A.I.R./International Artist Residencies, Budapest-2009
International Workshop/Seminar/BUDAPEST/HUNGARY
www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com

We are proud to announce that our residency/seminar program due to it's success has been expanded.

Program Dates:
Tuesday, March 3  -  Tuesday, March 17 --Deadline (must be received) by January 6. *Cost ($950)
Tuesday April 7 - Tuesday, April 21 --Deadline (must be received) by February 6. * Cost($950)
Tuesday, May 19  -  Wednesday, June 10 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. *Cost ($1,450)
Tuesday, June 16 - Thursday, July 09 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. *Cost (1,450)
Tuesday, July 14   -  Wednesday, August 5 --Deadline (must be received) by March 6. *Cost($1,450)
Tuesday, September 22 - Tuesday, October 6 --Deadline (must be received) by June 6. *Cost($850)
Monday, December 28 - Monday, Januar 11 --Deadline (must be received) by September 6. *Cost($950)

The Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc.® (HMC), 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, invites interested visual artists, writers and musicians to submit application for its residency program in Budapest, Hungary.  Its principal focus is an international residency program to which artists from around the world are invited.  The goal is to provide a supportive community with uninterrupted time to work.  The residencies offer participants a unique opportunity to interact with other artists representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds.  Accepted applicants are expected to speak and understand English.  Approximately 6 artists are invited for each session.  The residence offers 2 bed per room/bath as living quarters.  Studio, room, breakfast, lunch, exhibitions, seminar are included in the cost.

Exhibition will be arranged at Ferencvarosi Gallery, Budapest in May 2009.
If successful applicant wish to be accompanied by family members or an assistant, it is necessary to consult with HMC beforehand.
Artists will give at least one informal public slide/powerpoint/DVD/CD presentation (45 minutes) about their work during their stay at the HMC and leave one exhibition ready art work made during the residency as a donation to the HMC.

While HMC does not provide funding for residencies, we are helping to facilitate the creation of program and the cost of the exhibitions.   We encourage the applicants to apply for a grant or scholarship.

Applications should consist of:
-    5 - 10 images/ writers 5 page writing /
-    Artist's statement, Project Description
-    One-page resume
-    $35 application fee

CONTACT
bszechy@yahoo.com (Beata Szechy, president)

Residency Location: Budapest,  (downtown)

Who Should Apply
HMC welcomes artists at all stages of their careers and seeks to create a mix of various experience levels in each group of residents.  Through a competitive application process, HMC offers residencies to visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists such as those working in sound, performance, choreography, etc.

AIR is an international meeting point for the arts.  Its aim is to support and encourage contemporary artistic creation, research and debate.  One of HMC's main activities is its Artist in Residence Program.  The purpose of this program is to offer a platform to promote the exchange of artistic discourses from artists with different artistic backgrounds and from different geographical origins.  The program is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas in order to broaden creative horizons.  By encouraging this cultural diversity, we also hope to be able to update the debate between the artists themselves and between other professionals from the art world and the general public.  HMC considers art as a dynamic social force that is capable of inspiring individuality and of defining groups.  Our Artist in Residence Program also includes exhibitions, artist talks, film, workshops and other activities.  HMC is  planning and exchange program with other European  Artist in Residence Program, so that  the resident artists would be able to get in touch with other artistic centers.
The current problems that have arisen from a lack of understanding of the varying cultures around the world today and it becomes even more apparent that HMC's projects address a number of very important needs.   Visual art -- one of the few languages that transcends all boundaries -- offers a way to understand not only ourselves and one another, but it offers a venue for greatness, which must be supported if we as a civilization are to move forward.  This is HMC's goal.

Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc. (HMC) is an award winning 501©3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting international art and the understanding of world cultures, through high quality art exhibitions, cultural exchanges and related educational programs. Based in Dallas and Budapest, the organization operates throughout the world. Incorporated in 1990, HMC has already  received awards for artistic merit from the Hungarian National Art Found and Embassy of the United States of America, Budapest among others.

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.  With best regards, HMC

AIR-HMC International Artists Residencies, Budapest -2009
PROSPECTUS & APPLICATION

Name
Address
Phone
Email
Website
Nationality
Male/Female

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS PROGRAM?

HAVE EVER VISITED HUNGARY?

HAVE EVER BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ARTIST-IN -RESIDENCE PROGRAMS BEFORE?

Description of project:

What is the title of the project?

Give a short summary of what the project involves.

Have you previously organized similar projects? If so, what, when and where?

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Please indicate (X) when would you like to participate
1.____ Tuesday, March 3  -  Tuesday, March 17, 2009
2.____ Tuesday April 7 - Tuesday, April 21, 2009
3.____ Tuesday, May 19  -  Wednesday, June 10, 2009
4.____ Tuesday, June 16 - Thursday, July 09, 2009
5.____ Tuesday, July 14   -  Wednesday, August 5, 2009
6.____ Tuesday, September 22 - Tuesday, October 6, 2009
7.____ Monday, December 28 - Monday, Januar 11,2009

*Please pay by PayPal the application fee $35.  Applicants also can pay the fee in their own country's currency equivalent through HMC's secure PayPal account.  Simply go to PayPal at www.paypal.com.  Login or create an account, then click the "send money" tab.  Fill in the recipient email: bszechy@yahoo.com. Currency should be US dollars (PayPal will calculate from the current exchange rate). Category of Purchase is HMC-Cash.  Email subject should be "Residencies Hungary " and you can add an email message if you'd like.  Upon receipt of your PayPal payment, you will receive an email from PayPal and the HMC confirming your payment, which will be matched up with your applications.

Board of Directors
Beata Szechy (Dallas, Budapest, H)
Sarah Carson (Dallas, TX)
Paul Gelencser (Austin, TX)
Elisabeth Cs. Markon (Munich, Germany)
Judit Makranczy (Dallas, TX)
Christina Nevin (San Francisco, CA)
Heidi Russell (New York, NY)
Dr. Laszlo Takacs (Dallas, TX)
Jack Urish (Dallas, TX)
Beata Veszely (Budapest, H)