Art institute offers research on contemporary art in Albania

TIRANA, Oct. 31 – Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art announced the first platform for contemporary art in Albania. During the last years Tirana has attracted the attention of the international contemporary art world through a number of events, among which the Tirana Biennale is the most important. A new platform is now born – Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art (www.tica-albania.org), which is the only institution for contemporary art in Albania and one with the ambition to offer substantial support to a developing art scene. It is for the first time that an Artist in Residency Program is established in the country, offering support to local and international artists who want to do research and develop their work in Tirana. After having analyzed the insufficiency of existing local institutions and the lack of new forms of dedicated cultural exchange within the Balkans, Europe and beyond, they thought time had come for a new approach towards cross-cultural relations and the potentials offered by artistic research. TICA Artist in Residency Program will conditionally host not less than three artists at a time: one from Albania; one from the Balkans and one from Europe or beyond. The program will be based on a flexible structure that can offer the possibility to move between different locations, contexts and thematic interests. It shall be structured as a project-based residency program, with an intention to encourage artists with different backgrounds and experiences to work together towards a final presentation (exhibition, publication, event). For detailed information on how and when to apply, please check the website: www.tica-albania.org. The Artist in Residency Program is made possible through the generous support of Institute of Tirana Biennale and Moving Culture.