Mur.at are pleased to offer several virtual and one onsite Artist in Residence (2 months) at the netart & digital culture initiative ‘mur.at’ in Graz, Austria.
This residency program offers the opportunity to develop and adapt existing artworks, infrastructure and possible assistance within the ‘mur.at’ community to research, develop ideas, collaborate with others and produce digital artworks. We can offer the appropriate accommodation in the ‘Künstler:innenwohnung’ located in the same building as the mur.at office for the onsite residency in Graz (Austria).
For this year we want to draw special focus on digital artists working with Interactive Digital Narratives, Online performance and Interactive Fiction.
The residency is one part of the 2022 annual program ‘(Un)sustainable?' and will take place before and during a worklab session with the same name. The worklab is organised as an “unconference” will take place in Graz (Austria) in June 2022 and consists of a five-day program of public keynote speeches, discussions and hands-on workshops. On the one hand, content-related impulses are contributed by the Artist in Residence, in addition, impulse presentations on theoretical topics are organised by community members. The participant group of the worklab consists of local actors and external guests. Outcomes from the ‘(Un)sustainable?' residency and worklab will be presented in an exhibition in November 2022.
About the program ‘(Un)sustainable?’: Can digital technologies such as blockchain or machine learning even help us to avert climate change, ensure transparency in the fight against corruption and strengthen democratic action? How can we design approaches for a future worth living in - also with the help of sustainable infrastructures and new technologies?
With this open call we are searching for digital artists that respond to this complex issues using Interactive Digital Narratives, Online performance and Interactive Fiction.
Key data On-site residency in Graz
- Residency timeframe: May 1 to June 30, 2022 (2 months).
- A fee of €3000.- are covered to compensate extra costs an onsite residency generates.
- Travel, accommodation and a workspace at ‘mur.at’ are provided.
Key data Virtual residency: Residency timeframe: May 1, 2022 onwards, A production fee of €1000.- is provided. Projects should make use of the mur.at infrastructure (Webhosting, BBB, Gitlab, Nextcloud, VM, etc.)
Expectations & Outcome: The invited artists will participate and actively shape the worklab ‘(Un)sustainable?'. Process documentation & the creation of one or several artworks using Open Source Soft- & Hardware. Outcome of the residency and the working lab will be presented in November 2022 in Graz (Austria) and/or online.
About us: Since 1999 ‘mur.at’ operates a server farm in Graz (Austria) and is connected to the global network via ACOnet (Austrian Science Network).
The NETWORK ‘mur.at’ is a virtual, constantly expanding platform of artists and cultural workers from different sectors for the development and promotion of network culture, Web-Art, Sound Art, Software Art and Media Art in general.
The INITIATIVE ‘mur.at’ is committed to technology development using Free/Libre & Open Source Software. Difference-forming media diversity, unrestricted flow of information and transparent knowledge transfer form the core content parameters of the NETWORK INITATIVE.
The TEAM ‘mur.at’ is organized as a self-administered, non-commercial company and forms the infrastructural basis (backbone) for the work of the ‘mur.at’ COMMUNITY at a high technical level. ‘mur.at’ creates conditions and expands the possibilities for net art and digital culture.
About the worklab format
For years ‘mur.at’ is organising worklabs as a core format within their yearly artistic program. Worklabs are “unconferences” lasting several days, to which open calls are invited. Mur.at creates a temporary space in which local artists, technicians as well as guests and experts can discuss topics from the field of digital technology, art and their social implications. People from different fields and with different backgrounds meet and work together on ideas and drafts that become the starting point for future projects, publications and productions of the current and coming year. The worklabs are therefore both incubators for concrete work and open space for discussion, where ideas, tools, practical and creative approaches are developed and tested.
Key data Worklab: Timeframe: June 22-26, 2022., Location: Graz (Austria) and online. Who: Virtual and on-site residents + local community members and invited guests.
