The Arbeitskreis Deutscher Internationaler Residenzprogramme (short: ADIR, i.e.: Working Group of German International Residency Programmes) brings together over 20 cultural institutions that are active in Germany and elsewhere in the world. They share the same vision. 

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We provide spaces for artistic and creative thought, activity and research pursuits. This can stimulate ideas for social change – both in the societies from which the artists originate and in the societies of their residency. We make a significant contribution to the internationalisation of personal networks, everyday life and the institutions themselves. 

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We support outstanding artistic, cultural and scientific positions, facilitate exchange, co-creation and experimentation and we allow new things to emerge. This makes us key players in sustainable cultural policies and we build trust in the importance of collaboration.

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We connect international scholars with local communities – in urban and rural spaces, in Germany and elsewhere in the world. This creates strong networks and forges long-lasting relationships. 

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In the age of acceleration, we offer artists valuable spaces where they can explore their creative potential and focus more intensively on their artistic practices.​​​​​​​

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We create spaces for encounters with local communities and allow contemporary art practices to be experienced.

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We focus on the ethics of hospitality in our work. 

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We see it as our duty to create spaces that are free of discrimination and abuse. We take a firm stand against nationalist and racial discrimination.

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We offer a safe space to artists, creative professionals, media makers and scientists whose freedom of creative expression, scientific inquiry and thought and expression are at risk. 

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We invite our scholars to create learning processes that question information hierarchies, discuss inequalities and privileges and inspire alternative concepts for the future.

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We create a differentiated cultural infrastructure that allows non-formal education and mutual learning processes – for scholarship holders, the societies from which they originate and their host societies.