| OPEN CALL | | Artist Residency | Terra Incógnita | | Introduction | Keywords: territory; place; topography; cartography; geography; volcanology; nomenclature; morphology; society; identity; ocean; flora; fauna; sky; appropriation; construction; form; “endogenous materials”; regard; being; essence; perception; register; memory; culture; tradition; trade; isolation; development; potential. With the artist residency Terra Incógnita, the Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center invites artists to look at the Azorean islands from a 21st century perspective; to rediscover this territory through art. We invite three artists to live and work for one month in one of these islands: São Miguel, Terceira, and Flores. The selected artists should produce artistic work using the historical, social, cultural, economic, and geographic context of the islands as reference. The Contemporary Art Center will provide some information contextualizing the islands, which can be used as the starting point for the artist’s research during his or her residency. The artist residency Terra Incógnita aims to produce a series of artistic works that will integrate an exhibition at the Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center in June 2017. The Museu Carlos Machado is the cultural, scientific and artistic partner of this Artistic Residency. The Museum opened its doors for the first time in 1880 and “combining our ages we assure continuity between past and future.” Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center has invited the international curator Carolina Grau to produce this Residency with our Contemporary Art Center. Carolina Grau will integrate the selection jury and curate the exhibition Terra Incógnita. WHO CAN APPLY: o Everyone working as an artist for five years or longer; Fields/media: o Visual arts; o Multimedia. DURATION: o One month, to schedule between March 1 and May 15, 2017. JURY: o Fátima Marques Pereira – Director of Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center; o Duarte Melo – Director of the Museu Carlos Machado; o Filipa Oliveira – Artistic Director of the Fórum Eugénio de Almeida; o Maria José Cavaco – Artist; o Carolina Grau – Curator. TERRA INCÓGNITA WILL PROVIDE: o Stipend: 1.000,00 €; o One round trip with the company Azores Airlines; o Living quarters; o The Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center will support the production of the artistic works, within the limits of its workshops, teams, and available equipment; o Working space: to be defined in the host island. APPLICATIONS o All applications must be submitted online. o Deadline: . All applications must be submitted until 00:00 local time (UTC - 01:00), December 5, 2016; . Incomplete applications will not be considered. | REGULATION | SECTION I – RECIPIENTS o This artistic residency is open to all artists, local, national, or international. o Fields/medias: Visual arts and multimedia. SECTION II - REQUIREMENTS o All applicants must be over 18 years old; o All applicants must be available to live and work in the Azores during the residency (one month), and during the installation of the final exhibition; o The selected artists will receive a stipend of 1.000,00€; o All applicants will be required to sign a contract in which they agree to the terms and rules of the artistic residency, as well as to respect the deadlines established by Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center; o All selected artists must comply with the deadlines for the completion of their final work: 15 days before the opening of the show; o All selected artists will be required to make a presentation to the community about their methodology/creative process; o During the residency, the selected artists should establish a dialogue with the curator Carolina Grau; o In accordance to the communication plan drafted by Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center, the selected artists must be available to talk to the press about his or her experiences at the Artistic Residency: Terra Incógnita; o Selected artists will cede image rights on the produced works to the Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center, for promotional and merchandising purposes. SECTION III - APPLICATION: o All interested parties must formalize their application to the Artistic Residency: Terra Incógnita by filling in the form made available at the website: http://arquipelagocentrodeartes.azores.gov.pt/ SECTION IV – APPLICATION TIMELINE o The candidates’ application, evaluation, and selection will proceed as follows: . Application – from November 11 to December 5. Evaluation: December 6 to December 20. Final selection: the selected artists will be announced until December 31 . Residency: With the duration of one month, the artists can start their residency between March 1 and May 15, to schedule between the artists and Arquipélago. Selected