An i ni t i at i ve r eal i zed wi t h t he col l abor at i on of t he Cent r o per l ' Ar t e
Cont empor anea Lui gi Pecci di Pr at o as par t of t he r egi onal pr oj ect
"Cant i er e Tos cana Cont empor anea” .
OPEN CALL FOR AN ARTIST’S RESIDENCE
I NTRODUCTI ON
Le Mur at e i s a cul t ur al
di s t r i ct
of
t he Ci t y of
Fl or ence s peci f i cal l y dedi cat ed t o
cont empor ar y pr act i ces .
Le Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea i s a cent er f or r es ear ch, ar t i s t i c pr oduct i on and
i nt er nat i onal t r ade, hous ed i n r es t or ed s paces of t he f or mer ci t y j ai l . On behal f of t he
Cul t ur e Depar t ment of t he Ci t y of Fl or ence, i n Mar ch, 2014 i t began t o hos t exhi bi t i ons ,
meet i ngs , cr i t i cal s t udi es , per f or mances , wor ks hops and publ i c ar t pr oj ect s cent er ed on
t hemes and pr act i ces of cont empor ar y ar t . Pr oj ect s ar e s el ect ed and pr oduced bas ed on t he
i nt er di s ci pl i nar y s l ant of t he s pace, whi l e wor ki ng t o act i vel y engage ci t i zens . Si nce i t s
openi ng, Le Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea f ocus ed i t s act i vi t i es on t he pr oduct i on
of wor ks and per f or mances , t hr ough t he s el ect i on of nat i onal and i nt er nat i onal ar t i s t s
as ked t o par t i ci pat e i n per i ods of r es ear ch dedi cat ed t o s peci f i c pr oj ect s , wi t h s peci al
at t ent i on f or t he s oci al and hi s t or i cal s i gni f i cance of t he pl ace.
GOALS
I n l i ne wi t h t he obj ect i ves of Le Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea, t he As s oci azi one
MUS. E i n col l abor at i on wi t h t he Cul t ur e Depar t ment of t he Ci t y of Fl or ence and RF Kennedy
Cent er f or J us t i ce & Human Ri ght s , and wi t h t he s uppor t of t he Regi one Tos cana and of t he
Cent r o per l ' Ar t e Cont empor anea Lui gi Pecci wi t hi n t he r egi onal pr oj ect " Cant i er e Tos cana
Cont empor anea " , under t akes t o al l ocat e t he al l i ncl us i ve cont r i but i on of €
6, 000 t o an
ar t i s t under 40 or an ar t gr oup ( whos e aver age age does not exceed 40) . Appl i cant s mus t
s ubmi t a s peci f i c pr oj ect ( i ns t al l at i ons , exhi bi t i on, per f or mat i ve, vi deo, ar t i s t t al k,
wor ks hop, conf er ence, wor k of publ i c ar t or as s oci at ed t o t he t er r i t or y) r el at i ng t o human
r i ght s , t o be devel oped dur i ng t he ar t i s t ' s r es i dency and t o be i mpl ement ed by t he end of
2015.
The pr oj ect , par t i cul ar l y f ocus ed on an audi ence of ci t i zens and young peopl e, wi l l be
f ur t her enhanced t hanks t o a medi at i on pr ogr am cent er ed on cont empor ar y pr act i ces and
i s s ues .
RECI PI ENTS
I n l i ne wi t h t he i nt er di s ci pl i nar y appr oach of t he cent er , whos e pr oj ect s ar e i nt ended t o
appr eci at e once agai n t he pl ace’ s hi s t or i cal i mpact t hr ough cont empor ar y pr act i ces , t he
open cal l i s addr es s ed t o ar t i s t i c col l ect i ves or ar t i s t s under t he age of 40, f or ei gn or
I t al i an r es i dent s , t hat have ongoi ng r es ear ch r el at i ng t o a t heme of et hi cal , pol i t i cal or
s oci al s i gni f i cance.
