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<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">European Biennial Network <<a href="mailto:contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org">contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 18, 2008 3:22:44 AM GMT+00:00</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: -1; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>European Biennial Network</b></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">European Biennial Network <<a href="mailto:contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org">contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><table width="689" border="0" align="center" bordercolor="#FF0000" class="style10" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p class="style42" style="color: rgb(12, 155, 203); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; ">EUROPEAN BIENNIAL NETWORK - Biennial Exchange and Residency Programme<span class="style42" style="color: rgb(12, 155, 203); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; "></span></p></td></tr><tr><td height="18" colspan="2" valign="top" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><span class="style42" style="color: rgb(12, 155, 203); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; ">Residency Programme - OPEN CALL FOR APPLICATIONS<br>LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL</span></td></tr><tr><td height="18" colspan="2" valign="top" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p align="justify" class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong>The European Biennial Network is inaugurating its Residency Programme</strong>.</p><p align="justify" class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">In the following months, the member Biennials of the European Biennial Network will be issuing Open Calls for residency positions.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>Liverpool Biennial</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will be offering one of these residencies.</p><p align="justify" class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The European Biennial Network is a collaborative structure, active in the field of contemporary art, that aims to promote dialogue, interaction and collaboration between contemporary art Biennials in Europe. It intends to use the knowledge, experience and wealth of information accumulated by organisers of large-scale periodic art events, in order to support the communication and mobility of artists and art professionals.</p><p align="justify" class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The Residency Programme of the European Biennial Network aims to offer to successful applicants the opportunity to conduct original research on contemporary art in a major city, while supported by the organisers of a biennial exhibition. The knowledge and experience of the host and its relationship to the specific locality will provide the resident access to the local art scene, historical records, archives, academic collocutors, and any other support necessary for research.</p><p align="justify" class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Each member Biennial of the European Biennial Network is individually responsible for the resident it will host. The position for which this Open Call is made is the following:<br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><hr noshade="noshade"><p align="justify" class="style46" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; ">One three-month residency for an artist/writer/urbanist hosted by the Liverpool Biennial, between 1st May 2009 to 30th August 2009.</p><hr noshade="noshade"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><div align="justify"><p><span class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong><em>Residency position requirements</em></strong>: Liverpool Biennial is inviting proposals for a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>3-month residency period</strong>that focuses on the<strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>interaction of art in local neighbourhoods</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>particularly on the relation between imagination and a sense of place. The candidate will be based alongside residents in north of the city and conduct his/her project in a manner that recognises residents as the first audience.</span></p><p><span class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">North Liverpool is subject to large-scale regeneration programmes with enormous impact on the build environment and social life. The candidate will be expected to fully engage with these issues in relation to the visual arts ecology of the city.</span></p><p><span class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The outcome of the research/project will be presented as part of Urbanism 2009, a project initiated by Liverpool Biennial along the Leeds-Liverpool canal for September 2009.</span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><hr></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><span class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Applications must be made for the specific residency position. The successful applicant will be selected by the Liverpool Biennial. (Please see Application Guidelines below.)</span><p align="justify" class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The successful applicant will be offered travel to and from their host city and accommodation, as well as a stipend of 1.000 euros per month. Additional funds for equipment and/or transport of work may be available, depending on the specifics of the residency.</p><p align="justify" class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Upon completion of the residency, the resident will be required to produce a text, outlining the basic parameters of his/her research, which will be used for publication by the European Biennial Network.<br></p></td></tr><tr><td height="4" colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><hr></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p align="justify" class="style50" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; ">Application Guidelines:</p><ul><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">Applications must be made by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>cv</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>letter of interest</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(max. 500 words). There is no special application form.<br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">In the letter of interest, the applicant must clearly outline how he/she intends to respond to the requirements of the position.<br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">Applicants may be requested to provide further clarifications and/or additional material, during the selection process. This will not constitute any indication as to the success of the application.<br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">Generic applications, or ones not clearly relating to the requirements of the position, will not be accepted.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">Applications must be in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>English</strong>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">Although the Liverpool Biennial will be selecting the successful applicant, applications must not be sent directly to the Liverpool Biennial. Any such applications will not be accepted. Applications must be sent<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>by e-mail only</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(attached as word or pdf documents) to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>European Biennial Network</strong>:<a href="mailto:contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">Application deadline:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>25th January 2009</strong>, inclusive.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">The successful applicant will be notified by the Liverpool Biennial, after<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>15th February 2009</strong>.<br><br></div></li><li class="style45" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div align="justify">Only the successful applicant will be notified. We regret that due to the volume of applications expected, we cannot individually reply to each applicant.</div></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p align="center" class="style10" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><img src="images/sysimg/line.jpg" width="681" height="2" longdesc="images/line.jpg"></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><span class="style48" style="color: rgb(12, 155, 203); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; ">Biennial Exchange and Residency Programme<br></span><span class="style49" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(12, 155, 203); ">with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p>You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:</p><p><a href="http://www.europeanbiennialnetwork.org/cgi-bin/web/mail.cgi/u/list/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.europeanbiennialnetwork.org/cgi-bin/web/mail.cgi/u/list/</a></p><p>The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:</p><p>European Biennial Network<br>Biennial Exchange and Residency Programme<br>c/o Athens Biennial<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>8, Acharnon Street<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>GR - 104 32, Athens<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>GREECE<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>T: +30 210 5232222<br>F: +30 210 5232202<br>E:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">contact@europeanbiennialnetwork.org</a><br>URL:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.europeanbiennialnetwork.org" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">http://www.europeanbiennialnetwork.org</a></p><p><br></p></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>