Program Overview:

The program is conceived to provide a comprehensive exploration of independent spaces and cultural scenes, focusing on their sustainability, the issues they face nowadays, and their role in supporting artistic practice and mobility through residencies. We are interested in understanding the significance of these spaces within the local community and the various actors involved.

With the support of hosting partners, the residents will be able to conduct their research, meet with organizations, artists and workers from the independent scene. Through their stay, they gain new and different perspectives about the scene and conduct a multifaceted examination of independent spaces, combining artistic expression with analytical insight and establishing new relations between the scenes. 

Open Call for Participants:

We are seeking creative and curious socially-engaged participants to join our residency program. Participants will be selected through this open call based on their motivation and previous experiences. Two artists and two cultural workers, researchers, or journalists with a focus in independent culture will be selected from each country to attend the residency in one of the other countries.

The Residency Experience:

Throughout a five-week stay between February and March 2025, residents will have the chance to immerse themselves in the local scene, experiencing "slow" mobility that allows for a profound understanding of the spaces and communities they visit. Artists will conduct artistic research presented through their chosen topic and medium, while cultural workers/researchers/journalists will be expected to provide a textual reflection of their experience.

At the conclusion of the residency, residents will present their works to the local public through small-scale exhibitions, presentations or other forms of public events of their choice, to be programmed with the host institution. This will offer a new perspective on the position and relevance of independent spaces, as well as other observations about the cultural scene and its relation to various communities.

How to Apply:

Through this call, the projects Residency board will select 6 artists and 6 cultural workers/journalists/researchers (2 in each group per country) for a 5-week residency in one of the other partner countries. Residents are expected to produce at least one output of their research to be presented.

Please submit your application, including a CV, a selection of relevant work samples, and a motivation letter which includes a statement of interest with a proposal for your research project during the residency. 

Applications will be reviewed by the Residency board, and selected participants will be notified by the end of October. Based on the short-list of the applications, the board may invite applicants for online interviews. 

Deadline: 30.09.2024

For more information contact us at info@lumbardhi.org.