Arts at CERN announces a new call for the Connect residency
Artists and collectives from or based in Switzerland can apply for a fully-funded residency at CERN by 8 December 2023
Arts at CERN and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia welcome proposals for a new edition of the Connect residency. Artists and collectives from or based in Switzerland who are interested in the exchanges between art and science and in entering into dialogue with CERN's scientific community are invited to apply. Connect welcomes proposals from artists working across visual arts, music, literature, performing arts, design, and interactive media.
The selected artist or collective will spend two months on-site at CERN to conduct artistic research based on their proposal and spend one month remotely to further develop their project, with the curation and mentoring of the Arts at CERN team.
The Connect residency includes all living, travel, and accommodation expenses within a fixed budget for the residency period at CERN and a production stipend of 15,000 CHF to support the creation of new artwork. In the case of an artist collective, all these costs will be split between the members. Additionally, parents can apply for financial support of 1,000 CHF per month to co-finance childcare.
To apply for the Connect residency, applicants are invited to submit a project proposal that combines research and production. The scope of this proposal should include a project description that describes an artistic research period of two months at CERN, engaging in close dialogue with scientists, engineers and staff at CERN, and a development phase in the form of a remote residency to define a new artwork. The application also requires describing the artist's motivation for applying and their interest in the CERN community and research in relation to their practice. For more details of the open call, residency, and expectations of the artist, please read the terms and conditions of the call here.
Online applications for Connect are open until 8 December 2023 at 23:59 CET. A jury of cultural experts and scientists will select the artist or collective who will receive the award and start the residency in 2024. The selected artist or collective will be announced in March 2024 on Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia's websites.