The person selected will have the opportunity to work alongside Hangar’s resident artists and/or other cultural actors based in Catalonia and/or other parts of Spain. Consequently, the selected candidate will be given a chance to research the wider arts context of Barcelona and Catalonia, as well as establish networks and dialogues with other local and international cultural participants.

Applicants must submit a proposal tailored to the general avenues of enquiry of Hangar and the Curators' Network. As mentioned above, the proposal must envisage a collaboration with other cultural agents (a maximum of 4), as well as a presentation of the results in a format other than that of a classical exhibition.

The selected candidates will be expected to carry out their project during the residency period.

The residency is open to all cultural actors who as part of their practice usually work with artists, whether from an independent or institutional perspective (curators, researchers...)

• There is no age limit.
• Applicants must not currently be living or working in Catalonia.
• Only one application per person or collective is permitted. Curator collectives must assign one of its members as the resident.
• Applicants must be able to hold fluent conversations and debates about art in English.
• The residency is focused towards those participants working to a high level of excellence, but who as yet do not have an established international career.
• Submitted projects must include one proposal for working with partners (maximum of 4): resident artists at Hangar and/or other cultural agents in Catalonia, Madrid and/or other parts of Spain. These partners must be subject to prior confirmation before submission of the application to the residency open call.
• Projects can be motivated by a line of research on which the candidate is currently working or can be specifically geared towards this residency.
• The applicant will be asked to present results of the residency at the end of their tenure as part of Hangar’s Paratext programme. This final presentation should investigate new and original ways of showing research and work, preferably also in a digital/online format.
• The individual candidate will also have to explain the residency process on the Curators’ Network’s Art Spy Blog and explore opportunities to share the experience with their local environment.
• Residency applicants must commit to being available during the residency period: January, February and March 2020.

The residency programme includes:

• Return journey to and from the residency venue (up to 450€)
• Local trips to other destinations in Spain to develop the project: 200 € for two return journeys
• Professional fees for the resident (4000 € + taxes)
• Professional fees for a maximum of 4 cultural agents collaborating on the residency project (500 € for each agent + taxes)
• A production budget of 2500 € to be distributed collectively between the resident curator, other cultural agents and the Hangar production team.
• Accommodation in Barcelona (private room at the Hangar residency space)
• Accommodation in Madrid (private room at the Planta Alta residency space). For a maximum of 9 days on flexible dates in line with the project requirements.
• Accommodation in another part of Spain, if necessary for the development of the project (700 €).
• The maximum amount assigned for food is 1000 €.

Assistance from Hangar

• Workspace and internet connection (own laptop needed)
• Technical assistance for activities carried out by the candidate during their residency.
• Coordination of interaction between resident and local cultural agents in each of the locations of the residency.

Assistance from Curators' Network

• The selected individual will have a permanent profile and presentation space in the Curators’ Network database.
• The resident will have a space on the Curators’ Network’s Art Spy blog
• Online presentation management of the residency project at http://www.curators-network.eu
• Organisation and mediation of the stay in Madrid (up to 9 days) and contacts with and visits to institutions, according to project requirements.

Applications can be submitted via this form.

Please make sure that all required attached documents are included in the application. Incomplete and incorrect applications will be exempt from the selection process. The system cannot download files greater than 5 MB.

The following must be attached:

Project description

• The selected individual must carry out a project during the residency. This project must involve other cultural agents: resident artists at Hangar and/or cultural agents from Catalonia or other parts of Spain. In addition, the PDF document must include a project description, explaining its relation to the other cultural agents involved as well as images, videos and texts if appropriate.
• One of the aims of the Curators' Network is to explore new forms of presentation and dissemination of contemporary art, especially those that involve the creation of new digital contents. Consequently, applicants will have to anticipate, in the project description, the possibility of presenting their research in another format beyond an exhibition.

Summary of applicant’s experience

• CV
• A maximum of 10 examples of recent projects, with pictures, subtitles and a brief description if necessary. Links to websites related to the projects and videos documenting the projects should also be included.
• Any other relevant documentation (eg. articles or other publications written about the candidate)

The application form must be completed in English. Additional documents can be presented in Spanish, though it is recommended that another version is sent in English as the different members of the deciding committee may not be sufficiently fluent in Spanish.