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THE DJERASSI RESIDENT ARTISTS PROGRAM During 2009, one visual artist and one composer of music will be selected to attend a one–month bursary/residency at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program. Applications will be accepted from non-American citizens working in these two disciplines who are between 25 and 35 years of age and live and work anywhere in the world outside the United States. The residency will include a private work studio, living space, all meals, local transportation and round-trip airfare (provided by UNESCO–Bursary Programme) to the San Francisco International Airport. Artists are responsible for their own working materials and personal necessities. No other financial support is granted. Educational components such as artist workshops and/or classes are NOT offered as a part of this bursary. The Djerassi Program is located in a spectacular rural setting in the Santa Cruz Mountains over-looking the Pacific Ocean, yet is within easy driving distance of San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area. Each four-week residency session is comprised of eight artists in the disciplines of visual arts, media arts, music composition, choreography and literature. It is designed as a retreat experience to pursue personal creative work and share in collegial interaction within a small community of artists. In this spirit residents are expected to commit themselves for the entire bursary session awarded to them. The composer’s studio and the visual arts studio are both located in a unique twelve-sided remodeled barn. The Artists' Barn contains two visual arts studio, a composer studio, a choreography studio, a media arts studio, and a darkroom. The studios are rustic with wood burning stoves and modest sleeping lofts. There is also a kitchen, a large common area, an email station, shared bathrooms, and laundry facilities in the Barn. The Visual Arts Studio has large wall space with high ceilings, a sink, fluorescent and incandescent lighting, skylights, separate sleeping loft, and a wood burning stove. There is also a large covered area outside where artists may work on projects. The Composer Studio is very spacious with a sitting area, sleeping loft, private bathroom, wood burning stove, and large windows. It is equipped with a baby grand and electric piano, stereo and CD player. Please note this is not a recording studio. Deadline: Bursary/Residency Session Dates: Notification: Applicants will be notified of selection in February 2009. Eligibility: The Aschberg Bursaries Programme is only intended for professional artists wishing to enrich their careers and by acquiring experience abroad. Students are not eligible. The bursary is for the selected laureate only. The Djerassi Program does not offer accommodations to spouses, family members, children, or pets. Candidates must be between 25 to 35 years old. Language: Laureates’ obligations: The laureates must also provide a report at the end of their residency to describe their experience, their interaction with the local community and the benefits they derived from their stay. This testimony will include samples of their work, which will be posted online in the Virtual Gallery of the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme.
APPLICATION PROCEEDURE Send all application materials to: Please note: No applications will be accepted by email.
If you have trouble downloading the pdf version you may use the html web browser version, which can be obtained at this link http://www.djerassi.org/UNESCO-Djerassi-Application.html This form must be printed and then filled out by hand. LETTER OF APPLICATION A CURRICULUM VITAE/RESUME ARTISTIC WORK SAMPLE Music Composition Work Sample: 1-3 CDs, cassett tapes, or DVDs and a list identifying works by track title, and year of completion. Label each CD, CD case, cassett tape, or DVD with your name. Visual Arts Work Sample: 6-20 slides, jpeg images, prints (photos), or catalogs of your work and an image or slide list identifying works by number, title, medium, size, and year of completion. slides must be 35mm: 1/10” or 2.5mm thick. Label each slide with your name, number corresponding with slide list, title of work, and an arrow indicating top. jpeg images on CD must be 800 x 600 pixels @ 72 dpi. Label each image with “your last name_your first name_1.jpg”, “your last name_your first name_2.jpg” the number should correspond with your image list. (NO images will be accepted by email) prints may be any size. Label each print with your name, number corresponding with image list, title of work and year of completion. TESTIMONIALS/RECOMMENDATIONS SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE http://www.upu.int/irc/en/index.shtml http://www.upu.int/irc/en/international_reply_coupon-centenary_version.html QUESTIONS ABOUT APPLICATION PROCESS APPLICATION CHECKLIST
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