Artist residency opportunity in Japan open for applications
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JENESYS Programme 2009/2010: Invitation Programme for Creators
A residency opportunity of up to two and a half months for young (35 and under) professionals in artistic/creative fields is being offered as part of the JENESYS programme, administered by the Japan Foundation in partnership with the Asia New Zealand Foundation.
This programme, which is being offered in 13 Asia Pacific countries including New Zealand, is aimed at emerging arts professionals aged 35 or under practising in the fields of video, film, visual art or electronic music. Previous New Zealand participants have been writer Carl Shuker and video artist Janet Lilo.
The residency, available for a period from mid April – June 2010, will be hosted by NPO S-AIR in Sapporo. S-AIR will provide the recipient with opportunities to produce artworks, exchange ideas for collaboration, develop networks, and work on other activities that may enhance communication and understanding among their creative peers.
The recipient will be encouraged to present the outcomes of his or her residency experiences in the forms of a public event in Japan as well as in New Zealand after they return.
The artist will receive a return economy airfare between Japan and New Zealand, accommodation, and a stipend of 240,000 JPY per month covering per diems and production costs.
Professional practising artists with a record of achievement in the preferred genres of arts practice are invited to submit a written application to Asia New Zealand Foundation by no later than 5pm on Friday, February 12, 2010.
Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, residing in New Zealand and able to exercise a degree of autonomy and self reliance.
A panel appointed by the Asia New Zealand Foundation will select a shortlist of candidates, from which the Japan Foundation and NPO S-AIR will make a choice. Selection criteria will include:
- a specific artistic rationale for wishing to be resident in Japan;
- record of achievement – artists must have had at least one group show and one solo show;
- an understanding of the aims of the JENESYS Programme and the Asia New Zealand Foundation;
- an understanding of the environment and cultures of contemporary Japan.
Timing:
- Application deadline: 12 February 2010.
- Successful candidate advised: Monday 15 March 2010.
- Residency for up to two and a half months from mid April to June, 2010.
Please fill out the Japan Foundation application form provided and send three copies of the supporting material requested. Please also include letters of support.
Please DO NOT send material which is spiral bound or in clear-files. Support material will not be returned. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ORIGINAL MATERIAL IN AN APPLICATION.
Post to:
Project Officer, Culture
Asia New Zealand Foundation
PO Box 10 144
Wellington 6143
About the JENESYS Programme:
At the 2nd East Asia Summit held in January 2007, H.E. Mr Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, announced the launching of a large-scale youth exchange initiative totalling USD 315 million, under which approximately 6,000 youths mainly from EAS member countries (ASEAN, Australia, China, India, Korea and New Zealand) would be invited to Japan over the next five years. See website.
For further information please contact:
Asia:NZ: 04 4708 708. Email: culture@asianz.org.nz
Read more:
Read a story on video artist Janet Lilo's exchange
Image of the former Hokkaidō government office building in Sapporo sourced from Wikimedia Commons