HOW TO APPLY
A) Appl i cat i ons mus t be r ecei ved at t he of f i ces of Le Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea,
Pi azza del l e Mur at e, 50122 Fl or ence, by hand del i ver y ( f r om Tues day t o Sat ur day f r om 2pm
t o 8pm) or by r egi s t er ed mai l no l at er t han November 9, h. 12 a. m.
( dat e as pos t mar k) .
or
B) Appl i cat i ons mus t be r ecei ved by emai l at i nf o. pac@mus e. comune. f i . i t wi t h " Open Cal l
Mur at e 2015" no l at er t han November 9, h. 12 a. m. Appl i cat i ons wi t hout an ans wer r ecei pt
f r om t he above emai l addr es s wi l l not be accept ed. Appl i cat i on f or ms can be f i l l ed out i n
I t al i an, Engl i s h or Fr ench.
APPLI CATI ON REQUI REMENTS
The appl i cat i on f or m ( s ee t he at t achment ) mus t be accompani ed by t he f ol l owi ng document s :
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Copy of pas s por t / I . D. ;
-
Updat ed
r es ume
( wi t h
s ol o
and
gr oup
exhi bi t i ons ,
r es i denci es ,
pr oj ect s ,
publ i cat i ons . . . ) ;
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Por t f ol i o accompani ed by t ext s , i mages , r epr oduct i ons , l i nks t o s i t es and vi deos ( i n
PDF f or mat not exceedi ng 1MB) ;
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Br i ef des cr i pt i on of t he pr oj ect ( maxi mum 5, 500 char act er s ) t hat you i nt end t o car r y
on dur i ng t he r es i dency. The document mus t i ncl ude t he i nt ent i ons , t he goal s , t he
cont ent
of
t he wor k,
t echni cal
mat er i al s ,
t he pos s i bl e cont r i but i ons of
ot her
ar t i s t s or t he publ i c, al ong wi t h s ket ches , pi ct ur es or vi deo document at i on ( not
exceedi ng 2MB) .
SELECTI ON COMMI TTEE
Appl i cat i ons r ecei ved wi t hi n t he t i me and i n t he manner i ndi cat ed above wi l l be as s es s ed
wi t h
mot i vat i on,
wi t h
unques t i onabl e
concl us i ons ,
by
a
commi s s i on
el ect ed
by
t he
As s oci azi one MUS. E compos ed of a r epr es ent at i ve of t he Depar t ment of Cul t ur e of t he Ci t y
of Fl or ence, a r epr es ent at i ve of t he Regi one Tos cana, t he di r ect or of t he Pecci Mus eum or
hi s pr oxy, and t he Ar t i s t i c Di r ect or of Le Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea.
Pr oj ect s wi l l be s el ect ed bas ed on or i gi nal i t y and t he capaci t y t o act i vel y engage t he
t er r i t or y.
The r es ul t s wi l l be pos t ed on t he webs i t e www. l emur at epac. i t
AWARD AND FACI LI TI ES
The wi nni ng ar t i s t or ar t i s t i c gr oup wi l l be awar ded a gr ant of € 6, 000,
i ncl udi ng a
r ef und of expens e, t axes and cont r i but i ons , i f owed and upon s ubmi s s i on of adequat e t ax
document at i on, and f ees not exceedi ng 30%, whi l e 70% wi l l be us ed t o s uppor t t he cos t s of
pr oduct i on,
i mpl ement at i on and r ei mbur s ement f or a t r avel t o and f r om Fl or ence.
Such
cont r i but i on wi l l be s uppl i ed f or 2/ 3 of t he t ot al wi t h t he as s i gnment of t he r es i dency
and f or t he r emai ni ng 1/ 3
af t er t he pr es ent at i on of t he account s , t hat i s , no l at er t han
December 15, 2015.
