A new residency programme to develop artistic perspectives on bicycle cultures and communities in five European cities is being launched. The programme will provide opportunities for artists to create interventions that inspire local decision-makers and invite communities to imagine bike-friendly, inclusive spaces in our cities between May and September 2024.
The project sees artists as playing a role in envisioning future(s) to tackle sustainable urban mobility challenges. The residency programme will provide opportunities and networks for artists, communities and decision-makers from different backgrounds and perspectives to come together to re-think, imagine and collaborate.
- There will be one residency taking place in each respective country (Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Slovakia).
- Each residency is for a one-month stay for one person (except in the case of Berlin which is for a two-month stay for one person).
- The artist-in-residence programme is intended as space for the creative process, and for the realisation of an artistic project.
Applicants must be a legal resident in one of the 40 Creative Europe countries. The project provides accommodation, travel costs up to 400 EUR (with sustainable travel expected for distances under 600km), and a financial contribution of 1500 EUR per month.
The CYCLE UP! project can also provide additional financial support for artists whose disabilities affect their ability to carry out a residency programme.
CYCLE UP! project and the residency programme are jointly organised by the Goethe-Institut (Germany), Czech Centres (Czechia), BoMiasto (Poland), PUNKT (Slovakia) and Tartu 2024 with the City of Tartu (Estonia).
