Goethe-Institut Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines together with SAVVY Contemporary, TanzFaktur, and Leipzig International Art Programme are looking for two-month residency applications in visual art and performing art.
As Germany’s international cultural institute, Goethe-Institut promotes cultural collaboration worldwide, encourages intercultural dialogue, and enables cultural involvement. Focusing on shared artistic production, reception and reflection, the Goethe-Institut Southeast Asia initiates and co-organises this residency platform to connect, to exchange ideas, to collect impulses, to work in a new cultural context, and to draw on a variety of new inspirations.
The REFLEKT residency programme encourages the artists/curators/art practitioners in residence to expand their research, develop a concept/prototype, build a project, or create an artwork together with the hosting organisations and local communities. Ideally, after completing the residency, the residents would continue their work and present them in their city of origin with the local Goethe-Institut as a host.
For the first edition, there are five slots in total for artists, curators, and art practitioners to work and engage with their respective art scene and public in Germany for two months with the following preferred hosts:
- SAVVY Contemporary (Berlin): 1 November – 31 December 2023.
- TanzFaktur (Cologne): 1 November – 31 December 2023.
- Leipzig International Art Programme (Leipzig): 1 December 2023 – 31 January 2024.
Each host has a different profile and requirements, but all require applicants to work and live in Indonesia, Malaysia, or the Philippines. Priority will be given to applicants residing outside capital cities and major art hubs such as Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur.
The Goethe-Institut will cover the costs for airfare to Germany (return ticket in economy class), visa and travel expenses for a visa appointment, travel insurance, as well as accommodation during the residency. Artists will receive a lump-sum fee and daily allowance totalling 2000 EUR for the whole residency as well as a subsidy for production/research.
