Call for Participation in the Guest Artists Program at Vienna's MQ
Source tranzit.cz
Publisher Tisková zpráva
02.09.2015 13:55
Studio 613, photo: Pinie Wang
tranzit and the ERSTE Foundation invite submissions for artist residency programs at MuseumsQuartier in Vienna. The deadline for applications in English is October 4, 2016. Selected applicants will receive a monthly scholarship of 1050 euros, residential and studio space with necessary facilities directly on the premises of MuseumsQuartier in Vienna. tranzit is a network of five independent, non-profit organizations in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and the Slovak Republic. Since 2002, tranzit has been developing artistic and cultural activities with a critical approach, fostering a permanent dialectic between local and global culture. The Artists-in-Residence program at quartier21/MuseumsQuartier in Vienna is part of this endeavor and provides young artists from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and the Slovak Republic with a guest studio and the opportunity to live and work in Vienna for a period of one or two months. ERSTE Foundation is the main partner of tranzit and also provides support for the Artists-in-Residence program. The jury for selecting the artists consists of members of tranzit and ERSTE Foundation.