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OPEN CALL 2024
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MOMENTUM-LAGOS [Berlin] // LAGOS-MOMENTUM [Mexico City]
RESIDENCY PROGRAM
MONTHLY APPLICATION DEADLINES – SUBMISSION on the 1st of EVERY MONTH
INTRODUCTION:
Since 2023, LAGOS and MOMENTUM have initiated a series of exchanges between our institutions which enable the mobility and visibility of the artistic communities of Mexico City and Berlin through our Artist-in-Residence Programs in both cities.
Starting in 2024, we open the applications to international artists and curators, regardless of their nationality or where they are based. The locations of the Residencies are in Berlin at MOMENTUM-LAGOS in the Kunstquartier Bethanien Art Center, or at LAGOS in Mexico City.
ABOUT LAGOS:
LAGOS is an artist studio and residency space in Mexico City dedicated to the production and development of contemporary art projects and their exhibition. LAGOS is an organization that supports artists and promotes the intersection of art professionals. Lagos seeks to support artists at crucial moments in their careers in three ways: by offering workspace, facilitating collaborations with specialists in various disciplines, and promoting new audiences through a diverse program that includes open studios, exhibitions, education programs, community partnerships and art fairs. One of the first of its kind in Mexico City, LAGOS is open to artists, curators, writers, editors and cultural agents, offering them opportunities, networks, professional connections and curatorial support to engage in the rich creative panorama of Mexico City.
More about LAGOS: https://www.artelagos.mx > >
ABOUT MOMENTUM:
MOMENTUM is a non-profit platform for time-based art, active worldwide since 2010, located in Berlin at the Kunstquartier Bethanien Art Center. MOMENTUM’s program is composed of local and international Exhibitions, Artist and Curator Residencies, Video Art in Public Space Initiatives, Archives of the Performance and Education Programs, and a growing Collection. Positioned as both a local and global platform, MOMENTUM serves as a bridge joining professional art communities, irrespective of institutional and national borders. Working on a model of international partnerships and co-operations, MOMENTUM supports art professionals and artistic innovation, providing an environment for professional development where artists can work, live, research, create, experiment, and exhibit while immersed in the vibrant cultural communities of Berlin.
More about MOMENTUM: www.momentumworldwide.org > >
MOMENTUM-LAGOS RESIDENCY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Our Residency Program is open to artists and curators, working in any medium (visual, sound, digital or performance art).
With a choice of locations between two of the most vibrant international hubs for contemporary art – Berlin and Mexico City – our Residency Program is aimed at a site-specific engagement with each city. Project proposals will be assessed on the basis of their sociopolitical relevance, and their relation between identity and community.
The Residencies are dedicated to the professional development, art production and international networking of our Artists-in-Residence in both cities.
MOMENTUM-LAGOS hosts artists and curators for a minimum period of 1 month, though other timeframes will be considered.
With the support of the curatorial teams of MOMENTUM and LAGOS, artists and curators are given individual guidance and support with the research and development of their work.
Drawing on the extensive networks of both institutions in Berlin and Mexico City, the Residency arranges studio, gallery and museum visits, and other events to connect art professionals who mutually benefit from cooperation and exchange.
The residency culminates in a public event such as an Open Studio, Presentation, Artist Talk, Workshop or Performance. The Residency is committed to documenting its activities, emphasizing the importance of process-based research, allowing participants to showcase their work during development and to maintain a legacy of their work on our online platforms.
PALM FOUNDATION GRANT:
Throughout 2024, the MOMENTUM-LAGOS Residency Program is conducted in partnership with the Palm Foundation. Thanks to the generous support of the Palm Foundation, we can offer 20 grants of up to $750 US Dollars to offset part of the costs of the residency. To be eligible for this grant, artists, working in any medium, must commit to creating 1-5 NFTs as part of their residency project.
Technical assistance and support throughout the process of minting will be provided in cooperation with the Palm Foundation.
Artists will retain all the intellectual and commercial rights to their work, and will have a choice of commercial platforms should they wish to sell their NFTs.
Each artist participating in the Palm Foundation Grant can select one of the NFTs minted as part of the Residency Program. The 20 submitted NFTs will participate in a Palm Creator Collective vote. The winner will receive an additional $500 Dollar grant from the Palm Foundation.
The aim of this partnership is to provide an additional opportunity for professional development, enabling artists to learn to work with NFTs, and to expand their practice into the digital field.
ABOUT PALM FOUNDATION:
“The Palm Foundation mission is to empower and elevate historically marginalized creative communities in web3 by endowing critical education, providing opportunity, and amplifying the work of diverse creators on the Palm Network.”
More about Palm Foundation > >
ABOUT THE PALM CREATOR COLLECTIVE:
“PALM CREATOR COLLECTIVE (mainDAO) will enable creators to self-organize: leveraging a purpose-designed, open source, on chain governance as-a-service tool. Our vision is to empower individuals and communities to make decisions collectively, to manage their resources; to use their voice, to create positive change, and to practice self-determination. We begin to build the infrastructure to power our community.”
More about Palm Creator Collective > >
ABOUT THE PALM NETWORK:
“The Palm Network is a blockchain powered by Polygon and ConsenSys technology powering the new era of collaboration, ownership and identity by providing tools for individuals and communities to shift the value of all time spent and content created online away from centralized entities, back to the creator. This isn’t just about onboarding the next billion people into web3. It’s about the world we want to build. And it begins here, on Palm.”
