Studio 170 for Artists
 Boston

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Upcoming Residencies and Calls:

Hats Installation © Ngoc-Tran Vu

Goethe-Institut Boston ǀ February 12-16
 Ngoc-Tran Vu

Journey of Light
Installation 

Ngoc-Tran Vu is a Vietnamese-American multimedia artist, cultural organizer, and advocate based in Dorchester, Boston. Her work blends photography, painting, sculpture, and installation to explore themes of diaspora, memory, and healing.  Ngoc-Tran Vu activates the Goethe-Institut with an installation that explores aspects of Journey of Light: A 1975 Memory Field, her upcoming temporary art installation in Dorchester next April.

Installation Opening
Thursday, February 13, 6-8 PM

Installation Engagement and Viewing
Saturday, February 15, 2-4 PM

Installation Engagement and Viewing
Sunday, February 16, 2-4 PM

Key Visual Marcelline Mandeng Nken

Goethe-Institut Boston ǀ April 22-24
 Marcelline Mandeng Nken

Rush Hour
Installation and Performance

Marcelline Mandeng Nken, born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, works with sculpture and time-based media. Her practice explores themes of syncretism, non-human intelligence, and labor traditions from the Global South. 
Mandeng Nken develops and presents a preview of the first two acts of her performance installation Rush Hour, which unfolds as a cinematic narrative in a moving train, addressing migration, displacement, and time travel. 

Installation, Performance and Artist Talk
Thursday, April 24, 6 PM

Studio 170 for Artists

Next Call for Projects in Fall 2025

With Studio 170 for Artists, the Goethe-Institut Boston offers exciting opportunities to New England artists from all fields of artistic practice. Use our newly-renovated space to experiment, innovate, and connect with our international community (Studio 170 | Residency) - or apply for a travel stipend to Germany to bring to life your artistic vision in the heart of Europe (Studio 170 | Germany).


Studio 170 | Residency

A LABORATORY FOR IDEAS

The Goethe-Institut Boston opens its unique, flexible space in Back Bay to New England artists and creative minds as a “laboratory” for ideas.

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Studio 170 | Germany

TRAVEL STIPENDS TO GERMANY FOR NEW ENGLAND ARTISTS

Planning an artist residency, project, or cooperation in Germany this Fall? Studio 170 can help with travel costs. . .

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