Event History
Comunitaria has fostered exchanges between national and international researchers and artists since 2016 with the aim of creating a horizontal space for dialogue that stimulates artistic actions in the socio-cultural context of Lincoln. In its last four editions, the program hosted a total of 44 artists, with 11 participants each year. All editions took place simultaneously in the 11 villages of the Lincoln District.
What Makes this event different?
Situated in the Pampas region, northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires, the Lincoln district comprises 11 villages. Amid a plain landscape, marked by continuous horizontality in a 360º turn, Lincoln is located in the heart of the agro-industrial Pampas, a place where agro-export activities have gained scale, generating processes of urban transformation and affecting the economic structures, the environment, and the local culture. Moreover, as a result, the surrounding towns have faced intense demographic decline, as well as a significant impact on the environment and local living conditions. During the residency period, each artist will engage with one of the villages, using the territory itself as the starting point for the experience. The activities planned by the program will bring the artists closer to the social, cultural, and political dynamics of the region. In this way, it is encouraged that the research and works developed take into account the specificities of the places and the environment where they will be developed, and that the research processes incorporate dynamics of exchange, listening, and contact with the local inhabitants.
Copyright Policy
The Comunitaria program must be credited in all documentation produced during the residency period and subsequently when the developed work is exhibited or publicized. The artist authorizes the institutional use of their image and the artistic work to be developed. Comunitaria and its organizers may use the artist's image and/or the produced work in their institutional and non-commercial materials. The artist agrees to share the records and visual documentation of the research process with Comunitaria. Notification to the Comunitaria program is requested regarding exhibitions and publications in which the produced work appears, even after the residency has ended.
Call for Artists - Residency in Argentina
About the Residency:
The call for the 5th edition of Comunitaria: Contemporary Art and Social Processes Residency will be open until August 23. Through this call, 11 artists will be selected and another 4 artists will be pre-selected to form a waiting list. The residency is aimed at artists interested in developing community-based art practices related to the local communities located in Lincoln, in the rural countryside of Argentina. Contemporary artists of different backgrounds, education, and from any country can participate.
During the residency period, artists will engage with the local villages, using the territory itself as the starting point for the experience. The activities planned by the program will bring the artists closer to the social, cultural, and political dynamics of the region. In this way, it is encouraged that the research and works developed take into account the specificities of the places, and that the research processes incorporate dynamics of exchange, listening, and contact with the local inhabitants.
Online and in-person activities:
The first two weeks (between November 5 and 15) will be conducted online, with working meetings with the participating team addressing study and territorial mapping stages. Between November 16 and December 1, the residency will take place in person in the Lincoln district, Argentina. The program includes instances of collective work, as well as individual research and production. During the individual work stages, the artists will be individually accommodated in different villages of the Lincoln district.
Participation Fee: US $ 600.00
The fee includes:
- Accommodation during the residency period
- Round-trip transportation from Buenos Aires to Lincoln (Argentina)
- Internal transportation within the Lincoln district
- Welcome lunch
- Farewell dinner
- Collective study meetings about the territory
- Curatorial guidance and follow-up
- Orientation meetings and exchange or daily support when needed
- Exhibition at the Lincoln Municipal Museum of Fine Arts at the end of the residency period
- Certificates of participation
- If necessary, Comunitaria can provide support letters for grants, calls, or sponsorships, as well as invitation letters for visa applications
The fee does not include:
- Airfare (national or international)
- Daily meals
- Materials
- Other personal expenses
Registration: The application process includes:
- Complete the online form through the website: residenciacomunitaria.com.ar or directly through the form https://forms.gle/ESc56mpdzUJJUdrV6
- In addition to completing the form questions, the applicant must also submit a reduced portfolio of already developed artistic works, in a PDF document of up to 10MB. The file should be sent to the email info@residenciacomunitaria.com.ar
- The deadline for submitting the material is: 08/23/2024. Comunitaria is not responsible for damaged files. Verify each material sent in advance
- Selected artists will be informed in the first days of September
For more information, please visit the Event Website
