Open Call: Residency for Foreign Artists in Prague

MeetFactory opens a new call for applications for art residency at MeetFactory in 2025. The open call is intended for foreign artists living in Prague who have moved to the Czech Republic for various reasons, including those related to war conflicts, social or political circumstances, or other life events and challenges. This residency is open to creators who, for these reasons, are looking for a new environment to work in and want to share their perspective and experience with the Prague and international artistic community.

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The residency includes:

• studio at MeetFactory;

• monthly allowance for expenses in the amount of CZK 17,000;

• production budget in the amount of  10 000 Kč / open studio (presentation of work to the public);

• international networking, curatorial and production support.

 

Residency duration:

2 artists will be selected from the applicants for the following dates:

• February 1 - June 30, 2025

• August 1 - December 20, 2025

The residency must be completed in the specified period and it is not possible to interrupt it.

 

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• prove a professional career of at least 5 years (including realized individual and group exhibitions and project proposals);

• have completed studies;

• adjust their professional commitments in favor of active participation in residential life at MeetFactory, such as open studios, coffee hours and other regular meetings (a necessary condition for receiving the monthly allowance).

The open call is not age-restricted.

 

The application must include:

• curriculum vitae;

• a portfolio of maximum 10 pages;

• motivational letter with a maximum of 3,600 characters, which will contain: 1. artist statement, 2. description of how the applicant will use the residency as part of her or his artistic practice;

• indication of the preferred term of residence.

 

Selection procedure:

• Applications will be reviewed by a board composed of members of the MeetFactory residency program team.

• The results will be published by January 10, 2025 on the MeetFactory website.

• The selection board reserves the right to reject any project without giving reasons for the decision. The decision is final, it is not possible to appeal against it.

•  Applicants will be informed about the results of the selection procedure by e-mail on January 10, 2025, and we will also publish the results on the MeetFactory website.
   

Application deadline:

• up to and including December 15, 2024. Applications after this date will not be accepted for the selection process.

 

Send applications to the curators of the MeetFactory residency program, Kateřina Pencová and Tereza Havelková, with an accompanying email to opencall@meetfactory.cz, with "REZIDENCE MEETFACTORY 2025" in the subject line.