- Grant Amount – €40,000
- Deadline – June 13, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The €40,000 S+T+ARTS Aqua Motion is excited to invite artists from all disciplines to apply for a unique interdisciplinary residency programme focused on the future of water in Europe.
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This Call for Artists seeks 25 artists to participate in a 9-month Residency, followed by a 4- month Scale-Up programme, hosted across four European regions: Portugal (Atlantic and Arctic basin), the Netherlands (North Sea and Baltic basin), Austria (Danube River basin), and Italy (Mediterranean Sea basin).
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Each residency will address pressing regional water issues, co-defined through local Water Innovation Labs (WILs) involving actors from across the quintuple helix — academia, industry, government, civil society, and the environment.
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Artists will be supported to develop tangible artistic outputs – such as installations, performances, or functional prototypes – that effectively address distinct regional water management challenges.
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Benefits
- Access to specialised resources, technological infrastructure, and facilities provided by the residency host institutions.
- Participation in an individualised Mentoring Programme.
- Expert guidance and support within the interdisciplinary 5-Helix structure, enabling artists to collaborate closely with business, academia, government, environment, and civil society representatives.
- Access to the extensive Europe-wide S+T+ARTS network, including participation in community-building events, workshops, and networking opportunities (both online and in-person).
- Opportunities to present artistic outcomes at prominent international exhibitions and events, including potential participation at a conference at the Ars Electronica Festival, Venice Biennale, Brussels-based pop-up events, and other high-visibility events.
- Visibility through high impact communication activities to promote the artistic output and its innovation spillovers.
Funding Information
- EUR 40,000 budget per artist residency, covering artist fees, costs associated with participation in exhibitions and public events, and other relevant expenses necessary for the successful implementation of the residency (including production of artworks or prototypes).
Eligibility:
- Open to artists of any nationality able to travel to the country hosting the Residency
- Applicants must have a valid fiscal ID (e.g., VAT number).
- Applicants must be independent of AQUA MOTION consortium partners (no current employees or affiliates).
- Not eligible if already granted a S+T+ARTS residency for 2025 or 2026.
- Must have at least 5 years of artistic practice and a documented portfolio
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