Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf
The Schloss Wiepersdorf Cultural Foundation awards residency fellowships to artists and writers in Schloss Wiepersdorf (State of Brandenburg, Fläming) in accordance with the following guidelines and dependent on the means available pursuant to the regulations of the State Budget Ordinance (LHO) and the administrative regulations (VV) relating to sections 23 and 44. Fellowships are granted at the Foundation’s discretion and no one can claim legal entitlement to a residency fellowship.
Artists and writers from Germany and abroad working in the following areas are eligible to apply:
- Literature (incl. poetry, prose, dramatic arts, essay, screenplay, criticism, translation)
- Science/Romanticism (Academic writing and research/Humanities and social sciences with themes on the epoch and sentiments of Romanticism)
- Science/Topics focusing on the previously divided Germany (Academic writing and research/Questions relating to the history of East and West Germany during the period of division)
- Fine arts (incl. painting, graphic arts, sculpture, media arts, and photography)
- Composition (incl. sound design, sound installation, sound performance, conducting)
Applicants must have completed an artistic or academic course of study, be working on a doctorate, or have distinguished themselves through publications or long-standing professional artistic or academic work, and can provide samples of their work to substantiate this. German or English proficiency is required of all applicants. Basic German language skills would be helpful for a successful residence. Decisive for the awarding of a fellowship are the quality of the applicant’s previous artistic or academic work and the proposed project.
Not eligible for a fellowship are:
- students—with the exception of doctoral, post-doctoral, and master-class (MeisterschülerInnen) students
- people who have already received a Schloss Wiepersdorf fellowship in the last two years prior to the application year
- members of the jury
The residency fellowship lasts for three months and is granted for the periods March to May, June to August, and September to November. Visa costs will be covered for fellows from countries requiring a visa for Germany.
Works by fellowship recipients are presented to the public through readings, exhibitions, concerts, lectures and other formats.
Neo-baroque mansion and park in the village of Wiepersdorf the former residence of Ludwig Achim and Bettina von Arnim, the foremost literary couple of the German Romantic period. Near the town of Jüterbog, about 80 km to the south of Berlin. Shuttle bus to the town of Jüterbog (22 km) twice a week but a private car is recommended. The nearest railway station is 20 km and the nearest airport is 100 km away.