APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED ⚠️

Chania

January - April | 2025

3 Month Artistic Residency

The BtP (Breaking the Patterns) programme is designed to target, support and engage with emerging Irish Visual Artists. We are looking for emerging artists who are at the early stages of their careers who are passionate about becoming an artist and would like to be supported to do so. This programme is open to artists from all across Ireland.

Successful applicants to the programme will take part in a three-month Erasmus+ artistic residency in Chania, Crete from mid January 2025 until mid April 2025.

Artwork which is completed during the programme will be exhibited in an exhibition towards the end of the residency. There are a total of six available spaces on this programme and applicants will be assessed within a competitive context. You do not need to know Greek to apply to the programme.

As part of the artist residency you will be placed in an artistic work placement for the duration of the residency, this is to hone and develop your creative work experience, more information on this is provided below. Applications close on Thursday 5th December at 2pm

Successful artists for the programme, will be granted with the following resources

  • Departure and return flights to Chania and Ireland will be organised and provided by the programme.

    The arrival flight will be leaving on and around mid January.

    Artists will be met at the airport in Chania and transported to their accommodation.

  • The artists will stay at the student dormitories in MAICH. They will be private single rooms with private bathroom facilities, breakfast, lunch and dinner is included.

    It is a 15 minute bus journey to Chania.

    https://confer.maich.gr/facilities/accommodation.html

  • During the 3 month residency, the artists will work part time with a well established organisation in Chania, the work placements are all based in the creative industries, the placements will further hone the participants artistic professional development and skills in this area.

    Please review the artistic work placements below and choose a placement most relevant to your art practice when submitting your application.

  • All artists will have access to an artistic mentor who will be able to offer guidance and support, weekly mentoring sessions will take place, throughout the 3 months residency.

    The type of topics that will be covered are -

    • Event management,

    • Project coordination

    • Budget and financial management

    • Marketing

    • Writing/communication skills

  • Each artist will be given access to a dedicated studio space in Chania during their 3 month residency.

  • All artists will be enrolled in an online training tuition course in Entrepreneurship for European Creative Industries, this is a Level 5 award.

    The 4 units in the course are:

    • Creating personal brand and online presence

    • Communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution strategies

    • Introduction to business planning for Creative Industries practitioners

    • Creative Industries entrepreneurship in Europe

    During the 3 month residency, you will be allocated time each week to attend lectures, take part in guided group work and/or complete assignments. Your can find out more about what the course will entail here.

  • Each artist will be granted a bursary of €1500 for the 3 months during the residency.

    They will also receive an additional €560 euro a month to cover living expenses.

  • During the final month of the residency, the artists will showcase their artwork in a self organised exhibition in Chania.

    The theme of the exhibition will revolve around how their new surroundings have inspired them, These artworks can vary across connective themes of physical geography, history, social issues community, mythology etc, and will be ultimately decided by the artists themselves.

    Local Greek artists will also be involved in the exhibition to bolster a sense of community and local integration.

    At the end of the year there will be an exhibition in Ireland, where the artists from the Breaking the Patterns programme throughout the year will exhibit their artwork.

  • Each artist will have a 1 hour Greek lesson a week to help develop their language skills. These classes will be tailored to the artists language level. Artists will also be granted access to Duolingo classrooms to further bolster their language learning.

  • Artists will be provided with a basic travel insurance that will cover their 92 day residency in Chania

  • Capacity Ireland and their local Greek partners will be there to support, offer guidance and pastoral care throughout the 3 month residency.

  • During the three-month artistic residency, the 6 Irish artists will collaborate with 6 local artists in Chania to create and exchange artistic ideas. This collaboration will culminate in a dynamic exhibition at the end of the residency, where both Irish and Greek artists will present their artworks to the public. This residency aims to foster cultural exchange and artistic growth.

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

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APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED ⚠️

Work Placements

Gallery Assistant - Municipal Art Gallery

Cultural Projects Assistant - Centre for Mediterranean Architecture (CAM)

Cultural Project Assistant - Cretan Cultural Organisation (CCO)

How to Apply

Current students (part time & full time) are not eligible, thus we regret we are unable to accept applications from individuals looking for ‘year in industry’ placements.

Please note you must currently reside in one of the following counties :Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford or Wexford to be eligible for the programme.

Applications ARE NOW CLOSED

Placements last 13 weeks, requiring your full stay in Chania. Departure is mid-January, with return 91 days later to ireland.

A compulsory 3-day online preparatory training will take place the week before departure, with 2-3 hour sessions covering programme details, residency tips, living in Chania, and what to bring. The Entrepreneurship for European Creative Industries course will also begin during this period.

Before applying complete the following steps

  1. Review the vocational course information.

  2. View the Artistic Work Placement information by clicking the links above.

  3. Decide which positions are of interest to you and complete the application form. Please only pick a role if you have relevant skills and experience in this area.

  4. To complete your application you must send your CV and portfolio to : rachaelspray@capacityireland.ie PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A CV AND PORTFOLIO WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

  5. Name your CV and portfolio in the format “Name-Surname-CV/Portfolio”, for example: 'Jane-Doe-CV/Portfolio'. PDF is preferred.

  6. Avoid the use of generic file names such as ‘My CV/ My Portfolio’ etc. It makes it much easier for us to deal with and respond to your application when they are titled correctly!

  7. Take care to fill out the application form with details relevant to the Breaking the Patterns programme.

  8. It is advised you submit your application as soon as possible to get a better chance of being successful

  9. If your application passes to the next stage, you will be called for an interview with Capacity Ireland, a 2nd interview will also take place with the relevant creative partners in Chania. Each interview will be approx 30 minutes long. You will be notified if successful to the programme within 2 weeks from your last interview. 

PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR SPAM INBOX FOR INTERVIEW INVITES

If you have any questions or queries regarding the programme, please get in touch with rachaelspray@capacityireland.ie