Running all year round since 2002, the residency programme is at the heart of PACT Zollverein’s day to day work. The programme is open to professional artists from Germany and abroad who work in the areas of dance, performance, media arts or music and who are closely linked to PACT’s two other core strands of activity in presenting work and facilitating research and development. This initiative is a key element in PACT Zollverein’s profile as an Artists’ House supporting lively exchange between practice and theory.
The next residency period will run from August to December 2024 and will have a duration of 3 to 6 weeks. Residences are awarded twice a year by an international jury. A residency project will not have a public showing.
While occupying their own designated space and essentially working independently, residents may choose to take advantage of various kinds of production support. PACT is also pleased to facilitate barrier-free and family-friendly residences by arrangement.
Thanks to the support of the Ministry for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, residency recipients receive a grant to cover their living expenses and travel costs. The residency includes:
- Studio space (from 69 to 173 sq. m.)
- Local accommodation (max. 4 people)
- Period of 3 – 6 weeks (at a stretch)
- Weekly grant allowance for all of the residency project participants (max. 4 people)
- Travel costs covering one journey only per participant to and from PACT Zollverein (max. 4 people)*
- Technical equipment (by arrangement and subject to availability)
- Professional technical support (by arrangement and subject to availability)
*Principally, the least environmentally harmful means of transport available should be chosen.
