The purpose of this call for applications is to set up a programme to support creation by granting TWO ARTISTIC RESIDENCES for creators, artists and professionals from artistic and creative disciplines who can use the historical, artistic, cultural and natural heritage of the partner towns of Territorio Mudéjar as a reference for the development of an idea, an artistic research or a highly innovative project that links creativity and one or more of the fields of activity or area of work specified below.
The proposals must include as a fundamental part of their development a stay or justified time of residence in one or more of the localities of Territorio Mudéjar.
The projects presented must demonstrate a direct impact on at least two partner towns of Territorio Mudéjar and provide evidence of the influence of this impact on the rest of the territory.
We are looking for projects with an inspiring and innovative vision that link the potential transformation of the local sphere to a global and networked vision, that dedicate time to thinking about the challenges of today’s society and that rely on technology to make the social fabric and artistic languages evolve.
Objectives:
- To promote the knowledge of the rural territory from its Mudejar identity through innovative approaches whose main purpose is to have a positive impact on the villages.
- To incentivise work with a high territorial impact developed from the experience of people’s habitability.
- To help the creation and implementation of a working network under a common vision of the possibilities of heritage, cultural and natural resources that helps to strengthen the rest of the sectors through interdisciplinary and collaborative work.
- To create mechanisms for social participation in the generation of ideas based on heritage resources from an artistic thinking perspective.
Specific objectives:
- To promote knowledge about heritage resources and their impact on the environment from an artistic point of view, in order to encourage the implementation of projects, contribute to better protection and promote the conservation of the Mudejar heritage of the villages.
- Contribute to a better understanding of UNESCO World Heritage and to the view on the attributes that differentiate them at the international level.
- To support a framework for the emergence of ideas based on life in the villages of the Mudejar Territory.
- To support the possibility of experiencing the village in a real way, without artifice, its environment and its dynamics in order to facilitate the creative process of artists whose work helps to make rural heritage spaces known as places of avant-garde and creative innovation.
This call is part of the AREA 4. Laboratory for “Artistic Residencies”. which works in the villages of Territorio Mudéjar to make them visible as spaces of thought where new paths can be explored through artistic thought.
Although the topics are open-ended and subject to proposals, some of the areas we consider to be of interest are as follows:
- Artistic creation and research from the intellectual concept and its reflection in the material, form or processes that characterise Mudejar heritage.
- Crafts as a living space past, present and future. New considerations from creative thinking or from historical use linked to the establishment and maintenance of historical and current communities.
- Sound, acoustics, speech, looking and listening. The heritage space as a space for emotional learning of contents.
- The exploration of an “other place”, real or imaginary, specific or heterogeneous, natural or artificial, temporary or timeless in the heritage space.
- The construction of the virtual space or metaverse from the need for the existence of the physical heritage space as a connecting thread. Thoughts, proposals and possibilities.
The procedure for awarding grants will be processed on a competitive basis according to the assessment criteria established in the call for applications and, in accordance with Article 22.1 of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General Law on Subsidies.
Participation is open to national or international creators without legal status who meet all the requirements of this call for proposals.
The applicant may be at an early or intermediate stage of his/her research career or creative activity and must provide proof of the following:
- Training related to the areas covered by the call.
- Documentary proof of a minimum of two years of creative or professional career -remunerated or not-.
- The equivalent of a professional career is understood to be the completion of specialised studies linked to the arts or to one of the proposed fields of work, totalling a minimum of two effective years of training and in which work has been carried out using “Artistic Projects” methodologies.
The call is not open to legal entities of any kind: companies, partnerships, associations, communities of property or groups under any other type of legal associative formula.
When the project is submitted by two or more persons, the formula is called “team” and each member of the team must be accredited individually.
If the project submitted is part of a research project linked to a university, public research centre or private (non-profit) centre, this must be indicated in the project report.
The acceptance of the project and the development of the stay is compatible with other professional activities as long as the compatibility mode is specified and justified in the project report.
The project submitted may have other sources of funding as long as they are complementary and are specified in the report.
Total income may never exceed the development costs of the projects.
- Hold an intermediate or higher degree, university degree, Bachelor’s degree, Architect’s degree or equivalent.
- Master’s degree specialising in the arts and/or in the different areas related to the subject of the proposal or accredit a minimum of two years of experience and/or artistic career in the field in which the proposal is developed (whether paid or unpaid).
- Be up to date with their tax and social security obligations, as well as accrediting compliance with obligations for the reimbursement of subsidies.
- Not be subject to any of the causes established in art. 13 of the LGS.
The deadline for applications is THURSDAY, 31 August 2023.
