Call for applications: Goethe-Institut Radio Art Residency in Germany

The residency is a joint project by Goethe-Institut and Experimental Radio at Bauhaus University Weimar in cooperation with the University of Music Franz Liszt, Weimar and other local cultural organisations.

The programme offers a three-month residency twice a year in Weimar for artists from non-German speaking countries.

The aim of the fellowship is to promote independent and open-ended artistic work and to support the realisation of new artworks. The programme encourages artists from various disciplines to deal with the narrative, technical and artistic potentials of the radio medium, and specifically promotes exploration of radio as an instrument of communication and possibly even the questioning of what can be constituted as language by radio.

Requirements:

• The programme is for artists working in the field of acoustic and time-based arts (radio, performance and sound artists).
• Applications are open to artists from non-German speaking countries without residence in Germany.
• Although experience in radio production is not necessarily required, an interest in engaging with the medium and using radio for the applicant’s own work is expected.

Time frame

The first Radio Art Residency Weimar will take place from 1 April to 30 June 2021.

Benefits of the programme

• All travelling expenses will be paid.
• Fellows will get accommodation in Weimar for three months.
• A monthly stipend of €2 300 ($2 800), which should cover material and production costs as well as costs for local transport and travelling.
• A broadcast in the Klangkunst programme of Deutschlandfunk Culture.
• Curatorial supervision and technical support by Experimental Radio at Bauhaus-University Weimar. Provision of airtime by bauhaus.fm (Radio Lotte).

Further opportunities:

• The opportunity to work and present for a month in the exhibition space of the Eigenheim Weimar.
• A workshop with students from Bauhaus University Weimar.
• An artist talk at ACC Galerie Weimar.
• An artist talk as part of the radio talks series of Experimental Radio and concerts in the Studio for Electro-Acoustic Music (SeaM).
• Networking with relevant artists and institutions via the network of Experimental Radio and Goethe-Institut.
• If possible, a German language course at a Goethe-Institut in the country of residence.

Application process

Applications must be in English and must include the following documents:

• CV: The CV should contain full contact details, educational background and an overview of the applicant’s artistic career to date (residencies, other fellowships. Two pages maximum).
• Letter of motivation: Applicants should describe what motivated them to participate in the residency programme (two pages maximum). Applicants should also state the project they would like to work on during their stay and describe their approach to the medium.
• Portfolio: Applicants should send a brief portfolio, which provides insights into their previous artistic work.

“During their three-month stay, fellows are invited to explore the boundaries of sound and radio art and to transcend them in interdisciplinary constellations, to be inspired by intercultural dialogue with artists, scholars and students at Bauhaus University Weimar and the University of Music Franz Liszt as well as by the culture and classics city of Weimar,” a statement reads. “In addition, they have the opportunity to have a closer look at and to network with contemporary art in Germany and in particular international sound and radio art.”

Applicants should submit an application as a single PDF document. Audio files may be sent via email or uploaded to relevant digital platforms. Applications should be sent via email to eleftherios.krysalis@uni-weimar.de with ‘Radio Art Residency’ in the subject line.

The submission deadline is 31 January.

View the original call here.