Funded Residency and Festival for Artists at LINZ FMR in Austria 2023

LINZ FMR is pleased to announce the open call for the 3rd edition of the Artist Residency and Festival for art in digital contexts and public spaces which will take place in Linz in Austria from 6 to 11 June, 2023. The focus is primarily on the interstices that arise during these transformations into public space – outside of museums, galleries or art spaces. At the same time, FMR attempts to subject the concept of sculpture to a contemporary update and to reflect on questions of transience, ephemerality and obviousness.

Festival topics:

• Ephemeralization.
• Blackout.
• Circularity.
• Cooling.
• Decoupling. 

1. 800 Euros artist grant.
2. Up to 1.000 Euros production budget (reimbursement based on receipts/invoices).
3. Up to 450 Euros travel expenses (reimbursement based on receipts/invoices).
4. Free use of a studio.
5. Free accommodation in one of the flats of Atelierhaus Salzamt for your one month stay.
6. Free access to your hosts facilities and various workshops at the Art University.
7. A professional presentation, exhibition and artist talk (optional) during the Festival.
8. Curatorial support during the residency.

1. Artists of any age, sex, gender, race or nationality can apply for a one-month residency in February or March 2023 (applicants can choose one of the two options or indicate that they are available for both). The curatorial board – a panel of members of the collaborating initiatives and institutions of FMR – will review the applications and select the successful candidates.
2. Successful candidates are expected to reside and work in Linz for one month. The work produced during the residency is expected to be shown in the exhibition in public space during FMR 23.
3. The one-month residencies will take place in February and March 2023, the exhibition of FMR 23 will open on 6 June, 2023. For the realization of more complex works, the artists presence and support during the days before the exhibition is expected (exact timing to be negotiated).
4. The applicants should be able to speak English fluently and should be flexible in interacting and engaging in conversation with the local art community and the FMR team.
5. Applications are encouraged from women and artists who identify as members of ethnic, racial, or cultural minority groups, or those from otherwise underrepresented backgrounds.

About LINZ FMR:

LINZ FMR – Art in Digital Contexts and Public Spaces is a biennial festival and format for artistic processes and positions, that reflects the ephemeral nature of our digital and connected present. The ever-advancing digitalization of everyday life implies an intense overlapping and layering of familiar physical, but also finely interwoven digital spaces. LINZ FMR focuses on the shifts, distortions and rifts that arise in this process and presents current artistic positions in this context.

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