The ar t i s t or ar t i s t i c gr oup wi l l be hos t ed i n a s mal l s t udi o at t he headquar t er s of Le
Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea f or a per i od of a mont h and a hal f ( f r om November 15t h
t o December 31s t , 2015) , wi t h pos s i bl e ext ens i on of up t o t wo mont hs f or r eas ons r el at ed
t o t he f ur t her r es ear ch and devel opment wor k. The f i r s t phas e r el at ed t o t he pr oduct i on of
t he pr oj ect mus t be j us t i f i ed and es t abl i s hed no l at er t han t he 15t h of December .
Thanks t o a s peci al agr eement wi t h t he RF Kennedy Cent er f or J us t i ce & Human Ri ght s , t he
wi nner wi l l al s o be gi ven t he chance t o s t ay f or 45 ni ght s , wi t hi n t he t hr ee mont hs , at
t he
headquar t er s
of
Cont empor anea wi l l
t he
Cent r e
of
t he
al s o pr ovi de t echni cal
Mur at e
compl ex.
Le
and or gani zat i onal
Mur at e.
s uppor t
Pr oget t i
Ar t e
f or t he pr oj ect ,
whi ch wi l l be announced and endor s ed by t he Depar t ment of Communi cat i on and t he Depar t ment
of Educat i on of Le Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea and t he Cul t ur e Depar t ment of t he
Ci t y of Fl or ence.
DI SCLOSURE OF MATERI ALS AND RI GHTS
Al l
r i ght s
of
r es i dency wi l l
us e,
di s t r i but i on and r epr oduct i on of
be gr ant ed by t he ar t i s t
wi t hout
t he wor ks
pr oduced dur i ng t he
char ge t o t he As s oci at i on MUS. E of
Fl or ence vi a a s peci f i c cont r act t hat wi l l be s i gned at t he concl us i on of t hi s pr ocedur e
and af t er t he pr oj ect ’ s appr oval by t he Commi s s i on.
Le Mur at e.
Pr oget t i
Ar t e Cont empor anea commi t s t o t ake car e of t he communi cat i on and
ci r cul at i on of t he pr of i l e of t he ar t i s t and t he accompl i s hed wor k vi a pr i nt ed mat er i al s ,
gener al
medi a,
s peci al i zed
di gi t al
magazi nes ,
s oci al
medi a
( et c. ) .
The
appl i cat i on
mat er i al s s ent by par t i ci pant s dur i ng t he appl i cat i on pr oces s wi l l not be r et ur ned, and
wi l l
be ar chi ved at
t he headquar t er s of
Le Mur at e.
Pr oget t i
Ar t e Cont empor anea.
The
i nf or mat i on r ecei ved t hr ough t hi s s el ect i on wi l l be i ncl uded i n t he mai l i ng l i s t of Le
Mur at e. Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea.
The ar t i s t wi l l be as ked t o donat e a wor k of ar t s el ect ed wi t h t he Ar t i s t i c Di r ect or of Le
Mur at e.
Pr oget t i Ar t e Cont empor anea and t he document ar y mat er i al ( vi deos ,
dr awi ngs ) r el at ed t o t he pr oj ect .
phot ogr aphs ,
Al l t he mat er i al wi l l become par t of t he ar t i s t i c
her i t age of t he t went i et h- cent ur y and cont empor ar y col l ect i ons of t he Ci t y of Fl or ence. By
par t i ci pat i ng i n t he open cal l , t he ar t i s t or ar t i s t i c col l ect i ve wi l l be accept i ng t hes e
t er ms and condi t i ons .
CONTACT
www. l emur at epac. i t /
Tel : +39 055 2476873
i nf o. pac@mus e. comune. f i . i t
Pi azza del l e Mur at e, 50122 Fi r enze
Open t o t he publ i c: Tues day t hr ough Sat ur day 2: 00pm- 8: 00pm
ARTI ST RESI DENCY 2015
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