Ténot Fondation Bursary for artists

Ténot Fondation Bursary for artists


Since 1999, camac art centre in conjunction with the Unesco Aschberg
Bursaries have given each year a residency bursary to one visual artist and
one writer in order to create new career prospects for artists.


Unesco-aschberg Bursaries have now been suspended for 2007, but the Ténot
Fondation have decided to offer a similar bursary for a residency at camac
for this year.


Camac is located 60min away from Paris in the village of Marnay sur Seine
within the scenic Region of Champagne-Ardenne. This multi-disciplinary
creative centre offers a unique environment for scientists and
technologists. Camac aims at fostering communication and creativity among
individuals and groups working on the evolution of ideas or realization of
works.


Nature of the bursary :
2 months residency (dates to be arranged by mutual agreement between the
artist and the institution)
Return ticket, board and lodging
Private bedroom with bathroom, individual studio.
The laureate must provide his/her own visas and health insurance .


Visual arts :
Eligibility :
Professional artists of established ability. The candidate must be motivated
and open to discussion on contemporary art practice and the challenge of
visual arts. He/she will be willing to conduct workshops or make a
presentation of his/her work to the public. Working knowledge of French,
English or Spanish required.
The selection of applicants will be based on project proposals.
The recipient will be requested to contribute one of his works to camac's
permanent collection.




How to apply :
Send a filled-out application form to be found on camac's website with the
mention "Fondation Ténot Bursary" directly to camac together with the
following documents :
- a curriculum vitae
- a recent photograph
- a project proposal for the residency period (3 - 5 pages + visuals)
- two testimonials
10 mounted slides, photos or CD of recent work and other supporting
materials such as press articles, catalogues, etc.
Please note that applications and accompanying material will not be returned
unless a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage is included in your
initial application package.
Electronic mail applications will not be accepted.


Closing dates for applications : july 31st, 2007


Creative writing :


Eligibility :
Established poets, novel writers and playwrights with demonstrated ability
in French, English or Spanish, whose publications have already been staged
or published. The laureate will be requested to contribute published texts
to the camac library.


How to apply :
Send the application form from camac website with the mention "Fondation
Ténot Bursary" directly to camac together with the following documents :
- a curriculum vitae
- a recent photograph
- a project proposal for the residency period (3 -10 pages)
- two testimonials
- Press Clippings
- clear good quality copies of published work or magazine publications.




Please note that applications and accompanying material will not be returned
unless a self addressed envelope with sufficient postage is included in your
initial application package.
Electronic mail applications will not be accepted.


Closing dates for applications : july 31st, 2007






If you have a notice board or
know of artists who may be interested in our project please pass the word
on,