The Alex Adriaansens Residency

The Alex Adriaansens Residency provides a Dutch or international artist or designer the possibility to conduct a year-long research project into the material basis and aesthetics of our digital culture. Call for Proposals: The Alex Adriaansens Residency 2021 As the realm of media art and design grew increasingly obsessed with everything digital and virtual, V2_’s late director and cofounder, Alex Adriaansens, became fascinated by the interaction between matter and media. In memory of his strong focus on artists and designers as the alchemists of our time, V2_ is seeking artistic and design research projects that explore the ways in which media technology, its products and their reception, are informed by materiality. The Alex Adriaansens Residency provides a Dutch or international artist or designer the possibility to conduct a research project focusing on the material basis and aesthetics of our digital culture. The recipient will work in partnership with V2_ over the span of one year. Key dates 1 February 2021: Application deadline. 1 March 2021: Notifications. Conditions A stipend plus materials, travel and accommodation expenses (total €7,000.00) Workspace at V2_; Curatorial, managerial and productional support by V2_ staff. Apply Find the application form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsjgB1M5YAqH2Jhats5uauMldCYNxqdMU90F5IxyAfaK6MOg/viewform Selection criteria A jury, consisting of Joke Brouwer, Boris Debackere and Andreas Broeckmann will select one proposal based on the following criteria: • originality of the research proposal; • tangible outcomes of the residency; • artistic merit and integrity of the proposed project; • completeness of the application. https://v2.nl/lab/call-for-proposals-the-alex-adriaansens-residency-2021