Collide Copenhagen Residency Award

Collide Copenhagen residency award is the collaboration framework between CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary that aims to support artistic research on art, science, and technology. Within this unique collaboration framework, Collide will be taking place annually over a three-year period (2023-2025).

The residency will consist of two months divided into two periods. The artist will spend the first month at CERN in Geneva and the second in Copenhagen. The residency will be dedicated to artistic research and exploration. After the residency, a development phase will follow, during which the artist will define and produce a groundbreaking artwork to be included in an exhibition at CC in 2025, the last year of the collaboration between both institutions. Throughout this journey, artists will receive curatorial support from the Geneva and Copenhagen curatorial teams.

Focus Areas

• Collide is particularly interested in artists who resonate with the following ideas:
  • Cultural Significance: artists interested in exploring the role of advanced technologies and novel scientific models as pivotal themes in society.
  • Technological Reflection: artists whose work delves into the profound implications of advanced technologies, with a specific focus on the challenges of emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and the emergence of quantum technologies, and their exploration from philosophical and ethical perspectives.
  • Dialogue with Science: artists eager to deepen their connection with the field of physics, engaging in meaningful dialogues with scientists, engineers, and staff at both CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary.
  • Collaborative Processes: artists who showcase an ability to work collaboratively and flexibly across disciplinary boundaries, enriching creative insights with diverse perspectives.
  • Community Engagement: artists interested in immersing themselves in CERN’s and Copenhagen’s vibrant communities, exploring the social fabric, historical narratives, and unique aspects that define their identity.

Conditions of the Residency

• Collide is committed to supporting selected artists or artist collectives by providing the following financial assistance and conditions:
  • Living Expenses: comprehensive coverage of living expenses for the entire two-month residency period, encompassing the stay at CERN in Geneva and Copenhagen.
  • Travel and Accommodation: Collide will cover travel costs and arrange accommodation within a predefined budget for the duration of the residency at CERN and Copenhagen.
  • Production Stipend: CHF 15,000 will be granted to the selected artist. This financial support aims to facilitate the development and realisation of a new artwork.
  • Artist Collective Consideration: for artist collectives, all mentioned costs will be divided among the members. Notably, Collide welcomes a maximum of two members of a collective to be hosted concurrently as residents.

Eligibility Criteria

• Collide welcomes artists from any country who are at least 18 years old. Interested artists are invited to submit one application detailing their project proposal, artistic vision, and relevance to the overarching context of the call. The application should describe a project to be developed during the residency and an art production proposal.

For more information, visit Arts at CERN.