Künstlerstadt Kalbe International Summer Campus

Call for Application
13^th International Summer Campus 2025
from 21^th July to 31^th August 2025

International Summer Campus

Künstlerstadt Kalbe, an innovative project in the Altmark region (Saxony-Anhalt) with the goal of countering demographic change through art and culture, is awarding scholarships for a working residency for the 9th time. 

In accordance with the concept of a social plastic referring to Joseph Beuys, Künstlerstadt Kalbe sees itself as a place where the creative power of art is to be unleashed in order to build a free, sustainable and liveable society. 

For six weeks, national and international artists of all disciplines (fine arts, literature, performing arts, music, film, photography, media art, interdisciplinary projects) are invited to participate in such a social sculpture in Kalbe and to contribute their own project ideas.
 

The scholarship includes

• Free accommodation for the scholarship holders 
• Temporary, exceptional studios and working spaces 
• Basic stock of working materials (stone, wood, glass, fabrics, metal a.o.), tools and technical equipment
• Funding of a travel allowance and, if applicable, a supplement to the visa fee (exclusively for scholarships arriving from abroad)
• Artist sponsorship of a Kalbenser during the stay

Contribution of the scholarship holder

• Participation in weekly studio tours with artist talks and presentation of own work
• Presence of the artist during the residency
• In addition, there is the possibility to organize further program points, e.g. in the form of an exhibition, performance, reading, workshop or other formats

Requirements 
the call is addressed to

• national and international artists, collectives or students of all disciplines: fine arts, literature, performing arts, music, film, photography, media art, interdisciplinary projects 
• without age restriction
  • fully completed application form incl. project idea (see homepage)

Application documents to be submitted

• curriculum vitae
• Portfolio with max. 10 works (no originals)
• if applicable, letter of recommendation
• if applicable, copy of a current matriculation certificate
   

Application deadline: 30^th May 2025
 

Applications can be submitted digitally to:
opencall@ kuenstlerstadt-kalbe.de

Further Informations: +49 39080 2959 or info@kuenstlerstadt-kalbe.de