Incubate is the annual celebration of independent culture in Tilburg, the Netherlands. It is a festival exhibiting a diverse view on indie culture as a whole, including music, contemporary dance, film and visual arts. It brings more than 200 cutting edge artists in an intimate context to an international audience. Black metal next to free jazz. Visual art next to academic dance. Incubate 2010 takes place from the 12th until 19th of September.

Visitors and artists from all over Europe recognize Incubate as their space. The discovery is the product. The artist, the visitor, the journalist, the volunteer and the organization are an integral part of this feeling. Incubate isn’t just a ‘festival’, it’s a community of independent minds, a spot where curious people meet. It stretches further than the festival terrain, further than the boundaries of Tilburg. Incubate not only creates a community through digital media but it also creates a whole new festival vibe.

A selection of visual/performance artists that have shown work at Incubate include: Hermann Nitsch, Negativland, Erik Smith, Peter Beste, Costes, Franko B, Vaast Colsson, Dennis Tyfus, Merijn Denkers, Renee van Trier, Micheline Torres, Josine Beugels, Gijs Deddens, Khris Soden, Knitta and Jaqcueline Steck. A diverse group of artists that work in every discipline imaginable and vary from the legendary (Nitsch), to the up and coming (Merijn Denkers). Incubate offers all of them the context in which their work gets a chance to stand out.
For 2010, the main theme of Incubate is PIRACY. Not in its strict economic sense, but as a process, not a question but as a given, for artists to work with and create on. Terms like “original” and “copy” seem to be words of the past. Due to the economic and legal developments of our society, almost everything that can be translated into worth or money gets claimed as property. It’s the artists task to explore his art and ideas, without stepping into this economic pit. This search can show and open up new ways for the artist. It can make his personal growth deeper and it can develop his ideas faster. Copyright has been developed to stimulate creation, growth and the spreading of culture. To again reach this end, a balance must be found between the availability and distribution on one hand and the desire of the creator to be acknowledged and rewarded on the other. The PIRACY project is an investigation in the way the current copyright and intellectual property rights work, to try and reach a situation of the best possible creation, development and distribution of ideas and work.
Incubate invites you to participate in this year’s theme. If you are a visual or performance artist, age below 35 and with a keen sense into the contemporary arts, we ask you to send us your ideas on this theme.

Send us:
-your CV/resume as a .doc or .pdf
-your idea/project/art description – MAX 3 PAGES! – as a .doc or .pdf
-links to your earlier work
-your full contact info

BEFORE FEB 15th. 2010

Via: vincent ATTTT incubate DOTTTT org

(PLEASE NOTE: NO GIGANTIC FILES PLEASE! NO MORE THAN 2/3 MB TOTAL FOR YOUR EMAIL!)

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