Entre-Lacs

The co-operation between Entre-Lacs, Courts/Circuits and Sporen, united as OPEN SITES, originates from a number of fundamental convergences:

• the motivation to base events on local specificities resulting from natural and historic resources: the lakes for Villeneuve d’Ascq, the brick factories for Comines-Warneton and the historic landscapes for Ypres.
• raising the awareness of contemporary art by bringing the public and the artists closer, not in conventional spaces such as museums or art galleries, but in public spaces.
• and, by extension, the work of artists on site, thus leading residents and public, through revisited spaces and questioning, to truly observe and consider their living spaces differently.
• the motivation to support artistic creation by distribution and assistance to visual artists in the creation of installations on site.
• the motivation to bring the populations of the three regions – French, Walloon Belgian and Flemish Belgian – together in a single territory, the Eurométropole.

Entre-Lacs takes place from Monday 25 may to Sunday 14 June 2020 in the chain of lakes in Villeneuve d’Ascq (FR).
For one week – from 6 to 11 June – 8 designers (or teams) are invited to create a work of art integrated in a trajectory. That on-site work shall be aquatic or aerial, non-terrestrial.

Sporen takes place from Monday 7 to Sunday 27 September 2020 on and around the Ypres city walls between the Menin Gate and the Lille Gate in Ypres (B).
For one week: 7 – 11 september, 8 designers (or teams) are invited to create an original work of art based on the historic landscape.

Courts-Circuits takes place from Monday 14 september to Sunday 04 october 2020 in local shops in Comines-Warneton.
For one week – from 14 to 20 September – 8 designers (or teams) are invited to create an original work of art focussing on local shops.
For the whole duration of the event the public is invited to visit the artists at work and contact is encouraged in particular through the presence of guides/mediators on site.
 

Durability of the work

After seven days of residency the work stays in place for another 7 days. The organiser, after approval by the artist, can opt to maintain the work in its current state for a longer period.
The restrictions of outdoor work must also be considered with the greatest vigilance:

• Climate and weather restrictions,
• Water restrictions and control of masses/weights/volumes
• Vandalism
• Use of materials adapted for the duration of the event
• Conformity with scales in the outdoor space: the work must really take the space that houses it into account. It is dedicated to it.

Location of the work and materials

For each of those three events, the locations proposed for the work of the artists are described in detail on www.opensites.eu
The location of the artist's work on the available sites are subject to a prior agreement between the artists and the organiser who will, if necessary, obtain the necessary authorisations from the public authorities or individuals.
All materials can be used, provided that they are not dangerous, in particular for the pollution of the spaces or to the public and/or local residents.
Prefabricated elements should be accessories in the project; priority must be given to the work on site.
Candidates shall bring any necessary tools for their work themselves. They also need to bring any materials not listed above which are necessary to their work.

• Cooking equipment will not be provided to the artists by the organisers.
• Water and electricity will be available subject to possibilities and demand.
• The supply of bricks (via Briqueteries de Ploegsteert – Courts/Circuits) and plants (via Municipal technical department – Courts/Circuits or via ENLM – entre-lacs) can be arranged with the organisers.
• The organisers cannot be held liable for the quality and quantity of those materials.
• The quantities of supplies to be provided to the artist by the organisers must imperatively be negotiated in advance and in writing by the artist and the organiser.
• Any supplies other than the above could be the subject of a special arrangement between the organiser and the artist regarding transport and ordering. This point must be addressed by the artist in the specifications file which is part of his application file.

Clearing of the sites and insurances

The work produced on site will remain the property of the candidates. The later transport of the work is at the expense of the candidates.
The Centre culturel of Comines-Warneton, for Courts/Circuits, Atelier 2 in Villeneuve d’Ascq, for Entre-Lacs and the cultural centre of Ypres, for Sporen, insure the artists against civil liability for the duration of the event.
However no insurance will cover the candidates themselves or their work. The organisers cannot be held responsible for injury or damage caused to the candidates, their equipment and/or the subject of their work and/or the work.

Image right - mediation - editing

The selected candidates accept that photos of their work or themselves may be taken and printed - without generating any rights - in any document relating to Courts/Circuits, Sporen and Entre-Lacs (media, catalogue, invitation, poster, video, …)

The website www.opensites.eu provides all useful and detailed information on the context of the 3 events and the spaces provided for the work of the artists.

Visits of the creation sites

A visit of the sites made available to the artists is proposed to the interested artists by the organisers on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November 2019 :

• Sporen : at 10 am both days for the visit to the Ypres city walls | Booking mandatory on +32(0)57 23 94 80 or info@sporen.be or els.verlinde@ieper.be
• Courts-Circuits : at 1 pm both days for the visit to the participating local shops (Comines-Warneton) | Booking mandatory on +32(0)56 56 15 15 or e.biguet@cccw.be.
• Entre-Lacs : at 3 pm both days for the visit to the lakes chain in Villeneuve d’Ascq | Booking mandatory on +33(0)3 20 05 48 91 or on contact@atelier-2.com

The meeting point will be communicated at the time of booking.

Allocation

8 candidates (or groups) maximum will be allowed to take part in each of the three events.
Entre-Lacs, Courts/Circuits and Sporen are subsidised with the identical artistic budget divided in allowances of € 1,250 per selected and completed project. The allowance is paid after the event, based on an invoice issued by the artist. The organisers reserve the right either to reduce or to cancel the allowance if the project is not completed.
Also paid by the organisers: accommodation, breakfast and lunch from Monday to Sunday.

Selection of the candidates

The selection of the candidates allowed to participate is done by a single selection committee Courts/Circuits|Entre-Lacs | Sporen based on a file in which the candidate presents the artistic project he plans to develop in the context of the event, as well as references (realisations, course, sketches) that illustrate the expected interest and good completion of the work.

HOW TO APPLY:

The application file, not more than 12 pages excl. application form, must be submitted by 16 December 2019 at the latest.
It must be transferred by wetransfer.com, posted or handed over in person:

• applications for Courts/Circuits: to Centre culturel MJC, Rue des Arts, 2 in BE-7780 COMINES-WARNETON; e.biguet@cccw.be  
• applications for Entre-Lacs: Atelier 2 – arts plastiques, Ferme Saint-Sauveur, Avenue du Bois, BP 30102 in FR-59652 VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ cedex, entrelacs@atelier-2.com
• applications for Sporen:  CultuurCentrum Het Perron, Fochlaan, 1 in BE-8900 IEPER, info@sporen-ieper.be

and will include:

• Curriculum vitae
• Photocopy of the identity card (front/back)
• File with any traces of the artist's work (photos, diagram, press cuts…) that gives the jury a meaningful idea of the candidate's artistic activities
• Photographs of recent work
• The technical specifications form attached to the present document: all the points of the form must be completed – one form to be completed by project.  
• A planned budget.

in case of Group participation also include the composition of the group (names, first names and details)

Further information on www.opensites.eu