Bydgoszcz City of Music UNESCO announces a call for submissions for the BPM DUO production residencies for mid-career artists working in the music field.
The aim is to share experience and support international creative networks through a programme that supports artists by providing time and space for collaborative work. The three-week residency responds to the need to step outside the fast-paced rhythm of the music industry and to create conditions for meaningful artistic exchange.
The residency is for two experienced musicians aged 21 or over, residing in the European Union (excluding Poland), who have not previously collaborated and wish to develop a new artistic initiative together. Applicants apply as a duo, submitting a joint project concept. The selected pair will be invited to a three-week residency in Bydgoszcz, which includes shared accommodation and a dedicated workspace for creative work. Residency dates are: 4–24 May 2026 or 1–21 June 2026.
The residency is primarily intended for the development of the musical project proposed in the application. Residents are also expected to engage with Bydgoszcz’s local music community by taking part in a meeting with the local music community and sharing their artistic practice and presenting the outcomes of the residency in a public concert.
Support includes an honorarium of 500 EUR, travel costs up to 300 EUR per person (round trip), accommodation and workspace. Depending on the nature of the submitted project, residents may also have the opportunity to work in a recording studio.
