30.04.2012

Call for artists at Faena Arts Center (Argentina)

The objective of the Faena Arts Center is to provide a space for the most cutting-edge expressions in contemporary art through a program of exhibitions with a strong interdisciplinary focus. 

The center operates in what was once an old grain mill, an impressive space whose nourishing aspects we have worked to recover, only this time, from the perspective of culture. Given the features of this building—a space like no other in Argentina, thanks to its size and style—we aim to bring together artists, designers and filmmakers from both Argentina and abroad to create site-specific works that not only interact with the monumental architecture of the old mill but also explore the cultural and urban conditions of our surroundings.

This edition of the Faena Prize for the Arts is reserved for site-specific projects, that is, projects especially conceived for the physical and symbolic space of our new exhibition room.

The call is for new projects in different artistic fields and/or interdisciplinary projects (installations, performances, paintings, sculptures, photographs, works that include design and architecture, film or video pieces, and all hybrids of the aforementioned disciplines) that clearly reflect on the space of the Faena Arts Center, respond to the center and/or occupy the center´s space in a significant way.

This Prize is a chance for applicants to produce large-sized pieces, but neither size nor scale is a requisite for winning the prize.

Performance or theater pieces that involve “performances” will be considered, provided that they also include a permanent exhibition.

The Prizes and Mentions of this Competition are as followings:
- US$25,000 for the Winner and a maximum production budget of US$50,000 (the “Prize”).
- US$500 for each of the artists selected for the Special Mentions (the “Special Mention”).

Find all the details online and apply by 6 July.