Introduction

Produced by Xiamen Lucitopia Culture co. LTD and co-curated by C-Platform and Mexdia Lab, the Lucitopia Residency Program has special cooperation with Green Art Lab Alliance (EU). Distinct from other art residencies, the Lucitopia Residency Program is a comprehensive residency program that welcomes interdisciplinary and cross-media practitioners from different backgrounds to explore the possibilities of a specific space or area.

鹿栖驻地计划由厦门鹿栖文化有限公司出品,C-PLATFORM艺术平台和MEXDIA实验室共同策划,GALA绿色艺术实验室联盟(欧洲)特别合作。鹿栖驻地计划与通常意义上的艺术驻地有所不同,它是一个由跨学科、跨专业、跨媒介等不同背景的实践者共同参与,探讨特定空间场域可能性的综合性驻地计划。

Eligible Applicants

Lucitopia Residency Program is a comprehensive residency program that welcomes interdisciplinary and cross-media practitioners from different backgrounds to explore the possibilities of a specific space or area. You may be an artist or a curator whose focus could be on, for instance, painting, video, sound, performance, installation or cross-media; or you may be a designer focusing on architecture, Objects, fashion or food; or you may be a researcher focusing on nature, biology, agriculture, technology or on literature and the humanities. Since the working environment of this residency program occurs predominantly in rural areas and in nature, the recommended age for the applicant is between 25 and 55.

鹿栖驻地计划与通常意义上的艺术驻地有所不同,它是一个由跨学科、跨专业、跨媒介等不同背景的实践者共同参与,探讨特定空间场域可能性的综合性驻地计划。你可以是从事绘画、影像、声音、行为、装置、跨媒体的艺术家、策展人;或是来自建筑、物件、时尚、食物等专业方向的设计师,或是专注自然、生物、农业、科技、人文等领域的研究人员。(由于本驻地计划多在乡野自然环境中工作,建议申请者年龄为25 - 55岁)

Application Process

• Open application throughout the year.
• There will be five residency periods in 2019.
(March-April, May-June, July-August, September-October, November-December)
• Each residency period hosts between two to four resident participants for a duration of two months.
• The first residency commences on March 1, 2019.
• The applicant submits the application form and other required documents by email to the only official email address info@c-platform.org.
• We will discuss and evaluate the applicants based on the documents they submit before our final decision on their eligibility to participate.
• Applicants will receive a notification email for the result of their application within 15 business days.
• The selected applicants will provide required follow-up documents (these will be specified in the notification email).

Documents Required for the Application

• Recent Chinese/English resume (PDF format).
• Portfolio (personal portfolio, web page or PDF document; for image data or media files, please attach a web link).
• Residency program application form (please go to the program official website to download).


• 全年开放申请
• 2019全年共分5期
(3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12月)
• 每期驻地人数2-4位,每位参与者驻地为期两个月
• 首批驻地开始时间:2019年3月1日
申请者通过邮件提交申请表格与所需材料,官方指定唯一邮箱:info@c-platform.org
• 我们将根据申请者提交的材料进行评议,决定入选资格
• 申请者将在15个工作日内收到申请结果通知邮件
•入选的申请者提供后续所需资料(通知邮件中将具体说明)

申请所需材料:
• 中/英文个人最新简历(PDF格式)
• 作品集(个人作品集网页或PDF格式文档,影像资料或媒体文件请附上网络链接)
• 驻地计划申请表(请登录活动官网进入项目介绍页面下载)

Facilities

The first host venue accommodating our Lucitopia Residency Program • In the Countryside lies in Lucitopia Town, Zixi Qingliang Mountain. Located on the Zhuxi Forest Farm of Zixi County close to Fuzhou in Jiangxi Province, Lucitopia Town encompasses Qingliang Mountain National Forest Park as well as several villages. Surrounded by mountains and rivers with outstanding ecological conditions, a pleasant natural environment and a conscientious population of local villagers, it maintains the identity of a “creative industry featured town”, aiming to provide a habitable town characterized by ecological civilization and creative industry.

Lucitopia Town provides participants with a unique experience to discover their inner “spirit of nature” in an environment where people and nature complement each other. In the contemporary cultural context, they will explore the current relationship between man, nature, society and civilization, looking for diverse modern transformational and innovation approaches to traditional culture.

Project Support

• Open-air venue for creation in either the natural environment or in the village; an indoor shared studio of about 100㎡ (equipped with internet, photocopier, laser engraving and 3D printing facilities).
• Offer of service for organizing and coordinating project activities during the residency, limited edition poster design, social media release and publicity.
• Offer of Chinese-English translations related to the creation and daily activities during the residency.
• We will offer transportation services within the residency area during the residency.
• We will offer maximum five days of hotel accommodation and reception in the city: Staff will assist international participants during transfer in Xiamen for two of these days before the village residency (domestic participants travel directly to the village without transfer). The remaining three days of accommodation will be arranged so that all residency participants can share their residency experiences in Xiamen and other cities.

Residence Facilities of the Venue

• Idyllic village with a natural ecological environment and pristine mountain life.
• Lucitopia Creative Center, a multi-purpose space for studios, lectures, seminars and presentations.
• Lucitopia Inn, a container design hotel in nature, each room being approximately 15㎡ and being fully equipped.

鹿栖驻地计划·在乡村首个合作目的地位于鹿栖小镇·资溪清凉山。鹿栖小镇(Lucitopia Town)位于中国江西省抚州市资溪县株溪林场,内有清凉山国家森林公园和若干田园村落。在山水之间的鹿栖小镇,生态优越,环境宜人,民风淳朴。它以“创意产业特色小镇”为基本定位,以创建生态文明小镇、创意产业小镇、宜居生活小镇为发展目标。

鹿栖小镇为参与者在人与自然相辅相成的环境中,寻找心中的“山水精神”提供一次别样的体验。在当代的文化语境下,去探讨人与自然、社会、文明的新型关系,从多种角度寻找传统文化的现代性转化和创新方法。

项目提供:
• 大自然里或村落中的露天创作场域,以及约100㎡的室内共享工作室(含网络、影印、激光雕刻、3D打印等创作设施)
• 提供驻地交流期间的项目活动组织协调,限量海报设计及社交媒体发布宣传
• 提供驻地交流期间与驻地创作、生活相关的中英翻译
• 我们将提供驻地交流期间的驻留区域内的交通服务
• 我们将最多提供5天城市酒店住宿接待: 其中两天将有工作人员协助国际参与者在乡村驻地之前的厦门中转(国内参与者直接前往无需中转);另三天将安排所有驻地参与者在厦门或其他城市进行驻地分享

驻地生活设施:
• 田园村落,有着天然的生态环境和质朴的山间生活
• 鹿栖创想中心,兼工作室、讲座,研讨会和展示的多功能空间
• LUCITOPIA Inn,在大自然中的集装箱设计酒店,房间约15㎡,设备齐全

Program Fees

Based on each applicant's specific residency plan, we will provide residency funding ranging from RMB 2,000 to 20,000.

根据申请者具体申报的驻地计划方案,我们将提供2000 - 20000元不等的驻地资助。