Incoming
Incoming
Based on the idea of artistic exchange, shared learning, understanding and creation, AIR – ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Lower Austria supports artists from different disciplines and backgrounds.
OPEN CALL for residencies in Krems 2026
The program is aimed at international artists who wish to engage with the Kunstmeile Krems, the city of Krems, the Wachau World Heritage Site, the province of Lower Austria and Vienna.
AIR offers temporary living and working opportunities in five-week sessions with a grant of € 1.950,- per artist. Each year, 8 sessions are offered through an open call. The costs for travel, transfer, materials and meals must be borne by the scholarship holders themselves. Artists in the fields of architecture, visual arts, digital arts, literature and music are invited to apply.
The studio apartments and scholarships are awarded under the premise of enabling foreign artists to work in Lower Austria and to get to know different cultural institutions. By bringing the invited artists into contact with the local art scene, AIR aims to contribute to the internationalization of art in Lower Austria and to promote interdisciplinary exchange in the field of art. The scholarship program allows for the presentation of artistic works developed or planned in advance in Krems. Events in cooperation with various Lower Austrian and Viennese art institutions help to integrate the scholarship holders into the local art scene.
Application criteria
The basic prerequisite for funding is a subject-specific completed artistic education (university degree). In the absence of an academic degree, a corresponding qualification must be demonstrated through the artistic career. In any case, regular artistic activity in the areas to be funded must be present. Applications from the disciplines of architecture, fine arts, digital arts, literature and music will be accepted. Austrian artists and artists residing in Austria are not eligible.
Participation in AIR is determined by a discipline-specific advisory committee. Applications are accepted only during the call period, February 10 - April 30, 2025, and only through the online application tool. Application deadline: April 30, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
Applications via email will not be accepted. Submitted application materials will not be returned. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Note: Artist collectives are welcome to apply for a residency. However, this does not change the scholarship amount of €1.950,-.
Notification of a scholarship place will be sent by email by the end of June 2025.
Scholarship Guidelines
- AIR is an attendance scholarship with an 80% attendance requirement.
- Partners, children, family members and friends cannot be accommodated in the accommodation during the scholarship stay.
- Pets are not permitted. (Exception: assistance dogs)
- Arrival and departure dates will be communicated in advance and must be adhered to.