TaDA - Textile and Design Alliance Artist Residency, Arbon — 1 Review 5.0/5
Apply for a three-month residency for six creative professionals annually in Arbon, Switzerland, working in textile and design with local companies.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- Accommodation, travel expenses, and a contribution to living costs for a three-month residency.
- Location
- Arbon, Switzerland (Kreativzentrum ZIK, a former textile and engine factory)
About
Overview
The TaDA – Textile and Design Alliance Residency offers a three-month residency for six creative professionals annually, welcoming both national and international artists to Arbon, Switzerland. Residents work in the Kreativzentrum ZIK, a former textile and engine factory, gaining access to technology, infrastructure, and expert guidance. The program facilitates collaboration with local textile companies and aims to foster innovative projects and strengthen regional identity through artistic engagement with Eastern Switzerland's rich textile and design culture.
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Travel expenses
- Contribution to living costs
- Access to Kreativzentrum ZIK facilities and technical equipment
- Collaboration with local textile companies
Disciplines & Fields
The program encourages the development of new projects in art, design, architecture, literature, and performing arts.
Program Activities
- Heavy programming at the beginning and end of residency
- Collaboration visits to local textile partners in the first two weeks
- Public event 'TaDA Spinnerei' featuring project presentations and discussions with international experts
Facilities
- Private room
- Shared studio
- Technical equipment
- Award
- Accommodation, travel expenses, and a contribution to living costs for a three-month residency.
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The residency welcomes projects in art, design, architecture, literature, and performing arts, with emphasis on artistic engagement with Eastern Switzerland's textile and design culture.
- Eligibility
- Open to both national and international creative professionals.
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