MGLC ŠVICARIJA: Open Call for Critic-in-Residence 2023

MGLC Švicarija, a creative and residential centre, in collaboration with the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory, invites art critics and cultural journalists from the international milieu to apply for a fully funded, one-month residency in Ljubljana during October 2023. The aim is to host an art critic or cultural journalist active in writing and publishing reviews and/or other forms of art writing in the international context, and who is interested in Ljubljana’s vibrant art scene and will produce at least 1 piece of writing (review, interview, column or essay) on selected artist(s), art exhibition(s) or art event(s) in Ljubljana over the course of the residency.

The text should be published in the English language in a relevant periodical (printed or online), radio, television, or personal blog. The selection will also take into account whether the applicant already has an agreement or confirmation for the publication in relevant media of the text to be produced during the one-month residency.

They invite to apply art critics and cultural journalists from the international milieu (applicants from Slovenia are not eligible).

Deadline for applications: 15 January 2023.
The period of the residency: 1–31 October 2023.

They accept applications at the email address: [email protected] [subject line: “open call – art critic 2023”] or by post to MGLC, Pod turnom 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia [labelled: “open call – art critic 2023”.