July 2, 2024
Spreepark Art Space facilitates the artistic transformation and exploration of a unique, green, urban space within Berlin: Kulturpark Plänterwald, a former amusement park that was open from 1969 until 2001 under the name of Spreepark. After its closure, the site became derelict and was reclaimed by nature. Now it hosts exhibitions, open-air installations and educational programs that investigate the close relationship between people and nature, art and forest.
Since spring 2024, Spreepark Art Space has been offering a residency program for international artist groups at the historic Eierhäuschen—a newly renovated and re-opened building dating back to the 19th century. Above the exhibition spaces and offices, four apartments with adjoining studios, as well as a spacious common room and communal kitchen, have been created for artists. In 2025, the space will host four resident groups for approximately three months at a time. In addition to free accommodation, residents will be provided a €3,600 contribution to the living costs as well as reimbursement of travel costs.
Spreepark Art Space Residency // Collage: Studio Lekko
The theme of the residency program is a sustainable connection between art and nature for a varied audience, with a special focus on analysing and exploring the Spreepark as a living space of transformation. Therefore, the cultural and ecological environment of the park should be at the center of the artistic project. Interdisciplinary collectives and project-based artist groups that explore these topics and do not yet live and work in Berlin are invited to apply for a three-month residency in one of the following periods: January 20th-April 4th, April 14th-June 27th, July 7th-September 19th, or September 29th-December 12th, 2025. The result of the artistic research can take any form, and the outcomes of all residency groups will be presented in 2026 in an exhibition at Eierhäuschen.
Particularly welcome are groups working in the fields of urban development and planning, architecture, urbanism and all ecological disciplines. The group can also form specifically for the residency program, but the members should be familiar enough to work and live together for the three-month period. BIPoC and LGBTQIA+ individuals as well as people with impairments or disabilities are explicitly encouraged to apply. Applicants from non-European countries will receive assistance in arranging entry visas for the duration of their stay. As there is no existing infrastructure for hosting children, alternative solutions for their accommodation will be considered individually.
Application Info
spreepark-artspace.de
Deadline: July 26, 2024; midnight
