Open Call for Applications

Who: visual artists in the fields of sculpture, photography, performance, video, installation, ceramics, etc.
Where: FLACC, Genk in Belgium.
When: Any three-month period in 2011 or about 90 days spread over 2011
Deadline: 1 September 2010

FLACC Workplace for visual artists

FLACC is a non-profit association, recognised and subsidised by the national, regional and local authorities. As a workplace for visual artists, FLACC creates the conceptual, organisational and technical conditions for realising unique artists’ projects. Every year, FLACC selects ten artists to set up a new project.

The selection is done on the basis of artistic criteria, in consultation with an external advisory committee. The ways in which artists challenge the notion of ‘workplace’ and redefine it through the qualities of their work also play a role. In each annual selection, FLACC aims to strike a balance between national and international artists, between beginners and experienced artists, and between autonomous art and/or research projects and projects that deal with the historical, geographical or social context of the workplace in more concrete terms . In consultation with each artist, a specific project is set up, tailored to the organisation and with a definite budget and timing.

Facilities

FLACC has metal and woodworking workshops with professional equipment, a digital studio, and a foundry with a furnace and kilns for ceramics, bronze and glass applications. The staff is knowledgeable about the production facilities of nearby workplaces and collaborates with those workplaces , schools and companies to give the artists the best possible support and assistance. Furthermore, FLACC’s extensive work space and ample room for presentation are geared to meet the various needs of contemporary artists and the many different forms of their artistic productions. An overview of all facilities can be found here. In consultation, external experts may also be called in to give technical assistance or artistic advice.

These facilities and workshops are just two of the tools that FLACC offers to artists. The workplace also provides them with intramural and extramural guidance on developing their work and with assistance regarding practical matters, for which it relies on an international network of experts. There are also close contacts with trade and industry.

Open call

The call is open to all visual artists. Due to the diversity of our workshops, the application is open to projects in many fields of visual art, such as sculpture, photography, performance, video, installation, ceramics, etc. Projects with a notice of the specific geographical, cultural, social or historical situation of FLACC (or Genk/ Belgium), challenging the notion of a ‘workplace’ or with the specific technical possibilities of FLACC are preferred. The work period is three months full time in 2011 or about 90 days, spread over the year. FLACC offers accommodation, a workplace, reimbursement of travel expenses, a small production budget and per diem.

Application procedure

Please use our application form for your application. The application should include a well-defined project proposal, a thoroughly calculated budget, a time frame proposal and The deadline for the application is 1 September 2010.