LAUSANNE, EPFL / CDH, VAUD (CH)

Information sheet LAUSANNE-EPFL-CDH-EN-DE-FR-IT

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION

name of institution:   EPFL, Collège des humanités (CDH) in partnership with the City of Lausanne
address:   Station 10, CM 2273 
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postcode, city:   1015 Lausanne
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country:   Switzerland
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email:   info.CDH-AiR@epfl.ch
website:   https://www.epfl.ch/schools/cdh/art-culture-society/artist-in-residence-at-cdh/

STUDIO

name of studio:   EPFL, CDH AiR Program
address:   A. Workshops and research: same as above (EPFL)
B. Accomodation: La Meute, Parc du Loup 3, 1018 Lausanne
postcode, city:   zip/city: 1015 Lausanne
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geographical location, how to get there:   A. Metro m1, stop „EPFL“
B. The apartment can be accessed with three buses:
1 Direction Blécherette, Stop “Bois-Gentil”
20 Direction Blécherette, Stop “Bois-Gentil”
21 (straight from/to Lausanne’s station) Stop “Beau-site”
language area:   french
number of studios:   1 Apartment, 58 sq.m. independant and fully equiped apartment, workshop availlable in the building
rooms, description:    
exists since:   2019
remarks:   Initiated by EPFL College of Humanities (CDH) Direction in partnership with The City of Lausanne, the EPFL-CDH Artist-in-Residence (AiR) Program “Enter the Hyper-Scientific” reflects the CDH mission of fostering transdisciplinary encounters and collaborations between artists and EPFL’s scientific community. The program invites professional Swiss and international creative practitioners, both emerging and established, for three-month residencies to realize innovative and visionary projects at the intersection of art, science, and advanced technologies.

CONTACT

name:   Giulia Bini
phone:   +41 21 693 81 79
email:   info.CDH-AiR@epfl.ch

COSTS/ADDITIONAL GRANT

costs for residents:   none
additional grant:   yes
amount:   monthly flat fee of CHF 1’500.-, + a production budget of max. CHF 15’000.-
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ALLOCATION OF THE STUDIO, CONDITIONS

allocation by:   EPFL CDH AiR Selection committee
appilcants:   Annual open call for professional Swiss and international artists, emerging and established, with proven career paths or clear potential, who are interested in harnessing science and technological interventions in their artistic endeavors art division:visual and media arts; film, digital, mixed media, and imaging; sound and experimental forms of music; experimental design; literary, critical, and speculative writing
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duration of stay:   3 months

COSTS, HOW THE STUDIO IS FINANCED

rent, extra charges:   financed by the City of Lausanne
fee / production budget:   financed by EPFL – CDH

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