Wiener Festwochen is calling for applications for 15 scholarships for artists and cultural workers from Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia and Hungary under the heading In the Field.
In the framework of a 10-day programme from 17 to 26 May 2024 in Vienna, In the Field will facilitate transregional networking and transfer of knowledge in the context of an international theatre festival, bringing together participants from a 300-kilometre radius around Vienna.
This year, In the Field will be mentored by director, theatre scholar and activist Gin Müller. The recipients of the scholarships will visit performances, rehearsals, and artistic-discursive events together every day as well as meeting artists and activists. Workshops designed by the participants serve to share experiences, knowledge, and hands-on skills. Designed in collaboration with brut Wien, a leading co-production space for Vienna’s independent arts scene, In the Field also places a focus on local developments by bringing scholarship recipients together with important protagonists of the Viennese cultural landscape.
The programme is aimed at artists and cultural workers at the start of their careers and advanced students of various disciplines (Bachelor students near completion of their studies as well as master’s and PhD students), and in particular at those whose practice is located at the intersection of art and activism.
The group will consist of 5 scholarship recipients from Vienna and 10 from the federal provinces and neighbouring countries whose home or work life centre is located within a radius of 300 km around Vienna.
Participation in In the Field is free of charge for recipients of the scholarship and includes tickets for selected performances as well as – for all scholarship holders from outside of Vienna – accommodation in single rooms (incl. breakfast) for 9 overnight stays and travel costs of no more than 200 EUR to cover the journey to and from Vienna by train or coach.
