Residency Call for digital explorers based in the Netherlands or Ukraine

Are you an artist or creator with an interest in new technology? Does your artistic practice fall within the scope of digital culture? Do you live and work in the Netherlands or Ukraine? If so, Witte Rook (NL) and IZOLYATSIA (UA) invite you to take part in the Digital Explorers Across Borders project. They’re looking for digital explorers who want to shape the AiR of the future through collaboration, exchange and knowledge-sharing across borders.

About the project
Digital Explorers Across Borders is a project for developing a digital Artist in Residence programme. The aim is to use digital technologies to stimulate the creation of new work and the sharing of knowledge in places where physical meetings are hindered by war, repression or other restrictions.

In 2027, they will explore - in three phases - how a digital residency space can be set up, built and used. Each phase consists of a digital residency via the common.garden platform, during which two artists (from the Netherlands and Ukraine) will collaborate for three months. Each residency involves the creation of artistic work combined with worksessions and expertmeetings, and concludes with an online presentation. Would you like to take part? Then you can apply for one of the residencies.

Partners
In this project, they are working closely with the media artist Constant Dullaart, founder of the common.garden platform and his team, and with the workshop / material lab Make Eindhoven. The network organisations Ukrainian Institute, Zapravka and DutchCulture | TransArtists are also supporting the project.

For whom
They are looking for artists who work with – or are open to – digital techniques in their practice. They should adopt a research-based approach, have a reflective mindset, be open to experimentation and possess technical skills. They should have a good command of English, enjoy working collaboratively and be keen to share their knowledge.

How to apply
For more information about the Open Call, budget and criteria click here. You can apply for this Open Call for the Digital Explorers project by using platform.izolyatsia.org no later than 15 November 2026.