MACA Inaugural Fellowship Competition 2024

Call for Submissions: MACA Inaugural Fellowship Competition 2024

Fostering talent
Three selected artists will be granted fellowship awards by Monte Azul Center for the Arts in Costa Rica
 
In recognition and celebration of the debut of our new studio facilities in Costa Rica, MACA underwrites full fellowship awards as inaugural grants to three selected artists. This award celebrates our ongoing commitment to fostering artistic research and development. Each recipient of the inaugural grant will receive the following: 

• Admission to MACA: November 4, 2024, to November 24, 2024 

• 24-hour access to studios (including select materials) 

• Private accommodation 

• Full board: breakfast, lunch, and dinner 

• Transportation from SJO to MACA

• Airfare is not included.

The Jurors
Carlos Luis Rojas Jara, Director Curator of MACA, is pleased to introduce two esteemed and internationally respected colleagues —alumni artists at Monte Azul— who kindly agreed to join him in the jury for this contemporary art competition.

Requirements 
The 2024 Inaugural Grant offers artists the unique opportunity of a fully-funded 15-day artistic residency at Monte Azul Center for the Arts in Costa Rica. The competition is open to established professional artists in various disciplines, including but not limited to Sculpture, Writing, Painting, Printmaking, Fiber, Digital Media, Movement, Performance, and Sound.

Applicants must submit a professional curriculum vitae and a letter of motivation and intent. The statement should include a detailed proposal outlining objectives and an execution plan proving the feasibility of completion during their residency at MACA. A maximum of three (3) digital images of works created after the year 2020 and relevant to the proposal are required.

To Apply 
The application fee is $35, applicable to artists residing outside Costa Rica; artists residing in Costa Rica are exempt from this fee
Three (3) images, maximum
Visit www.monteazul.art and follow the instructions for the application
The application deadline is July 05, 2024
Selected artists will be notified by July 16, 2024
Confirmed award recipients will be announced on July 25, 2024
Monte Azul will present an exhibition in the MACA gallery to showcase the work created during the residency, with a subsequent three-person exhibition in San José contingent on curatorial approval and in collaboration with MACA
In the case of the contingent option, works selected by the curatorial committee would remain under a consignment contract with MACA, with terms negotiated individually with each participating artist
Monte Azul does not assume responsibility for shipping or transporting the artwork to destinations outside our facilities, except for a possible exhibition in San José
MACA does not require a donation of created work, leaving this option at the discretion of each artist