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AVAM (Associated Visual Artists of Madrid) invites proposals for a competition to select eight artistic projects for inclusion in MADRID PROCESOS 08. This competition is part of the activities of CRAC (Coordination of Resources for Contemporary Art), an initiative sponsored by AVAM in order to improve the working conditions for the production and creation of works in the plastic and visual arts.

Amount of grant:
The maximum amount designated for support is 9.000 Euros, to be divided into the following parts:
6.000 Euros, the maximum designation for the production of the project. This amount will include: materials, travel, housing, insurance and any other expenses related to the production of the project.
3.000 Euros for an honorarium to cover the making of the work and the author’s rights. This allocation cannot be renounced.

Participants:
Artists of any nationality may participate, regardless of age. In the case of a group project, the collective must designate one member to represent them.

Projects:
Participants must present an original and unpublished project (It may currently be in some phase of production) to be partially, or totally completed during the duration of the grant. There is no incompatibility with other support for the same project, but this must be specified (when it exists) in the documentation that is presented.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate and compare the proposals and select the projects:
- General interest and quality of the project.
- Viability of the project based on review of the dossier and the supporting documentation including: timelines, requirements for the completion of the project and the economic needs.
- The author(s) formative and professional history.
- Value will be placed on the use of a process of investigation during production.

The commission responsible for the selection of projects will establish the criteria for assigning points to each category as stated above. Eight artistic projects will be selected for MADRID PROCESOS 08. In the case that the submitted projects do not meet the established criteria, the commission in charge of selection may declare the competition void, in part or in its totality.

Timeline:
The documentation must be submitted by May 7th, 2008. For material sent by postal service, the date to be considered will be that registered in the postal office at the time of mailing. The dossiers and the accompanying documentation of the selected projects will become property of AVAM CRAC.

Please visit www.avam.net/ for details and complete guidelines.
Additional information is available from AVAM at:
Pelayo, 62
28004 Madrid -Spain
Tel: (+34) 91 391 32 93
avamcrac1@avam.net
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Website: MADRID PROCESOS 08
Contact email: madridprocesos@avam.net