Proposals sent by e-mail will be accepted until 23.59 hours (Spanish peninsular time) on the day indicated.
If the application contains errors that can be rectified, the organisation will inform the applicant so that, within a period of three days from the date of communication, they can proceed to rectify them as an essential condition for the application to be taken into account in the evaluation process.
Timeframe: The timetable of projects and placements will run until 24 December 2023. The project completion report must be submitted by 29 December 2023.
Duration: Proposals for ARTISTIC RESIDENCES must be developed over a minimum period of THIRTY days and a maximum of TWO months.
Endowment: The projects will have a maximum financial allocation of 4,500.00 € which must be justified in the project report according to the expenses indicated in the following section.
Accommodation: The association Territorio Mudéjar will finance the cost of accommodation in the town or towns where the artistic residency takes place. Accommodation will be assessed according to the needs of the proposal and the availability of suitable accommodation with the organisation.
Expenditure chargeable to the grant: In all proposals, the budget must identify the concepts subject to and deriving directly from the needs of the project – for example: expenses derived from the development of the work, materials, travel, maintenance, others – including, if any, the corresponding taxes, as well as the payment for reproduction, exhibition and public communication rights, if the project requires it.
Proposals, due to their creative nature, must also include, if the project so requires, all the elements necessary for the total execution of the artistic work: materials, permits, auxiliary means, etc.
In the event that the project has other sources of funding, the following must be specified: Entity, duration, actions financed (object and content) and to which part of the project it is addressed.
Compatibility: The development of the stay is compatible with other work, professional or research activities justified to the organisation. The project must indicate the degree of compatibility and the method of work to be carried out in order to avoid overlapping and non-compliance with the conditions indicated in this call.
Number of calls: Beneficiaries may not obtain full support in more than two consecutive calls for the same project. Therefore, resident researchers who have been beneficiaries in the last two calls will not be eligible to apply for the call and will be excluded if they do so.
** Exceptionally, applicants who have not exceeded the amount of €12,000.00 in two consecutive calls may be considered as beneficiaries if they have been awarded an accesit in previous years’ calls.
Others:
The beneficiaries will have full advice on the choice of the place to live during the artistic residency, choosing the places that best suit the proposal submitted.
The beneficiaries will be included in the entity’s civil liability insurance.
Beneficiaries shall not enter into any kind of employment relationship with the entity.
All aid will be subject to the withholding and taxes stipulated by the legislation in force, which will be deducted from the corresponding financial endowment.
Applications should be sent to the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar in digital format to the following e-mail address: info@territoriomudejar.es
- Application-Basic identification data of the applicant and the project. Title of the project, applicant’s name, ID number, address, e-mail address and telephone number,
- Copy of ID card.
- Summary of the applicant/s professional career (maximum 2,000 characters)
- Project/proposal summary (max. 2,000 characters)
- Abbreviated academic and professional CV (max. 5 pages)
- Portfolio with a minimum of five developed works that, according to the applicant’s criteria, are relevant as a starting point for the proposal (Summary of each project of a maximum of 2,000 characters).
- Report on the project to be carried out, including (max. 5 pages): Title; Background and current status of the subject; Hypothesis, methodology, work plan and timetable; Description of the specific objectives of the project; Locations directly and indirectly affected by the proposal; Location or locations proposed for the stay and expected length of stay; Detailed budget for the research, which will refer to the amount requested.
- Optionally, a letter of recommendation from a relevant person in the field of the proposed work may be provided.
- In the case of teams, both the application and the award decision must expressly state the implementation commitments undertaken by each member of the team, as well as the amount of subsidy to be applied by each of them, who will also be considered as beneficiaries. A sole representative or proxy of the grouping must be appointed, with sufficient powers to fulfil the obligations which, as beneficiary, correspond to the grouping. The team will undertake not to dissolve the grouping until the limitation period provided for in Articles 39 and 65 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November 2003 has elapsed.
The project selection process will be carried out on the basis of the evaluations of the Scientific Committee and the entity’s management team, which will draw up a ranking according to the following criteria:
- Curricular profile, training and previous achievements of the applicant: 10%. The orientation of the curricular profile in relation to the area of work chosen by the applicant will be assessed.
- Quality of the project and innovative nature of the proposal: 30%. The project must be well thought out and presented in a rigorous and detailed manner. The framework of objectives/actions/resources/budget must be well planned. The timetable must be realistic. The project should provide for its evaluation and future viability.
- Territory of impact / number of localities involved: 35%. The way in which the project acts on the territory will be assessed. It may be a direct present or future impact, but in any case it will be an essential requirement. It will be highly valued to foresee a realistic impact without falling into the tendentious and mediatic.
