Deadline: 1 October
Since its opening in July 2010, one of the fundamental objectives of SIERRA has been to promote the construction of spaces of visibility, action and thinking about contemporary art proposals and their relationship with nature and environment of the Huelva mountains population which is located at both the cultural, social, educational or anthropological.
These spaces have been shaped through multiple activities such as laboratories specialized in middle and practical nature, and nature art workshops for adults and children, workshops and conferences, production of audio and audiovisual pieces, actions in space and natural ... interventions in the environment of the farm the springs, with over 70 acres of free land for their realization.
With the construction of Route FEMALE (whose realization is expected in September 2011 to March 2012), the SIERRA center plays a crucial part especially in a mainstreaming women in centrifugal and centripetal character, return, that part of the involvement in the social fabric and human women, and the concept of femininity in the countryside, nearby towns for enhancement through art and visions of other women artists here. A loop back to them, the women of the mountains, in the process of their integration in the various proposals.
The call is open to women artists of any age, nationality or origin.
The process of interventions will follow the following approach:
· Once the deadline for proposals and selected five projects, establish a work schedule, the first online study and adaptation to the ground and then through the face of the artists stay for a week in SIERRA.
· In this period we will formalize the intervention process, according to its nature (for example, if the project affects collaboration and contact with persons, associations ... or if is a broader concept of femininity as the rural ... would organize and facilitate access to the circumstances and the search for suitable materials for the intervention)
· The intervention must have a physical reflection in the natural route but may involve carrying out other activities such as workshops, sound pieces, videos, documentaries ...
· One of the conditions, in fact, is the artist with the help opf the organization where appropriate, obtain documentation of the entire process so that it can transform into different art pieces.
· Intervention may be concluded or at least begin the week of the artist in SIERRA residence (after studying it), or terminated after according to its instructions.
The organization awarded a fee of 500 € by artist (after taxes) and has allocated another 500 € for the development and performance materials. Apart from the organization will bear the costs of accommodation and meals for the artists during a week in the Hotel Los Veneros located in the same facilities SIERRA arts center.
In any case the organization will bear the cost of transport and transfer of the artists from their point of origin (domestic or international), SIERRA art center.
The organization is committed, other than payment of fees, accommodation and subsistence, to facilitate as far as possible, all actions and resources needed to achieve the work.
The space for the FEMALE path is a trail amounting to the side of the mountains surrounding the farm Los Veneros enabled transit and visit high environmental interest, with an approximate distance of 3000 meters. It runs between the end of the region of Andévalo and mountain foothills, reaching an altitude of 750 meters and with a very broad view. The predominant vegetation of brambles and briars, highlighting the endemic "erica andevalensis." Other medicinal plants are also well represented within their biodiversity. The path can be seen in the video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SIERRACENTRODEARTE#p/a/u/0/UhrxbcTSpqc
For the realization of the interventions should take into mind that in addition of involvement in female grup in the area, the sustainability of the project and its realization using local materials and / or who are respectful and do not alter the environment or mountains ecosystem.
Proposals should include:
- Initial project of the proposal detailing the size and scope of its previous production.
- The relationship with the female domain and women of the environment
- Trajectory of the artist, can be documented with the contribution of material that is appropriate and being valued relationship of their work in the field of gender perspective or natural intervention (without this being conclusive in principle).
- Availability dates for the artist to the implementation of the project.
Once the jury selection will begin the process of working with the organization for an optimal fit of the project space and environment, the arts center providing all the information.
The submission of applications will be made through e-mail sierracentrodearte@gmail.com and the provision of additional documentation (brochures, publications, videos or other) by sending the following address:
SIERRA centro de Arte
Finca los Veneros s/n
Santa Ana la Real
21359 Huelva
The term begins August 10 and ends on October 1, 2011.
For any questions please get us through the aforementioned e-mail or phone+34959122394 office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m.
