Residency
DATAS Residency Programme

The residency provides artists working in the field of contemporary art from the Central and Eastern European, and Southern Caucasian region with the opportunity to live and work in Ljubljana, Tallinn or Prague for a period of two to three months, or to accomplish the residency online.

According to the mission of the DATAS project geographical focus, applicants should be originated from (place of birth), residing on long-term in, and/or having the nationality of one of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.

Please refer to the call document for further details.

Each residency is fully funded and includes travel, accommodation, a stipend and production costs. The monthly stipend amounts to 1000 EUR net. Production costs will be covered up to 3000 EUR.

Additionally, residents will receive support from the project’s curator and the opportunity to collaborate with theoreticians, artists, and scientists as mentioned in the call document.

Please refer to the call document for further details.

• Originality, relevance, and artistic quality of your proposal
• How your proposal responds to the themes of digital sovereignty and the societal impact of technology
• Your previous works and their potential to contribute to the project’s objectives

Please refer to the call document for further details.

Only applications submitted through the grant application portal are eligible. Applications have to include the following documents:

• Your contact information (name, address, e-mail, phone, website)
• Letter of intent (max. 5000 characters) or short introduction video (min. 5 min) explaining why you are applying and what would you like to focus on during the residence 
• Brief informative curriculum vitae (max. 1 page) and portfolio (max. 10 MB)
• Which residency location you are applying for (first and second choice)