COLLIDE International Award welcomes proposals from artists from any country who are inspired by the ground-breaking research environment at CERN. From all the applications received one artist will be selected to receive a prize of CHF 15,000 and a two-month residency at the lab during 2017. Moreover, the prize comprises a following one-month residency at FACT, the UK's leading media arts centre, to further develop the awarded proposal and to move into a funded production.
COLLIDE is a unique opportunity for artists to spend dedicated time in one of the most important laboratories in the world, where crucial questions about nature are addressed. Ultimately, COLLIDE proposes to transform the way art and science encounters are understood, to encourage a deep and critical understanding of art and science collaborations, and to challenge new modes of dialogue and enquiry across disciplines.
The proposal should describe, in detail, the project that the artist intends to undertake during the residency at CERN and FACT.
Prizes:
COLLIDE International Award grants an artist with a fully funded residency at CERN and FACT. The artist will spend the first two months at CERN, Geneva, followed by a one-month stay at FACT, Liverpool (not necessarily consecutively).
The period of the residency will be defined after the announcement and it will occur not later than October 2017. An individual artist or collective will be the recipient of the award. Two honorary mentions will be selected among the finalists.
The award for the winning artists comprises includes the following conditions: 15,000 Swiss Francs as a research and development award. Allowance for two months at CERN, Geneva and one month at FACT, Liverpool.
Travel costs and accommodation within a fixed budget for the three months of the artistic residency at CERN and FACT. If a collective is awarded the prize shall be shared between the members and up to three members can take part in the residency.
Contact: For more details email arts.collide@cern.ch or fb www.facebool,com/Collidecern
Venue: Arts at CERN Batiment 510 R 035 Cern 1211 Geneva 23 Switzerland