Deadline for applications: 31st April 2014
Capacete’s activities are part of a long term interdisciplinary presence in Rio de Janeiro, which aims to research and document aesthetic, social and political processes in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is an important laboratory that (re)actualises Brazilian complexities. CAPACETE integrates the resident artist into this context and helps with logistical aspects of his/her project.
Program
12 participants will be selected for the program. The aim is to reserve 4 positions for Brazilians, 4 for South Americans, and 4 for the rest of the world. The duration of the program is 10 months, from the 1st of March to the 20th of December, with a one‐ month break in July.
The program is designed as a fluid and adaptive platform of exchange between the participants and the lecturers and advisors. The program will offer 9 seminars given by 9 lecturers from different backgrounds. Seminars will extend from 3 days to up to 5 days duration. Each lecturer will also do a public talk open to the main public. In addition, different talks, presentations and events will be organized throughout the year with other guest lecturers. One of the ambitions of the program is to have each yearly program culminate in a collective project, designed by the participants, one that can take on any number of forms (presentation, performance, publication, exhibition, seminar etc.). However, in keeping with the participative logic of our project, rather than frame this as a requirement, we prefer to conceive of it as a potential whose actualization will be decided by the participants themselves.
Program Aims
- To build on the legacy of 16 years of activity by the CAPACETE entertainments international residency program within a different program and structure
- To contribute to the local context by providing an educational research program of public interest for national and international young practitioners
- To rethink modes of production in an accelerated society
- To shape different labour relations based on conviviality and exchange
- To promote cross‐disciplinary research within the different spheres of the social, establishing a forum for continuous public debate and exchange related to contemporary aesthetical practices and socio‐political issues
- To establish and maintain a specialized archive and database on local and international cultural practices, including publications, dossiers, exhibitions, seminars and a website
- To create an environment that is accessible to participants from different economical backgrounds by helping finance their living expenses and participation in the program
- To interact with the local art context and community
- To collaborate with other similar national and international initiatives such as the SMS (School of Missing Studies / Sandbers Institute, Netherlands (https://www.facebook.com/missingstudies) as part of our yearly program
- To operate in a sustainable and environmentally-conscious manner, and foster awareness by means of specific events, such as seminars, events, use of eco-friendly technologies, etc.
Costs and Fees
The total cost of running the program is R$ 35.000 (approximately U$ 15.000 / Euros 12.000) per participant. This cost does not include housing, food, transportation or other expenses that may be incurred by participants.
All participants must pay a fixed participation fee of R$ 5.000 (approximately U$2100 / Euros 1700 per year), to be paid in two instalments (please see the application for more information). This fee corresponds to 15% of the total cost of running the program. The other 85% of the program costs will be dealt with on a case‐by‐case basis requiring that candidates cover the costs directly or, together with CAPACETE, apply to foundations and institutions in their home country for funding.
It is the intention of CAPACETE to find financing for the cost of the program for all participants through fellowships from foundations, governments, and the private sector. CAPACETE will work with each selected candidate to find the best financial solution for their participation in the program on a need‐base system.
While this financial assistance cannot be guaranteed, it is our ambition to help each and every accepted candidate to be financed for the remaining 85% of program fees. CAPACETE will offer 2 to 3 grants to applicants who do not have access to scholarships and other financial aid through national and international institutions or private donors. These grants will not cover the fixed participation fee of R$ 5.000 (approximately U$2100 / Euros 1700 per year). These fees will remain the responsibility of the grantees.
CAPACETE will also offer opportunities for up to 20 hours a week of paid work to interested participants to help them finance their stay in Rio de Janeiro. As of this date, five such work opportunities have been secured for the 2015 term. More opportunities are being organized. These will include paid internships with local artists and institutions. Participants can rent a living space in our structure (private or shared room) or may find their own accommodation (see application form). All participants will also be asked to dedicate 8 hours a week to the maintenance of the space (library, program planning, planting, cooking, cleaning etc.).
Application
The application form can be downloaded at: www.capacete.net and has to be sent to [email protected]. The application process is exclusively online; mailed material will not be accepted. The deadline for applications is the 31st April 2014. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
More in information about the vision and the context of the programme you find here.