artists may be contacted and asked to provide extra information concerning their applications. SECTION V – EVALUATION CRITERIA o Conceptual and formal quality of the artist’s portfolio in the field of visual and multimedia art. o Analysis of the conformity of the proposed artistic disciplines to the Residency objectives. o Conceptual relevance of the applicant’s Statement of Intent. o Analysis of the innovative aspects of the theoretical and practical investigation in the context of contemporary art and of its artistic intersections. SECTION VI – SELECTION BOARD o Carolina Grau o Fátima Marques Pereira o Duarte Melo o Filipa Oliveira o Maria José Cavaco SECTION VII – FINAL CONSIDERATIONS o All situations not considered in this regulation are to be decided by the Direction of Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center, in accordance to the Open Call; o The decisions made by the Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center are not subject to appeal; o During the selection process, the Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center will treat all applications and the data therein as confidential; o Upon formalizing their application, all candidates accept the conditions described in this Regulation, and agree to respect the decision of the Selection Board. | APPLICATION FORM | All information should be submitted in Portuguese, English, or French SECTION I o Name: o Date of Birth: o Adress: o City: Country: Postal Code: o Identificação Civil - Identity document: o Identity Card: Passport: # Nationality o Telephone: o E-mail: SECTION II o Website o Portfolio: o Statement of Intent: Please write a short text (not more than 300 words) with a description of the intended work and briefly state your reasons for applying to this residency. o Artist Statement/ Professional Statement (not more than 200 words) o Research (not more than 300 words) o CV | INFORMATION, Artistic Residency: TERRA INCÓGNITA | A) MAPS a. Azorean Archipelago b. Island of São Miguel (Eastern Group) c. Island of Terceira (Central Group) d. Island of Flores (Western Group) B) HISTORIC CONTEXTUALIZATION OF THE AZORES AZORES: GEOGRAPHIC, GEOLOGIC AND CLIMATIC CONFIGURATION Located in the North Atlantic Ocean at the junction between the lithospheric plates of North America, Eurasia and Africa – more precisely in the microplate of the Azores - the Azorean Archipelago is constituted by nine oceanic islands of relatively recent volcanic origin (between 0.3 and 8 million years) (Morten, et.al., 1998). Figure 1 – The Azores and their location in the Atlantic Ocean. The darkened areas on each island correspond to protected areas, based on the recent system of IUCN from Island Parks (Parques de Ilha). Beside each island there is presented its geologic age in Millions of years (Myr.) Source: Borges et. al. (2009) Geologically, the Azores can be understood as a volcanic plateau with 20-36 million years (MA); the oldest island (Santa Maria) arose approximately 8 million years ago, while the youngest island (Pico) has approximately 0.250 million years. Contrary to the Hawaiian archipelago, for example, where the islands are arranged in accordance with their chronological origin, the localization of the Azores does not show any correlation between their distances to the eruptive center and its date of emergence (França et. al., 2003) The oceanic distribution of these islands, and consequentially their relative positions, led to the establishment of the following groupings: (i) the western group, composed of the islands Flores and Corvo; (ii) central group, which includes the islands Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa and Terceira and (iii) the eastern group including São Miguel, Santa Maria and the Formigas islands. The different islands appear in an alignment following a band which is generally oriented NW-SE, with an expanse of nearly 600 km (375 miles) stretching between Santa Maria and Corvo. The Azores are separated from the most westerly point of the European continent by 1392 kilometers. Their localization at an average latitude of 38° 30'N provides the archipelago with a distinctly Oceanic climate. The climate of these islands can be characterized by its thermal amenity, by the elevated index of atmospheric moisture, relatively low levels of solar exposure, regular and abundant rainfalls, and by a set of vigorous winds which surround the archipelago, accompanying the evolution of patterns of atmospheric circulation within the North Atlantic basin (Azevedo, 2001). Climactic asymmetries in the interior of each island are related not only with the shape and orientation of the elevations, as well as the superficial geologic structure, with the vegetation, and in some cases, with the reciprocal influence of neighboring islands. HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF THE AZOREAN ARCHIPELAGO Despite the reported sighting