" České Budějovice ECoC 2028 | Ars Biologica ArtXScience Residency Open Call "
České Budějovice ECoC 2028 | Ars Biologica ArtXScience Residency Open Call
24,000 EUR total funding for projects exploring how art and science can address urgent environmental challenges
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With the Ars Biologica ArtXScience Residency Open Call, České Budějovice European Capital of Culture (ECoC) 2028 and Ars Electronica invite artists, designers, creatives, and artist collectives to apply for a fully funded programme designed for direct collaboration with local scientists.
The ArtXScience residency is one part of the Ars Biologica project, a key pillar of České Budějovice – European Capital of Culture 2028. The aim is to explore how art and science can collaborate to address urgent environmental challenges, with a special focus on climate emergence, sustainable agriculture, geoengineering, permaculture, water resource management, and the broader ecological impacts on local communities.
INFO
AMOUNT
24 000 EUR in total funding:
- 6 000 EUR Artist Fee
- Up to 15 000 EUR Production Budget (proposal required)
- Up to 3 000 EUR for transportation, travel, accommodation, and subsistence (required travels are 2-5 trips to Budweis; 2 trips to Ars Electronica; accommodation for one month stay in České Budějovice is covered by separate budget)
APPLICATION DEADLINE
28 September 2026
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
ELIGIBILITY
- Artists with prior experience in interdisciplinary collaborations, ArtXScience productions and community engagement.
- The applicant should have produced enough documented work to allow the assessment of their artistic portfolio. They must have more than 5 years of professional creative practice.
- The ideal candidate will show a deep interest in collaborating with scientists involved and being part of a team that will jointly work on the co-production of a new artistic output.
- The applicants must be 18 years old or older and can be of all nationalities, but must be eligible to work and travel in the EU.
APPLICATION DETAILS
For more information about application details and eligibility criteria, 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
2026-09-28
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Public funding
FUNDING COUNTRIES
Czech Republic