{"id":45684,"date":"2026-07-16T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/news\/neue-stipendiatinnen-fuer-2026-2028-ausgewaehlt\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:21:19","slug":"neue-stipendiatinnen-fuer-2026-2028-ausgewaehlt","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/news\/neue-stipendiatinnen-fuer-2026-2028-ausgewaehlt\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fellows Selected for 2026\u20132028"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_type":[664,665],"class_list":["post-45684","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","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":8,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"

Fellowships granted to 63 artists and scientists from 25 countries<\/span><\/h3>\r\nAkademie Schloss Solitude is pleased to announce the names of the 63 fellows selected by an international jury for the 2026\u20132028 fellowship period.<\/span>\r\n\r\nApplication Process<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor the first time, the selection process for the twentieth Solitude fellowship generation was conducted in two stages. This change was introduced in response to the exceptionally high number of applications received in previous open calls.\r\n\r\nDuring the first stage\u2014the preliminary application \u2014 4,700 artists and researchers applied for a fellowship at Akademie Schloss Solitude. Applicants submitted basic information about themselves, their artistic or professional practice, and their motivation through an online application form.\r\n\r\nIn disciplines with particularly high numbers of applications, an anonymized lottery was conducted after the first stage to ensure an equal opportunity pre-selection for the second stage. The selected applicants were then invited to submit a complete application, including work samples, within a specified deadline. A total of 2,091 complete applications were received for this second stage.\r\n\r\nGermany accounted for by far the largest group of applicants, followed by the United States, India, and the United Kingdom. Other countries with particularly strong representation included Iran and Nigeria, reflecting significant participation from both Europe and the Global South.\r\n\r\nSelection Process & Jury<\/span>\r\n

The jury consists of 14 internationally acclaimed experts, appointed by a Jury Selection Committee.<\/p>\r\nFollowing a multi-day selection process, the jury reviewed the 2,091 complete applications submitted in the second stage and, in accordance with the Akademie Schloss Solitude\u2019s selection guidelines, chose a total of 63 artists and researchers from 25 countries, including six collectives consisting of two members each.\r\n

This selection process determines the recipients of the Akademie Schloss Solitude Fellowship through the end of 2028.<\/p>\r\nSelected Fellows<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe 63 selected fellows come from 25 countries. The largest groups are from Germany (16) and the United States (15), followed by the United Kingdom with four and China with three fellows. Two fellows each come from Australia, Colombia, India, and Iran, while all other countries are represented by one fellow each. As is typical for internationally active artists and researchers, many of the selected fellows no longer live in the country where they were born or raised.\r\n\r\nThe first fellows of the new generation will arrive in October 2026. Additional arrival dates are scheduled for January, April, and October 2027, as well as January and April 2028.\r\n\r\nThe next open call for the Solitude Fellowship is planned for autumn 2027. The exact date will be announced in due course."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-red","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"

Solitude Fellows 2026\u20132028<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nVisual \u2013 Fine Arts & Film\/Video<\/strong>\r\nJurors: Patricia Belli, Maurin Dietrich, Carlos Motta<\/strong>\r\nDaniel Aguilar Ruvalcaba, Mexico\r\nDil\u015fad Alada\u011f, Germany\r\nDulamsuren Jigjid, Mongolia\r\nWisrah C. V. da R. Celestino, Germany\r\nIrmak Karasu, Turkey\r\nAreez Katki, Germany\r\nSidra Khawaja, Pakistan\r\nHye Kyoung Kwon, South Korea\r\nKollektiv La Vulcanizadora (Mar\u00eda Rojas Arias & Andr\u00e9s Jurado), Colombia\r\nKollektiv PXKRW (Ewelina Aleksandrowicz & Andrzej Wojtas), USA\r\nLars Preisser, Germany\r\nTJ Shin, USA\r\nCao Shu, China\r\nBehshad Tajammol, Germany\r\nVasil Vladimirov, Bulgaria\r\n\r\nAural & Physical \u2013 Music\/Sound & Performing Arts\r\nJurors: Dragana Bulut, Keith Bernard Stonum, Wojtek Ziemilski<\/strong>\r\nFemi Adebajo, Nigeria\r\nColette Aliman, Netherlands\r\nMohannad Azzam, Egypt\r\nEmilia Dorr, Germany\r\nRosa Garland, United Kingdom\r\nKollektiv Unread Archives (Amir Ebrahimzadeh & Maryam Khalilinejad Koshkouei), Iran\r\nAlma Laprida, USA\r\nAustin Larkin, USA\r\nNombuso Mathibela, South Africa\r\nKollektiv Dorota Michalak & Borys S\u0142owikowski, Germany\r\nMaya Nguyen, USA\r\nHyunju Oh, Germany\r\nJiyun Park, Germany\r\nBolun Shen, China\r\nVeronika Svobodov\u00e1, Czech Republic\r\n\r\nSpatial \u2013 Architecture & Design<\/strong>\r\nJurors: Eva Franch i Gilabert, Bisrat Negassi\r\n<\/strong>Nana Boahene, Germany\r\nKollektiv Chaal Chaal Agency (Sebasti\u00e1n Trujillo-Torres & Kruti Shah), India\r\nIlona Gaynor, USA\r\nKollektiv Simulaa (Andre Bonnice & Anna Jankovic), Australia\r\nAvery Youngblood, USA\r\nZhicheng Xu, USA\r\n\r\nDigital \u2013 New Media Art & Digital Art<\/strong>\r\nJurors: Jepchumba, Lucas LaRochelle<\/strong>\r\nNathan Bayliss, United Kingdom\r\nNat Decker, USA\r\nXia Han, China\r\nHenrik Nieratschker, Germany\r\nJoseph Obanubi, USA\r\nB\u00e9r\u00e9nice Serra, Switzerland\r\n\r\nTextual \u2013 Literature & Language\r\nJurors: Oswald Egger, Saskya Jain<\/strong>\r\nTextual international:<\/u>\r\nTolani Akinola, USA\r\nColwill Brown, France\r\nKristian Cordero, Philippines\r\nLeni Favela Flores Espinoza, Bolivia\r\nGothataone Moeng, Botswana\r\n\r\nTextual German<\/u>\r\nSanaz Azimipour, Germany\r\nDavid Jokschat, Germany\r\nFelix Reinhuber, Germany\r\n\r\nScientific - Humanities & Applied Sciences (with alternating focus disciplines)\r\nJurors: Hannah Landecker, Yi Shin Tang<\/strong>\r\nMarthe Achtnich, United Kingdom\r\nGina Del Piero, Germany\r\nRodrigo Guzman-Serrano, USA\r\nJennifer Harley, USA\r\nBeth Potter, United Kingdom\r\nPablo Santacana L\u00f3pez, Germany\r\nRafael Torralvo da Silva, Brazil"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":null,"bgcolor":"has-bg-grey","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":12,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"

Jury Selection Commitee & Jury<\/span><\/h3>\r\nThe Jury Selection Committee consists of:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nLavinia Frey \u2013 Director Literaturfestival Berlin\r\nNeema Githere \u2013 Author, artist and co-curator Transmediale Festival Berlin 2026\r\nJulia Grosse \u2013 Curator and chief-editor C&, Berlin\r\nApostolos Kalfopoulos \u2013 Professor of architecture, Thessaloniki\r\nPremesh Lalu \u2013 Research Professor and Founding Director of the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape and Professor at Leuphana University L\u00fcneburg\r\nMiguel A. L\u00f3pez \u2013 Senior Curator, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City\r\nAnnemie Vanackere \u2013 Director Hebbel am Ufer (HAU), Berlin\r\n\r\nThe Jury consists of:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nVisual \u2013 Fine Arts & Film\/Video<\/span>\r\nMaurin Dietrich \u2013 curator, director of the K\u00f6lnischer Kunstverein, co-founder of Fragile, an exhibition and residency space in Berlin.\r\n\r\nPatricia Belli \u2013 visual artist, founder and artistic director of EspIRA (Espacio para la Investigaci\u00f3n y Reflexi\u00f3n Art\u00edstica), a cultural platform in Managua, Nicaragua\r\n\r\nCarlos Motta \u2013 multidisciplinary artist; associate professor of interdisciplinary practice in the Fine Arts Department at Pratt Institute.\r\n\r\nAural & Physical \u2013 Music\/Sound & Performing Arts<\/span>\r\nDragana Bulut \u2013 choreographer, performer, artist, and researcher\r\n\r\nKeith-Bernard Stonum \u2013 trained tenor and arts mediator; artistic director of JOiN and deputy director of the Opera Studio at the Staatsoper Stuttgart\r\n\r\nWojtek Ziemilski \u2013 theatre director and visual artist; co-leader of the Performing Arts postgraduate programme at SWPS University and lecturer at two Warsaw universities\r\n\r\nSpatial \u2013 Architecture & Design<\/span>\r\nEva Franch i Gilabert \u2013 architect, curator, educator, and researcher based in Barcelona, Prague, and New York\r\n\r\nBisrat Negassi \u2013 fashion designer; co-founder of M.Bassy and COME iN TENT; Head of Collections and Curator for Fashion and Textiles at the Museum f\u00fcr Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg\r\n\r\nDigital \u2013 New Media Art & Digital Art<\/span>\r\nJepchumba \u2013 digital artist, farmer, and cultural technologist; founder of African Digital Art and Future Lab Africa.\r\n\r\nLucas LaRochelle \u2013 designer and researcher; founder of Queering The Map<\/em>, a platform archiving LGBTQ2IA+ experiences in physical space\r\n\r\nTextual \u2013 Literature & Language<\/span>\r\nOswald Egger \u2013 German-language writer from South Tyrol; recipient of the 2024 Georg B\u00fcchner Prize\r\n\r\nSaskya Jain \u2013 writer and scientist based in New Delhi and Berlin\r\n\r\nScientific - Humanities & Applied Sciences<\/span>\r\nHannah Landecker \u2013 author and professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics.\r\n\r\nYi Shin Tang \u2013 associate professor of public and international law at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/45684","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=45684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_type?post=45684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}