Artists' Residence Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral

Programme Description
The Artists' Residence Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral was founded by the Foundation for Culture of the Rhineland-Palatinate. Its aim is to promote and foster visual artists from all countries by providing them with a place for meeting, for artistic production and for theoretical reflection.

To achieve this the Foundation awards six Residence Scholarships, one Project Scholarship and one Curator Scholarship. During the Residence, all these scholarships include a payment of 1200 Euros per month. To qualify, Residents must have completed their artistic studies with a Master of Fine Arts degree (M.F.A.) Proven autodidacts who are able to distinguish themselves through particular artistic achievements and through the presentation of exhibitions and prizes may also apply.

Target Group
Applications are open to national and international visual artists in the disciplines of Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Drawing, Graphic Arts, Design, Photography, Video as well as New Media and Landscape Art/Design. No age limits apply.

The Project Scholarship gives international visual artists whose permanent place of residence is in the Federal Republic of Germany the opportunity to develop a project in Germany. Applications are open to the same disciplines as for the Residence Scholarships.

The Curator Scholarship is awarded to a national or international applicant who is no older than 35 years of age or who holds a university degree (at least an M.A., preferably a doctorate) that is no older than five years.

Number of Scholarships
8

Term
Six six-month Residence Scholarships and one non-residential six-month Project Scholarship are awarded. In addition, a six-month Curator Scholarship is approved for a national or international junior scientist.

Scholarship Items
The scholarship is worth 1200 Euros per Month.
Scholarship holders are each provided with a furnished living room/bedroom with shower/toilet and a studio. Utility costs (electricity, water and heating) are paid by the Artists' Residence (Künstlerhaus).
Each flat is equipped with a single telephone connection. Radio and TV can be installed in each living studio. The common room, dining room and kitchen are shared by the residents.

Application Requirements
Applicants for a Residence Scholarship for Visual Artists as well as for the Project Scholarship must prove that they have completed their art studies with a Master of Fine Arts degree   (M.F.A.) and must subsequently prove that they have spent three years working as an artist prior to the start of the scholarship. Applications by autodidacts who have distinguished themselves through particular artistic achievements and who are able to document this through exhibitions and prizes are also possible.

Language Skills are required in one of the three languages: German, English or French.

During their award, the Scholarship Holders will have a place of residence in Bad Ems (registered as their second residence) and will undertake to reside at the Artists' Residence Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral for at least two thirds of their scholarship.
During their scholarship, the artists must not have any other professional obligations.

In addition, for the Project Scholarship:
Artists are expected to have an artistic project that can be completed within the Scholarship Term of six months so that it can, possibly, be shown during the annual Scholarship Holder Exhibition.

For the Curator Scholarship:
The curator must be no older than 34 years of age or must have received the university degree (at least an M.A., preferably a doctorate) no longer than five years ago. Applicants must be proficient in German and have a good knowledge of English or French.

Formalities
Please only use the in-house application form. This is published on the website http://www.balmoral.de/english/index.php. The website also provides further information on which papers and documents need to be submitted and in what form these should be presented.

Closing Date 
The next application deadlines will be published on the website  http://www.balmoral.de/english/index.php

• Africa Sub-Sahara
• Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania
• Central and Eastern Europe
• Latin America
• North America
• Northern Africa and the Middle East
• Western Europe