Callout for Derby & Derbyshire- based Artists to participate in an International Exchange Residency and Exhibition with Artists from Osnabruck, Germany.

Artcore is a dynamic visual arts organisation with two locations in the city of Derby.

This project will take place at our new Albert Street gallery, a two storey building with a residency/gallery space of around 175 square metres, which faces onto Osnabruck Square, named for Derby’s twin city, Osnabruck in northwest Germany. Osnabruck is a historic city of gabled houses with a 13th-century Gothic church, and the Town Hall is where the 1648 Peace of Westphalia was negotiated, bringing the 30 Years’ War to an end. 

Osnabruck has a lively arts scene; as well as the Felix Nussbaum House, which shows a large collection of works by the local surrealist painter, there are a number of public and commercial galleries, and many artists based in the City.

Through the Derby Twinning Ambassador, we have been in contact with galleries in Osnabruck and identified six artists there who would be keen to take part in an exchange residency, with exhibitions in both cities. The Osnabruck artists are:

https://kannengiesser.jimdofree.com

https://www.evapreckwinkel.de

http://www.wernerkavermann.de

https://hehmann.jimdo.com

https://www.christinewamhof.se

www.mariontischler.eu

The idea is that we will pair each German artist with an artist in Derby or Derbyshire, and each will host the other as a guest in their home. We are suggesting that the artists spend two weeks in each city and that this will be a collaborative residency and exhibition in each city for all 12 artists which would be hosted by Artcore for the Derby leg, and by our partner gallery in Osnabruck for the German leg.

We would like to invite artists and makers based in Derby and Derbyshire to apply for this opportunity, and once we have selected the six UK artists we will set up a Skype call between the UK and German artists to take the project forward.

Interested artists should submit their proposals and once selected Artcore will support with finding funding for the project. The intention is that once the artists are selected we will work with you to apply for an Arts Council England Project Grant, and provide the UK venue for the residency and exhibition, curatorial and technical support, and seed funding for the project.