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Ars ElectronicaresidencyHybrid
Ars Biologica ArtXScience Residency Open Call
Travel coveredHousing: Accommodation for one-month stay in České Budějovice covered by separate budget
- Who Can Apply: Artists, designers, creatives, and artist collectives with prior experience in interdisciplinary collaborations, ArtXScience productions, and community engagement; must have more than 5 years of professional creative practice; must be 18+ and eligible to work and travel in the EU
- The Focus: Art-science collaboration addressing urgent environmental challenges (climate emergence, sustainable agriculture, geoengineering, permaculture, water resource management) through direct collaboration with microbiologists; development of spatial artworks and public engagement formats
- The Funding: 24,000 EUR total: 6,000 EUR artist fee, up to 15,000 EUR production budget, up to 3,000 EUR travel/accommodation/subsistence; accommodation for one-month stay covered separately
- Key Requirements: Project title, written proposal (250 words max), scientific direction statement (100 words max), artistic vision (100 words max), community connection plan (100 words max), super short pitch (3-30 words max), link to 3-7 visual support images, optional 1-minute video statement, personal contact information and portfolio link; Round 2 interview with scientist and Ars Electronica team
DeadlineMonday, September 28, 2026
Stipend6,000 EUR artist fee; up to 15,000 EUR production budget; up to 3,000 EUR for transportation, travel, accommodation, and subsistence
Application fee€0
DurationJanuary 2027 – April 2028; three required on-site stays: up to 1 month February/March 2027, optional 1 month August/September 2027, up to 1 month March 2028
Program datesJanuary 2027 – April 2028
LocationČeské Budějovice, South Bohemia
ParticipationHybrid
Career stagesMid-Career, Established
Disciplinesart-science collaboration, public engagement, environmental art, community-engaged practice
Application notesTwo residency positions total, one for each science track (soil microorganisms or aquatic microbiology). Positions can be held by one person or a collective. Applicants may apply for both science directions with separate applications. Google Forms submission; alternative submission methods available by contacting zita.cechova@budejovice2028.cz. IP of artwork remains with artist; community outcome licensed CC BY-ND. Artist must provide project credits and acknowledge the Ars Biologica project framework.
Contactzita.cechova@budejovice2028.cz
Ars Electronica
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