Short Description
KUNSTRAUM is a community of artists by artists with the goal of redefining how artists and curators collaborate. Through our program, we aim to explore the relationship between artists and curators by opening our gallery spaces to unconventional, engaging ideas and risk-taking.
Our Artist-in-Residence program offers three-month residencies for national and international artists on a quarterly cycle (January-March, April-June, July-September, and October-December) with multiple spots available for each period.
Eligibility
KUNSTRAUM is born out of a necessity to create community and foster collaboration between artists, architects, curators, designers, filmmakers, and writers. The KUNSTRAUM model features excellent studio locations, networking, research opportunities, and discourse for creative production. After successfully inaugurating our first space in New York as of February 2015, we seek to expand to Berlin. KUNSTRAUM’s global identity is designed to offer and promote an international community, mobility, and visibility in the visual arts.
Submission Requirements
- Statement of Motivation & Residency Plans (200 words max.)
- Statement on private or public funding plan (100 words max.)
- Description of 3 months project and schedule with keystones (200 words max.)
- Portfolio with 10-20 artwork images (10 pages max. and no larger than 5 MB)
- Optional: 2 links to 1-2 min. video excerpts (specify cue in and out)
- CV, including links to relevant press and current exhibitions (5 pages max.)
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
A desk-sized studio in our partitioned lofts with 24/7 access (no living). The semi-private studios inside the large open lofts range from 49 to 89 square feet.
- Access to our gallery space (3-4 exhibitions a year) and participation in our Annual Members’ Show, (Summer/Fall each year) including studio visit, professional documentation and programming event
- Sales opportunities during the show plus via an online gallery for the duration of 6 months after
- An artist community with 19 members and more than 100 alumni to meet and share with
- Monthly studio visits by 1-2 New York and international curators, gallerists, critics, and art advisors
- Studio Visit with our Curator and Community Affiliate (CCA). Develop your own 3-months residency project and share with the CCA your results towards the end of the residency program
- Access to our internal monthly newsletter, which includes news, events, an open call list with exhibition, grant, and residency opportunities
- Community events in which all resident and member artists are invited to attend. These community events vary and include gallery openings, curator walkthroughs, discussions, salons, and open studios.
Entry Fee
The residency fee is $800 per month for a 3-month term in 2026, with the following start dates: 1/2026; 4/2026; 7/1/2026; 10/1/2026.
Location
Germany
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 30 August 2025
Website Link: https://www.kunstraumllc.com/opportunities
