OPEN CALL - CROSSING, SPACE FOR TRANSFORMATION
Call for projects organizer
AADK Spain is an artist-run platform that develops spaces for research and contemporary creation. With a focus set on experimental processes, its primary interest is to explore the notions of body, territory, and spatiality.
The platform advocates the decentralization of culture and the access to contemporary art in non-urban areas. It addresses local issues as means to understand global problems.
Currently based in Centro Negra (Blanca, Murcia) it holds several programs among which its Artistic Residencies stand out.
As a team, we believe that all artists we host are an active part of our platform. Therefore, we foster networks with other cultural and artistic enterprises, helping to promote their mobility at national and international circuits.
History of the project
AADK Spain is an extension of Aktuelle Architektur Der Kultur, a collective of three artists founded in Berlin in 2006. Back then, Abraham Hurtado (Spain), Jochen Arbeit (Germany) and Vania Rovisco (Portugal) gathered to develop artistic and curatorial projects with the purpose of weaving networks and delineating new cultural circuits.
For six years, they organized events and actions in different parts of Berlin, activating new venues and reflecting upon the borders of established art practices.
In 2012 Abraham Hurtado returned to Spain and with the collaboration of the artist Juan Conesa launched Centro Negra, he conceived this building as a space for research and creation. In its early years, a series of site-specific interventions, temporary residences, concerts, workshops are developed. All guest artists work based on context and community.
In 2015 Elena Azzedín joined the platform to collaborate in the conceptualisation and implementation of the current Artistic Residencies. Besides her role as curator, she developed complementary programs and contents such as conferences, workshops, exhibitions, festivals, and even a pilot for a radio show.
Last, in 2017 Selu Herraiz joins the project with Sonora, School of experimentation. promoting a musical pedagogy based on creation, promoting new forms of learning and contemporary thought through sound experimentation.
Since 2012, AADK Spain has welcomed more than 300 artists from all continents and has gained recognition among numerous national and international institutions.
Description
Due to the effects caused by the COVID19 pandemic, the hosting of more than 40international artists expected for our 2020 residency program at the Centro Negra
has been affected.
Faced with this situation, we have decided to start a new initiative. Crossing – Space
for transformation is intended for those who need a space to create, hold exhibitions
or workshops, focus on analysis and/or promotion of their work, for those who wish
to have a coworking office or the ones who want to take a temporary retreat in a
space surrounded by nature and a lively artistic community.
We invite all independent creators, entrepreneurs, artists, writers & researchers,
cultural agents, audiovisual producers, and people interested in art and nature to
check the new possibilities of exchange, collaboration, access to spaces, and
resources that our platform is offering.
Your participation will provide support and contribution to the continuity of our
project.
Crossing will be active between September 2020 and March 2021. Those interested
may choose any of the possibilities offered on our list. Housing can be booked for a
period of minimum 2 weeks and maximum 2 months. This initiative is designed to
bring together resources, spaces, and knowledge. It facilitates the meeting between
people of different origins, backgrounds, and ideas with the common interest of
being part of a temporary community based on caring, sharing experiences, and
knowledge.
In order to apply, check out our offers in the list (https://aadk.es/wp-
content/uploads/2020/09/AADKSpain_Crossing_V3.pdf), then fill in the form
(https://forms.gle/GKx7uw3jLjkrC5tg9).
Timeline
Submission starts
Crossing will be active between September 2020 and March 2021, the application process is open, people can apply at any time.
Submission ends
Crossing will be active between September 2020 and March 2021, the application process is open, people can apply at any time.
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