Call for Applications for the Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden

In the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden – a joint project of the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) and THE SCHAUFLER FOUNDATION – a six-month artist in residence at the interface of art and science is being advertised for the coming year, which is based at the university’s Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections.

Since 2020, the following artists have been nominated for the internationally renowned residency at the University of Excellence: Lena von Goedeke, Rosa Barba, Esmeralda Conde Ruiz, Anton Ginzburg and Christian Kosmas Mayer.

The six-month residency at the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden, which is endowed with 3,000 euros net/month, offers committed and internationally active artists or artist groups from the fields of media art, conceptual art, performance and others the unique opportunity to work on the central theme of ‘Data↔Worlds. Socio-technical and Cultural Syntheses of New Realities’.
The artists have the opportunity to work with a cooperative community of researchers in the context of the Schaufler Kolleg@TU Dresden and to draw on the resources of the University of Excellence and our cooperation partners for artistic and creative productions. Production costs, a solo exhibition and an artist book are part of the Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden portfolio.

The Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden includes:

  • Access to a competitive array of institutes and workshops for artistic research
  • A stipend of € 3,000.00 (net) a month for 6 months (in the period between February and
    December 2025)
  • A studio at TUD
  • Production support up to € 10,000
  • Solo exhibition in fall 2025 with a artist book by a respected fine arts publishing house
    (Sandstein Verlag, Dresden)
  • Assistance finding accommodation

Until December 1, 2024 artists are kindly invited to apply with concepts for projects to be completed in 2025 at TUD at Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden. Projects should focus on the interface between art and science, explicitly artistic intelligence and its implications for society and the culture of objects. The selection of the artist is made by the Residency´s selection committee.

To apply for Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden 2025, please submit a complete application in English or
German, which includes the following documents:

  • Completed application form
  • CV (max. 2 pages)
  • Artistic portfolio
  • A proposal describing the project (max. 10,000 characters including spaces)
  • A plan, including timing, of the proposed project with the names of potential partners at TU
  • 3-minute video about the project and your own person
  • one letter of recommendation (max. 6 months old)

Please refer to the call and our website for further information on the application procedure and the key points of the residency. Deadline is December 1, 2024.

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