Austria

Organizer Information Bildrecht GmbH is an Austrian organization supporting visual artists by providing legal, professional, and infrastructural resources. Their Bildraum Studio, located in the cultural area of the Brotfabrik Wien, offers artists a large, well-equipped workspace and exhibition venue. Bildrecht has a history of supporting both national and international artists through residencies, grants, and curated […]

Organizer Information: DAS WEISSE HAUS organizes this program in partnership with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. DAS WEISSE HAUS is a key institution in Vienna’s contemporary art scene, functioning as an exhibition space and residency platform. This program leverages their partnership to connect emerging professionals with the city’s academic and artistic infrastructure. Title & […]

Organizer Information: AIR InSILo is an artist-in-residence program that defines itself as a solidarity project. For the 2026 round, the organization is introducing a significant innovation in their selection process: a two-stage application designed to test the possibilities of anonymity as a tool against bias. Inspired by blind auditions in music, AIR InSILo invites applicants […]

Organizer Information: The Leipzig International Art Programme (LIA) is a non-profit artist residency located at the historic Spinnerei Leipzig, a 10-hectare former cotton mill dating back to 1884. This site is now one of the most significant cultural complexes in Europe, housing over 120 studios, 13 galleries (including Eigen + Art), the art supply store […]

Organizer Information The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s longest-running media art competition. With the award-winning works of international artists as a trend barometer, it offers an inspiring, current and forward-looking insight into the interface between art, technology and society. The winners can look forward to the coveted Golden Nicas, up to 10,000 euros per […]

Organizer Information STRABAG ART (formerly STRABAG Kunstforum) is the cultural arm of STRABAG SE, one of Europe’s leading technology groups for construction services. Founded in the 1990s, the organisation serves as a bridge between the corporate and artistic worlds. Based in Vienna, Austria, STRABAG ART manages an extensive corporate collection presented across more than 75 […]

Organizer Information KÖR — Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien (Public Art Vienna) is a leading Austrian institution established by the City of Vienna to fund and oversee contemporary art in the public sphere. Since 2004, KÖR has acted as an intermediary between municipal authorities and the creative community. Their mission is to create permanent or […]

Organizer Information The Austrian Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS) is the central government body responsible for cultural policy and the promotion of the arts in Austria. Through its Department of Arts and Culture, the Ministry provides extensive funding and structural support to professional artists. The “Startstipendien” (Start-up Grants) are a […]

Organizer Information medienfrische is a contemporary art festival and artist-in-residency program based in the Bschlabertal valley in Tyrol, Austria. The organization operates as a non-profit initiative dedicated to bridging the gap between cutting-edge contemporary art and secluded village life. By transforming remote Alpine regions into “laboratories for the future,” medienfrische addresses socio-economic challenges such as […]