Application Deadline: December 15, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2026 DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program. The DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program is one of the most renowned residency programs for international artists and cultural practitioners in the fields of visual arts, film, literature, and music & sound. Each year, it awards residencies in Berlin to around twenty outstanding cultural producers. The residency enables the chosen fellows to focus on their creative thinking, actions, and research pursuits without being obliged to produce. Encounters with other artists and cultural producers stimulate transdisciplinary cooperation and initiate reciprocal learning processes.
Both during and after their period of residency in Berlin, the fellows receive support from the Artists-in-Berlin Program to develop and present exhibitions, concerts, performances, film projects, readings, and publications. Collaboration with guests and partners results in new creative endeavors that are presented at the daadgalerie, in other cultural institutions in Berlin, throughout Germany, and in locations all around the world.
Requirements
- The program is an award foroutstanding international artists from the fields of visual arts, film, literature, and music & sound. It is intended for established artists who have already developed their own voice and standing.
- There is no (upper) age limit.
- An academic background is not required. However, the Artists-in-Berlin Program is primarily interested in positions that critically engage with historical issues as well as contemporary discourses. We therefore prefer artists who go beyond pure aesthetics and address the relevant issues of our time.
Benefits
- The duration of the fellowship is twelve months in the visual arts, literature, and music categories, and six months in the film category.
- A monthly stipend to cover living expenses and rent.
- Provision of a furnished apartment. Please note that not all apartments have the same level of accessibility (e.g. elevator / equipment).
- Travel and luggage expenses (scheduled flight, economy class), also for partners and children if they reside in Berlin for the entire duration of the fellowship
- If necessary: health, accident, and liability insurance; premiums are deducted from the stipend payments.
- German language courses (optional).
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program