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Call for applications - Residency im Weltmuseum Wien
http://www.swich-project.eu/programme/detail/article/at-weltmuseum-wien
Residency Co-Creation Labs at Weltmuseum Wien
Residency within the frame of the EU-funded project SWICH Sharing a World of Inclusion, Creativity and
Heritage – Ethnography, Museums of World Culture and New Citizenship in Europe.
Deadline: Sunday, September 13, 2015
Residency at Weltmuseum Wien
Weltmuseum Wien announces an open call for an artist in residence who will stay in Vienna for two
months within the frame of the European project SWICH – Sharing a World of Inclusion, Creativity and
Heritage. Together with an expert Jury, Weltmuseum Wien will choose one artist. During the residency, the
artist will create a context specific installation/object/media piece, which will be exhibited at the time of
the museum’s reopening in autumn 2017.
In Vienna, the artist will work on the implementation of his/her project and collaborate closely with the
scientific staff of the museum. The developed project should be a site and context specific work of art,
which results from a creative exchange between the artist and the museum.
The research, development and creation of the project should be completed during the period of the
residency, the final presentation of the work will be at the time of the reopening of the museum.
Thematic Focus
Weltmuseum Wien is searching for a project that comments on contemporary issues the museum is
dealing with such as migration, colonial past of museum collections, cultural diversity and transnational
identities in Vienna or new forms of collecting in a post-migrant society. What are – in this context – the missing pieces and untold stories at the museum? Weltmuseum Wien aims at working with an artist who
researches similar questions in his or her art practice and can thus engage into a fruitful artistic dialogue with the institution.
Duration
January - February 2016
Deadline for applications
Sunday, September 13, 2015
The decision of the jury will be communicated until mid October 2015
Activities and outcome of the residency
- development and creation of a work of art which will be exhibited at Weltmuseum Wien at the time of
the museum’s reopening.
- participation in one Lab-Meeting in Marseille (FR) with other resident artists of the SWICH project
- public presentation in Vienna during residency
- provision of graphic and text material for a publication.
Conditions
Weltmuseum Wien offers the selected artist a project budget of max. 11.000 € including artist honorarium
and production costs. Additionally, the museum makes available accommodation, travel costs and per
diem.
Requirements for application
The museum is searching for a professional artist (no student) who has experience in dealing with complex
and sensitive issues such as colonialism, migration or the reinterpretation of ethnographic collections.
The Application should contain - concept/work plan including relation to thematic focus (max. 2 A4 pages) - 300 characters summary of concept/work plan - CV or Portfolio (max 7 pages) - contact details - send applications to:
residency@weltmuseumwien.at
Max. size for attachments: 5 MB
Jury t.b.a. Weltmuseum Wien The Weltmuseum Wien, created as Museum of Ethnology (Museum für Völkerkunde) in 1928, has its origin in the Ethnographic Collection of the Natural History Museum founded in 1876. It is the only Austrian museum focusing with its collection and program on the worlds’ cultural diversity while at the same time documenting Austria’s historical relations with the world through its global collections. Today it aims to make the historical collection salient in the present society marked by globalisation and migration. With its collections and history, the Weltmuseum Wien offers an ideal environment for researching, articulating and discussing questions of cultural diversity. In April 2013 the museum has marked its reorientation with the change of name into „world museum“.
www.weltmuseumwien.at.cc
SWICH – Sharing a World of Inclusion, Creativity and Heritage is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
