" SIT-PLU | Open Call for Residencies "
SIT-PLU | Open Call for Residencies
Four artistic residencies that explore the socio-ecological challenges through cross-disciplinary research
Image: WOOPS (Work On Outrageous Public Spaces), Hannes Gröblacher, Lilli Lička, Mira Samonig, Courtesy of Lungomare
Situated Creative Practices for the Pluriverse (SIT-PLU) is a Creative Europe Cooperation project tackling socio-ecological challenges through cross-disciplinary research and context-specific artistic interventions. Drawing on the Zapatista concept of the pluriverse—”a world where many worlds fit”—the project embraces diverse ways of knowing and living, foregrounding buen vivir (social well-being), communal interdependence, and the relationships between human and more-than-human entities.
The project includes a program of residencies (SIT-RES) happening in 2026 and 2027, where artists and creative practitioners selected through this open call will be invited to engage with a specific context (social, geographical, historical) for one year and develop new forms of creative intervention/cultural mediation.
An application for the upcoming 2027 residency period can be submitted for the following institutions and contexts:
- Baltan Laboratories (NL) will engage with Wondermash, a future ecologies institution operating within the living storyscape of the Meuse Delta;
- Lungomare (IT) will engage with the riverscapes in Bolzano;
- Idensitat (ES) will explore the theme of sacrifice zones, focusing upon neighbourhoods in the metropolitan area near the mouth of the Besos river;
- ZEMOS98 (ES) will work with sustainable, local models of energy transition in Galicia in Northwestern Spain;
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AMOUNT
SIT-RES 2027 begins in January 2027. The selected residents will receive an artist fee of €13,500 (travel excluded) and a production budget. Each institution details the terms and conditions of each specific residency/context, including the intended role of the artist, payment, production budgets and minimum requirements, in separate attachments to the general open call, whose terms apply to all residents
See more on the official website.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 May 23:59 CET.
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
ELIGIBILITY
The project is looking for artists and creative practitioners interested in developing an artistic project within the proposed social contexts and themes. They value approaches that leave a distinctive mark on the territory —unique and deeply rooted in their specificity—whether manifested as a physical intervention in public space, as evidence of relationships formed during the residency, or as the catalyst for ongoing processes that enrich community engagement over time. The project is particularly interested in methods that involve new audiences and create a culture that embraces diversity and discursive exchange. Each institution further details how they see the role of the artists and creative practitioners in their specific residency in the Terms and Conditions in the open call's official website.
To be eligible, proposals must be presented by a single applicant, meeting the criteria detailed by each institution in their Terms and Conditions.
APPLICATION DETAILS
For more information about the project and the application process, please visit the official website.
NOTE
*The calls that are listed on our website are shared for informational purposes and are sometimes subject to change. Please visit the organization's official open call website for up-to-date information.
DEADLINE
2026-05-31
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Public funding
FUNDING COUNTRIES
All EU Countries
WEBSITE
CONTACT
sitplu.project@luca-arts.be