7th International İzmir Sculpture Workshop - “Stone and metal”

The 7th International İzmir Sculpture Workshop, organized by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality with the material “Stone and metal” will take place between the dates of 15 September to 15 Ocrober 2019.

Free Theme
Material: “Stone and Metal”

Artists partaking in the workshop will be appointed by a jury formed by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality based on the application forms sent in. A total of 10 artists will be chosen to participate in the Workshop. The number of participating artists can be less than 10, should the jury see fit.

The designs sent in by the applicant artists should be genuine and not previously implemented. Artists can send a maximum of two different designs. As the art works will be placed on public areas, they should be of appropriate size as per the urban scale.

Marble and the metal will be provided by the Administration. The Artist can choose between the materials or can use a mixture. The Artist should indicate the type and the amount of metal needed in his/her application form. For the Artist who chooses to use marble, maximum 3m3 of marble will be provided. The artist can use additional materials other than the ones the Administration provides; however, the technical solutions and expenses are the responsibility of the Artist.

The Artist should indicate, in detail, all materials needed for cutting, crimping, bending and bonding and all materials, including consumables (cutting type and details such as CNC, laser and plasma, assembly details such as screwing, welding, surface treatments, welding types, welding machines and glue, consumables such as screws, pipes and tubes, surface cleansers and cleaning equipments) for the production, assembly and the pedestal of the handiwork in the Application Form. The Administration is not responsible for materials and technical services not indicated on the Application Form. Artists will bring their own hand tools.

The work will be executed outdoors under the shades. The artists must be prepared for seasonal weather conditions such as cloudbursts and heat. Working hours are set as 08:30 to 19:00. However, alterations can be made on days that the program requires. The Artist is responsible of being present in the work area during work hours and complying with the work program. Exceptional circumstances will be evaluated by the Administration.

The transportation and accommodation expenses, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, of the artists participating in the Workshop will be covered by the Administration.

Transportation includes round trip economy class flight tickets and airport transfer for all the artists.
The artist will be staying at a 4 star hotel in a single room.
The artists are responsible for the travel-accommodation and food costs for their companions.
The artists are responsible of getting their own insurance, tetanus and Hepatitis B shots.

Honorarium

The €5000 payment of the artists will be done in two installments by the contractor for the organization services of the 7th Workshop. An agreement will be signed, in the presence of a notary public, between the contractor and the artist related to the fee and payment terms. This agreement will be prepared in the artists’ native language and in Turkish by a certified translator. €2000 will be paid in advance within the 3 days of the artists beginning their work; the €3000 remaining will be paid to those who have delivered their work on the last work day of the workshop. In case the work is not completed, the €2000 advance given will be returned to the management.

In case the works of art are not delivered within the time frame the artist has notified for any reason, the decision made by the Administration will be implemented. The Administration will own all rights to the unfinished work of art.
The participation of the artists who have earned the right to participate in the workshop but will not be able to, with notification, attend and artists who are, with no notification, not in the workshop within 2 days of the starting date, will be cancelled.
Documents in the application forms will be available for use in press releases and publications. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality will own the copyrights and the rights to exhibit, temporarily expose elsewhere, catalogue, and photograph, publish and promote the works of art.
All artists are deemed to have agreed to being present at the opening and closing ceremonies.
Groups of students, youngsters, cyclists, senior citizens, disabled citizens etc. will be brought to the workshop systematically. Each artist participating in the workshop can, for 2 hours in 1 working day, form an atelier with children from İzmir and can have art activities. It is suggested that the artists participating in the workshop should bring, with them, documents consisting of visual materials of the cultural and artistic values relating to their cities and countries.

Application
The application file, on grounds of which the participating artists will be decided, will consist of these items;

Application Form filled out in detail (can be found here: Application Form Download)
No more than a single typed A4 page of the artist’s curriculum vitae, in English or Turkish, specifying the 10 most important activities attended.
A visual document presenting 10 of the artist’s works. The photographs must be 72 dpi.
A drawing of the composition from different perspectives that the artist will execute at the end of the Workshop.
A detailed inventory of the materials to be used by the artist.
A diagram of installation and a diagram of the sculpture and lighting, if necessary.
A detailed drawing of the pedestal and a clarification of its materials.
A brief statement of the composition in English or Turkish, if deemed necessary by the artist.
The application form, only on PDF format, consisting of above items and not over 1,5 MB in total, should be sent to the below address by e-mail no later than 18th March 2019, 17:00 (local Turkish time GMT +2). Applications sent by e-mail will be accepted only. Deficient applications will not be accepted.

Application Address: info@izmirworkshop.org