Open Call for 10 Unique Residencies for Artists at S+T+ARTS4Water

STARTS4Water Consortium invites artists to apply for one of the ten residencies that are being launched by its European partners: LUCA School of Arts (Belgium) in collaboration with Gluon (Belgium), Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary - TBA21 (Austria), Universal Research Institute (Croatia) ,V2_Lab for the Unstable Media (The Netherlands), Ohi Pezoume/ UrbanDig Project (Greece) and Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto (Italy) and STARTS partner BOZAR- Centre for Fine Arts (Brussels).

This call is looking for artists to contribute to the sustainable management of water in a variety of ways through experimental use of and/or critical reflection on digital technologies. The call is open to professional and experienced artists from any art-related field, both individuals and working groups, regardless of gender or religion, ethnicity or age who are willing to collaborate with an expert network of curators, scientists and technology (ICT) professionals and contribute to the discourse on local water challenges as well as concrete, digitally based solutions. Through the artistic process you will engage with real-life regional challenges and local communities with a view to breaking the old dichotomies between autonomous and applied art, in order to create space for novel approaches to water management.

The residency is planned between October 2021 – June 2022 for maximum 6 months. Physical presence is required and will be defined in accordance with the host institution.

The residency offers 10 grants covering

• A budget for each residency worth 40.000€, including artwork production and artist fee
• Throughout the residencies, the STARTS4Water Consortium will offer the necessary expertise and support from ICT experts affiliated with research institutions, universities, university colleges, innovative companies and start-ups  

The deadline for submission of applications is on 30th of August, 2021, 11 PM CET. The selected artists will be announced in September.

Please submit your applications exclusively via the online application form. You can only submit one regional challenge per person. The application must be written in English. For any further inquiries, please contact [email protected] .