Șona AIR is launching an open call for its 2025 international residency programme aimed at artists and researchers from the field of culture and beyond with an interest in visual culture, contemporary issues, experimentation and interdisciplinarity.
The Șona AIR programme, coordinated by the Ștefan Câlția Foundation, provides participants with the opportunity to live and work in the Blue House in the village of Șona (Brașov County), Romania. Participants can choose one of two different periods:
- 27 January – 13 April (11 weeks)
- 15 September – 9 November (8 weeks)
The residency programme does not impose any predefined outcomes (production), but participants are encouraged to hold an individual or collaborative public event based on their practice addressing the local community and the rural context. Participants will be asked to provide the organisers with a residency diary, in any form (written, audio, video, etc.), summarising their experience and the evolution of their artistic project during the residency. The residency does not facilitate exhibitions, but may host guests or collaborators.
The programme is intended for artists and researchers with diverse practices, both in Romania and internationally. The residencies target projects that are already in progress or in the research stage, without necessarily having a direct connection with the village of Șona. The programme is also open to designers, architects, writers, academics and curators, as well as people working in the performing arts, sound and film.
Participation in a residency includes: a payment of 2,500 EUR (for the entire period), a daily allowance of 57 lei/day and transport to and from the residency location (Șona), in Romania and internationally (within the limit of 270 EUR), as well as accomodation and shared work spaces. Residency participants are permitted to invite family members or other guests to stay in the guest rooms.
