Delfina Foundation announces International Open call for 2025 Residency Programme

On this occasion, Delfina Foundation welcomes applications from artists, curators, researchers, technologists, activists, writers, and thinkers who seek to explore how emergent technologies effect our understanding of mental wellbeing, and who are interested in probing the potential for intersecting art, science, and technology to reimagine mental health support, justice, and pride.

Delfina Foundation’s Thematic Programmes 

Delfina Foundation’s residency programme is structured around the four seasons of the year. Within this, occasional twelve – 2 week seasons bring together groups of practitioners under a specific theme to collectively engage in a shared area of interest. Current recurring themes include: Performance as Process, Collecting as Practice, The Politics of Food, and science_technology_society.

The ambition of the thematic seasons is to create a focused environment that fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange among practitioners from around the world who can offer different approaches and insights. These ongoing programmes build on each other, creating an ever-evolving hub for incubating ideas and connecting an international network of practitioners.

Residency Activities 

• Delfina residencies support peer-to-peer conversations between participants through programmed activities together, as well as providing an encouraging environment for informal exchange to take place.
• In addition, Delfina can propose and facilitate workshops, meetings, and connections for residents with relevant practitioners and professionals — including artists, curators, academics, researchers, funders and institutions.
• Moreover, the internal residency activities are complemented with an external public programme of events — including talks, workshops, screenings, and panel discussions — brought together in dialogue with residents who may wish to contribute.

International Applicants 

• The selected international applicants will be offered a fully-funded twelve-week residency, including:
  • A return economy-class flight
  • Airport transfers in the UK
  • Reimbursement of visa fees (if required)
  • Per diems of £35 per day
  • A materials budget of £800
  • A travel pass for London’s public transport network
  • A single bedroom with a desk at Delfina Foundation, a house which hosts up to 8 residents with shared facilities, including: bathrooms, laundry rooms, a kitchen, library and dining room.
• Please note that travel insurance is not covered. Selected residents are required to obtain travel insurance at their own initiative and expense, and to send a copy of the insurance documents to Delfina Foundation in advance of travelling to the residency.

UK Applicants 

• Applicants based in the UK will be considered for non-residential participation in the programme and will be paid a fixed fee of £3000 for their involvement, plus reimbursements for pre-agreed travel costs required for their participation.

Eligibility 

• This opportunity is open to practitioners from around the world as well as across the UK. This season will support a minimum of eight practitioners, whose practices have already engaged with aspects of art, science, technology, and mental wellbeing, and who make strong proposals for how they will use this opportunity to explore ideas within the stated theme.

For more information, visit Delfina Foundation.