[spectre] (fwd) call: residencies schloss solitude, stuttgart

[Andreas Broeckmann]

International Residency Program Akademie Schloss Solitude

info: http://www.akademie-solitude.de


For the twelfth time in 18 years the 
international residency program Akademie Schloss 
Solitude - located in Stuttgart, Germany - is 
granting approx. 65 residency fellowships of 
three to twelve months in duration. From 2009 to 
2011 a total funding amount of 1.36 millions will 
be distributed: 860.000 Euro for grants and appr. 
500.000 Euro for projects. 

A public foundation opened in 1990 and funded by 
the State of Baden-Wurttemberg, the Akademie 
Schloss Solitude operates an international 
residency program awarding live/work fellowships 
to artists. Hundreds of artists from over 75 
countries have developed and advanced projects at 
the Akademie since its opening, creating a 
close-knit, global network of Solitude alumni 
that expands from year to year.

International artists are invited to apply from 
the following disciplines: Architecture 
(architecture design, urban studies, landscape 
design), Visual Arts (including performance art 
and curatorial practice), Performing Arts (stage 
design, directing, dramaturgy, playwriting, 
dance, acting, musical theater, performance), 
Design (visual communication, fashion, costume, 
product or furniture design), Literature 
(theory/criticism, essay, poetry, fiction, 
translation), Music/Sound (sound installation, 
sound and music composition, sound and music 
performance) and Video/Film/New Media (including 
video installation). 

For the second time, the application round also 
offers the possibility to apply for a residency 
fellowship in the art, science & business 
program. Scholars, scientists and professionals 
from the disciplines of the Humanities, the 
Natural Sciences and Economics are invited to 
apply. 

Persons up to 35 or who have completed a 
university or college degree within the past five 
years are welcome to apply. Currently enrolled 
university or college students (at the time of 
application) will not be considered for 
selection. Each fellowship recipient is granted 
Euro 1.000 per month, in addition to free 
lodging. The independent jury consists of a jury 
chairperson and specialist jurors who 
independently allocate the fellowships for their 
respective disciplines.

The jurors for the twelfth application round are: 
Beatriz Colomina, Princeton/USA (Architecture), 
Dan Graham, New York/USA (Visual Arts), Christoph 
Schlingensief, Berlin/Germany (Performing Arts), 
Yves Béhar, San Francisco/USA (Design), Mircea 
Cartarescu, Bucharest/Romania (Literature), Lucia 
Ronchetti, Rome/Italy (Music/Sound) and Sarah 
Morris, New York/USA (Video/Film/New Media). For 
the art, science & business program: Hans Ulrich 
Gumbrecht, Stanford/USA (Humanities), Vadim 
Bolshakov, Boston/USA (Natural Sciences) and 
Caroline Gerschlager, Vienna/Austria (Economics).

Application deadline is October 31, 2008 
(Postmark). As of July 1, application forms can 
be downloaded from the application website 
<http://application.akademie-solitude.de>http://application.akademie-solitude.de.