FOCUS INTERNATIONAL Ukraine is a program of the Austrian Cultural Ministry, organized and hosted by Office Ukraine Innsbruck / Künstler*innenhaus Büchsenhausen. The aim is to provide a two-month break from the ongoing war and to offer the invited artists the possibility to pursue their artistic work in a peaceful and safe environment. The residencies are aimed primarily towards visual artists.

Organised by Office Ukraine/Künstler*innenhaus Büchsenhausen, FOCUS INTERNATIONAL Ukraine (Re)Creation Residency enables three visual artists based in Ukraine to participate in a residency for two months each in the alpine-urban setting of the City of Innsbruck and its greater area.

The participants will be hosted by two cultural institutions with expertise in the field of Residency Programs: Künstler*innenhaus Büchsenhausen in Innsbruck and GRUNDin’ Residency in Rietz.

Künstler*innenhaus Büchsenhausen is a post-graduate center for production, research, mediation in the fields of visual arts and art theory. Within the framework of the fellowship program, the Künstler*innenhaus offers a platform that facilitates the development and production of artistic and art-theoretical projects in a critical context. At the same time, Büchsenhausen creates a forum for direct exchange between professionals – artists, theoreticians, critics, and curators – from the region and abroad as well as a point of interaction with local publics of interest. Künstler*innenhaus Büchsenhausen is affiliated with the Künstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol, the major association of visual artists from the region.

GRUNDin’ Residency based in Rietz/Tyrol is a non-profit cultural program that aims to promote, research and communicate art, culture and philosophy. It is located in a historical farmer’s building, in the center of a countryside-village not far from Innsbruck, surrounded by a garden, forests and the alps.

We offer
– studio for working and living;
– monthly stipend of EUR 1.300,- (for two months a total of EUR 2.600,-);
– reimbursement of up to EUR 500,- for covering the travel costs;
– reimbursement for up to EUR 600,– per month to cover the costs for accomodation.

Requirements
Completed university degree or certified qualification in the required cultural field.

Insurance
It is up to the invited artist to acquire an international health insurance.

Deadline for application

Sunday 30 March 2025, 23.59 CET

Dates
You can apply for one of the following options(mention which in your E-mail):
– 1 June – 30 July 2025;
– 1 August – 30 September 2025;
– 11 August – 3 October 2025.

Application documents
– Completed digital application form (make sure to download, fill in and send back as a PDF);
– CV;
– visual portfolio/documentation of recent work. The portfolio can be submitted as PDF or via a permanent link (no time-limited download links like WeTransfer!);
– the working proposal (max 1,000 words).

Applications are accepted in English language only.

How to Submit
Online applications only may be submitted to office.innsbruck(at) artistshelp-ukraine.at

Each application should not exceed 10MB! Larger applications will not be considered.

Applicants are obliged to hand in a written report after completion of the residency to the following E-mail address: office.innsbruck(at)artistshelp-ukraine.at