bair 2024 - deadline extended! [north macedonia]

Resident artists are expected to participate in all aspects of the residency program.

• A guided tour of the surrounding neighborhood and city center either as a group or individually (depending on resident arrival) during the first days of the residency
• Informal meeting and welcoming traditional Macedonian dinner for all resident artists prepared by Brashnar staff members
• A short informal presentation of artists’ work at the beginning of the first week.
• Garden related activities up to twice a month totaling approximately 3 - 5 hrs (planting, harvesting fruits and vegetables, garden maintenance, food preservation, pickling, making of marmalade, pinjur, ajvar)
• 1-2 short group trips to locations outside Skopje (Lake Matka, Mountain Vodno, Katlanovo natural thermal bath, Observatory Kokino etc.)
• 1-2 scheduled group dinners per week
• Up to 2 traditional Macedonian group meals at Volkovo Project Space prepared by Brashnar staff members
• Cultural exchange night through meal preparation, cultural dances or other various forms of exchange (each resident can choose a night to honor their culture)
• A 3 day/2 night trip during the last week of the residency to Lake Ohrid in the southwest part of Macedonia
• Open Studios Event at the end of the month with resident artists presenting their process/ work to the neighboring community and the local art community

Note: The residency program applies to each month residency session (June-September) with variations to the program occurring due to weather or time of the year.

Donation of Work

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• Each artist is required to donate a Do-it-Yourself text/visual instructions. The inspiration for this comes from the**Do It** book written by Christian Boltanski, Bertrand Lavier, and Han Ulrich Obrist. The ideas shared among all attending residents are possible group or community projects used to continue to strengthen and bond the artists with the community.