The British School at Rome


The British School at Rome is dedicated to artistic and architectural excellence and is receptive to international cultural diversity. It is one of the most prestigious foreign cultural institutions in Rome. It enables architectural professionals engaging in residencies to work on a personal project, pursue individual development and enrich their approaches through professional exchanges with artists from an array of backgrounds. Through its interdisciplinary program in contemporary architecture, the British School at Rome is contributing to the career development of numerous British and international professionals.

It is precisely in conjunction with this mission that the British School at Rome has sought a partnership with the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) to establish a residence project available to Québec architects.

This three-year agreement calls for the establishment of a program of residencies under which a Québec architect will engage each year in a three-month research and creation residency in the Italian capital. The residencies take place in the facilities of the British School located on Via Gramsci and allow the applicants selected to take advantage of numerous possibilities for professional contacts related to their career development.


Specific objectives
In particular, this program is intended to:

• offer support adapted to the artistic research of individuals in the architecture sector to foster their receptiveness to new practices and the enhancement of their plastic language;
• contribute to the establishment of enduring links between Québec and foreign architects and facilitate exchanges of artistic viewpoints;
• offer Québec architects the possibility of engaging in a period of artistic renewal in one of the world’s foremost cultural capitals;
• promote the work and career development abroad of Québec architects;
• facilitate the identification of new artistic creation, research, production and dissemination networks.

Artistic field
Architectural research (architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and environmental design)


Target applicants
Architectural professionals with at least two years of practice.


Location
The British School at Rome, located in the highly prestigious Villa Borghese district, provides accommodation and professional guidance. Each resident has a private room and access to shared spaces devoted to documentation, research and dissemination. Residents usually eat in the institution’s dining room.

Residents are expected to interact with other artists and architects invited by the institution and will have numerous opportunities to present their work. Certain public events such as workshops, readings, meetings and a group exhibition will be organized in conjunction with the residency.


Length of stay and amount of the grant
Three months, from January to March 2013.

A $5 000 grant is awarded in conjunction with this program. It covers the participant’s personal insurance, travel expenses, and the cost of purchasing, transporting and insuring the material required to carry out his project.

The CALQ will pay directly to the British School at Rome the cost of accommodation, most meals and professional guidance during the residency.


Registration deadline
April 1, 2012


Additional information
This residency is made possible through the collaboration of the British School at Rome and the Québec Delegation in Rome.

British School at Rome : www.bsr.ac.uk

Contact information for Québec government delegations, offices and field offices abroad is available on the Website of the ministère des Relations internationales.


Québec artists who have resided in the British School at Rome
Pierre Gendron (2008), Darrel Ronald (2009), Katherine Lapierre (2011)



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