Schlossmediale International Festival is providing a grant for a five-week residency (19 May to 28 June 2025) for three individually active artists to develop new art at a location that is steeped in history, and to display, install or perform their work in the unique spaces of the castle in creative and open engagement with it.
The works created will be shown in the castle during the 13th Schlossmediale International Festival of Early Music, New Music and Audiovisual Art, whih will take place from 19 – 28 June 2025. The theme for this year’s programme is AUSGEPACKT! (UNPACKED!).
Three qualified artists – solo artists, no duos or groups – with professional experience in different fields who represent the following artistic disciplines:
- sound art
- sound studies
- audiovisual art
- experimental instrument building
- visual art
- installations
- sculpture
- land art
- performance
Important note: Sound installations without a visual dimension will not be taken into account.
The three artists awarded the grant will live in a historical house in the small town of Werdenberg, Switzerland, at the foot of the castle. Each will have a room at their disposal for the duration of the residency, as well as a shared kitchen, a shared living room and a small, shared bathroom. An open, considerate and sociable attitude is necessary for the cohabitation to function smoothly during the residency period; it is hoped that living together may bring additional value in terms of inspiration. Long-term stays in the house by friends and relatives are not encouraged due to lack of space.
There is only limited working space. Relatively small rooms in various houses can be made available for the purpose. No studios exist; the grant holders would have to arrange these individually in the locality. However, a few exhibition spaces in the castle can be used from an early stage, circumstances permitting.
Financial support includes a grant of 4,000 CHF, expenses for travel, transport and meals of 1,000 CHF and material costs up to 1,000 CHF.
