Open Call Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden 2026

The Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden enters the next round: For the year 2026, the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden – a joint project of TUD Dresden University of Technology and THE SCHAUFLER FOUNDATION – is offering a six-month Artist in Residence program. International artists or collectives working in media art, conceptual art, performance, and related fields are invited to apply with innovative project proposals.

The aim is to develop artistic perspectives on the central theme of the Lab's second funding phase "Data↔Worlds. Socio-technical and cultural syntheses of new realities" and to create new impulses at the interface of art, science and society together with TUD researchers.

This is what the residency offers:

Who can apply?

We are looking for committed international artists or collectives who

• represent a clear artistic position,

• have experience in transdisciplinary work,

• show an interest in scientific contexts and collaborative research,

• can work on site (by arrangement) and

• can communicate very well in German or English.

Application deadline: November 2, 2025

The complete application documents must be sent in one PDF file (max. 10 MB) by e-mail to kustodie@tu-dresden.de (subject: Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden_lastname).

The application includes

All information on the application process and a Q&A can be found on the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden website.

Contact for questions about the application:

• Kirsten Vincenz - Spokesperson Schaufler Lab / Director Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections

• Gwendolin Kremer - Curator Schaufler Residency / Research Associate Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections