Organizer Information
SODAS 2123 is a cultural complex and interdisciplinary arts centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. It provides studios, rehearsal spaces, workshops, event spaces, communal gardens, and a community‑based structure, operated by the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association. The centre hosts residencies, supports experimental and collaborative art practices, and encourages cross‑disciplinary work in visual arts, sound, performance, research, and cultural production.
Title & Description
The Resistance Song Residency 2026
This is a three‑month artistic and research residency exploring the intersection of resistance, solidarity, and healing through music, sound, performance, and interdisciplinary research. The program invites artists, researchers, and other creatives to investigate the role of song and sound in collective resilience and cultural expression — for example: how collective singing can function as a tool for resistance and community‑building; how sound can serve as healing; or how performative rituals can be reimagined as acts of resistance. Selected participants will develop projects, experiments, and at least one public presentation reflecting these themes.
Categories
- Sound Art / Experimental Music / Audio-based Practices
- Performance Art / Performance-based Practices
- Visual Art (if related to sound or performance)
- Interdisciplinary / Research-Based Art & Cultural Practice
- Humanities Research or Activist-Oriented Projects (when connected to sound / community / social themes)
Eligibility
- Open to individuals from the Nordic and Baltic regions only. This includes artists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and also territories such as the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland.
- Applicants may be sound artists, visual or performance artists, researchers, or other creatives whose work engages with sound, music, performance, or social-cultural research.
Program Benefits & Awards
- A residency grant of €2,400 (tax inclusive).
- Travel support: travel expenses to and from Vilnius up to €250.
- Production/material support: a stipend of €300 for materials or production-related expenses per artist.
- Accommodation: individual rooms in the SODAS 2123 building (various sizes, with shared or private facilities) and access to shared studios/workspaces.
- The infrastructure and community of SODAS 2123: studios, rehearsal spaces, exhibition/event spaces, workshops, communal shared spaces — supportive of experimental, cross-disciplinary, collaborative practices.
- Opportunity to research, create, present work (including at least one public presentation related to the residency theme) and engage with local or regional communities.
Application Fee
None
Application Requirements
- Basic personal / contact information (name, nationality, country) — to confirm eligibility (Nordic or Baltic region)
- Description of the proposed project / research / artistic plan relevant to the residency theme (resistance, sound, song, solidarity, community, healing)
- Portfolio or examples of previous work (especially if working in sound, performance, or multidisciplinary fields)
- CV / résumé or short bio; background indicating artistic, research, or creative practice
- Any technical or logistical requirements if applicable (especially for sound or performance work)
The official method to apply is via sending a filled application form to SODAS 2123 (see below).
How to Apply?
Send the completed Application Form by email to: residency@sodas2123.lt
Key Date
- Residency duration: 3 calendar months
- Available residency periods in 2026:
- 1 March – 31 May 2026
- 1 June – 31 August 2026
- 1 September – 30 November 2026
- Application Deadline: 10 January 2026
Location
Vilnius, Lithuania
Additional Details
- Six total participants will be selected for the 2026 round.
- The residency encourages interdisciplinary and experimental approaches, including collaboration between artists, researchers, activists, and cultural practitioners interested in sound, community, identity, ritual, memory, healing, social justice.
- The residency is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Nordic‑Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture.
- Residents are encouraged to produce at least one public presentation (performance, concert, installation, research presentation, participatory event, etc.) during or at the end of their residency, related to the theme of collective singing / resistance / sound / healing.