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rural art - urban art
RURAL ART - URBAN ART
Already in the past artists were traveling to other countries, cultures and
cities to find new experiences, another way of living, special facilities or
materials, to meet other artists. In the diaries of many artists we can read
about their travels and staying. Many art works are the result of this exchange
by leaving the own atelier.
Not all artists are interested leaving their home town to have these kind
of experiences, it is the artist who decides to travel.
It is also the artist who decides where to go, the country, the city, the
country side, the mountains, the dessert or what place he/she needs for the
own artistic work.
An artist is and has to be free to choose his/her own route.
Residences are located all over the world.
In metropolis like New York, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo etc.
In cities with special facilities like technology, ceramic, design,
printing, etc.
In different landscapes and climates like the mountains in Canada, the ice
landscape in Alaska, the rain forests in Brazil, the desert in Australia, etc.
Residences are offering different programs from complete free to a planned theme.
Residences are also founded in different ways like by foundations, governmental
organizations, private groups and organizations, and by (art) companies etc.
Residences are financed in different ways from complete support by foundations
and governmental organizations to private persons and companies. It depends on
the structure of the residence what an artists has to contribute for a stay in
the residence.
Residences can have different facilities from complete equipped rooms and
workspaces to a simple place to stay. From an huge organization to a single
person running the residence.
This complete divers world of residences makes it possible that any artist can find
the ultimate place to stay, from the middle of nowhere to the centre of the
metropolis, from the top of the mountain to a lonely place in an ice landscape.
It is only the artist who can choose the best place for the moment and the
artist has to realize that there is no general 'quality' label to categorize the
residences.
A RESIDENCE IN THE RURAL AREA OF FINLAND
The Dutch artist Marja de Jong has started art centre Saksala ArtRadius, a
private residence in the Eastern part of Finland with the idea
to offer artists a place to stay in an area with space, light, nature, peace
and possibilities to concentrate.
The basic idea is that artists have their own program and need to have space to
work, to meet other artists and if wanted the people living in the neighborhood
of the art centre.
There are many artists interested in the way people are living in the country side,
how they live with nature, climate and the extreme light and darkness.
Artists living in cities are very interested in this part of the society.
Art centre Saksala ArtRadius is a unique art centre and there is a personal view on
artist-in-residence. Marja de Jong is an artist herself and she wants to share her
experiences with other artists staying in the art centre. From the beginning
impressed by the landscape, the light and the possibilities in this area she is
creating an exiting environment for different kind of artists, different kind of
art events and different kind of art programs.
Every interested artist can take part in this project. Together with the artists
the residence can develop and grow.
COOPERATION
The art centre cooperates with different kind of organizations,
persons, groups, local and regional governments, companies. From the start in
the end of 2005 the contacts are build up and still growing.
ARTIST'S CHOICE
The art centre is in the country side and it can give special experiences, and for many artists an
opportunity to see the basic way of living.
Living in the country side is different from living in cities, and in Finland
there are no metropolis at all, and an artist who wants to have all the facilities and
advantage of urban life does not apply to this art centre, even not to Finland, but
will have to look for
a residence in New York, Berlin or Tokyo.
Art centre Saksala ArtRadius is specialized that an artist can focus on
the development of an own project, doing artistic research and being inspired by
the huge art library. All in an environment where is no entertaining, no
night-live, but only nature, a small village and interested people.
ARTISTS' MOBILITY IN EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
"Mobility and the circulation of cultural and creative works
Promoting the mobility of artists and cultural practitioners – who are
essential for the flourishing of CCIs – contributes significantly to their professional skills
and/or artistic development, developing their own research and exploration ambitions, opening up
new market opportunities and enhancing their career possibilities in particular
through their participation in residencies, festivals, live touring performances,
international exhibitions or literary events. Mobility can also more directly impact positively on the
performance of CCIs by opening up new market opportunities through schemes which improve
industry export strategies, promote international job placement schemes or
reinforce capacity building.
On the other hand, the circulation of works benefits European audiences,
offering them new perspectives, challenging the individual and collective mind to understand
and live in complexity (a set of skills – including intercultural communication – which
is of crucial importance in today's world), and offering them access to a more diverse
cultural landscape. At another level, circulation beyond national borders within the
European Union helps European citizens to better know and understand each other's
cultures, to appreciate the richness of cultural diversity and to see for themselves what
they have in common.
Finally, the mobility of artists, cultural practitioners and works are also
essential for the circulation of ideas across linguistic or national borders, and giving to all a
wider access to cultural diversity.
For all these reasons, they are a key component of the European Agenda for
Culture, as well as of the EU Culture Programme (2007-2013).
However, obstacles to mobility are numerous. Some of these obstacles are linked
to visa regulations, social and fiscal regime and other administrative barriers or to
the lack of access to accurate information44 on the different legal, regulatory, procedural
and financial aspects underlying mobility in the cultural sector. Work on these
obstacles is already ongoing and will not be addressed in this document.
Beyond these broader aspects, there is also some scope to further strengthen the
mobility of works, artists and cultural practitioners, acting on the chain of actors,
both private and public, to deliver cultural diversity across borders. These actors are many and
they greatly differ from one sector to the other. Within this chain, impetus for
cross-border circulation and online access may be relevant at different points of
intermediation between creators/producers of cultural expressions and citizens/consumers. On a
different level, actions addressing specific challenges, i.e. helping emerging
talents, lesser-known repertoires or collections to break through national and
linguistic border, could be useful.
It would therefore be helpful to better understand what form of partnerships,
cooperation or support could contribute to ease, accelerate and expand mobility of works,
artists and cultural professionals beyond national borders at European level."
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Arts Council Finland
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AllaprimA foundation the Netherlands
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AREFS taide ja kulttuuri ry
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ALLAPRIMA MUSEUM