With the Ars Biologica ArtXScience Residency Open Call, České Budějovice European Capital of Culture (ECoC) 2028 and Ars Electronica invite artists, designers, creatives, and artist collectives to apply for a fully funded programme designed for direct collaboration with local scientists.
The ArtXScience residency is one part of the Ars Biologica project, a key pillar of České Budějovice – European Capital of Culture 2028. The aim is to explore how art and science can collaborate to address urgent environmental challenges, with a special focus on climate emergence, sustainable agriculture, geoengineering, permaculture, water resource management, and the broader ecological impacts on local communities.
The project is looking for artistic proposals for (1) a spatial ArtXScience artwork that goes beyond screen-based explorations and (2) public engagement formats involving the local community connected to the artwork. The final artistic outcome will be presented in the Ars Biologica Festival in spring 2028.
The Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences is the main science partner for the residency 2027.
Timeline:
- Online and on-site exchange meetings: March – October 2027
- Artwork production: Early 2028
- Ars Biologica Festival: Spring 2028
There is 24,000 EUR in total funding available: 6,000 EUR Artist Fee; up to 15,000 EUR Production Budget; up to 3,000 EUR for transportation, travel, accommodation, and subsistence (required travels are 2-5 trips to Budweis; 2 trips to Ars Electronica; accommodation for one month stay in České Budějovice is covered by separate budget).
