Foodculture days is calling for applications from transdisciplinary collectives for The Kitchen/Central Location during the festival in Switzerland, 16–20 June 2027.
At once an open-air kitchen, a gathering space, and an artistic installation, The Kitchen/Central Location invites participants and passers-by alike to cook, exchange, and reflect together. The 6th edition of the festival wants to open up this space with/to the community of practices and imagine new ways of inhabiting it.
Foodculture days offers an open-air citizen experimentation laboratory in Vevey’s public space. The intention is to rethink ways of living, relationship to time and to creation. The organisers are especially eager to think together with the collective about the conditions under which multidisciplinary practices can flourish and thrive in our contemporary society.
The foodculture days team will facilitate connections between the selected collective and local producers, growers, and artisans shaping the region’s food landscape (including farm visits, foraging sites, and other relevant locations). The festival will also provide production support and volunteers throughout the project. Standard professional kitchen equipment and cooking facilities will be made available by the festival.
Foodculture days is looking for a transdisciplinary collective; scientists, artists, designers, craftspeople, cooks, activists, architects. The collective can be newly formed or already active. Collaboration across different generations, cultures, and levels of expertise is also encouraged.
Three shortlisted proposals will be selected. Each shortlisted collective will be invited to an online meeting and will receive a 250 CHF research fee to further develop their proposal.
The proposed budget is 15,000 CHF (VAT included, all-inclusive). This budget covers all project-related expenses, including (but not limited to): travel, visas, equipment rental, any additional kitchen equipment required, per diems, materials, and artist fees. Food costs and accommodation in Vevey will be covered separately by foodculture days.
