicants who have already participated in AIR Taipei in 2018 and 2019 are not eligible to apply.
3. Applicants may only apply for one program in the same year. Applicants who submit both individual and group applications will not be considered.
4. Applicants must have a working knowledge of English or Mandarin Chinese.
5. Applicants can be either individual artists or artistic groups with maximum 4 members.
Members of a group are not replaceable and shall provide previous collaboration work samples and each member’s CV.
Program details:
1. A maximum of 25 proposals will be accepted in 2020.
2. Each selected artist will be provided with one free live-work studio space, project support and coordination. Each selected artistic group of Treasure Hill Artist Village will be provided with maximum two free accommodations/studios.
3. Unless application has been made as a group, if an artist has company or family staying with the artist during his/her period of residence, any additional guest will be charged TWD 600 per person per night in Taipei Artist Village, and will be charged TWD 800 per person per week in Treasure Hill Artist Village.
4. The selected artist has to apply for his/her visa personally, and the visa should conform to the residency.
5. Pets are not allowed during the residency.
Application instructions:
1. Complete the online application (https://air-artistvillage.org.tw/). The online application deadline for the 2020 AIR OPEN CALL is GMT+8 June 10th, 2019 (23:59:59).
2. For any further questions, please contact us by email: air@artistvillage.org
Selection Process
1. Submissions are reviewed by a jury of knowledgeable and respected artists and arts professionals.
2. Open Application – each applicant’s application and portfolio will be reviewed by the AIR Taipei Admission jury. The jury makes selection decisions on the basis of the proposed projects irrespective of art form or medium.
3. The decision will be posted on the AIR TAIPEI website by the end of September 2019. Only selected artists will be informed by e-mail.
Notes
1. Artists should guarantee that his/her work and application program does not infringe on copyright. If any such infringement causes damage to the operators of the residency or claims for compensation to be made on the operators, the resident artist shall be fully liable to compensate the operators.
2. The selected applicants will be required to sign an agreement with AIR Taipei and complete the residency project in the set year. If for any reason the applicant cannot take up the residency, the applicant will need to obtain AIR Taipei’s agreement, or the residency will be regards as forfeited. No objection will be entertained.
3. The selected applicants will be committed to completing the full residency as agreed. If there is any reason to withdraw from the residency, the applicant should notify AIR Taipei and obtain its approval. During the residency, selected applicants who wish to travel will also need to notify AIR Taipei and follow the residency guidelines as stated in the agreement.
4. AIR Taipei reserves the right to supplement and amend the content and has the right of final interpretation.
