Contact information
Morgans Skip Artist-in-Residence
Nordsiveien 1655, Grøsnes, 9470 Gratangen,
Norway (map)
Address for applications & enquiries
astrid.hogmo@me.com
Web & Social Media
www.morgansskip.org
www.facebook.com/MorgansSkip/
Key Dates
• For Apr-May 2020 residency period, applications close 1 December 2019; all applicants will be notified by 24 December 2019.
General information
Brief description of organisation
Morgans Skip A/S is a not-for-profit community-run organisation in Gratangen fjord. Since 2008 it has managed the wooden sculpture of the same name by the late Swedish artist Calle Örnemark. Overlooking the sculpture is an open-plan community venue called Captain’s Cabin, which is sometimes used for guest accommodation, sometimes a café, and since May 2019, an artist residency for two periods per year.
Brief description of residency program
Morgans Skip offers a community-based AiR opportunity, situated next to a life-sized sculpture of a sailing ship’s masts protruding from the rocky shore of a magnificent fjord in the Norwegian arctic. Just as the sculpture helped revitalise the local area in 2008, we’re looking for artists (see disciplines below) whose work can extend this legacy, contributing something to the local community, or perhaps even involving them. The residency is future-facing, with an overarching emphasis on building sustainable, resilient communities even as the Arctic undergoes great change.
Disciplines and media
- Visual Arts
- Writing
- Performing Arts
- Composition / Sound Art / Music
- Architecture
Type of organisation
- Community based & run
Residency conditions
Duration of residencies
- 6-8 weeks between Sept-Oct, or 6-8 weeks between April-May, annually.
Number of artists resident at one time
- 1-2
Are companions allowed?
Only in special circumstances; bear in mind that the live-work area is all one space.
Grants available
Once the artist is selected an invitation will be sent which can be used for fundraising, but for the moment we are not able to give grants to the artists.
Expenses paid by artist
- Travel
- Supplies
- Food
Expectations of the artist
- Small artist talk/introduction at beginning of stay.
- Exhibition (even work in progress) or other public engagement before the end of the Residency.
- A short report, ideally with a photo, for the Morgansskip website
- We can help if you’d like to run a workshop for school children, the retirement home, with villagers etc. or would like to contact artists and associations in the area.
Expenses paid by the organisation
- Accommodation
Application process
In an email, please indicate which period you’re applying for and attach in the same email (if possible, as a single PDF document):
- your contact details;
- your website or artist portfolio AND a short CV.
- 3-5 examples of your work to give us a sense of your practice (may be web links, or embedded in the PDF);
- a statement (maximum one page) outlining why you are interested, what you have done in the past, and (in general terms) what you might hope to do, or the ideas you’d like to engage with in your Residency.
Presentation of artists’ work
- We encourage artists who are happy to be involved in community-based practice (even if it’s just a workshop), or are keen to produce work that enters a dialogue with the place, the sculpture and with locals.
- Exhibitions or presentations are able to be arranged, either in the Captain’s Cabin studio or elsewhere in the Kommune. We can help you with venues, contacting schools, the old people’s home, other artists, etc. as you require. Captain’s Cabin comes with all the equipment needed to host a café or perhaps even pub event if you wish; again we would assist you with this.
Description of residency
Setting
- Situated in stunning natural splendour and solitude on the edge of a fjord. A train runs daily to Narvik from Stockholm (about 20hrs); nearest airports are Evenes, Bardufoss and Tromsø. 2 public buses run daily around the fjord during school term and there is a connection to/from Narvik. Lifts with villagers (to shop, bus stop) may be arranged.
Resources
- There is a well-equipped kitchen; a laundry; two large tables
- Internet connection.
- A 65″ Samsung QLED screen and Peavey P2 mono sound system (plus DJing equipment) were purchased mid 2019.
Type and size of studios
- Beautiful Captain’s Cabin is a live-work space, which can sleep 1 to 2 people and offers two large tables for working (as well as an endlessly inspirational natural environment).
- If your medium requires a larger area, space to make a mess, or tools then we may be able to find you a space in local school buildings (30 mins walk; 15 min cycle). Please mention any such requirements in your application.
- Internet and essential items such as bedding and central heating are included.
Accomodation
- Sleeping & working in one large studio space
Working language(s)
- English
- Norwegian
Other activities happening at the space
- When there are no guests Morgans Skip runs workshops, exhibitions, local gatherings, events and occasional cafés/bar nights.
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