Nominations open for Collide Copenhagen Residency Awards

Collide is an annual residency programme for artists with a distinct interest in science and technology, who have a strong motivation to engage in dialogue with scientists and engineers.

The selected artist or collective will spend the first month at CERN in Geneva and the second month at Copenhagen Contemporary in Copenhagen. During the residency, the artist conducts research for their proposal, fostering meaningful exchanges with scientists, engineers, and staff in both locations. The residencies will be followed by a remote phase to define and produce a new artwork with the support of both curatorial teams in Geneva and Copenhagen.

Benefits

• Collide offers the selected artist or artist collective the following financial support and conditions:
  • Travel costs and accommodation within a fixed budget for the artistic residency period at CERN in Geneva and CC in Copenhagen.
  • A production stipend of CHF 15,000.
  • For artist collectives, all these costs will be split between the members. A maximum of 2 members of a collective can be hosted at the same time as residents.

Eligibility Criteria

• Artists from any country who are over 18 years old.
• Artists with a convincing body of work and at least 5 years of professional artistic experience.
• Artists (or their collaborators in the case of a collective) may only submit one proposal.
• Collide particularly encourages the participation of artists who meet any of the following criteria:
  • Artists interested in the cultural significance of scientific research and technology.
  • Artists interested in extending their connection with the field of science and entering into dialogue with scientists, engineers and staff at CERN in Geneva and CC in Copenhagen.
  • Artists with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and flexibly across disciplinary boundaries.
  • Artists interested in CERN’s community, its social fabric, history, and narratives.
  • Artists whose work and proposal aim to reflect on new models of social enquiry and the potential synergies between art, science, technology and society.

Selection Criteria

• One artist or artistic collective will be selected for the residency. The selection will be based on the call criteria and evaluation of the submitted project proposal. A jury board formed by cultural experts, scientists, and representatives from each institution will review the submissions. The names of the jurors will be revealed after the call closes.
• Submission to this competition constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. The jury’s decision will be final and not subject to further communication.
• The jury’s decision will be published on both Arts at CERN and CC’s websites and social media channels by the end of February 2025.

Application Requirements

• The application should be written in English and submitted via the online form on this website, which requires the following elements:
  • Personal details: name, address, contact details.
  • An artist or collective’s biography (maximum 500 words).
  • An artist dossier with the most relevant artworks or projects.
  • Project proposal consisting of:
    • Project description (maximum 1200 words) that describes the project proposal you intend to undertake during the two-month residency at CERN and Copenhagen. The scope of this proposal should include a research period in both locations and a development phase after the residency to define and produce a new artwork with the curatorial support of the teams in Geneva and Copenhagen.
    • Project summary (maximum 300 words).
    • Project motivation (maximum 600 words) that outlines your motivation for undertaking this residency and your interest in CERN’s and Copenhagen’s contexts in relation to your artistic practice.

For more information, visit Arts at CERN.