Residences, China, Taohuatan, 10 October 2018
Duration of residency
15 days
Disciplines, work equipment and assistance
Primarily open to painters but all visual artists will be considered.
Accommodation
Private rooms in 5 star hotel
Studio/ workspace
Two very large shared studios and five smaller private studios.
Fees and support
All the canvases and oil and acrylic paints, as well as any special materials requested by the artists, will be provided free of charge by the organisers, who will also cover all the expenses for full board and lodging including visits to selected historic, nature and cultural sites. The invited artists should only pay the transportation costs from their city/country to Beijing or Shanghai, China and back. The organisers will meet the artists at meeting points in Beijing and Shanghai and transport them by high speed train to the resort.
After the residency, the organisers will pay for the artists a high speed train fare to Shanghai.
Expectations towards the artist
The invited participants are free and independent in choosing the subject, style and technique of their work for their production during their stay on the location. However, they will be proposed to make one painting on canvas size 120 cm x 120 cm and two more works on canvas size 60 cm x 60 cm, destined for the permanent collection of the organiser´s future World Art Museum at The Peach Blossom Pool Arts and Holiday Riverside Resort, Tao Hua Tan, Anhui Province, China.
The residency will end with an exhibition of the works produced in Tao Hua Tan and an »open day« reception for the press, collectors, critics, gallerists and general public. The catalogue book of the residency will be produced by the organisers and 3 copies will be mailed to each of the participating artists.
Application information
By email to: gordannovak@gmail.com with: CV, 6 photos of fairly recent work, photo portrait of the artist, artist's web site or web sites illustrating and discussing the work, artist's statement is optional
Gordan Novak, Project Coordinator and Curator
15 days
Disciplines, work equipment and assistance
Primarily open to painters but all visual artists will be considered.
Accommodation
Private rooms in 5 star hotel
Studio/ workspace
Two very large shared studios and five smaller private studios.
Fees and support
All the canvases and oil and acrylic paints, as well as any special materials requested by the artists, will be provided free of charge by the organisers, who will also cover all the expenses for full board and lodging including visits to selected historic, nature and cultural sites. The invited artists should only pay the transportation costs from their city/country to Beijing or Shanghai, China and back. The organisers will meet the artists at meeting points in Beijing and Shanghai and transport them by high speed train to the resort.
After the residency, the organisers will pay for the artists a high speed train fare to Shanghai.
Expectations towards the artist
The invited participants are free and independent in choosing the subject, style and technique of their work for their production during their stay on the location. However, they will be proposed to make one painting on canvas size 120 cm x 120 cm and two more works on canvas size 60 cm x 60 cm, destined for the permanent collection of the organiser´s future World Art Museum at The Peach Blossom Pool Arts and Holiday Riverside Resort, Tao Hua Tan, Anhui Province, China.
The residency will end with an exhibition of the works produced in Tao Hua Tan and an »open day« reception for the press, collectors, critics, gallerists and general public. The catalogue book of the residency will be produced by the organisers and 3 copies will be mailed to each of the participating artists.
Application information
By email to: gordannovak@gmail.com with: CV, 6 photos of fairly recent work, photo portrait of the artist, artist's web site or web sites illustrating and discussing the work, artist's statement is optional
Gordan Novak, Project Coordinator and Curator
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