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Spend 1-2 weeks in the heart of the countryside on the Swedish Island of Gotland

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Designers on Holiday 2023 is looking for creatives of all shapes and sizes from product designers to biologists. Applicants must be professionals in their field and no longer attending school, postgraduate or otherwise.

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Applicants must have a desire to design, build, create and engage in site specific work that will add to the Designers on Holiday community. They must show a willingness to collaborate, learn and share skills with fellow attendees. They don't have to be a designer, just someone who wants to be involved.

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Residencies duration 1-2 weeks for the period between 22nd of July and 5th of August, 2023.

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Thematic residencies

 

Priorities will be given to the applicants who are interested to explore the local environment and ecology or propose ideas for sustainable development in a rural area, but we consider other proposals as well.

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Theme for the year

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Being the 7th year running, DOH 2023 will be a rebuilding year. The camp has not run since 2019 due to the global pandemic. There will be a number of large build projects as well as the opportunity for smaller self initiated ones. 

This year will see DOH partner with Svensk Form focusing on a public facing event in the second week for designers from DOH and Gotland to come together and share stories and make friends.  

 

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Accommodation

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Designers on Holiday offers all attendees either a standard issue camp tent that sleeps one or a small cabin. In some cases attendees can use their own tents. Mattresses and bottom sheets are provided, pillows and sleeping bags/ duvets, blankets and towels at attendees discretion. But can be arranged on the island.

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Fees and Support

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Designers on Holiday provides selected artists with:

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- Letter of invitation

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- Free access to the shared outdoor work space, a range of hand tools, power tools, clays, dyes, pigments and various lumber and fixings.

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- Collaboration with other attendees and local institutions and industries. Artists must secure their own funding for any work outside of the years schedule. 

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– Food and expenses for 1 week is £195 for self employed and individual artists, for company representatives the fee is £400 per week. This includes 3 meals a day, snacks, trips and airport pick up and drop off. Fees are to be paid in full prior to arrival to the island.

Fees have increased this year inline with Swedish inflation.

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– travel to and from residency, and insurance is the responsibility of the attendees. Designers on Holiday can give helpful hints and tips to keep the cost down.

 

Expectations towards the attendees

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Designers on Holiday expects all attendees to join in with the larger experience of the residency. Socializing and collaborating with their fellow attendees.

After the residency is over Designers on Holiday may ask for statements on the work you produced in order to add it to the website or to publicize.

We expect attendees to share their work with their fellow attendees and with guests of the site during their stay.

 

Deadline for applications May 31st.

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To apply for residencies Please fill in the Application form.

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If the application form doesn't work for you please email us at info@designersonholiday.com with Name, Email, Website, CV, Portfolio, Profession, How long you would want to stay and a statement as to why you want to come to DOH and what you would bring to the camp. 

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