Within the framework of the SPECTRAL* project, Baltic Analog Lab is offering a paid month-long residency during October 2024 for artists working with photochemical film to develop a live expanded cinema performance piece.

Applications are closed.

The residency offers one artist to work on their project by providing access to a darkroom, projectors, camera, screen, and other devices if needed. The residency is located in Riga, Latvia at the artists-run film lab Baltic Analog Lab and should happen within October 2024. The residency covers the travel, accommodation, material costs as well as artist fee for the artist. At the end of the residency, the artist will have to present their work to the public. This does not have to be a completed project, but may also be a work-in-progress, however, the project requires a completed work within one year period after the residency.

The residency aims to provide a space for the creation of new expanded cinema works that can be later presented in some of the SPECTRAL curated events and festivals during the year 2024-2025. Therefore the artist must ensure that the work can be accomplished and presented to the audience within one year.

We are looking for artists who are interested in collective practice and exchanging ideas with colleagues while here. We especially encourage applications from members of marginalized/ underrepresented groups as well as artists lacking access to analog film lab equipment.

What we offer:

Travel costs: up to 400 EUR ( we encourage environmentally friendly ways of travel)

Artist fee & material costs 1000 EUR

Living costs: up to 600 EUR

Accommodation

24/7 access to the facilities

Possibility for presentation

Apply by September 1, 2024

Applications are closed.

Results will be announced after September 6

Residency period: October 2024

Financed by Creative Europe, Latvian Ministry of Culture, Riga City Council, and Baltic Analog Lab

*SPECTRAL project is Creative Europe's funded project uniting six artist-run film labs from Europe WORM.Filmwerkplaats (Rotterdam, NL), Mire (Nantes, FR), Baltic Analog Lab (Riga, LV), LaborBerlin (Berlin, DE) Crater Lab (Barcelona, ES), Laia (Porto,PT). Starting from year 2022 the project has an emphasis on expanded analogue film art and focuses on the creation, presentation, and circulation of expanded cinematic art projects. Over 4 year period (until 2025) there are various events organized by SPECTRAL team members bringing up the discourse of expanded cinematic art practice and its place in contemporary film art.