17-21st of May, 2012, Nida Art Colony, Neringa, Lithuania, www.nidacolony.lt Over 30 curators, art & residency centres directors and project managers as well as artists are comming together to Nida to discuss and reflect on working and living in remote … Continue reading
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: INTER-FORMAT SYMPOSIUM ON REMOTENESS IN NIDA ART COLONY 17-20.05.2012
The symposium is a part of a project of the Baltic-Nordic Network of Remote Art & Residency Centers; however, it is open to participants from all over the world. Through the symposium we hope to build a network of remotely located … Continue reading
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ARTocracy – A curatorial handbook for collaborative practice
My new discovery from my visit to Reina Sofia Museum bookshop in Madrid is the book ARTocracy, authored by Claudia Zeiske and Nuno Sacramento. It provides insight into the organisation of collaborative projects through hands-on practice and applied examples. It … Continue reading
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Trans Artists: The Notion of Remote
Trans Artists devoted their December newsletter to ‘The Notion of Remote’. Check out their recommendations on remote residencies.
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TotalDobže in Riga: Art & Residency Centre
After Estonia we came back through Riga and we stopped in TotalDobže where we have been invited to make a presentation on Nida Art Colony and Remote Network. TotalDobze is located in industrial area (former VEF factory) in Riga and … Continue reading
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SERDE beer brewery and other facilities
In the morning Signe is showing her partner’s Ugis beer brewery where he experiments with various beer recipes. Beer brewing pot in the yard Signe is preparing aqua vitae from vodka and Traditional Lithuanian Mixture of herbs Three Nines (27 … Continue reading
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Estonia – MOKS – Centre for Art and Social Practice
Second day we stop in a small village in Estonia – Mooste where MOKS is located. The managers of the place and artists meet us with delicious dinner and sauna.
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Latvia – Aizpute – Interdisciplinary Art Centre SERDE
First stop in Aizpute, Latvia. Signe Pucena – the main engine of the place is meeting us with home made beer from Aronia and Black pepper. The soup is followed by a hot soup.
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Trip starts at Nida Art Colony in Lithuania
The trip started in Nida and after 50 km drive we took a ferry to Klaipeda. The first travellers-researchers jumped into colony van: Vytautas Michelkevicius (Nida Art Colony), John Grzinich (MOKS) and Rasa Antanaviciute (Nida Art Colony).
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Reseach Trip of Remote Baltic Art & Residency Centres is Starting
18:24 h, 1299.2 km, 4 days Nida Art Colony team together with partnets is starting Reseach trip through the Baltic Art & Residency Centres in Latvia and Estonia: SERDE, Sanna Culture Manor, MoKs and TotalDobze. Check the map of the … Continue reading
