Warsaw 2009

RE-TOOLING RESIDENCIES International Conference on Artistic Residencies & Eastern European Res Artis Meeting Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle Warsaw, Poland Conference Report by Agnieszka Sosnowska Overview a-i-r laboratory programme at the CCA Ujazdowski Castle invited Res Artis members, artists and actors throughout the region for ‘re-tooling Residencies’, the International Conference on Artistic Residencies and Eastern European Res Artis Meeting. The conference program consisted of panel discussions and presentations, workshops and accompanying activities. Program Monday, Nov. 16th 7.00 pm Opening of the exhibition Tytuł Roboczy. Working Title Opening of Re-tooling Residencies conference. Laboratory building. The new site for artistic residencies in Warsaw – in the Laboratory building adjacent to the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle – opens with this exhibition. It is organized by a-i-r laboratory in collaboration with Akademie Schloss Solitude, celebrating 20 years of its activities and cooperation with Warsaw’s Centre. Tytuł Roboczy. Working Title involves not only the gallery space but also the studios and workshops which will soon accommodate resident artists. 8.00 pm Welcome party. Tuesday, Nov. 17th 10.00 – 10.30 am Plenary meeting Introduction of Res Artis network, mission and the goals of the Regional Meeting. Laboratory building. All panels take place in Laboratory building. 10.45 am – 12.45 pm Panel 1: Why invest in residencies? Video Documentation The first panel presentation will be devoted to artistic residencies in the wider context of cultural policy. A successful mediation between public and private bodies, creating partnerships on a local, regional and world-wide scale resulted in a vast development of art residencies in the last 20 years, especially in Northern European countries. While (geographically) broadening the impact of this form of artistic practice and communication, it is still worth asking about the reasons and goals standing behind the investments made in their development. Invited speakers represent a proactive attitude towards promoting, funding and developing new schemes of residencies. The presentations will touch upon such issues as the rationale of founding bodies, evaluating good residency schemes, institutional and financial factors to consider, as well as addressing the dynamics of international networking, and the impact of artistic exchange on the dynamics of regional cooperation and development. Invited speakers: Odile Chenal (FR), Deputy Director, European Cultural Foundation Monika Fabijanska (PL), Director, Polish Cultural Institute in New York Marijke Jansen (NL), Vice President, Res Artis Ayeh Naraghi (FR), UNESCO – Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme Dana Pekariková (SK), Programme Manager, International Visegrad Fund 1.00 – 2.30 pm Lunch 2.30 – 4.30 pm Panel 2: Different approaches towards residencies Video Documentation Various models of organising artistic residencies will be discussed by the speakers in this panel, including: production residencies, those related to exhibiting or retreat, collaborative projects. Whether residential centres are shaped by cultural, political or artistic interest – relating to its particular setting or differentiated by the addresses of a specific group of artists – they all are comprised of a set of conditions that need to be fulfilled in order to succeed. How do the experts and leaders of residential centres evaluate their programs? How is the cooperation with the artists realised according to specific type of residency? Invited speakers Ariane Beyn (DE), Head of Visual Arts, Artists-in-Berlin Programme, Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD Eric Hagoort (NL), Trans Artists Jarosaw Kozakiewicz (PL), artist, Centre Brok Irmeli Kokko (FI), Expert adviser for the Nordic residency program, Nordic Council of Ministers (KKN) Catalina Lozano (GB), Residencies Coordinator, Gasworks | Triangle Arts Trust Johan Pousette (SE), Irmeli Kokko (FI), expert adviser for the Nordic residency program, Nordic Council of Ministers (KKN) Simultaneously: 2.30 – 4.30 pm Training and Support, part 1. Workshop lead by Marijke Jansen (NL), Vice President, Res Artis and Irene Saddal (NL), project coordinator, Res Artis. 8:00 pm Dinner An evening with Berliner Künstlerprogramm /DAAD (Laboratory building, before and after the dinner) 6:00 pm Tim Lee: Remakes, Variations- Video Works (2003-2009) The Berliner Künstlerprogramm / DAAD is pleased to present the Canadian artist Tim Lee who will give a brief introduction to his video work. 10:00 pm Cyprien Gaillard and Koudlam: Live-Performance & Screening The Berliner Künstlerprogramm / DAAD is pleased to present an after-hours session of film and music with artist Cyprien Gaillard and composer and musician Koudlam (both from Paris). Following a series of short films by Gaillard (Cities of Gold and Mirror, The Lake Arches, Dune Park) and sound interventions by Koudlam, the film Desniansky Raion – a collaboration between the artist and the musician – will be projected. Tim Lee and Cyprien Gaillard are current guests of the Berliner Künstlerprogramm / DAAD, Berlin. Wednesday, Nov. 18th 9.30 – 11.30 am Panel 3: Connections between East and West Video Documentation The aim of this panel is to focus on connections between Eastern and Western Europe, South-east Europe and USA, to present both new institutions/residency centres in Eastern/Southern Europe and long lasting networks. What is to be discussed stems from issues of collaboration between organisations with different levels of institutionalisation. What are the changing frameworks for this collaboration and the meanings of “support”, “development”, “exchange”? What are the issues concerning mutuality of cultural exchange? Speakers will give examples of good and ‘working’ collaborations. They will talk about the conditions and the environment required as a base for successful models of collaboration. Invited