Candidates must hold a degree in art and a minimum of 3 years of professional experience by the beginning of the residency programme. The nine-months curator residency programme is open to German and international candidates who graduated from college (minimum Master’s degree) within the last five years and who speak both German and English.
The bursaries included in the residency programmes are worth €1,400 per month.
All artists/curators-in-residence live in fully furnished rooms with en-suite bathrooms and have access to studios. Communal areas include the kitchen and dining area as well as a library.
Schloss Balmoral is funded and managed by the Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz für Kultur (Foundation for Culture, Rhineland-Palatinate) and supports contemporary visual artists since its inception in 1995.
Applications are generally possible between May and June of each year, exact deadlines will be announced on the website.