In October 2010, Residency Unlimited was invited to attend the General Members Meeting of Res Artis The Americas: Independent Artistic Practices in the Era of Globalization, October 6th through 10th, 2010, in Montréal and Québec City (Canada).
The 2010 Conference will examine the state of residencies in the Americas by taking stock of the experiences, local initiatives, and self-management models impacting methods of production and distribution, as well as the creative contexts for contemporary work. Our intention is to allow Conference participants to meet the most representative interlocutors from the Americas’ vast cultural scene and to understand the stakes and factors both distinguishing and uniting them.
RU Founder/Director, Sebastien Sanz de Santamaria was a panelist during the conference in a discussion on Sustainable Partnerships:
Session C: Sustainable partnership
Francine Royer, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (QC)
Ayeh Naraghi (UNESCO)
David Panton, Acme Studios (UK)
Juan Jose Dìaz Infantes artist, curator and cultural activist (MX)
Sebastien Sanz de Santamaria, Residency Unlimited, New-York (US)
Monique Badaro (BR)
Pierre Beaudoin, moderator
Partners for life or partners in an adventure? In this session we seek to give voice to government bodies and organizations who, when putting in place residency programmes and international exchanges, develop short, medium and long-term strategies to deal with policy. How is hosting someone in residency favored or penalized by governmental policy/policies and the framework of international agreements? How may we establish a hosting policy that is independent and equitable, or is that even possible? How can the strategies and mechanisms put in place by organizations create sustainable ties outside of national policies?
Transcripts and video coming soon!
