Artistic and Scientific Residencies Program - International

Call - Scientist

2nd stage

Registrations

September 30th to October 23rd 2016.

 

Documents for registration:

_ Articulation proposal on Wearable Computing or fields that relate with the area, including work schedule, materials and motivation;

_ Resumé and short biography;

_ Proof of address;

_ Passport.

 

The registration documents must be ​​in English or Spanish.

The submission of the documentation must be through the email medialabufg@gmail.com.

Incomplete proposals or after the deadline will be disqualified.

Well based resources will be accepted, which will be assessed by the executing committee of the residences.

 

Call

The links between art, science and technology are, for a long time, themes and ideals of several prospective actions, as if indicating a path or solution for a contemporary identity. While theme or approach, the trials coincide with a moment of training review, professional profiles and tensions between the classifications of knowledge areas across social demands. In one way or another, such articulations lead the exploratory processes that aim at innovation, with quite severe results in a social, economic and cultural perspective.

It is in this context that the Media Lab / UFG opens its call for the Artistic and Scientific Residencies Program, focusing on innovation in interactive media and collaborative methodology in art and science. For this, the Residency Program will select two double composed by an artist and a scientist to carry out two editions of the program, being the first nationwide and the second international.

In this second stage, the call is open to scientists who do not have Brazilian citizenship and do not reside in Brazil, whose researches and/or acting field focus or are related to the field of wearable computing. The scientist, together with the artist selected on the first stage, will collaboratively develop the proposed artistic project, in line with his scientific research field, in his stay of three weeks - November 07th to 26th, 2016 - in the area of Media Lab/UFG.

Throughout this period the pair will have the monitoring of the Media Lab/UFG team for the refinement and implementation of the proposal, which will be in a collaborative manner. In addition to the project development, there will be a public seminar in the last week of the residence, in which the double will share the concepts and methodologies experienced. At the end of the residence, the results will compose an exhibition.

 

Selected artistic project theme:

·      Wearable computing. 

 

Researcher's acting area, nonexclusive:

·      Wearable computing; 

·      Neuroscience; 

·      Computer science; 

·      Psychology.  

 

 

How does it work?

· An artist and a scientist will be invited, through a public call, to work collaboratively.

· The project will be developed in the Media Lab/UFG in Goiânia, from the 7th - 26th November 2016.

· The selected artist will receive a grant in the amount of R$ 9,000.00 (nine thousand reais)*, intended for transportation, lodging, meals and work material. The visa and insurance are responsibility of the proponent.

The artist will work with a scientist in the interest area of the selected project in collaborative action, following the Media Lab/UFG methodology. The resulting work is the outcome of the collaboration between the artist, the scientist and the Media Lab/UFG.

Registration implies acceptance of the terms of this call.

* Value without correction to the exchange rate of the country of origin.


Conditions

The Media Lab/UFG will offer the selected proponent in this call:

· Exchange aid amounting to R $ 9,000.00 (nine thousand reais)*

· Technical and/or theoretical support.

· Physical facilities for the development of the residence.

* Amount paid in Brazil in reais.

 

The applicant undertakes to carry out the following activities:

· Attend Media Lab/UFG in the period of residence, full-time, to develop the selected project;

· Promote the productive and constructive dialogue with the selected scientist for the same residence as well as the Media Lab / UFG team;

· Maintain contact with fellows assistants who will monitor the residence.

· Protect the physical space and equipment provided by the Media Lab/UFG;

· Acquire the necessary material for the development of the project;

· Attend a public seminar during the period of residence;

· Participate in an exhibition of the work resulting from the residence;


Rating criteria

The proposals will be judged on the following criteria:

  •      Proposal and resumé analysis with an interview, presential or through skype;
  •      Applicant adequation to the purpose and context of this call;
  •      Adequacy of proposed joint by the scientist with the project's theme;
  •      Technical feasibility of the proposal and the work schedule;
  •      Candidate's motivation.


Selection committee

· The selection committee will be composed by the Media Lab/UFG team and guests members invited to integrate it.


Financing

This event is organized by Media Lab/UFG with funding from the National Network of Visual Arts Program – 12th Edition, from FUNARTE / Ministry of Culture.


Copyright

The selected scientist gives the copyright of using text, image and sound for publication (in electronic and/or print media) and display, for disclosure purposes, promotion, documentation and research. This material may be used in communications by Media Lab/UFG, as well as our partners, FUNARTE, the body that finances the first edition of this residence, and other project supporters.

The resumé will be part of the database of the Art and Science Residence program of Media Lab/UFG.


Join!

Registration opens September 30th to October 23th at 23:59 (GMT).

Preliminary results: October 25st 2016, at the Media Lab/UFG website.

Appeal: October 26th and 27th, 2016.

The final result will be announced on October 28th, 2016, at the Media Lab/UFG website.

 

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