CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Schlos-spost, an open platform for the Solitude network is currently accepting applications for Digital Art Competition, Digital Solitude Fellowships 2017. The program is intended for young journalists, developers/coders, designers, as well as artists and all other creatives and professionals who work on the development of new digital content and formats.
The Digital Solitude program with its fellowships and the online platform Schlos-spost supported by the State Ministry of Baden-Wuerttemberg for Science, Research and the Arts is intended for journalists, developers/coders, designers, as well as artists and all other creatives and professionals who work on the development of new digital content and formats.
Since opening its doors in 1990, the artist residency Akademie Schloss Solitude has supported approximately 1,300 young artists from more than 100 countries via its fellowship program and enjoys a formidable international reputation as a leading artist residency.
The program offers to digital artists the space and flexibility to develop new ideas and formats, which will be published on or in connection with the online platform Schlosspost, a content focused online platform in English for the Solitude network.
Fellows of this program are not bound to the standard residency requirement of spending at least two-thirds of their residency at Akademie Schloss Solitude.
The jurors base their decisions on the qualitative aspects of work samples submitted by the applicants. There is no legal entitlement to the allocation of a fellowship. The applicant will be informed of the jury’s decision in August/September 2016.
The application period for the Digital Solitude fellowships in 2017 starts on May 1 and runs until June 30, 2016. There is no entry fee for this Digital Art Competition!
It's free to enter!
Who can enter?
Young professionals who have an interest in the content of the international artist residence Akademie Schloss Solitude and its interdisciplinary network can apply for a fellowship.
The age limit for applicants is 35. However, some fellowships will be awarded irrespective of the age of the applicant. Students are not eligible.
Prize
As part of the Digital Solitude program, each year Akademie Schloss Solitude will be awarding a total of 24 months of fellowships to two to four people in 2016 and 2017.
The fellowship includes a grant of 1,150 Euros a month (plus a one-time grant for travel costs for the journey to and from Stuttgart from the fellow’s primary place of residence) and a combined apartment/studio, where electricity, water, and heating will be provided free of charge.
Official website
For all further informations about the Schlos-spost:Digital Solitude Fellowships 2017 visit the following official website:
