La Escocesa, as a centre of artistic production, commits to offer resident artists different spaces and services at affordable prices (workshops, multi-purpose rooms, production materials, promotion and international exchanges), thereby facilitating their professional development and improving their artistic career.
La Escocesa is a centre of artistic production focused on the visual arts. It is public-minded and self-managed.
The Associació d'Idées (Association of Ideas) is a non-profit organisation that has been responsible for the management of La Escocesa since early 2008. By applying a model of self-management, each artist is integrated into the centre as a partner for a fee of 100 euros per month.
Chronology:
On January 16 2008 Barcelona City Council delivers the keys to building ‘B’ of La Escocesa to the collective for its use as an area of artistic creation for a renewable period of one year. From the first moment, the Associació d'Idées develops the maintenance work of the factory complex. In the primary phase, La Associació begins to work on cleaning up the ground floor of the building. The reconditioning work is tough, because the area is full of junk and rubbish. Once it has been emptied, the Associació builds partition walls to create separate workspaces for artists. After the construction of the internal staircase to access the second floor, by the City Council, the same process is performed on the upper level. After six months, the space is transformed thanks to the work of the artists themselves and the income generated by La Escocesa.
In the months of January, May and November 2009 there are public calls on the website of La Escocesa to fill the empty studios. Artists are selected by external jurors in order to guarantee transparency and independence.
Currently La Escocesa has 23 workshops in operation, of 25 and 30m2 at a price of 100 euros per month. There are more than 30 artists working in its facilities.
The Associació d' D'idees is currently composed of all the artists that have a studio in La Escocesa, as well as a cultural promoter.
The Board of Directors is renewed annually by vote in an Assembly. At the present time the members of the Board are:
President: Véronique Serfass
Secretary: Elva Gigirey
Vice Secretary: Joan-Marc Batlle
Treasurer: Plácido Romero
Member: Pamela Martínez
Member: Stephan Guillais
Member: Fabien Perreard
Webmaster: Marco Noris
All decisions are taken by vote in an Assembly or by the Board according to the case concerned.
In general terms, the main objectives of the Associació d'Idées are: the allocation of spaces at affordable prices to artists who need it, and the self-management of the space. As specific objectives of the next period of management of La Escocesa, the Associació proposes to:
In addition, all initiatives and proposals beyond the output generated by artists resident in La Escocesa will be promoted and supported by the Associació.
La Escocesa is a space with a multidisciplinary artistic history. Its workshops have hosted the performing arts, visual arts, circus, and more. At present, although various artistic disciplines co-exist in the same space, La Escocesa tends to focus more and more on the visual arts, on one hand because of the adaptation of the spaces, and on the other, the ecology of the city.
La Escocesa is an artistic project with a public and collective calling. The selection criteria of La Escocesa has always been based on quality and excellence.
In addition, La Escocesa runs a workspace exchange programme with other centres of creation.
Open calls for access to a studio in La Escocesa and for the exchange programs are made public on the website of La Escocesa. On the website are announced the number of spaces available, their characteristics, the time limits for submission, and later, the candidates who have been selected. For each call the Associació d'Idées requires candidates to submit the following documentation:
1. Requested Data:
2. Dossier and CV:
Dossier, biography and trajectory.
The Associació d'Idées manages the workshops with La Escocesa as a public service and understands that, in order to ensure access to the maximum number of artists as possible, use of the studios should be limited in time. The Associació, as interim manager of the space, has an annual lease agreement with the City Council, so stays will be confirmed each year up to a maximum of three years.
To ensure equal opportunities, the Associació d'Idées appoints four members of an external jury to choose the artists who are vying for the spaces.
Jury, January 2009:
Eugènia Mont (Espai Ubú), Pedro Soler (Hangar), Jordi Ribes i Boldú (Can Felipa) Juan Francisco Segura y Martínez (Ass. Idees), Mercè Gost i Grifoll (Ass. Idees).
