This call is open to all candidates irrespective of age or origin who can display a rigorous artistic and academic trajectory.

31 October 2018 (at 23 59 h if application is online, at 8pm if submitted in person at Bilbao Arte).

A maximum of four grants will be awarded, with an amount of 5 500 Euros for each one. The bursary will be paid in monthly amounts of 500 Euros, with the obligatory tax deductions.

Failure to attend or non-compliance with the regulations will lead to the automatic cancellation of receipt of the grant.

The collaborative grants for this season are:

A. Assembly of exhibitions and attention to events developed by the Fundación: seminars, performances, conferences, etc.

Sculpture and Construction Workshop

B. Collaboration in the editing of catalogues, comunications and uptdating of the web page and social networks.

Media-Lab Workshop

C. Cataloguing and inventory of the arts holdings of the Fundació and collaboration on teaching activities provided by the same.

Printing and Engraving Workshop

D. Filming and recording of events organised by and held at the Fundación. Photographic and videographic recording. Editing of audo-visual contents.

Editing, Printing and New Technologies Workshop

Bilbao Arte, as well as enabling the use of all of its installations (consult the equipment website),

offers an advice service via its Workshop Tutors who will deal with and support any technical requirements that might arise.

To fully enable the maximum functionality of the bursaries, applicants must state their requirements for technical, material and human resources from the Fundación.

Obligations of the grant holders:

1. Collaborate as assistents in the workshops of the Fundación.
2. Comply with the operating regulations of Bilbao Arte.
3. Make sure their usual address during the grant period is in Bilbao or the surrounding area.
4. Develop their project and interact with the various tutors and advisors that the Fundación puts at their disposal to support their work.
5. Submit a final report of their residency and offer, in return for financial support received, a substantial piece from their created work which will form part of the public collection of the Fundació Bilbao Arte. They will also commit to taking part in scheduled events connected to the Open Doors Days (joint exhibitions, project presentation/display etc.) as well as assisting with the presentations and displays arranged by the Fundación to promote these grants.
6. It must be highlighted clearly and visibly in both the exhibition space and the different media used for dissemination (catalogues, prospectuses, web pages...) that the production has benefited from the support of Bilbao Arte. 
7. Accept the conditions of use of the work spaces and equipment belonging to Bilbao Arte.

Successful completion of the residency will entitle artists to take part in the selection process of up to 7 individual exhibitions to be produced by the Fundación itself and which will be held throughout 2020. These exhibitions envisage the preparation, design and editing of a catalogue, production of a work, costs for the opening, promotion and dissemination of the display and artist fees.

Assistance with Accommodation:

The Fundación Bilbao Arte Fundazioa is establishing the possibility of applying for a maximum of 7 accommodation-residency grants in an apartment shared by artists working at the Fundació.

Accommodation and running costs (insurance, water, lighting, gas, Wi-Fi...), estimated at 200 euros per month, can be deducted from the grant amount received.

In the grant applications reasons for needing to apply for accommodation must be outlined in an added appendix. 

The award of a grant does not imply the right to receive this type of accommodation since its availability will necessarily be contingent on variable levels of demand. The Fundación will assess reasons for its requirement and distance when choosing candidates.

More information, here.

To apply for a residency please send the following documentation:

1. Registration form

2. Brief explanatory summary of the project in a maximum of 30 lines

3. Timeline for use of resources and installations at Bilbao Arte

• Images, blueprints and previously-completed works that have some relationship with the submitted project.

4. A personal CV detailing academic and professional qualifications

These documents can be submitted:

• By hand or post: typed on paper (one copy only in Din-A4 format) and with an additional USB in PDF format.
• By email: sending a PDF file (maximum 10 Mb) to convocatorias@bilbaoarte.org indicating in the heading the type of grant being applied for.

All applications must be sent before 31 October 2018 (inclusive). For applications sent by postal delivery the date on the postmark will be used to prove that they were sent within the established time limits.

Handed in to Bilbao Arte: until 8 pm.

Sent my internet: until 11:59 pm.

Projects that are not selected can be reclaimed by their authors or delegated individuals until 31 March 2019. After this date projects will be destroyed.