Today Art Initiative is launching the second edition of OASis, establishing a new creative and community-cantered space in Yerevan, Armenia, following the first OASis residency in Talin, Aragatsotn region.
There are two residency sessions: 12–27 August 2026; and 28 August – 12 September 2026. Final artworks produced during the residency will be presented as part of the NEXA 1st Contemporary Art Festival in Yerevan.
This edition of OASis focuses on air pollution and the broader question of air as a shared environmental condition. The project invites artistic approaches that engage with air as a material, condition, atmosphere, or invisible presence.
Possible activities may include: workshops, co-creation sessions; community-based artistic projects; or public interventions. Applicants are encouraged to approach the residency with creative freedom. What matters most is meaningful engagement with the local community and the development of relevant artistic outputs connected to the local context.
The project welcomes artists interested in developing participatory and socially engaged practices. It is looking for artists working across a wide range of disciplines, including:
- New media art
- Installation art
- Sound art
- Bio art
- Textile and material practices
- Visual arts
Multi-disciplinarity in encouraged. Applicants must be based in a Creative Europe participating country.
Support
- Artist fee of up to 1,300 EUR (gross)
- Free accommodation
- Travel support of up to 315 EUR
- Full production support and coverage of production costs
