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Guiding Principles of the Akademie Schloss Solitude
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Guiding principles of the Akademie Schloss Solitude Within the international sphere of artistic grants and residency programs, the Akademie Schloss Solitude is unique; an institution with a truly new spirit. In the daily practice of this »Esprit Solitude«, fresh solutions are found – always artistic and as unbureaucratic as possible: the selection process, the opportunity to finance projects from one's own budget, the self-evident international atmosphere. Hundreds of artists have taken part in the Akademie's program since its opening, creating a close-knit, global network of Solitude alumni that expands from year to year. The program is inherent in the name »Akademie Schloss Solitude«: It combines the idea of an academy for scientific and artistic exchange with that of a retreat – which Schloss Solitude has always been. The Akademie, founded at Solitude in 1990, operates in the intermediary space between private and public; where art is reflected upon and produced but where it also finds a connection to the public. The Akademie places particular value on offering its guests another »quality« of time – one that is better than the artists would experience in their daily lives. A residence in a place like Solitude should therefore be understood as an investment in the future; an investment that, for both the participating artists and the institutions, may bear fruit much later. Founded in 1990, the Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law. According to its statutes, its task is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted artists by means of residence fellowships, and by organizing public performances, readings, concerts and exhibitions by its residents. Akademie Schloss Solitude is subsidized by the State of Baden-Württemberg Lottery.
The following artistic disciplines are represented at the Akademie Schloss Solitude: Architecture (architecture design, urban studies, landscape design) Visual arts (including performance art and curatorial practice) Performing arts (stage design, directing, dramaturgy, playwriting, dance, acting, musical theater, performance) Design (visual communication, fashion, costume, product or furniture design) Literature (theory/criticism, essay, poetry, fiction, translation) Music/sound (sound installation, sound and music composition, sound and music performance) Video/film/new media (including video installation).
Fellowships: New fellowships are granted every 24 months. Not only artists can apply, but also scholars and theoreticians in the respective disciplines (in musicology and art theory, for example).
Program of events: The wide-reaching program of events organized each year by the Akademie (approx. 80-100 events, most of them public) is devoted exclusively to the works of the Akademie's guests and fellows. The project space Römerstraße in downtown Stuttgart hosts an "off-program."

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