Open call for residency

Deadline: 30th August 2019


You are invited to apply and participate in the ”Artistic Research Residency Programme Iran-Europe” on the topic of Industrial Heritage or Living Archives, involving artists in the de-mining of sensitive heritage issues.

The programme is organised by BOZAR along with the Goethe Institut(Germany) and HERITΛGE -The Heritage Management Organization (Greece) in the framework of the European project HerMaP - Cultural Heritage Management Project in Iran.

All projects should have an innovative storytelling dimension by using contemporary artistic
formats of research and a community engagement dimension, including collaboration with
local artists.

For artists residing in a country of the EU or in Iran.

Age between 24 and 50

Six projects will be selected for the industrial sites. Four of them will participate in
residencies in Iran and two of them in Europe. Four projects will be selected for the Living
archives and will take place in Iran.


No entry fee

Residency offers:
Travel and visa costs, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the Artists-Lab in
Brussels in November 2019 together with all selected artists;
Travel and visa costs, accommodation, daily allowance and technical support for the
residency;
Each residency will be shaped around the individual needs of each successful applicant
creating a unique residency opportunity providing a tailored residency program for
each successful applicant, to meet and collaborate with local artists and experts.
Travel and visa costs, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the Final Encounter
in Brussels in May 2020.