Open Call for Crespo Foundation 2022–23 ArtNature/NatureArt Residencies

Jan. 25, 2022

The Crespo Foundation’s ArtNature/NatureArt residency program takes place in Glenkeen Garden, West Cork, south coast of Ireland. Art collectives working in different disciplines are invited to apply to spend two to three months staying and working at the inspiring Glenkeen Garden. Glenkeen Garden, a 30-hectare estate in Roaringwater Bay, designed by the Foundation’s founder and photographer Ulrike Crespo and her partner Michael Satke, is intended to be a platform for artists in dialogue with scientists to develop projects in the context of ArtNature/NatureArt.

The program is intended for visual artists (painting, drawing, installation, video, photography), composers/sound artists and writers. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work is particularly welcome. Applications are only permitted as a group of at least two and a maximum of five people. The competition is open to artists from Europe and Russia. Residencies are only awarded to people aged between 30 and 45. The residency covers accommodation and work space, monthly stipend of €2500 per person and travel costs for the journey to and from Glenkeen Garden.

The Crespo Foundation has just announced the composition of the jury for its new artist-in-residence programme “ArtNature/NatureArt” in Ireland. The nine personalities from Germany, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland and Russia have in common that they are excellent experts in the fields of art and/or science. Many of them took part in world’s first art exhibitions and are managing outstanding cultural and scientific institutions in Europe. The jury members are: Prof. Gerard Byrne; Christian Fausch; Dr. Brigitte Franzen; Prof. Peter Kogler; Matt Packer; Daria Parkhomenko; Prof. Christiane Riedel; Judith Schalansky; and Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner.

The jury is now ready to review exciting applications. The next two residency phases are from August to October 2022 and from March to May 2023. The closing date for applications is January 30, 2022. Decision will be made in March 2022.