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

The application is not open, however, to those who have received this grant in the last three years or who have been awarded three of these same grants throughout the course of its existence.

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

A minimum of twelve grants will be awarded. The grant holders will have access to a study and receive a financial endowment to cover production costs of up to 4 000 Euros for annual projects and up to 2 000 Euros for projects carried out over one semester.

These grants provide economic support and the use of a Temporary Assignment Space at the Fundación Bilbao Arte Fundazioa.

Grants with an assignment space authorise not only the use of these spaces but also the possibility of gaining access to the rest of the infrastructures that the Centre has in its different production workshops.

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.

Obligations of the grant holders (individuals or organisations):

1. Comply with the operating regulations of Bilbao Arte

2. Make sure their usual address during the grant period is in Bilbao or the surrounding area.

3. Develop their project and interact with the various tutors and advisors that the Fundación puts at their disposal to support their work.

4. 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.).

5. If their residence is related to the production of an audio-visual work, the name of Bilbao Arte must feature in the credits.

6. Accept the conditions of use of the work spaces and equipment belonging to Bilbao Arte.

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.

This cost must be factored in to the budget of material requirements to be included in the grant request. 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 for it. 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. Dossier of the intended project containing the following sections:

• Registration form
• Brief explanatory summary of the project in a maximum of 30 lines.
• Timeline for use of resources and installations at Bilbao Arte.
• Images, blueprints and previously-completed works that have some relationship with the submitted project.
• A personal CV detailing academic and professional qualifications (in the case of groups, please submit a CV for each and every individual member).
• Estimated budget for costs (taxes included) of material needed for carrying out the project. This budget total, bearing in mind the limits indicated, will be the one awarded to the application for the production of the project.

This does not include the purchase of equipment, frames, etc. that exceed 30% of the total amount of the grant.

Other costs such as journeys that have a direct relation to the production of the work and sub-contractions cannot exceed 50% of the approved total budget.

Applicants are reminded that those requesting the use of an apartment will have to confirm this cost in writing.

2. Any type of supplementary graphic document: catalogues, sketches, blueprints, images considered relevant and which may help to complement an understanding of the project.

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.