Open Call: Residency Programme for International Artist Groups

The focus of the programme is the sustainable connection between art and nature for a varied audience. So, they would like to welcome a diverse collective that explore these topics and consists of visual artists and members of non-artistic disciplines. They are particularly interested in the fields of urban development and planning, architecture, urbanism and all ecological disciplines.

Interdisciplinary collectives and project-based artist groups not yet living and working in Berlin are invited to apply for a three-month residency at the Eierhäuschen, a newly renovated historic venue. An inspiring space for artistic reflection and action in which sustainable hospitality and a sense of community are key.

The Eierhäuschen is situated in the midst of a preserved landscape, directly adjacent to the former amusement park Spreepark. With the extensive redesign of the Spreepark into a new public park, visitors are invited to reflect and experiment.

Spreepark Art Space provides artists with the space to explore the link between art and the surrounding landscape. The unique backdrop of the former Spreepark amusement park takes centre stage, providing artists with the opportunity to engage with this place of change and transformation. In addition to a wide range of interactive events and educational opportunities, we enable residents to experience and explore the connection between people and nature, art and the environment, landscape and architecture.

Residency Benefits

• Spreepark Art Space offers four fixed residency periods in 2025, during which a stay of around 3 months is available free of charge.
• The residency at Spreepark Art Space fosters a shared creative environment and an open exchange of ideas by accommodating artist groups and collectives of four people.
• Four multi-purpose rooms offer individual freedom for living and working ranging in size from 35 to 50 square metres. One of the units is barrier-free.
• A spacious, accessible communal kitchen of around 100 square metres encourages social interaction between residents so they can prepare meals in a home-like environment.
• Residents have the opportunity to use the Spreepark Art Space team’s accessible workspace spanning around 150 square metres.
• Up to four participants receive a lump sum of EUR 3,600 net for the entire residency period to cover living costs on site.

What they offer?

• Extensive support with travel, visa and residency arrangements.
• Comprehensive preparatory consultations to determine curatorial support.
• Dedicated support and advice from the Spreepark Art Space team.
• Invitations to the wide range of activities offered by Spreepark Art Space.
• Targeted networking with the vibrant Berlin art and culture scene with the respective thematic emphasis.

Eligibility Criteria

• Originality: They seek projects with new and unique ideas that have not existed in this form or combination before. An innovative approach can inspire further developments.
• Interdisciplinarity: Projects should integrate different disciplines, including those beyond art. For example, where art intersects with ecology, planning with philosophy, or literature with architecture.
• Site-specificity: Projects should creatively utilize the unique characteristics and rules of the Spreepark. Embracing the site’s specificities is crucial.
• Engagement: They welcome projects that demonstrate active and intensive engagement with the Spreepark. Pre-planned concepts should be adaptable to the realities of the site.
• Contemporaneity: Projects should address current themes and challenges, engaging with contemporary knowledge and context.
• Prior knowledge: It is desirable for the group to bring practical and theoretical expertise in urban planning and artistic research to effectively work within the three-month residency period.

Selection Criteria

• The final selection of residents is made by an international curatorial board that meets once a year after the call is closed.
• The selection for 2024 has been completed. The next selection session to select the residents for 2025 will take place in autumn 2024.

For more information, visit Spreepark Art Space.