European Media Art Platform (EMAP) Residencies 2027

With the Co-funding of the European Union’s Creative Europe programme, the European Media Art Platform (EMAP) invites artists, artist duos, collectives, and other artistic collaborations working in digital, media, robotic, and bio art to apply for a two-month production residency in 2027.

The EMAP residency programme places a strong emphasis on collaboration. Applicants must therefore apply as a duo or collective, or propose a collaborative project with a partner of their choice or with a collaborator local to the host institution.

Eligibility 

Applicants must be EU residents or taxpayers in an EU member state, or residents or taxpayers in one of these eligible non-EU countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, and Ukraine.

Undergraduate and Master’s students are not eligible. PhD candidates and emerging artists of any age and academic background may apply.

Host organisations

Artists apply to the EMAP consortium as a whole and indicate their preferred host organisations in order of priority.

• Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria
• Chroniques, Marseille, France
• CIKE - Creative Industry Košice, Košice, Slovakia
• gnration, Braga, Portugal
• iMAL, Brussels, Belgium
• IMPAKT [Centre for Media Culture], Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Kersnikova Institute (Kapelica Gallery), Ljubljana, Slovenia
• KONTEJNER | Bureau of Contemporary Art Praxis, Zagreb, Croatia
• LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Gijón, Spain 
• MEET Digital Culture Center, Milan, Italy
• NeMe, Limassol, Cyprus
• Onassis Foundation, Athens, Greece
• RIXC Centre for New Media Culture, Riga, Latvia
• werkleitz – Centre for Media Art, Halle (Saale), Germany
• WRO Art Center, Wrocław, Poland

Residency details 

• Two-month production residency at one of the EMAP host organisations
• Invitation to the kick-off conference 11th to 12th of March 2027 in Gijón, Spain
• €4,000 grant for the applying artist, including subsistence, and
• €2,000 grant for collaborating artist(s) or €6,000 for artists duo altogether
• €4,000 project budget 
• Accommodation provided by the host
• Travel expenses covered by the host according to EU ceilings
• Access to technical facilities and/or media labs

The residency also includes professional presentations and opportunities for exhibition tours and potential exhibitions with EMAP Partners.

Application

• Applications are only possible on this website after registration.
• Collaborating artists do not need to be confirmed at the time of application.

For more information, please consult the FAQ section.

General information about EMAP: www.emare.eu