13-23 July 2016.
Miszla-Art Cultural Centre
(7065 Miszla, Kis u. 168., Hungary)
Miszla-Art Cultural Centre welcomes applications for the MAP WORKSHOP, which will take place between 13 and 23 July 2016. The international and interdisciplinary workshop is dedicated to undergraduates and young practitioners of visual arts, photo, design, architecture, interior architecture and other fields of art. The primary target areas of the open call are Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic and Romania.
The purpose of the project is to establish a platform that will provide a relevant professional improvement opportunity for participants through collaboration of diverse disciplines based on an exchange of views and knowledge.
— theme —
The key word of the forthcoming workshop is "TRANSPOSITION". The notion could be approach from various perspectives and could be interpreted as artistic, social, political, geopolitical or geographical shifts, or even as the experienced environmental changes.
— work-process description —
During the workshop, the collaboration will be structured around a predefined theme that varies from year to year, but in all cases will raise current issues covering several areas, that are practically accessible and relevant in a broader international context. The participants will be divided into small mixed working-groups (4-5 pers./ group) with the goal of finding possible responses, solutions, execution methods or even new matters concerning the subject of the workshop. The participants’ work will be professionally supervised by mentors, who will be recognized experts in the above-mentioned fields. Their task is to continuously monitor the activities of the participants and to provide assistance on practical and theoretical questions during the planning and realization processes. All communication will be in English in order to facilitate interaction between contributors from different countries.
As part of the finissage will take place an exhibition on the spot, displaying the groups’ projects, in addition a Budapest group show is under planning.
— application —
The mentors and the organizers (for more information about them please visit our website) of the workshop will review the open call applications and select participants. Applicants will receive an email notification of the outcome of the selection process, no later than 15 May 2016.
— application requirements —
- completed and signed application form / downloadable from the website: www.mapworkshop.wordpress.com /
-CV
- Portfolio of work or website
- Motivation letter / max. 2500 characters, motives of application, areas of interest, expected results and achievements, etc. /
Please submit the applications online to miszlamap@gmail.com and send all additional documents as an attachment to your application, in PDF format, total size of it is up to 20 Mb. Please note that all documents must be marked with the applicant’s name and please indicate in the subject of the letter: “Application_MAP WORKSHOP 2016”.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 April 2016
THE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKSHOP AND THE ACCOMMODATION & BOARD IS FREE OF CHARGE. PARTICIPANTS MUST COVER THEIR OWN TRAVEL EXPENSES.
The access to the workshop venue will be coordinated by the organizers.
If you have any question regarding the workshop or application, do not hesitate to contact miszlamap@gmail.com
More information: www.mapworkshop.wordpress.com
MAP WORKSHOP
MISZLA-ART CULTURAL CENTRE 7065 Miszla, Kis u. 168.
Pictures of the main venue of the workshop:
