Call for X-OP residency 2010 at MoKS

john — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:12:02 +0000

Call for X-OP residency 2010 at MoKS: Center for Art and Social practice

Herewith we would like to invite artists, researchers, experimenters, tinkers, thinkers, organisers, etc, to apply for a residency at MoKS.

What we are looking for:
People who are interested about researching and carrying on experiments on sustainable models of operation. Be it either in soft or hardware, in social or physical structures, human interactive processes or engineering techniques- we are looking for creative models of sensitive change and evolution.

Proposed time: 1-2 months, may, june, july, august 2010
Facilities offered: monthly grant €500 + free studio space and apartment

application deadline is March 10th 2010

More information:
http://moks.ee

MoKS Summer Art Symposium AVAMAA, call for proposals

john — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:39:29 +0000

AVAMAA 16-21. August, 2010, Mooste Estonia
AVAMAA is a 5 Day art symposium which includes: – artistic workshops and artistic projects +1 Day final exhibition and “Honey for the Ears” live concert and performance evening. This year AVAMAA will be produced in cooperation with X-OP, a gradually growing network of artists, researchers, operators, producers and cultural institutions with the aim to establish an European platform for the creation of art.
Keywords: Collaboration, Open Structures, Community, Site-Specific, Knowledge Sharing, Public Space, Experimental platforms
AVAMAA a multi-purpose, cross-discipline, mixed-media context-specific artistic and social event of creative interventions. AVAMAA encourages the exchange of ideas and the realization of short term artistic projects within a 6 day event. The concept of AVAMAA builds on the experiences of the previous MoKS symposium (known as PostsovkhoZ, that ran from 2001-2006), yet strives to adapt to the changing conditions in both the global and local context.
The current conditions of rural Estonia offer a number of possibilities, with its surplus of open space and need for new ideas and projects to stimulate local communities environments. Yet with these possibilities there is also a need for creative experimentation, critical analysis and discussion on issues regarding the development of artistic practices and new forms of public and private space.
What to expect… The 6 day event, taking experiences from previous MoKS events, attempts to instigate cooperative activities between the local community and the temporary international artistic community. MoKS events have always encouraged cooperation of Estonian artists, the local community in the village of Mooste and artists from abroad. Involvement will become real through the planned places of activity (village “central” square, farm buildings, open spaces) workshops and projects (ex. joint workshops with children or village theatre). AVAMAA challenges exclusionary culture through inclusive participation and challenges the role of the artist and their means and methods of creative expression.
The premise is to host workshops and projects that:
● Involve a certain number of the participants and/or people from the local community
● Relate to the context of Mooste either socially or environmentally (this can also be a prearranged site like the silo tower)
● contribute to the overall structure of the event (to make it more self-sustained). For general participants and volunteers this can include practical things like helping with cooking and cleaning.
● experiment with forms of artistic and social collaboration between the different elements of the event (workshop and project leaders, volunteers, guest participants, villagers etc.)
The dates for AVAMAA 2010 are August 16-21. For these dates MoKS covers food and accommodation and travel costs within Estonia for artists leading projects and workshops.

Deadline for workshop and project proposals is March 1st, 2010

Proposals must include a clearly written concept and plan for implementation including any required materials of budget costs. Upon acceptance MoKS can assist with necessary invitation letters for artists requesting supplementary funding.

Contact:  moks (at) moks.ee

MoKS
Mooste 64616
Põlva maakond
ESTONIA

post-Mação and X-OP content cloud

john — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:07:12 +0000

Some photos of the Mutopia workshop in Mação are up on the MOKS blog. Special thanks to the workshop participants for their energy and efforts; Michelle, Ptricia, Luis, Jakko, Taavi, Laura, Maisa, Anni, Joana, Maria, Ana, Jania, Piibe, Jaanika, Sirpa and Birgit.

Here are some word clouds I generated using wordle. The text is from the final X-OP content document made for the project application. This gives some idea as to how frequent some terms appear in the document and to their significance to the project. - john

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Call for X-OP residency 2010 at MoKS

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