Call for applications: Residency for creatives in Austria

The successful applicants will produce artistic works on the topic, Imagining Caring Futures: Art, Imagination and Empathy, using sound as a medium. 

The proposed project should answer the question below:

• What can artistic empathy and imagination contribute to raising awareness for the imminent threat our planet faces and the increasing global inequality resulting from said threat?

The project presentation could be in the following formats:

• Sound installation.
• Audio work.
• Sound walk.
• Interactive audio piece.
• Radio play.

What the organisers offer:

• A residency stipend: €4 000 ($4 700).
• A fee for the completed artwork: €4 000.
• Reimburse production costs for a maximum amount of up to €2 500 (only after submitting the corresponding list of invoices and copies).
• Accommodation for up to two people in a single apartment and travel costs to and from Vienna (economy) for the residency.

Requirements

• Project proposal including expected outcome, including images or links (two pages max).
• Portfolio and CV (5MB max).

The above should be sent to residency@weltmuseumwien.at.

Time frame

• First phase – Research and work on-site: The resident will come to Vienna and work/research at the museum in May and June 2022 for the first phase of the project.
• The second phase – Production and presentation: Production of work. 

Note: The residency outcome will be presented at Weltmuseum Wien in late 2022 or early 2023.

The application deadline is 3 October.

View the original call here.