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OPEN CALL Art Residencies 2023
Session 1: Jun-Aug 2023
Session2: Sep-Dec 2023
preserve and innovate Hiki-ponds and agricultural Heritage
↓Program introduction clip ↓
International Living labs opportunity in Japan.
Embody the PONDs
in somatics mode of biocultural diversity
CreativePowerGarage101 is glad to organize and host an art residency program for performing artists. We welcome 2 more artists join to our 2nd year of the PONDALIZE project*. This project is located in a Japanese Agricultural Heritage-certified site; Hiki-pond in hills, JAPAN. This year, we offer a resident place and a solo or collaborative show/exhibition. We may allow you to collaborate with local musicians or artists who focus on the indigenous culture of this Hiki-region. The program supports you interact with the public.
▶︎Period to stay: 1 to 3 months maximum
▶︎Cost: free and artists will be provided with accommodation and daily meals
If you have a family member or artistic partner or assistant such as a sound engineer or caregiver, etc.…let us know. We may provide a place to stay for one more person.
▶︎APPLICATION: email directly to creativepowergarge101@gmail.com with an intro letter with a face photo, CV, portfolio, and link to a webpage. We reply to you with the application form.
▶︎ADMISSION: Basic knowledge of English spoken and written. Speaking two or more languages, Japanese and another language are most welcome! Nikkei日系Artists who is looking for a future destination of migration in the Japanese countryside or artists couple are also welcome. Willing to interact with the public, such as local artists, community facilitators, organic farmers, and researchers in agriculture or biocultural diversity field from local Universities or NPO.
PONDALIZE 2023 residency is self-directive artists-in-residence program. We have been exploring a sustainable residency program without receiving any grants in order to experiment living lab system with an innovative and traditional mind behind it. The main community linker supports you with matching with established researchers or artists working in roots music and dance, or environmental education who are registered to the PONDALIZE project interdisciplinary.
What is PONDALIZE?
Visit the link of the pondalize2022 website ↓
Or visit organizers Instagram @creativepowergarage101 to see your “resident room_アート民宿両表” and art collections from PONDALIZE group exhibition 2022_ため池も芸術になる！芸術家たちの小さなプライベード美術館“
