Baltic Art Centre Sweden

Mission

BAC -Baltic Art Center is a residency for contemporary art on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. We constitute an international meeting place in the Baltic Sea Region that brings together artists and organisations regionally and internationally. As a place for research and work for artists and other practitioners engaged within the field of art, BAC develops, produces and presents artistic projects together with partners who share our engagement in today’s society.

BAC is a flexible organisation that follows the artistic process and that adjusts its modus operandi to suit specific productions. By bringing together different methods, artistic practices and knowledge, BAC contributes to the vitality of the art scene and highlights Gotland as an arena for contemporary art.

SWEDISH ARTIST RESIDENCY NETWORK – SWAN

BAC is hosting the annual network conference 12-13 October 2023.

SWAN is an open national network for everyone who works with, or wants to start working with, residency activities in the areas of art, dance, handicraft, film, literature, music, design and photo. The network has a wide range of actors and represents both artist driven initiatives and institutions.

Sustainable Artistic Freedom?
During the SWAN network meeting on Gotland we will begin to outline what sustainability means for an artistic residency from a social, cultural, economic and environmental perspective.
How can residencies participate in the green transition while continuing to be international meeting places and advocates for artistic freedom?
How can residency organisations be given long-term opportunities to maintain inclusive working environments that are also places of artistic experimentation and exchange beyond the major urban centres?
How can SWAN as an organisation best serve all its members, from North to South?
Through workshops, artists’ work and presentations we will explore these questions during two jam-packed days on Gotland.

Do you have questions? Feel free to contact the network meeting’s project manager Frida Lindroth: lindroth.frida@gmail.com

SWAN formed in 2021 and has a 3-year grant from the Swedish Arts Council. The hosting of SWAN is itinerant: In 2020-21, digital network meetings was arranged by organizer Art Inside Out/Region Halland. In 2022 the Resource Center For Art, Region Norrbotten is hosting and summoning the network. Baltic Art Center on Gotland hosts the network during 2023. The host of the year plans the network's regular activities and invites to a conference.