Scholarship in Sculpture Residency for Women Artists and Mothers in Germany
Female artists working in sculpture, installation, and object art are invited to apply for a four-week residency scholarship with on-site childcare.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 77 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $500
- Location
- Prösitz, near Grimma, Saxony, Germany
About
Overview
Künstlergut Prösitz announces a four-week scholarship symposium for female sculptors and mothers, described as unique in Europe. The scholarship enables professional female artists to create sculptural and installation work over four working weeks while bringing their children (up to age 12) with them, with on-site childcare provided so artists can focus on their work and network with colleagues in similar life situations.
Key dates
- Application Deadline: 30 November 2026
- Symposium Period: Four weeks, scheduled sometime between May and October each year
Eligibility
Open to female artists working in sculpture, installation, and object art. The scholarship is specifically aimed at female artists who are also mothers, with children up to a maximum age of 12. Experimental work within these genres is also welcomed.
Media & focus
Sculpture, installation, object art, and experimental approaches within these genres.
Fees
No application fee. No costs for accommodation or childcare during the residency.
Award & benefits
Scholarship of 500 euros. Four-week residency at Künstlergut Prösitz with accommodation and childcare provided. Access to extensive workshop facilities (clay and metal workshops, plaster room, spacious studio, barn, courtyard for outdoor work). On-site childminder for children up to age 12. Individual support with materials and organizational aids. Participation in a joint exhibition of all scholarship holders and inclusion in a joint catalogue.
Application requirements
- Curriculum vitae with artistic career details
- Age and number of children
- Meaningful illustrations of artistic work in personal catalogue(s) or portfolio
- Short description of the planned work project for the symposium
More information
The symposium, jury, and accompanying exhibitions (including catalogue) are curated by Christine D. Hölzig (Leipzig). The jury comprises scholarship holders from the previous year together with a curator (art historian).
- Award
- Scholarship of 500 euros, four-week residency with accommodation and childcare provided, access to workshops, participation in exhibition and catalogue
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- Sculpture, installation, and object art, including experimental approaches within these genres.
- Eligibility
- Open to female artists working in sculpture, installation, and object art; specifically aimed at artists who are also mothers with children up to age 12.
- Audience
- Female artists who are mothers, with children up to age 12
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