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Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR) 2025
| Deadline | 2024.07.01 |
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| Results Available Date | 15-10-2024 (The exact date will be announced by PAIR.) |
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Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR) 2025 Online form
Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR) 2025 Facebook |
| More About Residency | Pier-2 Art Center |
The Pier-2 Art Center develops as an international art platform in Taiwan, focusing on avant-garde, experimental, and original artistic endeavors. Consisting of merely two warehouses in the beginning, it has now grown into an area with a total of 25 structures that are grouped into Dayong Warehouse, Penglai Warehouse, and Dayi Warehouse. Besides a variety of art exhibitions and performances, spaces are also utilized for experimental theater and small-scale popular music concerts as well as cultural development that Pier-2 actively invites the cultural and creative arts sector to participate in.
The Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR) designates a section of Dayi Warehouse as the dedicated space for resident artists and artistic groups. A 33-square-meter creation space (complete with a bathroom) and a 17-square-meter attic for living space are available for artists to create artworks, which we hope will add vitality to Pier-2 and foster a platform for art and cultural exchanges and performances.
The residency plan must incorporate aspects of Kaohsiung's local culture, geographic environment, cultural landscape, social conditions, and other relevant issues. The artworks created accordingly should be exhibited by the end of the residency. All forms of artistic expression are acceptable.
| Duration | 1. Individuals and groups dedicated to art creation, both in Taiwan and abroad, are eligible to apply; there are no restrictions on the types of artistic endeavors. 2. This opportunity is available to artists and artistic groups of all nationalities who have at least two years of experience in art creation. (Student artists should at least possess a bachelor's degree.) 3. Applicants should be capable of communicating in English. English and Chinese are the languages used during the residency, so please consider this requirement before submitting your application. |
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| Fields and Media | Comic, Community Development, Craft, Cultural Heritage, Independent Curator, Literature, Movie and Pop Music, Museum, Other, Performance Art, Visual Art |
| Funding | 1. Studio and living space. 2. Art exchange area and opportunities. 3. Transportation fee (Roundtrip economy-class airline tickets for overseas artists; roundtrip assigned-seating Taiwan High Speed Rail tickets for domestic artists.) 4. A daily living allowance of NTD 500. 5. Material fees (with the amount determined based on the nature of the residency plan.) 6. Each artist will be assigned a project manager to provide assistance with residency matters. ※The project manager is a professional who helps with residency and creation-related issues. Artists should understand that they are responsible for their daily routines and tasks, including but not limited to: non-English translation/interpreting, material purchases, artwork installation, and research on their residency plan. |
| Provided by Host | Each artist will be assigned a project manager to provide assistance with residency matters. |
| Costs | Artists should understand that they are responsible for their daily routines and tasks, including but not limited to: non-English translation/interpreting, material purchases, artwork installation, and research on their residency plan. |
| How to Apply | 1. To promote environmental sustainability, only online applications will be accepted. Please complete the online application form available: https://pier2air.wixsite.com/pier2air 2. Applicants are required to submit the following documents: (※Please submit all documents in PDF format and provide a cloud link with open access for download.) ◆ Artist curriculum vitae and artist statement (no more than three A4 pages) ◆ Residency plan (no more than three A4 pages) ◆ Workshop plan (no more than three A4 pages) ◆ Portfolio ◆ One recommendation letter from a person-in-charge at an art institution, exhibition curator, or art critic, etc. (in digital format) 3. Evaluations will be conducted based on all submitted documents. Any works found to be false, incomplete, or not meeting the requirements will not be considered, and no notice will be issued in such cases. |
| Selection Procedure | 1. The review process is conducted in three stages: 1-1. Qualification review based on applicants’ submitted documents. Successful applicants will be notified by email and invited for online interviews. 1-2. Online interviews will further explore the applicants' residency plans. 1-3. The review committee makes the final selection of resident artists based on the results of the first and second stages. 2. Final results will be notified via email in early October 2024. The announcement date and the number of selected artists are subject to PAIR's decisions. The final list will be published on the PAIR website and the 2025 Open Call website. |
| Expected Outcome | 1. Artists are required to execute their residency and workshop plans and complete the online feedback sheet before the end of their residency period. 2. Artists must leave behind an artwork, a record of their exhibition/performance, or any item showcasing their residency result, as long as the form is mutually agreed upon. 3. The workshop should be locally oriented, whether it is an exchange/collaboration project, academic exchange, or educational program. 4. During the residency, artists are prohibited from carrying contraband, flammable materials, explosives, or other hazardous items. They must comply with the regulations governing the use of sites, space, or facilities in the Pier-2 Art Center, ensuring access control, environmental cleanliness, and facility safety. 5. Artists are expected to participate in art and cultural promotion programs organized by the Pier-2 Art Center, such as seminars, exhibitions, performances, open studios, and other exchange activities. 6. Artists own the artworks created during the residency. Therefore, they are responsible for de-installing and transporting the artworks, covering any associated fees before their residency ends. PAIR does not provide storage services. 7. Overseas/expatriate artists and domestic artists are required to pay USD/EUR 150 and NTD 4,500 as the deposit, respectively. The deposit will be fully refunded after artists fulfill their residency project, obligations, and the check-out procedure. 8. Artists are responsible for installing/de-installing their artworks and overseeing their exhibition space, so they should take into consideration their exhibit display method and the safety of installing rented equipment. PAIR will assist only in opening and closing the exhibition venue. If there is a need for setting up the exhibition, relevant costs (including exhibition equipment installation, electrical distribution, painting, and labor for the setup) shall be covered by the subsidy for material fees. |