Artworks & Landmarks International Seminar

International SeminarApril – September 2012 CRA'P seminars 2012
ARTWORKS & LANDMARKSContemporary Arts Practice & ContextsThe Seminar artworks & landmarks intends to approach the cross-disciplinary / inter-media practices of contemporary artworks, with the intention to breakdown boundaries and to emphasize and interrogate its cultural rather than its disciplinary contexts.
Artworks & Landmarks are the two main subjects that inform and frame the activities, discourse and development of the Seminar.
The overall objective of this seminar is to question and expand the notion of contemporary art practice related to different contexts in different locations across the Mediterranean area. The program consists of a series of displacements to different locations with different durations – Barcelona, Marseilles, Palermo, Rome and Beirut.
The Seminar also intends to provide a critical framework for contemporary practice that is concerned more with ideas of process, mobility, flow and transmission, than with form, object, materials, and techniques. Therefore its program seeks to provide an understanding that can reflect, position, or map the shifting role of artwork in contemporary culture.
Concept and direction Toni Cots
APPLICATION PERIOD UNTIL FEBRUARY 29th.
Presentation & MORE INFO: WWW.CRA-P.ORG
General Calendar
(for detailed activity program see Annex I at http://www.cra-p.org/)• Barcelona - SpainFrom 18th. April – 15th. July• Marseille – FranceFrom 16th. – 22nd. July• Palermo - ItalyFrom 23rd. – 31st. July• Fara Sabina (Rome) - ItalyFrom 1st. – 12th. August• One week break and travel to BeirutFrom 13th. – 19th. August• Beirut - LebanonFrom 20th. August – 12th. September
Participation requirements
In order to take part in the Seminar artworks & landmarks programthe following is requested:a background (education and / or professional practice)related to aspects of contemporary arts practice andresearch: theatre and performance art, choreography and bodybasedpractices; textual practices; performance studies andcritical theoryan emerging and / or professional practice along with anability to develop, communicate and realize ideasan interest in cross-disciplinary work and / or contemporaryarts practice in other disciplinesan interest in cultural contexts and environments and theexploration of strategies of production and dissemination(publication, documentation, etc.)an aptitude for critical engagement and reflection, practicaland theoretical researcha good command of written and spoken English is required
Application & Registration procedures
In order to apply, please send the application form (see Seminar athttp://www.cra-p.org/), a professional CV and a motivation letteraccompanied by any relevant documentation materials to • Final date for applications: February 29th. 2012• For registration: Cra’p will send a registration form to theaccepted applicants only, no later than March 5th.• In order to register, the accepted applicant must transfer500€ as a Registration Fee to Cra’p bank account, and send byemail a copy of the bank transfer document, together with theregistration form duly signed by March 7th.• It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure anylegal documents – such as visas, travel and health insurance,etc – in order to participate and travel throughout theSeminar period.• Important: The Seminar can only accept a maximum of 10participants.
Fee payment terms and conditions:
The Seminar Fee is 2.500€, and includes all program activities (seeAnnex I at http://www.cra-p.org/), travel to Marseille, Palermo and FaraSabina (Rome), plus accommodation during all the parcours(mobility) period.This Fee does not include the travel to Beirut, nor theaccommodation in Barcelona.Registration: 500€ must be transferred to Cra’p bankaccount by March 7th. in order to formalize theparticipation.First installment of 1.000€ must be transferred to Cra’pbank account before April 11th.Second installment of 1.000€ must be transferred to Cra’pbank account before May 9th.The registration Fee will under no circumstances bereturned unless it is a case of ‘force majeur’. All theparticipants, once accepted and registered must commit tothe above mentioned dates of payment
Organization
The Seminar artworks & landmarks is organized, produced andcoordinated by Cra’p – pràctiques de creació i recerca artística,Mollet (Barcelona, Spain) http://www.cra-p.org/Concept and direction: Toni CotsCommunication and production: Esther Freixa i RàfolsSupport: Leonardo Mancini and Ana Sánchez CousoNetwork organizations:Barcelona: O.V.N.I. Archives, Foundation Antoni Tápies, La Central(bookshop)Marseille: L’Officina, Inflammable, Cité des Arts de la ruePalermo: Teatro delle Balate, Centro Sociale San Francesco SaverioFara Sabina (Rome): Teatro Potlatch, Open labBeirut: Zoukak.