Culture-Ecological Association Filtrator and Culture Zone Wrocław within the framework of AIR Wro Programme are jointly launching a call for a residency in Sokołowsko in Lower Silesia, Poland. Residency is dedicated to designers, makers and artists active in the field of community projects, education and sustainable development as a part of promoting a civic attitude towards the local environment.
AIR Wro is a programme of residencies, study visits and international cooperation that is a part of Culture Zone Wrocław. The goal of AIR Wro is to support and promote the activities of artists representing various fields of culture and art, who are interested in cooperation with representatives of local communities and circles, as well as those willing to build international cultural relations.
PRALNIA MAKERSPACE / SOKOŁOWSKO
Sokołowsko is a former health resort with a rich history of treating lung diseases using clean and cold mountain air. What used to be one of the greatest assets and resources of the city today is one of its basic problems. The specific location in the valley, combined with the heating season, often envelops the entire town with thick smog.
At the same time, there is a rich tradition of social participation in the village, and in the sanatorium past, there was a metalworking workshop, where the residents and patients actively worked on the basis of art therapy. Although the workshop has long finished functioning, the effects of its work are still visible in Sokołowsko at every step - in the form of unique signs, lettering, balustrades, fences or lanterns.
Pralnia Makerspace partially continues these traditions. Using both traditional techniques and crafts as well as modern technologies, it is an open workshop located in the heart of the town. Pralnia is a place of cooperation, creating, learning and sharing knowledge, where ideas are transformed into real products.
The aim of the project is to make the inhabitants of Sokołowsko and Lower Silesia aware of how big the threat to sustainable development and ecology is the polluted air. By finding reference points in the past times of Sokołowsko, we want to create a space for the resident artist to hook up the topics related with the quality of life in our town, offering him a range of equipment to create means of expression. Using his experience in working in similar spaces, the resident will have the opportunity to cooperate with the local community to develop a message or social campaign aimed at educating and activating inhabitants in the field of taking care of the quality of their nearest environment.
What do we offer?
— travel costs reimbursement in total amount of 400 PLN;
— accomodation in Sokolowsko;
— a fee or daily allowance up to the amount of 3000 PLN;
— funds for materials necessary for the implementation of the project in the amount of 2000 PLN;
— a place to work in the space of Pralnia Makerspace;
— access to equipment such as: screen printing, RISO, 3D printing, CNC technology and electronics (Arduino);
— substantive, production and promotional support of the project.
How to apply?
We invite designers, makers and artists who previously carried out activities of a participatory or social nature to participate in the project. We want to invite an artist who will find himself in a common creative space both in terms of using various media available in the Pralnia Makerspace (electronics, print, CNC, 3D modelling, etc.) as well as working in shared space, and above all, activities with the local community.
The application consists of the following documents prepared in Polish or English:
- CV,
- portfolio or presentation of previous work (i.e. description or website),
- application form available via our webiste.
Applications can be submitted until February 19th, 2018 via e-mail to: kontakt@filtrator.org.
Contact: krzysztof.bielaszka@strefakultury.pl or kontakt@filtrator.org.