Revitalizing Rituals invites artists from all disciplines — sound, movement, visual arts, installation, performance and transdisciplinary practices — to take part in a research-creation journey across two interstitial landscapes: Bhar Lazreg in Tunisia and the transforming wetlands of Somogy County in Hungary.
The Revitalizing Rituals project is looking for artists interested in rituals as living forms of belonging: ways to reconnect communities, land, memory, food, ecological reciprocity and the more-than-human world.
Selected artists will work with local communities not as subjects, but as co-participants in a shared artistic inquiry into how we can move from extraction toward reciprocity.
In total, four artists will be selected: two artists in Hungary and two artists in Tunisia. In each location, one locally connected artist and one artist from a migration or diaspora background linked to the region will take part in the residency. Artists apply individually (or as collectives) and will each develop their own artistic process in dialogue with the local community.
The journey begins with a shared Placemaking camp, for artists and partners to explore relational forms and knowledge. This is followed by a four-month residency process (April–July 2027) combining onsite work, research, and experimentation. Each residency process will manifest in artistic gestures.
The programme is built around exchange and dialogue between the communities, artists, and partners in Tunisia and Hungary. The artists will meet during shared camps, online exchanges, and project gatherings. There will be the following international travel: November 2026 Hungary, March 2027 Tunisia, winter/early spring 2028 Hungary.
Support
- Artist fee & production budget of 6,000 EUR gross
- Travel & per diems for international exchanges
- Accommodation for the duration of the residency
- Artistic accompaniment
