Women have played a crucial role in the fight against fascism, recognising it as a serious threat to world peace and actively contributing to the democratic transition. The project aims to explore and valorise the contribution of European women in the Resistance during the Second World War, highlighting their protagonism in the post-war democratic transition and promoting a strengthened awareness of the value of female participation in the consolidation of democracies and the protection of fundamental rights.
Over 15 months, WONDER will unfold across 5 cultural organisations in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. The project will support 5 artists, one in each partner country, to carry out community-based archival research and develop new artistic work on women’s roles in European resistance movements that will be presented at each project venue.
There is a separate open call for each of the residencies:
- ECCOM, Centro Europeo per l’Organizzazione e il Management Culturale (IT, lead)
- Frauenmuseum Hittisau, FH (AU)
- Frauen in der Einen Welt Zentrum für Interkulturelle Frauenalltagsforschung und Internationalen Austausch e.V., FEW (DE)
- IAWM International Association of Womens’ Museum, IAWM (IT)
- Stichting Herengracht 401, H401 (NL)
- Fundacja Instytut Beatboxu, FIB (PL)
Residency dates: 4 weeks, in the first half of 2027
Exhibition dates: from the end of April 2027
Artform: participatory and socially engaged visual arts (including but not limited to photography, film, digital, sound, small installation)
What is offered?
- Artist fee: 3,000 EUR
- Production costs: up to 1,000 EUR
- Expenses: travel, accommodation (if applicable) and subsistence expenses for the duration of the residency and for the time agreed within the exhibition.
- Working space and support: a dedicated working space and logistical, curatorial and networking support.
- Communication and dissemination: promote your work on the WONDER social media channels, websites and newsletter.
