De Koer is looking for residents

This coming season De Koer is once again organising a residency programme. We will select through an open call 4 residency projects of societally-engaged artists seeking to align their practices and networks with De Koer. We are looking for residents who, through their artistic practice, wish to work in relation with the site, the community, the neighbourhood and/or the urban context in which it is situated.

We favour projects that intervene in the public domain, activate local networks, forge (non-normative) connections with the urban context and, where possible, transcend the individual’s artistic practice.

Since 2016, De Koer has been building a hub for creation and social gathering in the heart of Ghent’s Brugse Poort neighbourhood: a physical space in the city that serves as a lively testbed for artistic and social projects. We provide room for experimentation and encourage play, reflection and action. De Koer is collective, sustainable and open-ended.

→ More info: www.dekoer.be

What do we expect?

• A consistent commitment and presence throughout the season, from December 2021 up to and including December 2022.
• An imaginative project that contributes to the site and relates to the historical, architectural and social significance of the location and its surroundings.
• A project that relates to the challenges, aspirations and possible futures of De Koer.
• A contribution to the public programme that is linked to the residency programme (informal presentations, ‘Tot in de stad’ programme, etc.).
• Attendance of monthly forums and twice-monthly residency meetings.

Who can take part?

• Individual artists, collectives and organisations capable of taking on an intensive period of collaboration.
• We support artistic projects that straddle the boundaries between various media and disciplines. Visual artists, theatremakers, musicians, architects, filmmakers and performers, among others, are all eligible.

What do we offer?

• An inviting and inspiring place to work.
• Follow-up and support with regard to production, planning and ideas.
• Financial support of 6,000 euro (gross) per project, paid in three instalments over the duration of the residency period – the final instalment paid on completion – via an intermediary organisation or by invoice.
• A production budget of max. 2,000 euro per project that must be justified by specific plans (for materials and services linked to the residency project for proven expenditures).

How to apply?

Send the following information in one file (.pdf), by Sunday 21 November at the latest, to residentie@dekoer.be

• A project proposal of max. 2 A4 pages in which the idea, approach and motivation are made clear.
• An abridged portfolio and CV of max. 4 A4 pages.

How do we select the residents?

Uit de ingediende voorstellen wordt een selectie gemaakt door een jury bestaande uit:

A selection will be made from the submitted proposals by a jury consisting of:

• Haider Al Timimi (theatremaker, dancer and actor associated with Kloppend Hert, TransfoCollect, Jong Gewei and Theater Antigone)
• Samira Saleh (spoken word/performance artist, presenter and co-organiser of Mama’s Open Mic)
• Karolien Soete (local resident and visual artist)
• Clara Vankerschaver (designer, KASK School of Arts)
• Elly Van Eeghem (multidisciplinary artist, Campus Atelier, teacher KASK School of Arts)
• Steve Salembier (visual artist and theatremaker, LOD)
• Gerard Herman (visual artist and musician).

The jury will strive for a diverse, complementary and societally-engaged group of residents.

On Friday 3 December we will announce the selection.

Want to know more?

• We encourage you to visit the location and take a tour. This is possible on Saturday 6 November and Tuesday 9 November.
• Find out more about the organisation and activities of de Koer at www.dekoer.be
• Questions? Send an e-mail to leontien@dekoer.be