Three-month residency for international artists (m/f/o) at Westwerk, Hamburg, Germany

The Hamburg Ministry for Culture and Media is inviting applications for 8 three-month residencies in 2025 and 2026 in the Westwerk artists’ centre in Hamburg.
The residency is a residential and work grant that requires the artist to live and work at Westwerk and facilitates both work on an artistic project and networking with the Hamburg cultural scene. Westwerk is centrally located in inner-city Hamburg, in a relatively large complex of buildings on Fleetinsel that houses further studios, galleries and a small theatre.

Benefits:

• Rent-free provision of the 68 m² residency flat (1 large room with separate simply furnished living/working area, kitchen and shared bathroom) with WiFi.
• Additional expense allowance of €900 per month per artist in residence
• Travel expenses for one return journey.
• One-off subsidy of €500 per residency towards the costs of running and organising a final presentation
• Grants are intended for one person.

Professional international artists resident outside Germany, from the fields of the visual arts, photography, film and multimedia and music in combination with visual arts, media or film, with an interest in the Hamburg cultural scene and the desire to network culturally in Hamburg are invited to apply for the residencies. This residency is not for curators.

Westwerk e.V. will be responsible for mentoring the respective artists in residence. Westwerk is an open artists’ centre with regular art and music events. This enables contacts to be made, including to the Hamburg cultural scene. Grant recipients must take out health and personal liability insurance at their own expense for the period of residence; residence permits/visas if necessary are also the responsibility of grant recipients.

The place and format of the final presentation will be agreed with Westwerk. Smaller exhibitions and media-based presentations of artistic work as part of a public event are also conceivable, as are lectures, presentations of work or discussions with artists in the bar room or possibly in the hall, and will be supported by Westwerk.

Application criteria: Professional international artists resident outside Germany, from the fields of the visual arts, photography, film and multimedia and music in combination with visual arts, media or film, with an interest in the Hamburg cultural scene and the desire to network culturally in Hamburg are invited to apply for the residencies. This residency is not for curators.

Following documents are requested:

• informal covering letter with contact details (max. 1 page of A4)
• personal statement including project outline (max. 2 pages of A4)
• curriculum vitae in tabular form
• proof of private personal liability insurance (to be handed in after
  confirmation)
• evidence of artistic work, max. 5 MB (photos, catalogues, media reports/
  reviews, website, etc.). Please do not submit links.

Information about the desired residency period. Several periods can be selected:
A) 1 January – 31 March 2025
B) 1 April – 30 June 2025
C) 1 July – 30 September 2025
D) 1 October – 31 December 2025

E) 1 January – 31 March 2026
F) 1 April – 30 June 2026
G) 1 July – 30 September 2026
H) 1 October – 31 December 2026

There is no guarantee that the applicant’s preferred date will be granted, however they will try to meet the applicant’s date requirements.
Following the residency, the grant recipient will be expected to produce a written report on experience gained and make this available for the Ministry for Culture and Media to use no later than one month following completion of the residency.
The closing date for applications is August 28, 2024. Applications can only be submitted online (in German or English).