FLORA ars+natura invites artists from around the world to participate in its call for six of the eighteen grants available for international artists for the Independent Study Program at Escuela FLORA. The Escuela FLORA Grant offers a ten-month long artist-in-residence grant, from February through December of 2018. The following calls will remain open until November 6, 2017 until 11pm Colombia time: •SUR–Montblanc Grant. An artist-in-residence grant for a Colombian artist 40 years old or younger from the department of Nariño, Cauca, or Putumayo. •Luis Javier Castro Grant. An artist-in-residence grant for a Central American artist 40 years old or younger. •Success Grant. An artist-in-residence grant for a Colombian artist 40 years old or younger. •Elisa Estrada Grant. An artist-in-residence grant for an artist of any nationality 40 years old or younger. •Conscar Grant. A grant for a Colombian artist 35 years old or younger from Valle del Cauca department. •BEMA Grant. An artist-in-residence grant for a Colombian artist 40 years old or younger. •AH! Grant. An artist-in-residence grant for an artist of any nationality 40 years or younger. •Roberts Grant. Two five-month residencies for two Argentinean or Uruguayan artists 40 years old or younger. •Convencio AC/E Grant. An artist-in-residence grant for an Spanish artist 40 years old or younger. Candidates must only apply for one of the grants. Candidates who submit two or more applications will be automatically disqualified. Escuela FLORA is an artistic education initiative that since 2016 has bet on the dynamics generated by workshops, dialog and direct feedback centered on the creative process. Every grant holder performs his/her practice in the premises of Escuela FLORA and attends an educational program focused on the exploration of the relationship between art and nature, the creation and research methodologies of contemporary art, as well as the different approaches to art history. Escuela FLORA articulates a series of activities that generate spaces to learn and reflect, and offers several stages for dialogues, such as conferences, laboratories, studio visits, project clinics, a word circle, field outings, evening cultural events, and reading seminars structured around key texts of contemporary art, with an emphasis on Latin America. As part of the program, prominent local artists, curators, researchers, and experts offer feedback on the artists' works. Additionally, the artists-in-residence show their processes to the public (PPP) through a series of Open Workshops, talks, exhibitions, activities, and laboratories. FLORA ars+natura will soon launch more grants for the program Escuela FLORA 2018. For more information and the complete rules, visit:
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