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
This research and/or production program is aimed primarily for artists and curators, and it is also possible to apply as a collective. For the selection of participants, the main criteria taken into account by the MOMENTUM-LAGOS Committee are: the quality of the applicants’ artistic practice, the conceptual strength of the project, its feasibility during the residency period and its social/political relevance, as well as the relation between identity and community.
Fill in the Online Application Form:
APPLY to MOMENTUM-LAGOS [Berlin] > >
APPLY to LAGOS-MOMENTUM [Mexico City] > >
– To complete the application you will have to summit:
1. CV and short Bio
2. Artist Statement
3. Project Proposal
4. Proposed Timeframe
5. Art Portfolio
– When your application in submitted you will receive a confirmation via email.
– Applicants will be informed within a maximum period of 4 weeks if they are selected for an Online Interview to move on to the final stage of the selection process.
– The participating artists will be jointly selected by a curatorial committee formed between LAGOS and MOMENTUM.
– After being notified of their Acceptance, the artist must transfer 50% of the Residency Fee to confirm and secure their Residency. The Residency Fee should be settled in full at least one month before starting the Residency.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RESIDENCY?
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- Shared studio of 80 m2 located within the Kunstquartier Bethanien Art Center.
– External visits to galleries, museums and artist studios, catered to the individual needs of each Residency.
– Invitations to exclusive openings and events in the Berlin art calendar.
– Curatorial and production assistance.
– Public presentation at the end of the Residency (Open Studio, Screening, Artist Talk, Workshop or Performance).
– Landing page of the project linked to both LAGOS and MOMENTUM websites.
– Publication and promotion of the project on social media.
– Services : WC, Shower, Wifi, Cafeteria, Electricity, Heating, Water, Basic Tool Kit, Audiovisual Equipment, In-house Security, access to Production Studios, and a creative community of over 20 institutions and facilities for visual and performing arts located at the Kunstquartier Bethanien Art Center.
More About the Kunstquartier Bethanien > >
– Access to the print and media workshop facilities in the Kunstquartier Bethanien and sculpture facilities in the BBK Sculpture Workshop (material and production costs NOT included).
More About The Media Workshops > >
More About The Print Workshops > >
More About The Sculpture Workshops > >
- Independent Studio of approximately 40 m2.
– External visits to galleries, museums, or artist studios catered to the individual needs of each Residency.
– Invitations to exclusive openings and events in the Mexico City art calendar.
– Curatorial dialogues and production assistance.
– Participation in LAGOS Open Studios (when available).
– Public presentation at the end of the residency (Open Studio, Presentation, Artist Talk, Workshop or Performance).
– Artists that complete a 3 month residency period can have a Solo Show at the exhibition space at LAGOS.
– Landing page of the project linked to both LAGOS and MOMENTUM websites.
– Publication and promotion of the project on social media.
– Services: WC, Wifi, Cafeteria, Electricity, Water, Basic Tool Kit, In-house Security, access to Production Studios, and a creative community.
– We have the possibility to assist and connect the Artists-in-Residence with other external production workshops such as: Engraving, Lithography, Serigraphy, Digital Printing, Photography, Video, Sculpture in Ceramics, Wood, Stone carving, Metal, etc.
COSTS:
RESIDENCY PROGRAM FEE
The Residency has a minimum duration of 1 month, in which the artists will have to develop the proposed research or production project. The Residency can also be planned for a longer period, which must be indicted at the time of application to the Residency.
The Residency Fee is 2,250 Euros per month. The Residency Fee includes studio space, curatorial process, production and administrative support. The Residency Fee does not include costs of travel, accommodation, production or materials, shipping, or insurance.
Upon request, we can assist our Artist-in-Residence in finding accommodation in both locations.
All the participating artists will have to provide funds for the Residency Fee and additional costs, such as: travel, insurance, accommodation, food, materials and production.
NOTE: If the artist applies and obtains the grant offered by the Palm Foundation, the artist will receive $750 US Dollars, which will reduce the cost of the residency. The PALM FOUNDATION GRANT operates as follows:
THE PALM FOUNDATION GRANT
Thanks to the generous support of the Palm Foundation, we can offer 20 grants of up to $750 US Dollars to offset part of the costs of the Residency Program. The procedure for receiving this grant is as follows:
Once the artist is accepted for the Residency Program and wants to apply for the Palm Foundation Grant, the artist will have to sign an agreement accepting the terms of the grant, namely: the production of 1-5 NFTs, which may be exhibited by the Palm Foundation, with the possibility of sales through the Palm Network, with all proceeds going to the artist, except for the marketplace fee, if applicable.
Before starting the Residency the artist pays in advance the full amount of the Residency Fee. Upon delivery of the 1-5 NFTs, the artist will receive the $750 US Dollar grant as a reimbursement of their costs.
In addition, each artist will select one of their NFTs to submit into a competition in which the winner, selected through a Palm Creator Collective vote, will receive an additional $500 Dollar grant from the Palm Foundation.
FUNDING:
Applicants to the Residency Program are encouraged to seek grants for professional development and mobility from their home countries. A selected funding database is available below, though applicants should research other funding sources. Successful applicants selected for the Residency Program will receive a letter of invitation and other documentation they may need in order to apply for funding.
SELECTED FUNDING RESOURCES FOR ARTIST & CURATOR RESIDENCIES:
Berlin Culture Senate Funding Database > >
Goethe Institute Curatorial Research Travel Grant > >
On The Move Funding Database – To & From Germany > >
On The Move Funding Database – To & From Latin America > >
Katapult Travel Grant Funding Database > >
