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Call for a curator – Catalysti exhibition at Cable Factory, Autumn 2020

Catalysti Association of Transcultural Artists ry will organise a group exhibition in Cable Factory, Valssaamo, Helsinki, on 28.9.-14.10.2020, in coordination with Globe Art Point ry. The art exhibition is part of the two years program “Diversity in Art: Art in Diversity 2020”, supported by the Kone Foundation.

Catalysti members have selected the exhibition’s theme to be Power.

Power

“Power is the ability to do things.” – Doreen Massey

“Power exists through many relations. These can be political, financial, cultural and so on. Power can be coercive when distributed unequally which may manifest itself through injustice and inequality. However, the equal distribution of power is about sharing ideas and can lead to real progress in overcoming many of the issues that the world faces today” (David Flood).

The curator will be free to elaborate on the theme and develop it according to their artistic vision.

Requirements

  • professional experience in curating art exhibitions, good knowledge of the transcultural and Finnish art fields.
  • proven ability in teamwork, to relate to the artists, organise and coordinate multi-layered projects.
  • language skills: English (fluent), Finnish (beneficial, not compulsory).

Tasks

  • to create a strong concept, elaborating and developing the theme mentioned above
  • selecting a pool of 10-12 artists from Catalysti association (see www.catalysti.fi/artists), through the website and portfolios; work in coordination with the association’s exhibition working group; be present in Cable Factory for a certain period of the exhibition, to present the artists to the art field professionals and to the public
  • the working months will be April-June (max 15 hours per week) and August-October 2020 (possibly more hours, to be negotiated).
  • the selection committee will include the Catalysti exhibition working group, as well as experts from G.A.P and Suomen Taiteilijaseura. The committee will select curator candidates to be interviewed in March 2020.
  • The interviews will take place in Globe Art Point (Malminkatu 5, Helsinki) on 5th March at 5-8 pm, and (depending on the number of candidates) in Caisa Cultural Centre (Kaikukatu 4, Helsinki) on 10th March at 5-8 pm.
    The curator will be paid a fee, with funding from the Kone Foundation.

Application

Please send a draft of the concept, a motivation letter, a CV, and possibly a curator’s portfolio, to before Friday 28.2.2020 at 4 pm.

SKR regional grants February

Suomen Kulttuuri Rahasto (Finnish Cultural Foundation) closes its application for the Regional funds on 10.2.2020. See here for more infos: https://skr.fi/en/ajankohtaista/january-round-applications-has-begun-regional-funds-will-award-total-eur-13-million

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Biofriction Residency

Biofriction is a Creative Europe project realised in collaboration with Hangar (ES), Cultivamos Cultura (PT), Kersnikova Institute (SI) and the Bioart Society, committed to supporting bioart and biohacking practices. The title refers to the combination of biology, biotech, fiction, and arts as surfaces of friction, with particular attention to the emancipatory potential of biotechnology through interfaces in the context of artistic practices. 

We’re now looking for projects in the field of experimentation with biomaterials and living systems, with a special emphasis on transhack feminism as an approach (or method multiplier) to repoliticize feminism through (bio)practice. It is aimed at researchers, artists, developers, hackers and members of collectives of all ages (over 18 years old) and nationalities working in the field of bioexperimentation.

Possible topics include: decolonizing technologies; queer, feminist, anti-racist and anti-specist methods; nature_culture continuum; xenoecologies; biopolitics, necropolitics and environmental struggle; human and non-human alliances and solidarity through DIY/DIWO/DIT biotechnology; artistic and cultural practices; fiction, storytelling and performative narratives; biosurveillance and counter-tactics; bioexperimentation based in open culture; bio_sonic agencies; measurements and material-discursive practices of (bio)mattering and engaging (bio)practices; re-visit, re-think, co-design and co-develop processes; tools and technologies for biological experimentation and radical open health.

The residency programme has durations ranging from 15 days to 2 months. The time periods will depend on the needs of the project as well as the place where they are carried out; Hangar (Barcelona, Spain), Bioart Society (Helsinki and Kilpisjärvi, Finland), Cultivamos Cultura (São Luis or Lisbon region, Portugal) or Kersnikova Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia). The residency might be split into two phases if the proposed project requires a long-term work on biological materials.

The residency benefits include an artist fee, accommodation, travel costs, a budget for research materials, access to biolabs/wetlabs facilities and mentoring/tutoring by expert biotechnologist(s).

The submission deadline for applications is February 5, 2020. 

For additional information and sending of applications, please contact Laura Benitez Valero, laura(at)hangar.org or Ludovica Michelin, ludovica(at)hangar.org.

The Biofriction project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

MORE INFORMATION:

To Apply, visit https://hangar.org/en/convocatories-3/44658/.