WHERE: Camac, France
WHEN: 15 March 2010
WHO: visual artists, writers or musicians
Since 1999, camac art centre with Fondation Ténot aims to promote creativity and international exchange in the artist community.
Camac and Fondation Ténot offer each year a residency bursary to one visual artist, one writer and one musician or composer in order to create new career prospects for artists.
Camac is located 60min away from Paris in the village of Marnay sur Seine within the scenic Region of Champagne-Ardenne. This multi-disciplinary creative center offers a unique environment for visual artists, writers or musicians. Camac aims at fostering communication and creativity among individuals and groups working on the evolution of ideas or realization of works.
Nature of the bursary:
- 2 month residency (dates to be arranged by mutual agreement between the artist and the institution)
- Return ticket, board and lodging
- Private bedroom with bathroom, individual studio.
- The laureate must provide his/her own visas and health insurance.
Visual arts:
Eligibility:
Professional artists of established ability. The candidate must be motivated and open to discussion on contemporary art practice and the challenge of visual arts. He/she will be willing to conduct workshops or make a presentation of his/her work to the public. Working knowledge of French, English or Spanish required. The selection of applicants will be based on project proposals. The recipient will be requested to contribute one of his works to camac's permanent collection.
How to apply:
Send a filled-out application form (found on camac's website) addressed to "Fondation Ténot Bursary" directly to camac, together with the following documents:
- a curriculum vitae
- a recent photograph
- a project proposal for the residency period (3 - 5 pages + visuals)
- two testimonials
- 10 images of recent work, materials such as press articles, catalogues, etc.
Creative writing:
Eligibility:
Established poets, novel writers and playwrights with demonstrated ability in French, English or Spanish. The laureate will be requested to contribute published texts to the camac library.
How to apply:
Send a filled-out application form (found on camac's website) addressed to "Fondation Ténot Bursary" directly to camac, together with the following documents:
- a curriculum vitae
- a recent photograph
- a project proposal for the residency period (3 -10 pages)
- two testimonials
- Press Clippings
- clear good quality copies of published work or magazine publications.
Music:
Professional musician of established ability. He/she will be willing to make a presentation of his/her work to the public. Working knowledge of French, English or Spanish required. The selection of applicants will be based on project proposals. Send a filled-out application form (found on camac's website) addressed to "Fondation Ténot Bursary" directly to camac, together with the following documents:
- a curriculum vitae
- a recent photograph
- a project proposal for the residency period (3 - 5 pages + visuals)
- two testimonials
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Please note that applications and accompanying material will not be returned unless a self addressed envelope with sufficient postage is included in your initial application package.
For more information and to apply:
Jean-Yves Coffre
Camac - Fondation Ténot Bursary
1 grande rue
10400 marnay sur seine
France
website: http://www.camac.org
email: jycoffre@camac.org
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