Call for Artists / Researchers

Tracing the spirit of the Nordic Summer University from 1950 to the present and the future …

The Nordic Summer University (NSU) is commissioning artistic projects, research projects and new collaborations around our historical archive in Copenhagen. We are seeking proposals for works which trace the spread of NSU’s values across the world. The projects will culminate in a mini-festival in Norway in Summer 2020 to celebrate NSU’s 70th anniversary – truly the oldest Nordic institution of its kind!

We are inviting individuals or groups of artists and researchers to bring the history of NSU and its core Nordic heritage to a wider audience. Projects can be inspired by visiting the NSU Archive in Copenhagen or from another part of our history (see further on in this call for some examples), and can take the form of audio, films, writing, artworks and/or artistic experiments/interventions.

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April 2019

Project Application

Project leader/s:

Name: Contact number:

Address: Email:

Area of expertise: Link/s to previous works (academic or artistic):

Other project members:

Please list the names, nationality and country of residence of each group member (including the Contact Member), as well as their areas of expertise:

Project:

Project Name:

Describe the project: (250 words max):

What is the trace* you intend to share during the Mini-Festival in Summer 2020? (250 words max):

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What is the connection between this project and “significant Nordic values”? (100 words max):

What is the connection between this project and NSU’s history? (100 words max):

What kind of documentation/communication would you be able to regularly submit to NSU to promote this project? For example, visual documentation of working process, blog posts etc. (100 words max):

(Please note, NSU will reserve the right to reproduce and distribute the ‘traces’, communications and products of each proposal)

Timeline:

Please provide a rough outline of the milestones of your project (between Summer 2019 and Summer 2020). For example, if/when you intend to visit the NSU Archive in Copenhagen; if/when you will print, produce, release or perform your trace, etc:

Budget:

Total amount requested (in DKK):

Please attach an estimated budget to this application form:

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Motivation:

Finally, what excites you about contributing to this NSU Anniversary project ‘Tracing the spirit’? (100 words max):

You’ve finished!

We are really looking forward to reading your application, so please sent it off to Kai Green, NSU Anniversary Project Manager, by email: kai.green@nsuweb.org. Questions are welcomed!

Deadline: 31st May 2019.