Weltmuseum
Wien is launching an open call for a residency and the production of an artwork
on the topic of “Imagining Caring Futures: Art, Imagination, and Empathy” using
sound as medium.
Deadline: 3 October 2021
Artists are invited to submit a proposal to
explore the knowledge contained in the museum’s collections or stories behind
museum objects in the context of the climate crisis. The residency focusses on
questions around planetary precarity and those most affected by the climate
catastrophe, such as formerly colonized and indigenous peoples. What can
artistic empathy and imagination contribute to raising awareness for the imminent
threat our planet faces and the increasing global inequality resulting from
said threat? The residency will take place in the framework of the project
“TAKING CARE – Ethnographic and World Cultures Museums as Spaces of Care”
(takingcareproject.eu), co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the
European Union.
Using the collection and permanent exhibition of the Weltmuseum Wien as
reference points, the artist should develop a sound-based work addressing the
topic described above. Focusing on the ephemeral medium of sound, the residency
aims to support a project that serves as a counterpoint to the material
collections of the museum.
Timeframe
First phase – research & work on site: The resident will come to Vienna and
work/research at the museum in May and June 2022 for the first phase of the
project.
Second phase – production & presentation: Production of work. In late 2022 or early 2023, the outcome of the residency will be presented at the Weltmuseum Wien.
Outcome
The expected outcome will use sound as medium in the broadest sense. The
project could be a sound installation, audio work, sound walk, interactive
audio piece, radio play, etc.
What we
expect
+ Commitment to stay in Vienna in May and June 2022 and to develop an artwork
for presentation at the museum in late 2022 or early 2023.
+ Artist talk during time of residency.
+ Applications by experienced artists.
+ Artist teams or collectives may apply, however, accommodation and fee/stipend
have to be shared.
+ The selected artist allows the KHM-Museumsverband to use the documentation of
the residency and images of the work produced in the frame of this project for
documentation, archiving, website and social media, as well as project
publications without payment.
What we offer
+ Residency stipend May to June 2022: € 4,000 in total, presence required.
+ Fee for the completed artwork:
€ 4,000.
+ Production costs will be reimbursed for a maximum amount of up to € 2,500
(only after submission of corresponding list of invoices and copies).
+ Accommodation for up to two people in a single apartment and travel costs to and from Vienna (economy)
for the residency will be provided.
Terms and Conditions
Only one application will be selected. The selected artist will be notified by
e-mail in November 2021.
Unfortunately, individual feedback on the selection results will not be
possible.
The exact terms and conditions will be subject to a contract between
the selected artist and KHM-Museumsverband.
Applicants approve that
their personal data will be stored and processed as a part of the application
process.
Revision or contestation of the jury decision is not possible. There is no
legal entitlement to the award of the residency. Costs for preparatory work of
the application will not be reimbursed.
Deadline
3 October 2021
Please
send proposals to residency@weltmuseumwien.at
+ Project proposal including expected outcome, max 2 pages including images
or links
+ Portfolio and CV (max. 5 MB)
We encourage people with profiles hitherto marginalized in European cultural
institutions to apply.
TAKING CARE
TAKING CARE explores connections between ethnographic collections and questions
regarding the climate crisis and the anthropocene and in this context addresses
issues related to the afterlives of colonialism. It positions ethnographic and
world cultures museums as spaces that confront these challenges in
participatory and creative ways. TAKING CARE is a large-scale European
cooperation project led by the Weltmuseum Wien; scheduled to run for four
years, it brings together fourteen partner organizations and is co-funded by
the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. The project is framed
around the notion of care, caring, and the power relations assumed by those who
“care for” someone or something.
Weltmuseum
Wien
Weltmuseum Wien is the only Austrian museum on the worlds’ cultural diversity
and documents Austria’s historical relations with the world. With its rich
ethnographic collections, it is one of the foremost museums of its kind and is
renowned for international temporary exhibitions. It aims to make historical
treasures relevant in today’s society marked by globalization and migration.
With its collections and history, the Weltmuseum Wien offers an ideal
environment for researching, articulating, and discussing questions of cultural
diversity. Weltmuseum Wien was created as Museum of Ethnology (Museum für
Völkerkunde) in 1928 and has its origin in the Ethnographic Collection of the
Natural History Museum founded in 1876. In 2001, the museum was incorporated
into the museum group KHM-Museumsverband.
Objects on display in permanent
exhibition here
Curatorial departments/collection here
Contact: residency@weltmuseumwien.at
KHM-Museumsverband
Burgring 5
1010 Wien
