The Castle – Research and creation residencies

The Castle – Research and creation residencies The Centre international d’art et du paysage, Vassivière island, Limousin Region, France is launching a fourth season of artists’ residencies in the Castle on Vassivière Island SEASON 4: 21 OCTOBER 2013 – 7 FEBRUARY 2014 Call for application – Until 19 August inclusive Visual arts / writing / other disciplines The residencies are open to three artists and/or researchers applying separately or as a group to submit a research and creation project linked to the landscape and/or the history of the Art Centre site in the following domains: VISUAL ARTS Professional visual artists, for a research and experimentation project preparatory to an exhibition in another venue, or wishing to explore new work methods and emphases. WRITING Writers, anthropologists, art critics, storytellers, philosophers, filemaker… are invited to apply with an experimentally-inflected writing and research project – possibly in association with a publisher, university, theatre, festival, etc. OTHER DISCIPLINES Landscapers, ethnobotanists, architects, designers, graphic designers, choreographers, etc. are invited to apply with a research and creation project, possibly as part of a coproduction with another cultural body, university, art school, etc. To apply for a residency Download the call for application: http://www.ciapiledevassiviere.com/en/actualites_evenements.aspx Final application date: Monday 19 August 2013 inclusive. For all additional information http://www.ciapiledevassiviere.com/en/residence_artiste.aspx CURRENTLY IN RESIDENCE Margareta von Oswald (anthropology), Egija Inzule (writing), Tobias Kaspar (visual arts) and Guillaume Robert (visual arts) will be in residence at the Castle this summer. http://www.ciapiledevassiviere.com/en/pensionnaires.aspx PRACTICAL INFORMATION Centre international d’art et du paysage Île de Vassivière F-87120 Beaumont-du-Lac Tel. +33(0)5 55 69 27 27 http://www.ciapiledevassiviere.com/