Open Call: TADA – Textile and Design Alliance Residency Program

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Idea
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Benefits
- Accommodation
- Travel expenses
- Contribution to the cost of living
- Workplace in the former textile and engine factory in Arbon (today: Kreativzentrum ZIK)
- Technical support by selected experts from partner companies, including Martin Leuthold, former Creative Director of the textile company Jakob Schlaepfer
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Residencies
- April to June 2020
- September to November 2020
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Languages
English and German
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Deadline
6 December 2019
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Submission
- Application form PDF
- Portfolio with curriculum vitae
- Ideally the outline of a project with a topic related to textile production
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Decision
End of December 2019 for both periods
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Jury
- Martin Leuthold, textile designer
- René Rossi, Head of the Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles Laboratory, Empa
- Rebecca C. Schnyder, author
- Markus Müller, artist
- Barbara Karl, Director of Textilmuseum St.Gallen
- Peter Trinkl, CSO Saurer AG, Arbon
- Martha Monstein, Head of the culture department of the canton of Thurgau, representative of the governing body
- Guest member 2020: Susanne Hilpert-Stuber, curator at MUDAC (Museum of contemporary design and applied arts), Lausanne
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Partners
Rigotex, Bütschwil
Saurer, Arbon
Schöller, Sevelen
Textilcolor, Sevelen
Textildruckerei, Arbon
Tisca Tischhauser, Bühler
Empa, St.Gallen
Textilmuseum, St.Gallen
Sitterwerk, St.Gallen
Lobra AG, Thal
Brubo GmbH, Speicher
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Team
Marianne Burki (Programme Manager TaDA from January 2020) is Head of Visual Arts at the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia until the end of December. Prior positions include Director of Kunsthaus Langenthal and Manager of the Catalogue Raisonné Paul Klee at Kunstmuseum Bern / Paul Klee Stiftung.
Martina Lughi (Assistant TaDA) has been employed since 2018 at the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia in Zurich as part of the team responsible for Switzerland’s participation at the Venice Biennale. She studied art management in Venice and Rome, where she collaborated in various projects for cultural organisations, including the exhibition department of Electa Mondadori.
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Downloads
Contact
c/o Textilmuseum St.Gallen
Vadianstrasse 2
9000 St.Gallen, Switzerland
info@tada-residency.ch
www.tada-residency.ch