AIRY Sound Arts

Through the years Hola Folkhögskola’s Sound Art Course has established a platform for sound art with a practical focus. The course with its network of guest teachers and course leader, Björn Eriksson, is internationally recognised in the audio arts field. The residency offers a combined sound studio with lab space and workshop as well as active hosting that enables access to the regional art life, artist presentations, performances, installations and interaction with the Sound Art Course.

We welcome applications from emerging and established artists. Only individual artists, no groups.

Outcome

There is no requirement for artistic production during the residency.

You should expect to do a presentation about you as an artist and to spend some time (1-2 days) with the art students at Hola during your stay.

We will invite you to take part in workshops and/or talks and other events during the residency both at Hola and in the region, and we will discuss the possibilities with the selected artist. You should expect to do at least one talk about your work, and participate in at least one group event with AIRY artists, other artists and authors in the region.

About Hola

Hola Folkhögskola is announcing a sound art residency in Prästmon, Sweden. Hola Folkhögskola, a school similar to a community college, has a long tradition of offering a creative and beautiful environment for people working in the fields of music, sound and art. The school is situated on the shore of the Ångermanälven river in the High Coast World Heritage Site – an area of magnificent, unspoilt nature with many historical places and environments.

Despite its rural location, it is easy to get to Hola, since the college has a train station (Västeraspby) and an airport (Höga Kusten Airport) nearby.

Accommondation

We provide a private room (17 m²) with an en-suite bathroom. A small flat (25 m² including kitchenette) may also be available. Hola Folkhögskola has a drug and alcohol-free policy.

Studio information

The studio is approximately 17 + 15 m². The workshop is around 20 m².

Period of residence

September - October

Duration of the residency: 4 Weeks

Paid by host

• A grant of 25 000 SEK
• Accommodation
• Breakfast and lunch, and access to a shared kitchen
• Studio
• Material can be provided within certain limits and according to project needs

Paid by artist

• Travel (can be covered by the grant)
• Insurance

Application deadline

March 20

How to apply

Send your application as one (1) PDF of max 8 MB. The application needs to contain:

• CV and/or list of merits (max 2 pages).
• Description of your artistic practice (max 2000 characters incl. spaces).
• Description of your plans during your stay (max 2000 characters incl. spaces).
• 3–6 work samples with information about title, technique, year and size. Samples of for example video or sound can be transferred using clickable links in the PDF or by using filesharing websites like WeTransfer or Sprend.
   

Mark your application “Artist in Residence Sound Arts 24RUN65” in the subject line of your email and send it to: region.vasternorrland@rvn.se

You are very welcome with your application.

Contact

Sebastian Andersson
Email: sebastian.andersson@rvn.se

Address: Hola Folkhögskola, Folkhögskolevägen 5
City: Prästmon
Zip: 870 52
Country: Sweden