Fully-Funded MAK Schindler Residency Program for Artists and Architects in the US
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Austria, Arts and Culture, Civil Service and Sport (BMKOES), Division Arts and Culture, is awarding a total of 6 scholarships for a residency program for artists and architects at the Mackey Apartments in Los Angeles, United States for 2023-2024.
Benefits
- The scholarship amounts to six monthly rates of 1,400 US dollars in total and includes the holder’s travel expenses for one round-trip flight ticket of 1,300 US dollars at the most, which is also the amount granted in the case of teams. The flights are booked by the scholarship holders; the costs will be refunded upon arrival by the MAK Center.
- It is important to ensure that arrival and departure take place on the start and end dates of the respective scholarship. All extra costs (health insurance for abroad, incidental accommodation expenses, phone, local fares, etc.) have to be paid from the scholarship.
- An apartment in the Mackey Apartments will be available for each Artist or Architect-in-Residence respectively the team.
Eligibility criteria
These scholarships are open to four free-lance artists, two advanced students of architecture, and graduates of architecture immediately after completion of their degree.
The scholarship is also open to teams (of up to 3 persons). All members of the team have to be present in L.A. for six months. Teams have to name a contact responsible for its members.
Duration and Time of Residency:
- Group I: 4 April 2023 – 19 September 2023 (2 artists, 1 architect).
- Group II: 3. October 2023 – 19. March 2024 (2 artists, 1 architect).
About MAK:
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts stands for the fruitful combination of the past with the future, something which can be clearly sensed and experienced when visiting its extensive collection, large exhibition halls, themed special exhibitions, and discourse-centered program of events. Bringing together applied arts, design, architecture, and contemporary art is one of the museum’s core competencies.
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