Apply Now: ‘Art Like Salt’ International Open Call for Residency Artists

The winners will be chosen to participate in a residency program in Shinan, designated a ‘Slow City’, in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, with the opportunity to create work in any of the following formats; painting, drawing, photography, video, installation, sculpture, or sound with the theme of ‘Rising and Receding.’

Theme

• Rising and Receding
  • This open call, under the theme “Rising and Receding,” asks how art operates at varying distances from society, daily life, emotion, memory, and technology.

Funding Information

• The winner(s) will be rewarded 5,000,000 KRW (before tax) as an artist fee, and 1,200,000 KRW (before tax) for supplies cost, along with 1,500,000 KRW (before tax) for living expenses.
• Travel expenses will also be supported for international participants: up to 1,200,000 KRW for those traveling from Europe, the Americas, or Africa, and up to 800,000 KRW for those from Asia (before tax, the proof of airfare is required).

Eligibility Criteria

• 2 Artists of the Year (an individual or group)
• Benefits for the Winner(s): 2 people or teams
• The Winner(s) of the Year (an individual or group) will have the opportunity to participate in a residency program for 12 weeks between September and November 2025, or between March and May 2026, in Jeungdo, Shinan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. (Residency period is adjustable upon mutual agreement.)
• The artworks of the winner(s) will be exhibited at the Salt Museum near the residence.
• Media:
  • Painting, Drawing, Video, Photography, Installation, Sculpture, and/or Sound

Application Requirements

• Complete online application form.
• Submit the only PDF (horizontal, in English) file with your CV, artist statement, and 10-20 images of your artwork (including the info: title, year, dimension, and material) in the google form.
• Your artist statement should include your intended project during the residency in Jeungdo.
• For video work(s), please include the still image(s) with a hyperlink on the PDF.

For more information, visit Art Like Salt.