Open Call | European Digital Deal Residencies

For three years (January 2023–December 2025), thirteen cultural organizations in Europe will form a new kind of public forum that will critically reflect on the implications of new technologies on the social fabric and draft an action plan for how future technological innovation can benefit the many.

As part of the project actions, twelve 9-month artist residencies will be hosted by eleven different partners across Europe.

Artists are called on to investigate a range of topics, from the notion of truth in the information age shaped by algorithms, biases in AI, techno-anxiety, the digital divides arising as a result of digitalization and ways to counteract them, to new forms of surveillance, intelligence, living, citizenship or work.

The residencies tackle the challenges of our times and invite artists to question and critically examine current practices through works that envision alternatives and shifts in the present-day paradigm. The challenges were defined by the cultural organizations in the project consortium, which will also host the artists-in-residence. Though inspired by local issues, the challenges transcend national borders.

All the selected artists will receive a 25,000 EUR grant to complete their project, mentorship through an incubation program, and the chance to show their work at festivals and events organized by the partners of the network.

Open Call Submissions Deadline: 30 November 2023, 23:59 CET

Winners Announcement: January 2024

Residency Kick-Off Event in Budapest, Hungary & Linz, Austria: April 2024

Residency: April – December 2024

Conditions for participation and the detailed descriptions of each residency challenge are available on the project’s website.

This project has been co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe program.