Guiding Principles

Akademie Schloss Solitude is an international and transdisciplinary artist residency. We provide time and space for research, exchange, and the development and realization of ideas, both physically and digitally. We understand art and research as distinct ways of generating knowledge and insight that open up new perspectives on society and its complexities.

Transdisciplinarity and the creation of connections are central to our work. We bring different experiences and forms of knowledge into dialogue, enabling artists, researchers, and cultural practitioners to develop their work independently and in exchange with others. As a learning institution, we continuously question and refine our perspectives and ways of working.

Akademie Schloss Solitude is a place of togetherness, grounded in mutual respect and solidarity. It offers opportunities for encounters and a sense of community across different backgrounds and perspectives. During their residencies, fellows are free to engage in open-ended, self-directed processes that make room for research, experimentation, unexpected paths, and new questions.

Our programs and projects emerge from the interests and concerns of our fellows and from collaborations with partners. They contribute to social change and open up artistic ways of thinking and working to a wider public.

Artistic freedom is fundamental to our work and is enshrined in Germany’s free and democratic constitutional order. Alongside academic freedom and freedom of expression, we consider it essential to a vibrant, pluralistic democracy. We are committed to a diversity of voices, open dialogue, and respectful debate, and we stand against discrimination, exclusion, and attitudes that deny human dignity. Diversity, inclusion, and participation are central to our values.

We are internationally oriented while remaining firmly rooted in Baden-Württemberg. Through collaborations with artists, researchers, and partner organisations across geographical and disciplinary boundaries, as well as through our international network, we connect local and global contexts. In doing so, we contribute to the internationalisation of the region and foster mutual learning and a deeper understanding of global interconnectedness.