INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ART PROJECT IN TAIWAN

Deadline: February 11, 2011.
Artists from all countries are invited to send a proposal for a site-specific outdoor sculpture installation that will involve working with local elementary school children. Artists will work alongside other international artists and Taiwanese artists and with children AN Elementary School, teachers, and the community during a 24-day residency in a rural County in Taiwan. Dates of the installation and Residency at Cheng Long Wetlands: April 8 (artists arrive) – May 2 (artists depart).
Selected International Artists will receive the following:
- Artist’s fee of NT$70,000 (about US$2,302) for international artists (this fee is intended to cover travel expenses as well as an honorarium to the selected artists). Taiwanese artist’s fee will be NT$45,000.
- 24 days of accommodations in a local house with other international and Taiwanese artists. The houses will have a bedroom for each artist and a shared bathroom and kitchen for preparing meals.
- Local transportation .
- Volunteer help to create the artworks.
- Meals
- Help to find local free materials and natural materials to make the artworks. Reeds and oyster shells are the most common available materials, but bamboo and tree branches and other materials may also be available. Artists should use only natural and recycled materials and processes that will not harm the environment. Artists will have to use some of the artist’s fee if they need other materials than those available for free locally.
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