Cas-coresidency
Ernest Albert Invitational – Artistic Development Residency at Cas-co and Exhibition at Kunsthal Mechelen
Travel coveredHousing: No accommodation provided by Off the Grid (Cas-co).
- Who Can Apply: Belgium-based visual artists in the early stages of their professional career, with limited institutional and commercial visibility, including recent graduates and emerging practitioners.
- The Focus: A four-month artistic development residency at Off the Grid (Cas-co) and group exhibition at Kunsthal Mechelen, engaging the theme Moving Grounds: Perspectives on (Inner) Landscapes.
- The Funding: €6,080 inc VAT per artist for the residency support (artist fee, transportation allowance, and production budget), plus studio space, curatorial/production guidance, and a separate exhibition artist and production fee.
- Key Requirements: One PDF (maximum 10 MB) containing a practice presentation (max 1 page), residency proposal (max 1 page), exhibition proposal (max 2 pages), CV or biography (max 1 page), and a portfolio of up to 10 pages, submitted via the online form.
DeadlineWednesday, October 28, 2026
StipendEach selected artist receives €6,080 incl. VAT from Cas-co for the 4-month residency: an artist fee of €1,100 per month, a transport allowance of €120 per month and a one-time production budget of €1,200. For the exhibition, Kunsthal Mechelen pays a separate artist fee and a dedicated production budget (amounts not stated).
Duration4 months
Program datesResidency: 14 January – 14 May 2027; exhibition: 4 June – 29 August 2027
LocationLeuven, Belgium
Open toArtists in Belgium
ParticipationOn-site
Career stagesEmerging
Disciplinesvisual arts, installation, performance, moving image, sound, scenography, socially engaged practices, experimental forms
Application notesCombine everything into one PDF (max 10 MB) and submit it via the online form (a Google Form) by 28 October 2026, 23:59 CET. Selection is in two phases: a jury (Cas-co, Kunsthal Mechelen and invited professionals) meets on 9 November to shortlist, and a second commission (including the Reflective resident) meets on 18 November and may hold online interviews. Selected artists are announced on 25 November 2026. Only practical questions about the procedure are answered: Arthur Cordier, Residency coordinator, arthur@cas-co.be.
Contactarthur@cas-co.be
Cas-co
Organization based in Leuven