{"id":42862,"date":"2025-06-06T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/news\/call-for-applications-residenzprogramm-fuer-kuenstlerinnen-aus-namibia\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:44:22","slug":"call-for-applications-residenzprogramm-fuer-kuenstlerinnen-aus-namibia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/news\/call-for-applications-residenzprogramm-fuer-kuenstlerinnen-aus-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: Residency Program for Artists from Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_type":[664,665],"class_list":["post-42862","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_type-news-en","news_type-press-releases"],"acf":{"bgcolor":"","bgcolor_custom":"","custom_color_css_variable":"","content_type":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","bgcolor":"","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":8,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"Akademie Schloss Solitude, together with the National Art Gallery of Namibia and the Goethe-Institut Namibia, is pleased to announce the continuation of its bilateral residency program, which promotes long-term cultural exchange between Namibia and Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. The aim is to connect the fellows with the local cultural scenes on site and to strengthen the exchange of knowledge within the artistic communities of both contexts.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe residency program supports artists from Namibia. It aims to integrate them into new artistic communities and to introduce their work to a wider audience in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. In 2026, the program will organize two six-month fellowships from March to August in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg for artists from Namibia<\/span>. The residency will give two artists the opportunity to go to Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg together and to accompany each other over the course of the fellowship. In exchange, two artists from Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg will have the opportunity to go to Namibia for six months in 2026. These fellowships will be promoted in a separate call.\r\n\r\nThe program will enclose events such as readings, exhibitions, discussions, and workshops as a form of output for audiences and cultural communities in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. Applicants are free to choose the thematic focus of their project.\r\n\r\nThe call is open for artists from<\/span> all fields of practice, such as visual and performing arts, music\/sound, design, literature and art education.<\/span> The fellowship will especially provide the possibility to engage artistically with different cultural communities in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, to exchange skills for transdisciplinary production, and to create visibility for the artistic results.\r\n\r\nYou are welcome to apply for a fellowship until July 8, 2025.<\/span>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","bgcolor":"has-bg-green","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"Who can apply?<\/span>\r\n\u2022 Individuals of all ages may apply for the fellowship\r\n\u2022 Good English skills are necessary\r\nIndividuals who are currently in vocational training or studying at university (except for those pursuing a PhD) cannot apply.\r\n\r\nWhat support does the fellowship provide?<\/span>\r\nThe fellowship includes the following benefits:\r\n\u2022 A free, furnished living\/working studio including electricity, water and heating\r\n\u2022 A monthly fellowship grant of \u20ac 1,300\r\n\u2022 Travel expenses for arrival and departure (on a one-time basis)\r\n\u2022 Project funding and one-off materials subsidy of \u20ac 2.000\r\n\u2022 Visa costs\r\n\u2022 Health insurance\r\n\u00a0<\/span>\r\nHow can I apply?<\/span>\r\nThe application material is submitted online and should include:\r\n\u2022 A motivation letter explaining why you want to go to Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg (in English, max. 1 Din A4 page)\r\n\u2022 A project description outlining what you aim to realize and how you plan to engage with the artistic communities in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg (in English, max. 1 Din A4 page)\r\n\u2022 A short biography and an informative portfolio or documentation of previous artistic work (in English)\r\n\r\nAll documents can be sent in PDF format via e-mail to:\u00a0s.thieroff@akademie-solitude.de\r\n\r\nThe artists will be selected by an international jury.\r\n\r\nFellowship period and application deadline:<\/span>\r\n\u2022 The two fellowships in Stuttgart will be awarded for the period of March 1 to August 31, 2026.<\/span>\r\n\u2022 The final date for all applications is July 8, 2025, 24 PM (CET).<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor further inquiries, please contact: Sophie-Charlotte Thieroff, s.thieroff@akademie-solitude.de<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe residency program is funded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg as part of the Namibia initiative of the state of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_sponsors","sponsors":[{"sponsor_name":"Gef\u00f6rdert durch","sponsor_link":"","sponsor_img":38941},{"sponsor_name":"In Kooperation mit ","sponsor_link":"","sponsor_img":42847},{"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_link":"","sponsor_img":42845}]}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_type?post=42862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}