Organizer Information
ZAMEK Culture Centre is one of Poland's largest cultural institutions, based in a former imperial castle in Poznań that was built in the early 20th century as a residence for Kaiser Wilhelm II. Today the centre hosts around 2,500 events per year, showcasing and stimulating the most interesting developments in contemporary culture through visual arts, theatre, film, music, and literature. Its flagship annual events include the Ethno Port Poznań music festival, Forum Without Barriers on accessible cinema, and the Poznań Poetów and Fabuła Festival literary events. The centre also runs an established artist-in-residence programme, and its Public Programmes Department develops educational initiatives connecting culture and school education. ZAMEK positions itself as an interdisciplinary institution dedicated to fostering artistic experimentation and direct exchange between artists and the public.
Title & Description
Art Residencies 2027 — ZAMEK Culture Centre
This is an open call for artistic projects to be developed as part of ZAMEK Culture Centre's 2027 residency programme in Poznań, Poland. The programme supports either a conceptual residency, in which the artist works on a project or part of a project without an obligation to complete or present a final outcome, or an operational residency, which concludes with a public artistic event such as an exhibition, concert, or film screening. Beyond the creative work itself, the residency places strong emphasis on the artist's presence at ZAMEK and their interaction with the public, and favors projects that take the nature and functioning of the institution into account, including accessibility solutions for diverse audience groups.
Categories
- Residency
- Visual Arts
- Performance
- Choreography
- Dance
- Sound/Music
- Architecture
- Video/Film
- Site-specific
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Multiple Disciplines
Eligibility
- Open to artists working in visual arts, performance, choreography, dance, music, sound art, architecture, or filmmaking — literature is explicitly excluded
- Only one-person applications are accepted, though submissions from functioning artistic duos may also be considered
- Each person or duo may submit a maximum of one project
- Application must be submitted in Polish or English
- Projects should be scaled to match the programme's budget; projects co-financed from external sources are not expected, given the institution's available premises and staff
Program Benefits & Awards
- Accommodation in an apartment located in the former imperial residence
- A studio
- An artist fee of PLN 6,000 gross per month, subject to a contract for specific work
- A production budget of PLN 5,000–15,000 gross, depending on the length of stay and type of project
- Curatorial support
- Publicity relating to the residency and the project
Application Fee
None
Application Requirements
- Application submitted by email as three separate PDF files, named: NAME SURNAME APPLICATION, NAME SURNAME PORTFOLIO, NAME SURNAME DECLARATIONS
- APPLICATION file must contain, in order: project title and synopsis (max. 500 characters); a cover letter outlining how the project relates to the residency programme's premises; an extended project description; brief information on intended audience meetings (and, for operational residencies, the final artistic event); an itemized project budget (PLN 5,000–15,000 gross) covering anticipated costs such as materials, equipment hire, subcontractor costs, and guest speaker fees; and suggested residency dates (by month)
- PORTFOLIO file (format/content not further specified in the source)
- DECLARATIONS file: signed scans of a project copyright declaration, a declaration of consent to data processing, and a declaration of acknowledgement of the data processing policy (forms downloadable from the organizer)
How to Apply?
Email application to rezydencje@ckzamek.pl.
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 27 July 2026
- Final Results Announced: by November 30, 2026
- Residency Period: 4 to 8 weeks, at suggested dates proposed by the applicant, during 2027
Location
Poznań, Poland
Additional Details
- Applicants shortlisted by the selection committee will be invited to present their projects in detail during a video call
- The selection committee consists of: Anna Hryniewiecka (Director, ZAMEK Culture Centre); Zofia Starikiewicz (Deputy Director, ZAMEK Culture Centre); Jagna Domżalska (Artist-in-Residency Programme); Magdalena Dworak-Mróz (Interdisciplinary Projects Department); Dominika Karalus (pf Photography Gallery); and Anna Pawłowska (Music and Performing Arts Department)
- Conceptual residency artists must hold audience meetings (in any form — lecture, presentation, artist talk, workshop, etc.) at least once every two weeks
- Operational residency artists must hold the same audience meetings at least once every two weeks, plus a concluding final artistic event
- The organizers reserve the right to dismiss non-compliant applications and to adjust the scale of selected projects following consultation with the artist
- Selected artists must provide promotional materials: basic materials (data, bio, photo, and residency description) shortly after selection, and detailed materials (exact dates, full event description, graphics) two months before the first residency event
- Submitting an application constitutes acceptance of the programme's rules
- The organizer reserves the right to publish selected works or excerpts, free of charge, in its own publicity materials (websites, catalogues, other publications) and in the media (press, radio, television)