Artist in Residence KOBE (AiRK) OPEN CALL
Features
StudiosAvailable
AccommodationsAvailable
Presentation(exhibition, performance, and open studio)Available
Grants and subsidies for travel expensesNot available
Grants and other financial supports/ Support by coordinators and art professionalsAvailable
Art genresVisual arts/ Fine arts , Performing arts , Craft / Applied arts , Film / Video , Others
RegionsKansai
| Program | |
|---|---|
| Application period | Regular call |
| Description | The Artist in Residence KOBE (AiRK) OPEN CALL provides accommodations for artists working in Japan and abroad for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 3 months. While research and creation in collaboration with cultural facilities active in Kobe during their stay at AiRK, the artists will hold workshops to interact with local people, exchange meeting with local artists, or exhibit and perform their works, in order to more activate the culture of Kobe. |
| Residency location | Artist in Residence KOBE |
| Residency period | minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 3 months |
| Qualification | Length of Residence: Individuals and groups that can stay and work at Artist in Residence KOBE (AiRK) for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 3 months. Community Engagement: Be willing to engage in exchange activities with locals during the length of stay. Language: Ability to communicate in Japanese or English Expenses: Ability to cover own airfare, transportation expenses, living expenses, and other costs and expenses related to the final work. House Rules: Able to follow house rules and live cooperatively with fellow residents and house managers. |
| Pay by artists / Support for artists | *Expenses for Accommodation (Updated on 8. Feb 2025) - 4 weeks 120,000 yen for one person (one bedroom with shared bath and kitchen). - For artists staying more than 4 weeks, we will charge 30,000 yen for additional 1 week for additional expenses. - The artist will occupy one bedroom with a shared bathroom and kitchen in our two-bedroom apartment. If you have an additional person staying in the same room, you will be charged an additional 60,000 yen per 4 weeks. - Please note that utility costs are covered with the above expenses but food, transportation, coordination, and art materials are not included in the expenses. *About our support - Coordination for artistic production and research - AiRK's private atelier is available in cooperation with another facility. If requested, AiRK can also provide an alternative space for production through negotiations with another cultural facility (art center, dance center, etc.) with which it has a partnership with AiRK - Arrangement of venues for presentation of artworks in collaboration with cultural facilities in Kobe - Cooperation in public relations, including event announcements |
| Selection process | Applications can be made online, and successful applicants will be announced after a reviewing process by program staff and external curators. *Please be sure to complete both "Application Form" and "Send Required Documents to gmail”. If you send only one of them, your application will not be accepted. Please check the link below. OPEN CALL:https://airk.haaymm.org/#section-opencalls |
| Contact | Artist in Residence KOBE (AiRK) Yamaguchi house 2F/3F, 4-16-7, Kitano-cho, Chuo ward, Kobe, Hyogo, 6500002 Email address: airk.haaymm+apply@gmail.com website: airk.haaymm.org operation: Association HAAYMM |