CALL FOR ARTISTS 2020 Guandu International Nature Art Festival 'SEEK'

Deadline	2020.07.21
Results Available Date	2020-08-07
Website	CALL FOR ARTISTS 2020 Guandu International Nature Art Festival 'SEEK' Website
More About Residency	Guandu International Nature Art Festival

Due to COVID-19, eligibility requirements update.
In concern of COVID-19, to cooperate with entry Management Measures and Epidemic Prevention, we are having additional information and regulation updates on the Open Call.
Eligibility requirements for the Open Call this year will only accept Local Artists (with ROC Nationality) and Foreign Artists who resident in Taiwan (with Alien Resident Certificate or Alien Permanent Resident Certificate). In consideration for the health and safety, declaration of illness is required. Please complete the Health Declaration Form.

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Always continue walking a lot and loving nature, for that's the real way to learn to understand art better and better. — Vincent van Gogh

There’s no doubt that planet Earth is awe-inspiring. It definitely has lots of interesting facts about Earth that you may, or may not know. Exploring the world is not as dangerous as you thought, we can discover the big truths through a small thing, which will bring a new pinnacle of exploration and discovery. Keep life interesting by exploring with the character of curiosity
and tenacity.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century.
His philosophy usually termed as “Naturalism”. He contended that all the ills and miseries caused by civilization are due to a departure from a state of Nature. Returning to Nature, therefore, was his method to cure our earth in troubles. Vincent van Gogh embraced “Naturalism” as an inspiration in his artistic expressions, he observes the world from a unique perspective, tries to find the supernatural power from nature, feel it and use brushes as a tool to express his ultimate mysterious care for life.
Discovering nature’s hidden treasures, that have ever-changing knowledge in it. The more often people get close to the nature, the more it gets the opportunities to observe, they will gradually generate some insights and emotions. Furthermore establish an intimate emotional connection, showing respect to the natural environment that provides everything to humans.
Take action and start exploring in wonderful nature journey;
See by sights, search by hand and unearth the facts about the amazing nature!

Program Details: SEEK 'Memories'
Entering the 15th years of the Art Festival, what caught their eyes in the first sight of Guandu Nature Park for those invited artists on the past 14 years? What kind of people or things in the Guandu area left you with deep impression? Perhaps the history and stories of Guandu have been hidden for a long time, disappeared, or even unknown in this era? Finding hidden stories are like hide-and-seek, we need to search them by traces of tracks, sounds or memories.
Every year, artists who came for the art residency at the Guandu International Natural Art Festival behave like migratory birds, migrating from various places to Guandu Nature Park in a period of time, and then endlessly flying to the different world go on with their lives. This year we hope that the artists will ""returned to home"" and retrace the memories of their intersection with Guandu. With the 2020 Guandu International Natural Art Festival theme 'SEEK', to have a conversation between historical and cultural archives, residents' memories and natural landscape textures to reproduce common 'memory' between people and nature.
There is not limitation in the form of artwork from contemporary art, visual art, performing arts, installation art, and sound art. Following the principle of being environmental friendly and create artworks by conveying the value of bird research that brings out trigger ecological conservation awareness."

Duration	October 02- October 04, 2020 (Field Study); October 06- November 01, 2020 (Resident create artworks, Public Presentation & Opening Workshops)
Funding	Artist’s fee NTD$ 80,000.According to the income tax rule in Taiwan, the organizer will deduct tax from the payment based on the applicable rate (e.g. 20% for non-resident) stipulated in the law.
Provided by Host	Transportation, Pick-up/drop-off service, Accommodation, Materials support, Meals
How to Apply	Please make sure that you have the documents ready, and submit via email at this address: festival@gd-park.org.tw
Expected Outcome	Artists will work with volunteers and local residents to create their artworks. Public participation is one of the key elements of this event.

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