LONGSTAY Program

2015 PRESENT

Application Overview

PARADISE AIR currently seeks artists who wish to create work while residing at PARADISE AIR in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, as part of the 2015 LONG STAY Program.

PARADISE AIR currently seeks artists who wish to create work while residing at PARADISE AIR in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, as part of the 2015 LONG STAY Program.

s and Samurai who worked to expand the Shogunate’s Imperial Fief – Matsudo flourished as an independent city untethered by feudalistic growth. As an inn town, the prosperity of Matsudo stemmed from the foot traffic of the Mitokaido highway, and from the nautical trade that bustled along the Edo River, but, most importantly, Matsudo has long been fabled for exceptional townsfolk. The people of Matsudo remain praised by visitors for their remarkable hospitality and obliging nature.

PARADISE AIR is an artist-in-residence program created in 2013 to revitalize Matsudo in light of its history as an inn town. Rakuen, the love-hotel-turned-pachinko-parlor across the street from Matsudo Station, operated for many years without any business operations on its top floor until Hamatomo Kanko Co., Ltd. offered up two of those unused rooms to begin PARADISE AIR. Two programs were borne from this initiative: LONG STAY, in which two foreign artists per year are hosted in Rakuen as they create work that engages the city of Matsudo; and SHORT STAY, a “one night, one art” program which encourages artists to stop through Matsudo to present or perform their work in exchange for lodging.

Program Theme: “PRESENT”

This year’s Long Stay Program will continue last year’s tradition of hosting one artist from abroad. The current theme, “PRESENT,” encourages artists to incorporate regional resources into a gift for local people in the city.

Program Theme

“PRESENT”

Sponsor: Matsudo Community Planning Council (“MATSUKAI”)
Support: Japanese Ministry of Culture (As part of the 2015 Dissemination of Japanese Culture and Measures for International Cooperation through International Cultural Exchange Program)
Sponsor: Hamatomo Kanko Co., Ltd.

Timeline of LONG STAY PROGRAM

Term of Residence (Projected):
November 1st, 2015 to January 31st, 2016 (about 3month).

Applicant Regulations

One artist will be selected this year.
Applicants must not hold Japanese citizenship.NOTE: Art Groups may not apply.

Applicant Conditions

Applicants must meet the following conditions:

Enjoy speaking with locals.
Currently live and work as a visual, musical, fine, or experimental artist.
Be willing and able to make relationship to cultural exchange with local people.
Must be in good physical and mental health.
Flexibility toward program scheduling, rules, and administration.
Be able to conduct everyday life in English or Japanese language.

Main Program Schedule (Tentative)

* this schedule is adjustable to artist

Nov. 1 (Sun) Arrival in Japan
Nov. 3 (Tue / National Holiday) Plan of Action Meeting, Welcome Party
Nov.15 (Sun) Self-Introductory Artist Talk for Locals & Reception
Jan.24 (Sun) Final Cumulative Presentation/Performance
Jan.31 (Sun) Departure from Japan

Program Support Package

Round trip transportation from the artist’s home to Matsudo
Residence at PARADISE AIR
Daily stipend of ¥2,500 × days of staying
Up to ¥150,000 for production costs, to be decided via project proposal
Technical support and coordinate for the proposal
Costs of transporting works of art created during the program
Local support for activities and product of work
Support associated with advertisement and promotion

NOTE:

We kindly ask that applicant plan to participate in the program with own health insurance. PARADISE AIR may not serve as an insurance nor guarantor./li>
While we generally accommodate artists who come to Matsudo alone, we still encourage applications from those who intend to bring along his/her spouse and/or children. Please indicate clearly in the application if you wish to do so./li>
During the program, we ask artists to arrange their meals using their daily stipend. Both local restaurants and an in-suite kitchen will be available for use./li>
For an artist hailing from a country that does not maintain a tax treaty with Japan, we must assess a 20% income tax upon the daily stipend and production costs./li>

For more information, please visit:
http://www.nta.go.jp/kohyo/katsudou/report/2003/japanese/tab/tab31.html

Copyright & Public Relations

Copyright and ownership of work created during the program will remain that of the artist.
Matsudo Community Planning Council retains the right to photograph and film all events, performances, workshops, and exhibitions conducted by the artist during the duration of the program.
We request full participant cooperation with all program coverage by the media, as well as with coverage by our staff and sponsors.

Application Details

1. Application Materials

Please submit the following 2 documents (A&B) to be considered for participation in the program. Please note that direct attachments to an email will not be accepted. Please use file share service such as Dropbox, hightail, etc. and send a link via email.

A : Application Form (PDF document in A4 size)
Please fully complete and submit the application form that can be downloaded via this link.URL＝ Application Form (PDF)URL＝ Application Form (WORD)
B : PDF portfolio (A4) or photographs of work.
Please compile all photographs or portfolio documents into a single folder.
-Feel free to submit visual or audio recordings of work (limited to one piece, less than five minutes).

2. Application Deadline

August 31st, 2015

3. Mail Address for Applications

mail：pair[at]matsudo-artline.com

NOTE : We unfortunately cannot answer any inquiries regarding the selection process.

Selection and Notification

1. Examination Criteria

A committee of local leaders and outside judges will determine the best applicant from the submitted materials.

2. Notification of Selection Results

The chosen artist will be individually notified and be announced on our website by September 30th, 2015.