SCHLIEREN/ZÜRICH, AZB RESIDENCY, CANTON ZÜRICH (CH)

Information sheet Schlieren-AZB Residency-EN-DE-FR-IT

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION

name of institution:   AZB Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zürcher Bildhauer
address:   Postfach 1071
PO box (post office box):    
postcode, city:   8031 Zürich
canton:   Zürich
country:   Schweiz
phone:   +41 76 824 57 07 / + 43 681 818 344 90
fax:    
email:   residency@plastiker.ch
website:   www.plastiker.ch

STUDIO

name of studio:   AZB Residency
address:   Ballonstrasse 18
postcode, city:   8952 Schlieren near Zurich
canton:   Zürich
phone:   +41 76 824 57 07 / + 43 681 818 344 90
email:   residency@plastiker.ch
website:   www.plastiker.ch
geographical location, how to get there:   agglomeration of Zurich | train / bike (provided by the residency)
language area:   German/Swissgerman
number of studios:   1
rooms, description:   Bright studio with a 70 m2 floor space, large industrial windows and a height of over 9 metres. Cooking facilities inside the studio as well as a toilet, shower and washing machine accessible via a separate entrance outside the building. In the studio, stairs lead to two gallery levels that can be used as an office and bedroom. During their stay, the international guests receive CHF 1500 per month.
exists since:   2004
remarks:   The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zürcher Bildhauer (AZB) is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the culture of sculpture.With the support of the canton of Zurich and Studio Raphael Hefti GmbH, the association offers 3 different artist residencies in one of its studios, located in the gasworks areal on the industrial edge of Zurich. The programme is available to international as well as local artists—as individuals or in pairs—with a priority for artists engaged in a sculptural practice.The studio is located between other AZB artists’ studios, in an industrial, brick building, with a 9-metre-high vaulted ceiling, large industrial windows and two mezzanines converted into living quarters.The programme is in exchange with other residencies such as Binz39, the Rote Fabrik and Gleis 70. Guests are thereby brought into contact with the local art scene and introduced to the numerous offspaces and museums that form Zurich’s cultural landscape.

Residency Programme:May – July  3-month residency for international artist(s)August – September  2-month residency for international artist(s)October – April  7-month residency for local artist(s)

Studio Facilities: 70m2 studio with 2 gallery floors (1 office & 1 bedroom), fully-equipped kitchenette, bathroom with shower (external access), washing machine, and 2 bicycles

Financial Aid: rent is free of charge
international artists receive an additional stipendium of CHF 1500.- per month
Museum Pass Switzerland

CONTACT

name:   Chantal Kaufmann
phone:   +41 76 824 57 07 / + 43 681 818 344 90
email:   chanti@raphaelhefti.ch

COSTS/ADDITIONAL GRANT

costs for residents:    
additional grant:   CHF 1’500.00
amount:    
financed by:   Canton Zurich

ALLOCATION OF THE STUDIO, CONDITIONS

allocation by:    
appilcants:   international artists / local artists
art disciplines:   preferable sculptors
age:   without restriction
duration of stay:   2 x 10 weeks (international) / 1 x 7 months (local)

COSTS, HOW THE STUDIO IS FINANCED

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