Call for applications for the INHABIT artist-in-residence programme at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
Artists from performing arts, music, sound, and film are invited to apply for a four-month residency at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics to collaborate with researchers and develop new artistic projects.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 18 days left
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- Four-month residency with collaboration and presentation of works
- Location
- Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt
About
Overview
The INHABIT artist-in-residence programme invites internationally active artists working in performing arts, music, sound, and film to work alongside researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt.
About the residency
During a four-month residency, selected artists collaborate with Institute researchers to develop new artistic projects or further explore existing work within a scientific context. The programme provides space for interdisciplinary exchange, experimentation, and collaboration. Resulting works are presented to the public in cooperation with cultural institutions in Frankfurt.
Eligibility
Applications are open to established artists with an independent artistic practice, an interest in scientific questions, and an openness to dialogue with researchers.
Key dates
- Application deadline: September 1, 2026
How to apply
Applications must be submitted exclusively via the Institute's careers portal. Further information is available at aesthetics.mpg.de/forschung/inhabit-artist-in-residence.html
- Award
- Four-month residency with collaboration and presentation of works
- Theme
- Artists collaborate with researchers at a scientific institute exploring aesthetics, developing new artistic projects or exploring existing work within a scientific context, with resulting works presented to the public.
- Eligibility
- Established artists with independent artistic practice, interest in scientific questions, and openness to dialogue with researchers, working in performing arts, music, sound, or film.
- Audience
- Internationally active established artists
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