Obras em Construção (Ongoing Artwork projects)
Artistic Residency Program and project realisation accompaniment.

The Ongoing Artwork projects Program, values the artist's process in the course of the development of his or her work with the site, holding as challenge the dialectics between Art and Heritage that the Casa das Caldeiras singularly propitiates.

The program consists of Artists’ Residences, by means of logistic, administrative and project structuring follow-up, fomenting a context for knowledge, methods and impressions exchange between the residents.

1- Accompaniment

Administrative / Logistics
Working together with the coordination team of the Cultural Association Casa das Caldeiras (ex : mounting budgets, communication of the project).

Nature of support
Rehearseal and presentation spaces (in close relationship with the Casa das Caldeiras cultural and events schedule)
Lodging, food and transport (only for the selected artists living and working outside of Sao Paulo city).
Visibility residents projects (in the context of programming TEMPO FORTE*, held in the Casa das Caldeiras).

2- Candidate profile

Artists, groups, collectives and individuals researchers with a project, working in the field of contemporary art, citizenship and desiring to develop a project through a process of artistic residence in non-traditional spaces, open to the multidisciplinary, the meetings and multicultural exchanges.

Who can apply
Artists, groups, collectives and individuals researchers with project, living and working in Brazil or abroad. The application can be accompanied by proposals for workshops and lectures. It has no limit on age.

Method of Selection
> The jury composed of a pre-selection committee is brought together from 23 to April 24, 2010.
> The final decision belongs to the Casa das Caldeiras board, it brought together from 11 to May 12, 2010.

3- * TEMPO FORTE: Performing residents projects (experimental form) for a week in the second half of 2010 and a week during the first half of 2011. The aim is to create a space-time for dialogue exchange and transfer of knowledge between artists, audiences, culture actor and the audiences.

Obras em Construção (Ongoing Artwork projects)
Artistic Residency Program and project realisation accompaniment.

DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED (VIA POSTAL MAIL):

ADMINISTRATIVE
(1) the application form (attached and typed);
(2) Statement of suitability testifying created by the project sent to the jury;
(3) Letter of engagement on total availability in participating in artistic residency, during the requested period;
(4) Letter of motivation (1 page Maximum);
(5) Artistic Project (3 pages Maximum);
(6) Curriculum Vitae detailed;
(7) Provisional budget of the project (optional);
(8) Technical data of the project included material list requerid (optional).

ARTISTIC
Catalogues, Photos, CD audio, DVD and CD-ROM (PC compatible), Publications, Clippings, Press articles, etc.

POSTAL ADDRESS: Program Obras em construção
Casa das Caldeiras – Avenida Francisco Matarazzo 2000 Água Branca
CEP 05001200 São Paulo SP Brasil TEL/FAX : 55 (11) 3873-6696
cultural@casadascaldeiras.com.br

VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW

> Deadline for receipt of the Application : April 19, 2010.

> The notification of the selected projects (and not selected projects) will be made solely by E-mail from the day on May 18, 2010, no results will be provide by telephone.

> A single application file by artist, group, collective and researcher will be admitted.

> All questions about the call for projects will be answered only by E-mail.

> All texts should be typed in portuguese, french or in english.

> All visual and sound documents sent for consideration of the project could be removed only in the office of the Casa das Caldeiras.

> The Cultural Association Casa das Caldeiras is not responsible for theft, loss or degradation of the documents submitted by the candidate.

APPLICATION FORM - CLIC HERE