ACT Center (KR), International Call for Applicants: Creators In Lab Residency, with stipend

Deadline: August 9th, 2015

ACT Center is a new transdisciplinary institution that puts Gwangju, South Korea, at the forefront of global art, design, and culture dialogue. Launching with a major festival and exhibition in November 2015, ACT Center will commence a dynamic year-round program of activities that brings together leading Asian and international talents to share, collaborate, and inspire.

Hosted by the ACT Center in Gwangju, South Korea, “Creators in Lab” is a unique residency program for multidisciplinary professionals.

As “ACT Creators,” 10 selected artists/teams will be supported to work on individual projects using the infrastructure of the ACT Center. The outcomes of each project will be presented at the inaugural exhibition of the Asian Culture Center’s (ACC) Imaginary Circle, Asia Plastic Myths in November 2015.

Residency Period: 1 September, 2015–14 February, 2016 (five and a half months)
Venue: ACC ACT Center, Gwangju, Republic of Korea

Benefits

• Shared studios
• Accommodations (for non-Gwangju residents only)
• Round-trip economy class airfare (for overseas residents only)
• Work stipend (2,000,000KRW per month)
• Project budget (max. 20,000,000KRW per project) Project budget includes expenses for materials, personnel (collaborators), presentations, etc. All expenses should be used for the sole purpose of executing and realizing the project. The budget will be finalized through a jury, based on the final project proposal and budget proposal. The total amount may differ according to the project, and if agreed as necessary through the proposal evaluation, can be adjusted upwards.

• If participating as a team, the work stipend is paid to each team member individually, whereas the project budget is paid to the team as a whole.

Website link: http://acccreation.kr/?p=20

About: Arts & Creative Technology (ACT) Center is a new transdisciplinary institution that puts Gwangju, South Korea, at the forefront of global art, design, and culture dialogue. Launching with a major festival and exhibition in November 2015, ACT Center will commence a dynamic year-round program of activities that brings together leading Asian and international talents to share, collaborate, and inspire.

By offering a platform for artists, designers, engineers, and researchers to develop forward-thinking ideas, ACT Center aims to become a multicultural interface that fosters knowledge and skill exchange between creatives in Asia and the rest of the world.