Camera Austria and Kulturvermittlung Steiermark announce an new scholarship that Camera Austria and Kulturvermittlung Steiermark are collaboratively offering in the fall of 2022.

Place of residency: GRAZ, AUSTRIA

The scholarship is intended as an opportunity for photographers to do concentrated work and research in the city of Graz. It would thus be highly appreciated if the selected artist would reside in the city between mid-September and mid-October 2022 and shows an interest in connecting with the vibrant local art scene. During the residency period, the international festival steirischer herbst will also be running in Graz and offers an opportunity to engage with its heterogeneous program.

During their stay, the selected artist will have time to work on an already ongoing project or to develop a new one and/or to conduct research. Further, the fellow is invited to use the extensive study library of Camera Austria during the institution’s opening hours.

The residency comprises a fully equipped apartment in the city center of Graz and a scholarship of € 1000.– for the period of their stay. Furthermore, travel expenses from their regular place of residency to Graz and back after the residency will be reimbursed.
The residency will conclude with a presentation where the selected artist will speak about their work in the exhibition and library space of Camera Austria.

Application procedure
Please send your application to magazine@camera-austria.at, including the following documents:
+ A statement of purpose (informal)
+ An artist portfolio in PDF format (max. 15 MB) which contains information about the applicant’s work, selected work samples, and a CV

The residency is open to all international artists who were born after January 1, 1982, and who work with lens-based arts. The application process is running from February 28 to April 15, 2022.

Schedule
Application deadline: April 15, 2022
The selected artist will be notified by May 31, 2022
Residency: September 16 – October 14, 2022

What You Get
+ a fully equipped apartment in the city center of Graz
+ € 1,000.– for the residency period of 4 weeks
+ the reimbursement of your travel expenses
+ a presentation at Camera Austria
Kulturvermittlung Steiermark
ART = People = Creativity = Freedom (Joseph Beuys)

Getting people (regardless of age, origin, or gender) excited about culture and involving them in the creation, viewing, and discussion of art has always been the mission of Kulturvermittlung Steiermark. Through public funding, it promotes exchange among artists from the fields of photography, visual arts, and literature. The guiding principles are to offer basis-oriented cultural work, to support the young generation, and to honor human rights. Thanks to a closely knit network, the creative work of the protagonists in Styria’s cultural scene is positioned on a regional, national, and international scale. Kulturvermittlung Steiermark thus documents, collaborates, organizes, produces, and supports.

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