Follow an artistic residency in Latvia for artists working with (analogue) film
Baltic Analog Lab announces a new open call for international artist-in-residence program for visual artists, filmmakers, photographers, sound artists and researchers. As an analog film lab with a darkroom and equipment dedicated to working with photochemical material, we prioritise applications with a focus on photo chemical film, however we are also open for cross-disciplinary collaborations.
The residency is located in Riga, Latvia at the artists-run film lab Baltic Analog Lab and is offering a month or two-month-long stay at our new apartment upstairs of our lab. The space is 200m2 large, has 4 bedrooms and a shared living/working room with shared desk. Downstairs we offer 2 darkrooms, working spaces and a dark screening space with a screen, projectors and sound system.
The aim of the residency is to provide a space for working with your own projects in a friendly environment together with other artists and members of the BAL lab. We are providing access to our space that can be used for the creative process as well as public presentations, workshops, screenings etc.
Participation fee
The residency fee is 500 EUR per month for the residency space.
100 EUR per month for usage of the lab (available 24/7)
We do not offer any financial support, however we can offer invitation letter for the residents to apply for their fuding in their own country.
The participant is responsible for their own travel, living and material costs during the residency.
We can consider discounts for people coming from lower socioeconomic background.
Please take into account that our residency space is created by members of our collective with extra care and we do not have any financial support covering its costs.
Who can apply?
We are primarily looking for artists who are working with analog media – photochemical film and photography, however we are also looking for artists and researchers from other disciplines – sound, performance, writing etc interested in exchanging ideas with other artists and our local community with possibility for a collaboration.
The applicants should be already practicing artists or researchers needing a time for creative work away from their home.
Artists willing to use our darkroom should have skills and should be self-sufficient. Training can be provided with a separate agreement and cost. We normally charge 40 EUR per hour or 120 EUR per day (5 hours of training).
Duration of the residency:
We offer our residency for 1-2 months.
What we offer:
- Bedroom in a large 3 bedroom apartment with a 100m2 common office area.
The apartment has 3 isolated bedrooms, large shared living/working room, kitchen, dining room and one shared bathroom.
- 24/7 access to the BAL facilities: 2 darkrooms, one working room, one dark screening room with a screen and sound system, lomo tanks, photo enlargers, steenbeck etc
- rental of film equipment (Bolex cameras with lenses, tripods, photo cameras, projectors etc)
- we can mix a chemistry you need. We offer all BW processes, colour proceses – ECN, E6 and other processes on special request.The cost is 30-40 EUR per 2 L kit.
- Possibility for presentation or workshop at our lab’s screening room
- We will be happy to provide you with an information of the local places to go and explore, as well as connect you with the local artistic community. Since we are very connected with local underground music scene, we will be glad to connect you with the local sound artists.
What we expect:
- The resident should do their creative work during the residency and should be open to share their project with our local community at a small public presentation, however we do not require the work to be completed during the residency;
- We will prioritise applicants that can also offer us a 2 day workshop or a public screening, but that is not mandatory.
Residency schedule:
- Residency period – November 2024- February 2025
- Deadline for this year’s residency is October 27, 2024.
- We will accept applications also after the deadline in case all the rooms are not fully booked.
Applications:
Apply by filling the application form.
Note! We might accept residents before the application deadline so please make sure you apply as soon as possible!
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