Javier González Pesce “Human Face“
Points Center for Contemporary Art officially launched the residency program with S-AIR in Japan in July 2019, we will open to Chinese artists in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The residency duration will be from July to mid-August to apply for the residency.
The winner will stay in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan from November to December 2019, and receive funding from the Japan Cultural Affairs Bureau, Hokkaido Art Foundation, and Sapporo City. The winner will stay in Sapporo for 2 months and must have basic English or Japanese to communicate and interact with the locals. Expect and encourage artists to experiment and create in their fields, and S-AIR will cooperate in collaboration within the community.
During the stay, the artist will collaborate with the S-AIR plan to give lectures and exhibitions (solo or group exhibitions). The artist is required to share the residence experience in Points Center for Contemporary Art after returning to China, in the form of exhibitions, lectures, or workshops.
Residency Information
Application deadline: August 20, 2019
Residency period: from the end of October 2019 to the end of December 2019 (the specific date of stay must be indicated in the form)
Location: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Types: any discipline in the context of visual art or contemporary art
Residency funds and supports
Living space and studio space
One round-trip air ticket from Sapporo, Japan to China for international flights (up to 100,000 yen, ticket itinerary is required)
Daily living allowance of JPY3500
Residency duration: Artist residency: minimum 30 days, maximum 60 days; Curator's residency: minimum 20 days, maximum 30 days
Material fees (maximum 100,000 yen, including equipment, can be used for travel or additional subsidies, a receipt is required)
Translation / research support (Japanese / English)
Entry requirements: We hope that the artist will provide a public education activity before the end of the residency period. It can be any of an eclectic style of lecture, open studio, workshop, forum, presentation, etc.
The artist is responsible for
Insurance fees
Visa fees
Other costs not stated above
Application eligibility requirements
Age 25 years and older. Mainly for artists with more than 3 years of artistic creation, who have independent artistic thinking, and breakthrough practice. Artists are mainly in the field of contemporary art, creation material is not limited.
Application method
Applications must be submitted in Chinese and English.
Visit the Residency page of the Points Art website (www.pointsart.org) - on the About Residency Program page, click to download the Points International Residency Application Form and fill it out carefully.
The artist's latest resumé.
The artist’s portfolio submitted as a PDF document (video art requires a website link. Please do not mail personal documents. We maintain no obligation to return the original materials to sender.)
After you have prepared the above information, please send the materials to info@pointsart.org and write “POINTS & S-AIR” in the subject line of the email.
Information announcement
We will inform the selected artist by email and publish it on the official websites, WeChat public accounts, and Facebook pages.
About NPO S-AIR
S-AIR, founded in 1999 in Sapporo, Japan, is funded by the Japanese Ministry of Culture to support the artist’s residency program. Since its establishment, S-AIR has a total of 99 artists from 36 countries and regions participating in the residency program. Each year, based on the exchange, three artists and one curator/research scholar takes part in the residency.