Applications are open for the third iteration of the Digital Art Residency in cooperation with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. It will be awarded to two persons working in the field of digital art practices, design, sound, media theory, with Swiss nationality or a permanent residence in Switzerland who are firmly established in the Swiss cultural scene. Applications are open for visual artists, cultural practitioners, designers, and sound artists. The call is open to all formats, with a focus on research-based practices.
Located in silent green Kulturquartier in Berlin-Wedding, transmediale studio is a shared working space with modular working stations. It is used for events, presentations, and gatherings as well as for the production of small scale works and rehearsals. During the on-site period of the residency in June, the residents will present their work in a public event as part of transmediale’s year-round studio programme. The format and details of the presentation will be discussed individually with each resident. transmediale also offers the possibility of an online publication through its journal. During their stay in Berlin, the residents will be connected with various institutions and stakeholders in the city, and attend events on Berlin’s cultural calendar.
Each resident will be awarded with an artist fee of € 2,250 per month plus per diem for the month in Berlin, and travel and accommodation for the festival and residency. Applications from duos or collectives are welcome, however the fee remains the same and needs to be split accordingly.
The hybrid residency takes place over two months remotely and on-site in Berlin at transmediale studio between May and July 2025. The residency month in Berlin takes place in June 2025 and is framed by two weeks of remote work in both May and July. The month of June as the residency month in Berlin is a fixed timeframe.
The residency will be kicked off during transmediale festival in January 2025. The residents should be present in Berlin for the festival week. During the festival, residents have the opportunity to present their residency project, their work in progress, or share their general practice with the audience. The format of each resident’s contribution to the programme will be discussed individually.
5 September to 20 October 2024
Open Call application period
November 2024
Announcement of the selected residents
28 January to 2 February 2025
Residency kick-off during transmediale 2025
(recommended attendance)
May 2025
First remote part of the residency
(2 weeks with online meetings)
June 2025
Residency month in Berlin at transmediale studio
(on-site presence is mandatory)
July 2025
Closing remote part of the residency
(2 weeks with online meetings and reporting)
The availability of the residents for the festival (last week of January 2025) and the residency month June on-site in Berlin are important prerequisites. Presence in Berlin for the month of June in Berlin is mandatory, while the attendance of the festival in January is optional but recommended.
Residents will be selected by Johannes Bruder, Head of Critical Media Lab/FHNW Basel; Guilia Bini, Head of Program and Curator at EPFL Lausanne; Anna-Lena Panter for transmediale.
Applications are submitted online via the transmediale submission platform and can be in either English or German.
They should include the following:
A project description(up to 400 words max)
Accompanying material: project image, video material, mood board, text, or any other visual or audio impressions
Project development: current status of the project and planned steps before, during and after the residency (up to 200 words max)
Short bio
Contact information
Further references, portfolio (PDF) of previous work (optional)
Digital Art Residency 2025 application guidelines
Deadline: 20 October 2024
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