Jury, May 2009:
Manuel Valls (escritor, teórico del Arte y promotor cultural), Xano Armenter (artista, pintor y profesor en La Massana y Eina) y Plácido Romero (artista y miembro de la Associació d'Idees).
Jury, November 2009:
Maribel Perpiñà (comisaria, La Pinta), Álex Mitrani (comisario, crítico de arte), Pedro Soler (Hangar), Pámela Martinez (artista visual y miembro de la Associació d'Idees) y Tamara Zaitseva (artista visual).
Jury, April 2010:
Florenci Guntín (gestor cultural), Jordi Ribes i Boldú (Can Felipa), Tatiana Kurochkina (art dealer), Marco Noris (artista y miembro de la Associació d'Idees), Alberto Peral (artista).
The call is open throughout the year for access to a workshop on a temporary basis, with residences in the centre available for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 6 months depending on the project. The Associació d'Idees will create, from applications with the required documentation, a list of artists interested in accessing a workshop at La Escocesa. In each call for access to a studio, whether on a temporary basis or for more than 6 months, the jury will choose the artists who will occupy the new spaces. The dates of the calls for access to spaces for more than 6 months will be published periodically, and the deadline for submitting the documentation will stay open for a period of two weeks after its publication.
The Lower Level
The lower level comprises 8 spaces of 30 m2. The rental of these areas includes the use of a communal space for activities, and of a rear patio area for open air sculptural work. Likewise, a communal space has also been created in the interior where artists can use tools related to sculpture. One of the studio spaces of the lower level serves as a workshop for exchanges with other creation centres.
Artists who are currently working on the lower level are:
The Upper Level
On the upper level there are 12 areas of 40 m2. In addition, there is a communal kitchen and computer room for collective use.
Artists who currently occupy the upper level:
Fábrica El Submarí (La Escocesa artists: Juan Francisco Segura, Germán Portal, y Lacònica/La Cónica).
I CHING concert
Fábrica El Submarí and Can Ricart, Lacònica/La Cònica, on behalf of the association, present the rehearsal of the concert I CHING with Àngel Pereira.
La Escocesa becomes a creation centre with a diverse group of artists. Due to the situation in Poblenou, the artists of La Escocesa form an association to defend the creation spaces of the area, and thus the Associació d’Idees was born in 1999, and legalized on March 22, 2000.
February:
Nou Art Per La Escocesa: Fàbrica Can Felipa. The exhibition includes recent works by eleven members of La Escocesa, with Marisa Abdalà, María Algara, Marc Capilla, Carlos Cortiles, Eliza Donald, Gretta Gibney, Luisa Guedea, IMMANT Aparadors, Germán Portal, Juan Francisco Segura and Lacònica/La Cònica.
June:
TOP’00 (Tallers Oberts Poblenou)
Poblenou Open Studios. Open Day of the creation studios, with children’s workshop. Resident artists: Marisa Abdalà, Germán Portal, María Algara, Carlos Cortiles, Eliza Donald, Gretta Gibney, Luisa Guedea, Juan Francisco Segura and Lacònica/ La Cònica.
May:
TOP’01 (Tallers Oberts Poblenou)
Inauguration event, exhibition of resident artists: Bert Van Zelm, Carlos Cortiles, Enrique Mestre Jaime, Eliza Donald, Luisa Guedea, Germán Portal, Paul Daly, Juan Francisco Segura and Lacònica/La Cònica. Short theatrical performances, dance, juggling, projections, shadows and improvisations of shadows and music, children's workshop.
June:
Concert on June 16th with the groups Brazuca Matraca and Yucatan Matungo, and the DJs Xai and Wagner Pá.
May:
TOP’02 (Tallers Oberts Poblenou).
Day of open studios.
October:
Participation in the 3rd Autumn festival “Escena Poblenou” on the 17th October with the performance of Lacónica / La Cónica in La Escocesa.
