This residency in České Budějovice is a collaboration between the festival Umění ve městě (Art in the City) 2026 and the European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028. ‘Fragility’ is this year’s theme of Umění ve městě and the residency should ideally take place for up to three weeks between mid-May and the beginning of June 2026.
The project is seeking an artist, a collective or an interdisciplinary team from one of the cities of the CreArt 3.0 network: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Latvia), Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Venice (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand and Rouen (France), České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany), Lunlin (Poland) members of HDLU (Croatian Association of Visual Artists), Ukrainian artists through collaboration with Dialog from Lviv.
They are looking for an artist who:
- works from lived experience of disability, or engage with disability through artistic practice as allies or from support environments;
- has a visual or spatial artistic practice connected to public space, site-specific work, or urban context and is willing to work in the theme;
- is interested in exploring ways of engaging audiences – through interpretation, shared experience, mediation or other approaches shaped by their practice;
Possible formats include creating a new work during the residency or bringing an existing work and developing an accompanying element.
Works installed in public space may remain on view 24/7 throughout the festival period (June–September). Projects intended for long-term outdoor installation should therefore be materially resistant to weather conditions and physical contact with the public.
This residency is organised through a collaboration between Umění ve městě and the European Capital of Culture České Budějovice 2028. During the stay, artists will work in dialogue with the festival context and the public space of České Budějovice, with organisational and production support from both partners. A local buddy will help with orientation and practical matters during the residency.
Practical support includes artist fee of up to 2,000 EUR, production and realisation budget (typically around 2,000 EUR for new works or transportation related costs for existing work), accommodation, travel costs, and workspace. Accessibility-related support and adjustments are addressed individually as part of the residency planning and are not limited to a single budget line. Collectives and teams are very welcome, although budgets apply to the project as a whole.
