RESIDENCY
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Who can join the program

The residency program is aimed towards people that operate in creative and artistic fields through different disciplines and specialties, to curators, and to researchers working in both humanities and sciences.

The program

The program envisions a residency period dedicated to the development of a new research, or the continuation/end of one that has already been launched. A high degree of autonomy and self-sufficiency is required during the development of the research project. Nevertheless, Ramdom does offer assistance in the development of the creative processes and is able to organise various support activities such as encounters with curators, studio visits, excursions on the territory and focused visits to the local artistic community.

The residents also have the possibility (but not the obligation) to end their residency with a restitution in the form of an open studio, which has to be approved by Ramdom based on the preexisting scheduling and the general interests of the association.

Location

The residence is held in Castrignano De’ Greci (LE), a village located in the centre of Salento, a few kilometers away from Lecce and the Adriatic coast. The village is part of the Grecìa Salentina, an ellephone linguistic island characterised by the use of Griko as a spoken language. The small streets and courtyards that comprise the refined historic centre have maintained through time the legacy of the ancient civilisations that inhabited it throughout the centuries, granting this location a suggestive identity.

The spaces

Lodgings: Two houses situated in the historic centre of the village (Casa Ramdom and Casa Kora) offer the possibility to lodge for both brief and long periods of time, sharing space with other people taking advantage of the residency. 

Casa Ramdom: a historic building equipped with 3 bedrooms, 2 queen beds and 2 single ones, 3 bathrooms, plus a small external terrace on the first floor equipped with barbecue station, kitchen and a common room.

Casa Kora: equipped with 5 bedrooms, 3 queen beds and 2 single ones, 2 shared living rooms, 1 shared kitchen and 3 shared bathrooms, an external terrace on the first floor and a spacious garden.

Studios: A shared workspace is available on the ground floor of Casa Ramdom. At the Baronal Palace de Gualtieris, where Kora – Contemporary Arts Centre is hosted, the library and media library are available for the perusal of the residents, as well as study and work rooms shared with Ramdom’s staff. In certain cases, a manufacturing laboratory can also be set up.

What is offered

Generally, residents will have access to the following services and structures:

  • Lodgings, with the inclusion of a shared bathroom and kitchen provided with basic accessories, hot water, autonomous heating, washing machine and wi-fi.
  • Access to the shared studios during predetermined hours if they’re in casa Kora, or all-day round if they’re in Casa Ramdom.
  • Audio-video equipment, as well as varied kinds of gear (construction equipment, printer, projectors, screens, etc.).
  • Access to the library and media library.
  • Curatorial assistance, if required (suggestions aimed to aid in the resident’s research, encounters with other professional figures, assistance in acquiring materials, mediation with the local community, etc.).
  • Access to all activities organised by Ramdom that happen during the residency period (concerts, encounters, workshops, presentations, etc.).
  • Access to Kora – Contemporary Arts Centre’s spaces, bar and open-air relawillx area included.

Further services can be provided when requested for and following payment (acquisition of specific materials for research and production, formation courses, workshops, excursions and visits to the local territory).

How to participate

It is possible to present one’s own candidacy year-round.

The residency has a cost depending on its duration and the degree of effort required from Ramdom’s staff. In some cases, Ramdom may assist the applicants in submitting requests for research or production grants, without the guarantee that such a grant will be obtained by the applicant (through the formulation of invitation letters, mediation with embassies and consulates). The resident will not be provided with a salary.

There are two kinds of self-candidacy:

  • Ramdom research
  • Personal research
  1. Ramdom research: the candidates intend to conduct a research and/or develop a project in line with Ramdom’s thematic areas of interest: the borderlands, marginality, the Mediterranean, a sense of belonging to places and communities. The residents shall develop, through different mediums and languages, a process of analysis and research during their residency according to these themes.
    During the candidacy’s review, Ramdom shall evaluate the proposal’s effective relevance with its own research lines and methodologies, reserving its right to come to specific agreements with the candidate.

Minimum length: two weeks.

Costs: 1200 € (two weeks). For longer periods of time, for collectives and work groups, or in cases where travel companions are present please contact residency@ramdom.net.

A deposit equal to 10% of the total cost of the residency is required after receiving confirmation regarding the residency from Ramdom. The deposit shall then be detracted from the final cost of the residency.

What will be provided:

  • Lodgings at one of the two houses managed by Ramdom (described above). 
  • Access to Ramdom’s  studios (described above).
  • Use of audio-video instrumentation and various equipment (described above).
  • Access to the library and the media library.
  • Tutoring and curatorial assistance throughout the entirety of the residency..
  • Organisation of studio visits and encounters with professionals specialising in various disciplines (to be evaluated for pertinence to the research proposal). The number of visits and encounters shall depend on the total length of the residency and the availability of the professional figures in question.
  • Access to all activities organised by Ramdom that coincide with the residency (concerts, encounters, workshops, presentation, etc.).
  • Access to the spaces occupied by Kora – Contemporary Arts Centre, bar and open-air relax area included.
  • Civil insurance towards third parties.
  • Use of bicycles for internal movements.

Meals are not included and remain a responsibility of the residents.

Transport to and from airports and train stations is not included.

Restitution: while the residency is not aimed at the immediate formalisation or production of a work, the residency program may envision a final open studio or a conversational restitution (talk, panel discussions, round table). Furthermore, in some specific cases, the research may have future developments, the terms and conditions of which shall be agreed upon after discussion with Ramdom.

  1. Personal research: For candidates who intend to realise a personal project and/or do research outside of Ramdom’s guidelines.The evocative natural and historical context, the tranquillity of the village and a slow and simple everyday rhythm can be the ideal environment to foster concentration and open new perspectives on a project or a research.

Minimal length: one week.

Costs: 400 € per week. For periods of time longer than three weeks, collectives, work groups or in cases where travel companions are present, please contact residency@ramdom.net. 

A deposit equal to 10% of the total cost of the residency is required after receiving confirmation regarding the residency from Ramdom. The deposit will then be detracted from the final cost of the residency.

What shall be provided:

  • Lodgings at one of the two houses managed by Ramdom (described above). 
  • Access to Ramdom’s  studios (described above).
  • Use of audio-video instrumentation and various equipment (described above).
  • Basic assistance (useful practical information, recommendations about the locality, etc.).
  • Welcome committee offered by Ramdom’s curatorial team (conversation and exchange of ideas regarding the proposed research).
  • Access to the library and the media library.
  • Access to all activities organised by Ramdom that coincide with the residency (concerts, encounters, workshops, presentation, etc.).
  • Access to the spaces occupied by Kora – Contemporary Arts Centre, bar and open-air relax area included.
  • Civil insurance towards third parties.
  • Use of bicycles for internal movements.

Meals are not included and remain a responsibility of the residents.

Transport to and from airports and train stations is not included.

Restitution: this kind of residency does not require restitutions of any kind.

How to present a candidacy

It is possible to present a candidacy project by compiling the following form:

https://goo.gl/forms/7IpKgtbv6VeFNhmh1

For more information please contact residency@ramdom.net

Ramdom is an official member of ResArtis |  Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies and of the Associazione italiana delle Residenze d’artista STARE.