The Institute for Postnatural Studies (IPS) announces GASP: Global African Situated Practices, a six-week artistic research residency in Madrid, Spain for one individual based in any of the 54 African states. Running from 15 October to 30 November 2025, the residency supports interdisciplinary and socially engaged practices at the intersection of art, ecology, and research. IPS has appointed LuCAC - Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre, Zambia as the guest jury of experts reviewing the applications.
Based in Madrid, this residency will serve as a dynamic hub of exchange connecting the selected resident with artists, researchers, and practitioners in Spain, the broader Mediterranean region, and Latin America.
The programme welcomes individuals whose practice is deeply connected to their local context in the African continent, working in fields including:
- Visual arts
- Research and education in the arts, culture, or humanities
- Curation and cultural programming
- Archiving and library practices
- Community leadership in socially engaged art
Collectives and duos are not eligible to apply.
Applicants may propose new or ongoing multidisciplinary projects that engage with climate-related issues (e.g. heat, drought, eco-territorial concerns) and work meaningfully within specific communities, geographies, or sociopolitical contexts in the African continent.
The programme provides the following:
- Accommodation
- Studio space
- Curatorial mentorship
- Public presentation
- Access to local networks
- Visits to institutions and independent spaces in Madrid
- Supporting documents for visa application process, including letter of invitation (IPS cannot guarantee the successful processing of a Schengen visa but can recommend how to navigate the process in general terms)
- 3,000 EUR artist honorarium grant
- 2,000 EUR joint travel and production budget
