Overview of the program

Applications are now open for “the Radio Art Residency Program” which is an international fellowship program for artistic practice on the radio. The residency is a project jointly developed by the Goethe-Institute and Experimental Radio at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in collaboration with the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Thuringia’s Landesmedienanstalt, EIGENHEIM Weimar/Berlin, and ACC Galerie Weimar.

Details

Application deadline:  31 January 2021 (11:59 pm CET)

Location: Germany

Duration: three months (1 April to 30 June 2021)

Benefits

The program includes benefits such as:

• Coverage of arrival and departure costs
• Accommodation in Weimar for 3 months
• A monthly fellowship of 2,300 euros (includes material and production costs as well as costs for local transport and traveling)
• A broadcast in the Klangkunst programme of Deutschlandfunk Kultur
• Curatorial observation and technical support by Experimental Radio at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Provision of airtime by bauhaus.fm (Radio Lotte)

Further opportunities:

• Work and present for a month in the exhibition space of the EIGENHEIM Weimar
• A workshop with students from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
• An artist talk at ACC Galerie Weimar
• An artist talk as part of the radio talks series of Experimental Radio and concerts in the Studio for Electro-Acoustic Music (SeaM)
• Networking with related artists and institutions via the network of Experimental Radio and the Goethe-Institut
• If applicable, a German language course at a Goethe-Institute in the country of residence

Program objective

The purpose of the fellowship is to advance independent and open-ended artistic work and to uphold the realization of new artworks. Furthermore, the program stimulates artists from different disciplines to deal with the narrative, technical and artistic capabilities of the radio medium, and specifically further exploration of radio as a medium of communication and possibly even the questioning of what can be constituted as a language by the radio.

Eligibilities requirements

• The fellowship is open to artists from non-German speaking countries without residence in Germany working in the area of acoustic and time-based arts (radio, performance, and sound artists).
• Though experience in radio production is not necessarily necessary, an enthusiasm in engaging with the medium and using the radio for your own work is admirable.

Selection process

The fellows are selected by the representatives of Goethe Institute in consultation with other organizing institutions.

How to apply?

Applicants can apply through email sending their application package to the following email mentioning in the subject of their email “Radio Art Residency”.

Application documents

Applications must be in English and include the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae with full contact details, educational background and a summary of your artistic career to date (residencies, other fellowships), not more than 2 pages.
• Letter of motivation: Please indicate your motivation for participating in the residency program in a maximum of 2 pages while also describing the project you would like to work on during your stay and elaborate on your approach to the medium.
• Portfolio: Please send us a short portfolio that provides insights into your previous artistic work.

Please submit your application as a single PDF document. You may send audio files via email or upload it to relevant digital platforms.

Submission email: eleftherios.krysalis@uni-weimar.de

You may refer to the Goethe Institute Radio Art Residency Program 2021 for more details.