Open Call – říjen (GEO)

The Educational and Cultural Center Broumov in cooperation with the Free University of Tbilisi, VA[A]DS School and Kunsthalle Tbilisi are opening a call for residency applications for musicians, composers, sound artists working in Gorgia focusing on sound art.

The residency includes:

• accommodation with breakfast in the Guest House for 30 nights

• study room in the Broumov Monastery

• 7 days of recording studio which is shared together with a Czech resident including technical service in the studio

• fixed allowance for expenses in the amount of CZK 50,000 (brutto)

Part of the residency is also cooperation with local community, for example art school, voluntary children’s club, Children's Home, local musicians. The stay ends with an event for the public, e.g. concert, performance, sound walk. The residency also includes the recording of a podcast interview and a summary video about the residency.

Term of residence: 
The residency stay will take place in the Broumov monastery for a period of one month from 1 to 31 October 2024.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• have completed studies

• demonstrate a professional career of at least 5 years

• have at least a basic knowledge of English

• to be free from their professional obligations for the duration of the residency

Applications are sent by filling out this form. The closing date is July 19, 2024. 

The results will be published no later than August 5, 2024 on the website www.klasterbroumov.cz.

The jury reserves the right to reject any project without giving reasons for its decision. The jury's decision is final and cannot be appealed.

The residency is financed by the European Union, the National Recovery Plan, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Hradec Králove Region.