PROSPER: Euboea Residency Program 2024 (Greece)

PROSPER is an international project co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the EU, led by 5 partner organizations (LOOP (Greece), Eho animato (Serbia), Oyoun (Germany), Peripetija and LDA Struga (North Macedonia). The periphery selected for this open call is Euboea Island in Greece. It is a site that has been suffering ecologically due to wildfires, and it represents a common type of environmental challenge that ones see globally and more frequently than ever before.

Participants will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in creative work that is informed by local communities that live and work in this periphery. This exchange takes place in the form of a 30 day residency in October with a group of eight international participants, and ends with a collectively curated one-day festival where the participants showcase the work they developed during the residency. The key objective is to inspire participants to find connections between their practice, the fragile environment they are inhabiting, and the people who live there, while ensuring respect for the core values: sustainability, inclusivity, and decolonial thinking.

PROSPER calls for artists, designers, thinkers, and researchers who are interested in:

• Peripheries as spaces of possibility & resistance
• Climate & environmental challenges
• Interdisciplinary exploration with local communities

What you will get?

• The residency in Euboea Island will provide:
  • Accommodation – participants will be living in one shared housing in Villa M
  • Travel costs – return tickets and local transport
  • Living costs amounting to 660 Euros (gross) per person
  • Common work space
  • Collective learning sessions with local communities
  • Production costs (within a limited budget)
  • Tours of Euboea Island with a local tour guide
• You will:
  • Meet and connect with fellow residents
  • Participate in collective learning sessions by the local community
  • Offer your own presentation/workshop/masterclass/discussion to the local community
  • Present creative work in any form for the one day festival developed during the residency

Who can apply?

• Individuals or duos (duos must apply separately and mention their partner in the proposal)
• Artists, designers, thinkers, or researchers of any background – examples: performers, writers, video and film artists, choreographers, theater makers, digital artists, creative coders, visual artists, installation artists, street artists, composers, sound artists, multidisciplinary artists, designers, makers, architects, curators, journalists, critics, urban planners, independent scholars
• Applicants must be able to communicate in English
• Applicants must be available to travel to Greece (invitation letters may be provided upon request for visa applicants)
• Applicants must be physically present and dedicated full-time to the residency.
• Considered an asset (but not required), applicants who:
  • May identify as someone being connected to the concept of peripheries
  • Can show examples of their work that represent core values of the project (diversity, inclusivity, and decolonial thinking)
  • Have some knowledge and/or experience that relates to environmental sustainability
  • Have experience working and engaging with communities.

For more information, visit Peripetija.