- Complementary activities involving the local population: 15%. An activity involving the local population in the development of the project will be assessed. Involvement does not necessarily have to be through a cultural activity. The introduction of activities that have an unconventional cultural impact will be valued.
- Digitisation strategy Mudejar Territory: 10%. Adaptation of the expected results to the criteria published for the “Common European Space for Cultural Heritage”. Contribution of ideas and perspectives.
The decision on the grants will be communicated as of Friday 8 September 2023.
The call may be declared totally or partially void and the decision of the commissions shall be final.
Once the call has been resolved, the list of beneficiaries and the composition of the evaluation commission will be published on the Territorio Mudéjar Association’s website www.territoriomudejar.es.
In no case will individualised information on the applications received or on the deliberation of the evaluation committee be provided.
Formalisation: Beneficiaries must sign before the start date of their project, according to the calendar, and at the latest before 1 October 2023, the acceptance commitment that will act as an indispensable document for the receipt of the aid. Once the acceptance document has been signed, they must join the project on the date indicated in the timetable.
Payment: Payment of the grant will be made in two instalments: 50% at the start, once the acceptance commitment has been signed; 50% on delivery of the final project report. These conditions will be general to all beneficiaries unless, exceptionally, the project report justifies the need for a different financial distribution over time.
Justification and presentation of results:
Beneficiaries will be obliged to justify compliance with the requirements and conditions established in this call for proposals by means of: An intermediate report halfway through the stay that allows the progress of the project to be evaluated. A final report on digital support of the project describing objectives, fulfilment of aims and results; and a financial report justifying the cost of the activities carried out.
Beneficiaries must deliver to Territorio Mudéjar all the results derived from the project financed according to the proposal presented in the application, it being understood that this proposal will act as a contractual document for the grants.
In the case of works subject to intellectual property, current legislation will be applied with regard to authorship and the transfer of rights of use and reproduction will be assigned to Territorio Mudéjar.
Financial control:
The interim report shall include a revision of the estimated budget either confirming its continuity or proposing necessary adjustments where justified.
The final report shall include a detailed financial report as follows:
- A list of expenses incurred indicating the creditor, amount, date of issue and payment. As the project includes an estimated budget, the list of expenses will be classified according to the items of the subsidised project or activity. Where applicable, any deviations that may have occurred in the development of the project must be justified.
- Proof of payment: Invoices, tickets or supporting documents and proof of payment. If the payment has been made in cash, this must be indicated on the expense document with the concept correctly specified.
- The justification of fees shall be made by sworn declaration and shall be detailed in the report according to the results developed, specifying the working hours assigned to the actions carried out.
- The justification of mileage expenses shall be made by means of a sworn statement and a detail shall be included in the report according to the results developed, specifying the journeys made and assigned to specific actions.
Non-compliance:
The aid will be cancelled and the amounts received will be reimbursed when the conditions established in these rules are not fulfilled and in general in the cases established in article 37 of the General Law on Subsidies.
The rights of the work/s produced during the residencies will belong entirely to the authors. The association Territorio Mudéjar will be able to use the results for a limited period of time for exhibition purposes or in terms of dissemination and image for whatever use it deems appropriate.
La Asociación Territorio Mudéjar podrá solicitar la colaboración de los beneficiarios de las ayudas en actividades de difusión de los proyectos. Para ello el beneficiario facilitará a la Asociación Territorio Mudéjar toda la información y documentación que se le requiera y cederá gratuitamente a ésta los derechos oportunos para la difusión de los resultados: folletos, carteles, vídeos promocionales, páginas web, redes sociales y otros medios audiovisuales, siempre relacionados con los fines de la organización.
For its part, the association Territorio Mudéjar will always identify the authorship of the projects
Beneficiaries must mention in materials or results the origin of the aid by means of the phrase “Project carried out with funding from Territorio Mudéjar through the call for research stays and Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis 2023 projects” and include the organisation’s logo whenever possible.
Participants in the call assure that the proposal submitted is unpublished. If the proposal includes third party rights, participants guarantee that they have obtained the necessary rights, authorisations and/or licences.
Participation in this call for applications implies acceptance of its rules and its decision, which shall be final, as well as the waiver of any type of claim.
Exceptionally and for duly justified reasons, the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar reserves the right to interpret and modify the wording of the rules in order to clarify or specify their content, without this implying a substantial or arbitrary alteration of the same.
For any queries, applicants may contact the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar by e-mail at info@territoriomudejar.es