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Residency
Artist residency in Buenos Aires

The Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich, the Organisation URRA (VERIA Foundation), Fundación Santander Argentina via Mecenazgo Cultural de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires and Instituto Cervantes Munich offer a Munich artist a three month stay as an artist-in-residence in URRA Buenos Aires. This residency, in its fourth edition, is part of an exchange program between Artist in Residence Munich (AIR-M) and URRA, whereby an artist from Buenos Aires also undertakes an artist-in-residency program at the Villa Waldberta.

Artists in a studio © Urra

Conditions of Funding

Professional visual artists from Munich (incl. S-Bahn area), currently living and working in Munich. There is no age limit, but this residency is not thought for students or artists that are just starting their professional careers.

  • Reimbursement of travel costs (economy class) Munich – Buenos Aires – Munich
  • Accommodation in a private room with private bathroom and a shared working space in URRA Cerrito. URRA Cerrito is located in a first-floor flat in the centre of the city and offers a living and working space for up to three artists. There is a main working space, subdivided according to the needs of each resident and a separate studio with general tools and technical equipment. There is a shared kitchen and dining room. The flat also has a toilet for visitors, a laundry room and two covered patios that can be for work and for storage.
  • A monthly grant of 800 Euro
  • A formal programme that includes: an audiovisual presentation at the beginning of the residency, and an Open Studio or similar public presentation at the end of the residency.
  • An informal programme of visits and activities to interact and to know the city and its art scene, organized according to the resident´s needs and interests, and the local cultural agenda.
  • A minimum of two studio visits with invited curators or other professionals.
  • General assistance
You have to organise your own travel and health insurance for the entire period of your stay. 

Visual artists from Munich are selected through an open call.

Following documents are required in English:
  • Cover sheet with the following information: Name and surname, date of birth, place of birth, passport number, current address, e-mail, telephone number, website if there is one, plus confirmation that you will be available from 1 October to 22 December 2024
  • A statement about your artistic practice
  • Motivation letter with first project or research ideas
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Portfolio
Please send your application as a single PDF-File (max. 10 MB).

A committee of representatives from the Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich, the Organisation URRA, Goethe-Institut and Instituto Cervantes Munich will select three applications and send them to URRA which will take the final decision together with an invited local curator.

We will inform about the decision by 5 August 2024.
 

Application Deadline

Application Deadline: July 21, 2024 

Decision by: August 5, 2024 

Residency Period: October 1 – December 22, 2024

Contact

Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München Laura Sánchez Serrano
International Cultural Cooperation
l.sanchez-serrano@muenchen.de Tel. 089 233-21244

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