June:
TOP’05 (Tallers Oberts Poblenou)
Poblenou Open Studios. Resident artists: Bert Van Zelm, Enrique Mestre Jaime, Paul Daly, Joan-Marc Batlle, Germán Portal, Ricard Casabayó, Marco Noris, Albert Coma, Juan Francisco Segura and Lacònica/La Cònica.
September:
Participation in the Festa Mayor del Poblenou, on the 17th and 18th of September with an exhibition of paintings and sculptures, music, children’s workshop, and Radio Escocesa: broadcast and commentary on the spaces of the old factory.
The website of the collective artists of La Escocesa is created: www.laescocesa.org
La Escocesa becomes property of Renta Corporación and the Barcelona City Council Barcelona receives two buildings which are allocated for municipal use.
April:
Fiesta de La Superescocesa
On the 23rd of April, the Fiesta de La Superescocesa with an information desk on the Rambla del Poblenou, concerts by Canyamon and Regge Night Reunión, circus spectaculars with Camille a des Ailes, dance from Alejandro Rangel and Siscu Delgado, and a small shadow display with co. Lacónica/La Cónica; Intervention by the Diablos del Poblenou.
TOP’06 (Tallers Oberts Poblenou)
www.laescocesa.org/top2006
Collective exhibition “Artistes de la Associació d'Idees”, with: Bert Van Zelm, Paul Daly, Frank Hbüner, Plácido Romero, Joan-Marc Batlle, Alexander Bishop, Germán Portal, Ricard Casabayó, Marco Noris, Wilfried Prager, Albert Coma, and Juan Francisco Segura.
Collective photography exhibition with a series of images of Poblenou.
Other activities: Open rehearsals, children’s workshop, gymkana of circus, concerts (Canyamon, Reggae Night Reunión y La Coartada), performances by co. Dilirium, Paca Margarit and Eleni Voulgari, Frank Hlumer, and Videoart session with Ferran El Otro.
The Associació d'Idees/La Escocesa presents to the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona a project for the continuation of La Escocesa as a centre of creation.
June:
TOP’07 (Tallers Oberts Poblenou)
Exhibition by artists of La Escocesa: Alexander Bishop, Bert Van Zelm, Plácido Romero, Joan-Marc Batlle, Wilfried Prager, Paul Daly, Germán Portal, Zvonimir Matich, Ricard Casabayó, Marco Noris, Albert Coma, Juan Francisco Segura.
Presentation of an open rehearsal of ARAKI with Joan Saura (music) and Anna Subirana (voice) in collaboration with the company Lacónica/La Cònica.
Performance “La Llum del Ví” with Jordi Boldú, Imma Udina (clarinet) Anna Subirana (voice) and Lacònica/La Cónica (shadows and lights).
October:
Exhibition "Gent de Poblenou".
Marco Noris and Plácido Romero invited as participating members of La Escocesa in the exhibition "Gent de Poblenou" in Can Felipa.
December:
1st Festival d’Idees
From 1st to 14 December: Open studios with resident artists (Bert Van Zelm, Plácido Romero, Joan-Marc Batlle, Wilfried Prager, Paul Daly, Germán Portal, Ricard Casabayó, Marco Noris, Juan Francisco Segura), performance by Nihal Mumcu, Thomas Engelbert, Introductory workshop of shadow theatre “Perseguidors d’ Ombres”, Hip Hop theatre performances; Tadeusz Wierzbicki (Poland), Bernadette Legrand, CITSAUG, projections by Harmonia Carmona, Marcus Daly, Edu Saún, Stefan Schmid, dance with Gisela Rodriguez, poetry with Aurora Garrido, circus with Paca Margarit, Camilla a des Ailes, Dilirium Circus Co., concerts by Dforyou, Omar Kattan, Angel Pereira, Reggae Night Reunión.
January:
The General Services Management and Territorial Heritage Coordination team of the Barcelona City Council authorizes the private use of building 2 at La Escocesa to the Associació d'Idees, with the purpose of developing the statutory activities of the association subject to temporary conditions.
February:
“Perseguidors d’Ombres” workshops.
