Application Guideline for 4th Resident Artists at Seoul Art Space GEUMCHEON in 2012

○ Application Title : Invitation to 4th Resident Artists at Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon in 2012

○ Application Period : Thursday, 05 July ~ Friday, 27 July 2012
                         * Deadline : 27 July 2012 (Korean time  24:00)

○ Application Field : Visual Artist, Curator, and Critic

○ Residency : 1. Artist (the whole fields of visual arts such as painting, installation, video, photograph)

※ select field of researching city with 2~3 persons team

2. Curator or Critic in Visual Arts

○ Residency Period

1. artists

- Korean : 1 year (01 September 2012 ~ 31 August 2013)

- International : 3 months

a. 01 December 2012 ~ 28 February 2013

b. 01 March 2013 ~ 31 May 2013

c. 01 June 2013 ~ 31 August 2013

※ For former Korean residents, only 3rd Resident artists are allowed to reapply while former international residents can apply without any limit on former residency. (Re-application will be permitted only once)

2. Curator or Critic

- Korean : 6 months
a. 01 December 2012 ~ 31 May 2013
b. 01 June 2013 ~ 30 November 2013

- International : 3 months

a. 01 December 2012 ~ 28 February 2013
b. 01 March 2013 ~ 31 May 2013
c. 01 June 2013 ~ 31 August 2013

○ Residency Facilities Vacant

- Korean
‣ Artist: 10 Rooms of Studio (10 persons/teams approximately) Curator/Critic
‣ Curator/Critic: 1 Room of studio (1 person)
- International
‣ Artist: 6 Rooms of Studio (6 persons/teams approximately)
‣ Curator/Critic: 1 Room of studio (1 person)

○ Supports details

1.Artist
= Supports for Korean

·Possible to apply exchanging programs with international artists (June 2012 at present: BankArt 1929, Hangar, Apexart, Gertrude)

=Supports for International

․ Financial aid for airplane ticket for one person (if it resided as a team, one of team members would be supported)

․ Hostel provided (Single room for 1 person or team, double room for group)

․ exemption from space fee and hostel charge

= Common supported both for Korean and International

1) Studio (1 room for 1 person/team usually)

2) Able to participate in the program at Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon

- Project exhibition, open studio, workshop, presentation and etc.

- Community art project, training program of sharing artistic talent, Artist suggestion program etc.

3) Grant partially supported on exhibition at Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon

4) PR supported in Korean and international (like PR expenses of private exhibition)

5) Spaces and equipment using for Media Lab, large workspace, tool room, seminar room and kitchen

2.Curator/Critic

- Common supported both for Korean and International: Studio (1 room for 1 person/team usually)

- International: Financial aid for airplane ticket, exemption from space fee and hostel charge

○ How to Apply

-Korean

‣ Application period: Thursday, 05 July ~ Friday, 27 July 2012

‣ How to apply: received by internet ☞ http://www.seoulartspace.or.kr/

‣ Application materials

- Application to residency, a Planning Statement for creation, an Experience of Artwork, a copy of the Resident Registration and a copy of Portfolio.

- In case of group, Experience for Artwork of each group members will be submitted

-International

‣ Application period: Thursday, 05 July ~ Friday, 27 July 2012

‣ How to apply: received by e-mail ☞ geumcheon3337@nate.com

2012 SASG application form

‣ Application materials:

- Application to residency, a Planning Statement for creation, an Experience of Artwork, a copy of Passport and a copy of Portfolio.

○ Application Materials

- Application to residency, a Planning Statement for creation, an Experience of Artwork, a copy of the Resident Registration (a copy of Passport for international, a copy of Permanent Residency or equivalent official document for overseas Korean) and a copy of Portfolio.

* Application to residency and three other attached documents:
Prescribed form (Application packet downloadable)

1) Application to residency

2) Planning Statement for creation: Present detailed data to be verified the possibility of realizing for creation after joining Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon

3) Experience for Artwork: document for experience in Korea or internationals for recent three years (mainly result of Artwork or result related with Planning Statement in residency)

※ In case of group, Experience for Artwork of each group members will be submitted

4) List of group member: submitted in case of group

* a copy of the Resident Registration

‣ a copy of Passport for international artist, a copy of Permanent Residency or equivalent official document for overseas Korean

‣ in case of group, a copy of the Resident Registration for all member of group will be submitted on successful applicant

* a copy of Portfolio: file by PowerPoint

‣ including 15 images(with caption), articles or reports by mass media, critique, artist’s note, or other documents for artworks (such as exhibition leaflets, cover of picture book including images)

○ Qualification for Applying

- Common both for Korean and International

‣ Individual or group not using, keeping or operating own studio or work space for creating activities

‣ Individual or group can join in Residency programs and international co-works

‣ Individual or group having interests to or plans to art projects with local inhabitant and community

- Korean group having four or less artists (considering capacity of space at Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon)

- Overseas group having one or two artists (assuming double room at hostel)

- No application allowed for following groups

‣ Group or association having five or more artists (on overseas, group or association having three or more artists)

‣ University student on the register (group included with student will be depended on committee’s decision)

‣ Association composed of memberships

‣ Profit-making organization like commercial cooperate or private agency

‣ Society organized by school, religious or friendship group not having goal for genuine artwork

○ Obligation Duty

1. Artists

- Using space over 15 days per every months (evict on fail to meet the minimum)

- Joining actively in the program by Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon such as Open studio, exhibition or presentations

- Doing local programs (planned by Seoul Art Space_ Geumcheon or by artist himself)

- Paying monthly space and hostel fee (KRW 5,500/3.3 square meter per month) VAT included

* Overseas artist free space and hostel fee and hostel charge

- and keeping other regulations of Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon

2. Curator/Critic

- Using space over 15 days per every months (evict on fail to meet the minimum)

- Attendance on the meetings for artists in residence and required to write two essays about the artists in residence.

○ Selection Process to Resident Artist

- 1st review: document screening

- 2nd review: presentation for evaluation (need to prepare the presentation with ppt file)

※ 2nd review is for candidates passed through 1st review, and International artists are free to be reviewed the presentation

※ Candidates passed through 1st review are informed by e-mail and by phone individually.

○ Schedule of evaluations and Announcement of Successful Applicants

Review and Result

- 1st review: Tuesday, 07 August 2012

- Announcement of 1st review result: Wednesday, 08 August 2012

- 2nd review: Tuesday, 14 August 2012 ※ for Candidates passed 1st review

- Final Announcement of Successful Applicants: Friday, 17 August 2012

※ Actual schedule could be adjusted by evaluation conditions

○ Announcement of Successful Applicants

- Notice on the blogspot and be informed individually.

○ More information to Contact

- Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon:

Phone: +82-(0)2-807-4138

E-mail: geumcheon3337@nate.com