About AiR — MuseumsQuartier Wien
Artists are invited to apply for a two-month live and work residency at the MuseumsQuartier Vienna, with studio apartments, monthly stipend, and travel allowance.
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- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- Studio apartment (rent-free), €1,300 monthly stipend, travel allowance (€300 EU / €500 non-EU)
- Location
- MuseumsQuartier Wien, Vienna, Austria
About
About the Program
The MQ Artist-in-Residence Program invites approximately 60 international artists each year to live and work at the MuseumsQuartier. The program fosters exchange with the local art and cultural scene and brings international inspiration to Vienna. The program has been in existence since 2002 and is implemented in cooperation with institutional partners including the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Austrian Ministry of Culture, and the tranzit.org ERSTE Foundation network. All eight studio apartments are located directly within the MuseumsQuartier, whose historic architecture bears the mark of Johann Fischer von Erlach. Numerous museums, institutions, and art initiatives make the MQ a central hub of Vienna's art and cultural life.
Key Areas of Focus
The MQ Artist-in-Residence Program centers on two main areas: Art & Ecology, through sustainable projects and focus on ecological issues as part of the MQ goes Green initiative, aiming to become a climate-neutral arts and culture district by 2030; and socially relevant issues and solidarity with artists at risk, deliberately offering artists from countries at war or where free practice of art and freedom of expression are suppressed a place to develop their work and exchange ideas.
Terms and Conditions
All guest artists receive the same terms. MQ Artists-in-Residence live rent-free in one of eight studio apartments and receive a stipend of €1,300 per month. Grant recipients from EU countries receive a travel allowance of €300, while those from non-European countries receive €500.
Studio Programs
- tranzit.org ERSTE Foundation Studio: For artists from Croatia, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, and Ukraine; two-month residency with research focus; selection by jury from ERSTE Foundation and partner institutions.
- Writer-in-Residence Studio: In cooperation with the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA); six writers per year for two-month residencies; writers work on projects and present at public readings.
- MQ Art & Ecology Studio: International studio for artists whose work addresses ecological themes; two-month residency offered every two years through an international open call.
- ASoP (Artists Solidarity Program) Studio: In cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BMEIA).
- Award
- Studio apartment (rent-free), €1,300 monthly stipend, travel allowance (€300 EU / €500 non-EU)
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The program prioritizes two main areas: Art & Ecology (sustainable projects and environmental issues, with the goal of becoming a climate-neutral arts and cultural district by 2030) and socially relevant issues with solidarity toward artists at risk.
- Eligibility
- International artists selected based on artistic merit; specific eligibility by studio type (writers, Central/Eastern European artists, at-risk artists, ecology-focused artists).
- Audience
- International artists; specific studios for writers, artists from Central/Eastern Europe, at-risk artists, and those working on ecological themes
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