Workshops in the rehearsal space of La Escocesa by Lacónica/La Cónica.
March:
TOPAKETA.
Can Felipa Civic Centre. Sessions organised by Aimar Arriola where the association is invited to participate by presenting its project.
April:
Participation in the second KRAX conference with a visit to la Escocesa by the participants and members.
May:
RE-CICLIC.
CEIP de la Mar Bella. The Associació d'Idees opens the inauguration ceremony of the May Fiestas del Poblenou with the show RE-CÍCLIC, a commissioned performance made by the artist Joan-Marc Batlle with the collaboration of the artists resident in La Escocesa.
June:
UPC Architecture Students Exhibition.
Exhibition of projects for Centro de Creación La Escocesa made by architecture students at UPC.
September:
Series of Conferences at La Escocesa.
Talks led by Joan-Marc Batlle (performance and action art); Juan Francisco Segura (ikebana) and Ricard Casabayó (industrial art).
TOP'08 (Tallers Oberts Poblenou)
Collective exhibition commissioned by Germán Portal, with the artists Plácido Romero, Joan-Marc Batlle, Tamara Zaitseva, Germán Portal, Ricard Casabayó, Marco Noris and Juan Francisco Segura.
Installlation of shadows organised by Lacónica/La Cónica with open rehearsals by the theatre company CITSAUG.
Workshop of shadow theatre. Activity in collaboration with Proyecto Público Tallers Oberts(Gràcia).
Exhibition "Gent de Poblenou". Ricard Casabayó invited to participate as a member of La Escocesa in the exhibition "Gent de Poblenou" at Can Felipa.
XARXAPROD
Meeting of the collective XarxaProd (network of artistic creation centres of Catalunya) at La Escocesa.
POTAG.
The Associació d'Idees participates in Potag (small creation festival in Gràcia) on the 4th of October with a shadow theatre workshop.
November
Inside22@
Collaboration with the creation space Niu as part of the Inside22@ festival, hosting a video-concert in the communal space of La Escocesa.
December
II Festival de Ideas 2008
Shadow theatre workshop with La Cónica/Lacónica.
Installations: "Suspiro" by Thomas Müller, "A la sombra del Ikebana" by Francisco Segura, Marta Alemany and Mercè Gost.
Marc Capilla photography "Más artistas sin espacio".
Inclassifiables: Actions and visual art by Toni Rumbau, Circus Delirium, Dfouryou and Rosa Muñoz, Perseguidores de Sombras. Projection of photography "La Mutación del Poblenou" by Lluis Padre Checa.
Poetry reading, shadow theatre performance "La luz del vino" by Lacónica/La Cónica.
Concert "Araki" with Anna Subirana and Joan Saura.
Dance and video art "Riding in the Hood" by Marcus Daly, Alejandra Rangel and Siscu Delgado. Dj Dani Lucas.
Theatre of objects masterclass by Jaime Santos.
Theatre of objects and actors "Entre Diluvios" and children’s show "Vulgaret" with the La Chana Teatro company. Concert by Fufü-Al Chamito. Concert by Cajonmania "Por Cajones".
April:
4 new artists and a collective incorporated to work in La Escocesa.
June:
7 new artists incorporated to work in La Escocesa.
July:
Basis of the call for the exchange of spaces programme is published.
July-November:
"Pintura a Escena"
Multi-disciplinary project developed by resident artist Eva Sans.
October:
Mayoría Silenciosa
Itinary of para-theatrical performances, where the public plays an active role as they progress, organised by Lacònica/La Cónica.
November:
3 new artists are incorporated to work in La Escocesa.
December
WIP09 Poblenou.
Festival of art, technology and public space.
May:
Videosincràsias en Off LOOP.
Festival of video-art; productions by resident artists.
September:
La Escocesa amb el Barri.
Collective exhibition of visual art in collaboration with Can Felipa Civic Centre.
TOP10 Tallers Oberts del Poblenou.
Open Studios of resident artists.