BAU INSTITUTE BAU/CAMARGO RESIDENCY – CASSIS, FRANCE (DEADLINE: MARCH 9, 2014)

• Location: Cassis, France
• Deadline: March 9, 2014
• Duration: One month residency: June 16 – July 15. Two week residencies: June 16–30, or July 1–15.
• Eligibility: Applications are open to international artists and writers. No applications will be accepted from current full time students. Fellowship selections are made by peer committees in Literary and Visual arts.
• Costs & Support: The Fellowship provides artists with live-work apartments at no cost.
• URL: https://bauinstitute.submittable.com/submit

BAU/CAMARGO RESIDENCY – CASSIS, FRANCE

BAU Institute has formed a partnership with the Camargo Foundation to offer a new summer residency in Cassis, France. The BAU/Camargo residency provides Fellowships at no cost to visual artists, writers and other creative professionals, who demonstrate a serious commitment to their craft and a desire to work independently within an international community.

2014 DATES

One month residency: June 16 – July 15.
Two week residencies: June 16–30, or July 1–15.
We accept applications on-line January 27 – March 9.
Final applications are due March 9, 2014.
Notification of the admission committee decision will be in mid-March.
Upon acceptance a refundable security deposit of $250.00 is due.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications are open to international artists and writers. No applications will be accepted from current full time students. Fellowship selections are made by peer committees in Literary and Visual arts.

THE BAU/CAMARGO FELLOWSHIP

The Fellowship provides artists with live-work apartments at no cost. The Camargo foundation staff is in residence to provide information and support for transportation, reservations, translation and regional information. A BAU Institute Director will be in residence at all times.
The campus is located directly on the Mediterranean with breathtaking views of the harbor and Cap Canaille, one of the highest maritime cliffs in Europe. The buildings and grounds contain thirteen apartments, a reference library, a music-conference room, gardens, a Chinese Terrace, and an outdoor Greek Theater, all of which are available for use by the residents. The apartments are fully furnished with equipped kitchens. Linens and towels are provided. A washer and dryer are available for personal laundry. There are no telephones in the apartments, but there is WiFi through-out most of the campus. There is on-site parking.
The language of the residency is English. There is no French language requirement for a Camargo Fellowship. Transportation and meals are the responsibilty of the residents. There is abundant food shopping in nearby markets. No children or pets are allowed. Overnight guests are permitted when requested at the time of the application. The guest fee is $50.00 per night, 3 nights maximum. There are also several hotels in Cassis where visitors can stay.
The Foundation is a five-minute walk from the village of Cassis and approximately 30 minutes by train, bus, or car from Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. The train station in Cassis is a five minute taxi ride to the campus.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Please upload your submission following instructions on this page.
Have the following 6 items ready before starting your submission:

1. CV or resume, PDF or Word Doc.
2. A letter of intent that describes the work you plan to undertake while in residence and
   how the specific nature of this residency with benefit your work.
3. Documentation of your work: Depending on your practice, you may submit either images, audio/video files, or text based files.

Submit only one of the following:

VISUAL ARTS

If your mediium is painting, sculpture, installation, site-specific, and/or drawing, please submit jpeg images. Seven (7) JPEG images, at 72 DPI resolution, maximum file size for each image submitted: 1 MB. Images must be numbered as in the image list.
(See item no.3) Important: we can only accept jpegs. Please do NOT submit: Powerpoint presentations, PDF, TIFF, Gif or PSD files.

VIDEO/AUDIO

Links to three video or audio excerpts. Please make sure to mark which 3-minutes of each piece you would like the jury to review. The jury will be required to watch/hear 3 minutes for each; it is at their discretion whether they will see/hear more. We review video or audio documentation ONLY for candidates whose work is time-based, interactive, web-based, kinetic, film, video, theatre, sound, music, spoken word, and performance.

LITERARY ARTS

If you work with words, please submit either a pdf or word doc of up to three (3) excerpts of recent work. Each excerpt should not exceed 10 pages and cannot be from the same work. Upload the three excerpts individually; either PDF or word document files.

1. Work sample list:

Submit a Word document or PDF file of one page only. DO NOT use font size smaller than 11. Please prepare this document as a numbered list of the work you submitted.

Specify the following:

• Visual arts:
  Title, year, size, medium and optional brief synopsis for each of seven (7) jpegs.
• Performance:
  Choreographer, performer(s), length of original piece, year and brief synopsis.
• Film:
  Screenwriter, director, actor(s), length of original piece, year and synopsis.
• Writing:
  Title, length of original piece, year and brief synopsis. If needed, a brief (2-3 sentences) description can be included for each piece submitted.

Joint applications: In the case of a team that already has a history of projects together, please upload only one application with documentation of work done together only. In the case of a one-time joint project, please upload individual applications with documentation of individual work, making sure to mark on the Statement of Intent each of the names of the candidates proposing the joint application.

1. Two professional references: Name, Title (if applicable), email address.
2. Application Fee: $40

Please note: incomplete applications cannot be processed.
For questions send us an email:camargo@bauinstitute.org

Good luck with your application!

SUBMITTABLE APPLICATION

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