UPCOMING DEADLINE JUNE 1st
The next deadline for AiR Sandnes is approaching.
Are you or someone you know interested in a one to three month stay in a rent free studio with accomodation and project support?
Simply send an application containing a CV, a brief project proposal, documentation of earlier works and an artist statement to air@sandnes.kommune.no by the 1st of December.
About the AiR Sandnes Residency
Sandnes City Council and Rogaland County Council, offer a residency to professional artists. The artist may be from abroad, a Norwegian national or a regional artist wanting an alternative project space. The offer consists of a 1-3 months residency in a rent-free studio with accommodation situated in the city of Sandnes in the municipality of Rogaland, close to the city of Stavanger.
In addition the artist will receive project support of 1,000 Euros per month.
The studio is situated in the same building as several other artist studios at Stasjon-K in the middle of the city center.
Accommodation
The flat is located at the city end of the largest park in Sandnes, Sandvedparken, about a five-minute walk from the city center and studio space. In addition to a one-person bed the flat has a sofa that can turn into a two-person bed. On those premises we can accommodate for collaborators, a couple, or possibly a family of three.
Studio/workspace
The studio is in the middle of the city center in Sandnes by Stasjon-K art studios, where a group of 14 professional artists have their working space. The studio is 60 m2 with adjacent small kitchen and toilet.
Technical info
AiR Sandnes provide a mobile phone with a Norwegian telephone number / network card and a limited mobile broadband that can be used in both the studio and flat.
Some basic tools are available for the studio, but the artist should provide their own tools and materials.
Project support and offer
AiR Sandnes offer a one to three month residency at AiR Sandnes in a rent-free studio and additional rent-free accommodation.
AiR Sandnes also provide funding of 1000 Euro per month for all artists.
Application criteria
There is no specific application form. The application should contain a CV, a brief project proposal, documentation of earlier works and preferably some info about yourself as an artist and your artistic practice.
Application deadlines
AiR Sandnes have two deadlines each year, one on June 1st and December 1st. The June deadline will schedule residencies from January to June the following year, and the December deadline schedule residencies from August to December the following year.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to:
air@sandnes.kommune.no