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Intra-Venus, a sculpture by Marina Vargas, at the entrance to the CNIO. / Antonio Tabernero. CNIO
CNIO Artist-In-Residence, an initiative planned with FECYT, is a response to the idea that art and science can find mutual inspiration
The programme offers €6000 for artistic creations. The proceeds from the sale of the resulting work of art will be fuelled into cancer research at the CNIO
The application deadline is 31 October. The visiting artist is expected to join the CNIO in March 2023
The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) is calling for application for the first CNIO Artist-In-Residence, a programme inviting early- or mid-career artists to spend six months with researchers at the CNIO, getting familiar with their efforts to advance the science of cancer.
The artist in residence is expected to find points of contact between art and research at the CNIO, as well as ways of mutual inspiration. The work created during the residency will be up for sale, the money going to research projects at the CNIO.
The CNIO Artist-In-Residence programme, organised with the support of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), is part of CNIO Arte, the CNIO’s groundbreaking initiative promoting the exchange between science and art, launched five years ago. Both CNIO Artist-In-Residence and CNIO Arte are based on the idea that science can be a source of inspiration for art and vice versa, both being products of the human mind designed to understand the world around us.
A programme for mid-career artists living in Spain
The application deadline for the first CNIO Artist-In-Residence is 31 October. The programme is open to all artists over 18 living in Spain who have a career or have carried out projects in any of the visual arts (see terms and conditions). On the contrary, it is not open to art teams or groups. The applicants’ background in connection with science and molecular biology will be taken into account.
The artist chosen for the residency will get €6000 for his art project, plus travel and accommodation expenses. The winner will be announced on the CNIO website and social media in January 2023. They are to join the CNIO in March 2023.
The works of art produced in the context of CNIO Artist-In-Residence may be displayed at the CNIO and at events by collaborating institutions. The proceeds from their sale will go to fund research at the CNIO.
Art at the CNIO
The CNIO has built a strong relationship with the art world through CNIO Arte, a programme supported by Fundación Banco Santander. Every year, CNIO Arte brings together renowned artists and scientists, who exchange ideas leading to the creation of a work of art. The proceeds from the sale are channelled through the CNIO Friends charity into research at the CNIO. The works from the past two editions of CNIO Arte were also shown at ARCO, Madrid’s International Contemporary Art Fair, where the CNIO has a stand of its own.