Künstlerhaus Bethanien


Given the importance that the Conseil attaches to broadening the influence of Québec artists abroad and the special relations that the Québec government maintains with the Federal Republic of Germany, the opening of a Québec studio in Berlin in 2003 marked a major step in the consolidation of the network of studio-apartments made available to Québec artists around the world.


Artistic fields
The media arts (new media) and the visual arts.


Target applicants
Artists with over 10 years of artistic practice.


Location
The Künstlerhaus Bethanien receives each year artists from around the world, usually for 12-month stays. Since the institution's foundation in 1974, over 400 artists from 30 countries have worked in its studios.

The Künstlerhaus Bethanien is internationally renowned for its vitality and the quality of the events it organizes. It is located in the multicultural Kreuzberg district of Berlin.

The roughly 85-m2 studio is furnished simply and has a kitchenette; a toilet and shower-room are located on the same floor. The apartment does not have any specialized equipment. However, the Bethanien makes available to artists several work spaces, including metal, wood, synthetic materials and video workshops. All of the studios have a free Internet connection. Artists may also use computers in a specially outfitted room. This space houses two Macintosh G-5 computers equipped with recent software.


Length of stay and amount of the grant
During his stay, the artist will be able to work on the project indicated in the grant application and present it to the public at the Künstlerhaus. The Künstlerhaus offers guest artists living in the residences it manages:

• the use of workshops and technical equipment needed to carry out artistic projects;
• the assistance of its technical team in realizing artistic projects;
• the public presentation of projects carried out during the artist's stay;
• the promotion of events concerning guest artists;
• the integration of resident artists into broader projects carried out by the Künstlerhaus.

The twelve-month stay will be from January to December 2012.

Under this program, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec provides a $24 700 grant. It covers the artist's personal insurance and his travel and living expenses. 

The Conseil will directly pay the Künstlerhaus Bethanien funds to cover the purchase of material needed to carry out the project, the cost of technical assistance, the preparation and holding of an exhibition, and coverage of the work in the Künstlerhaus Bethanien biannual magazine.


Registration deadline
April 1, 2011


Additional information
This studio has been made available through the collaboration of the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, the Québec government office in Berlin and the ministère des Relations internationales.

Künstlerhaus Bethanien (www.bethanien.de)

Contact information for Québec government delegations, offices and field offices abroad is available on the Website of the ministère des Relations internationales (www.mri.gouv.qc.ca).


Québec artists who have resided in the Québec Studio in Berlin
Josée Dubeau (2004 visual arts), Michel de Broin (2005 visual arts), Lynne Marsh (2006 visual arts), Catherine Bolduc (2007 visual arts), Cynthia Girard (2008 visual arts), Patrick Bernatchez (2009 visual arts), Sophie Bélair Clément (2009 digital arts), Guillaume Lachapelle (2010 visual arts)



Studio-apartment. Photo: Ksiazek



Exhibition Area. Photo : Künstlerhaus Bethanien



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