Many artists' houses in Germany support international professional theatre-makers, directors, dramatists, dancers and choreographers by making accommodation, studios and – frequently – working grants available to them for a limited time.
Baldreit Scholarship, Baden-Baden
Every year the city of Baden-Baden awards the Baldreit Scholarship to an author, fine arts scholar or composer. The city provides the scholar with a studio apartment for one year rent-free. More...Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
The Akademie Schloss Solitude has been sponsoring young international artists with residential scholarships since 1990. The idea of the Academy is to serve as a platform for scientific and artistic exchange, which takes place in the late Baroque castle in Stuttgart. More...ZKM – Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe
The ZKM was founded in 1989 with the aim of handling the theory and practice of combining the arts with new media. More...Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf
The Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus I (Kebbel-Villa), built in 1890 as residential accommodation, is used as a cultural facility for the town of Schwandorf for exhibitions in the field of fine arts, as well as for concerts, theatre, readings and lectures. More...Starke Foundation, Berlin
In 1998 in the Villa Löwenpalais in Grunewald, Berlin's former Artists' Colony, Jörg Peter Starke established the eponymous Foundation. Primarily young talented artists are supported in a wide-ranging sponsorship concept. More...Schloß Genshagen
The Genshagen Foundation promotes international understanding and dialogue in the fields of politics, business, science, scholarship and culture with a view to deepening German-French cooperation in Europe, particularly with their Eastern European neighbours. More...fabrik Potsdam
"Tanzplan Potsdam: Artists in Residence – Teaching and Research Programme from fabrik Potsdam" is a new "Artists' Houses Programme" in Brandenburg. More...Tanzplan Hamburg
The aim of Tanzplan Hamburg is to bolster contemporary dance in Hamburg. Its main focuses are on the fields of qualification and making contact and on improving the production opportunities for people working in dance. More...Frankfurter Mousonturm
The Mousonturm art house is theatre, production and communications site for international artists in all disciplines. More...schloss bröllin e.V. , Fahrenwalde
Schloss Bröllin, international art research location, ist ein Produktionsort und Produzent für zeitgenössischen Tanz und interdisziplinäre Theaterprojekte. More...Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop
The Lukas Artists' Residence is situated in Ahrenshoop, which is on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It sponsors professional artists in the fields of fine arts, literature, dance and composition by awarding residential and exchange scholarships. More...Künstlerhof Schreyahn, Lüchow
The Künstlerhof Schreyahn scholars' residence in Lower Saxony has been offering scholars' residencies for two authors and two composers since it was founded in 1979. More...Künstlerhäuser Worpswede
More than 400 artists from around 35 countries have been guests of the Künstlerhäuser Worpswede (Worpswede Artists' Residences) since it was founded in 1971. More...Deutsches Forum für Figurentheater und Puppenspielkunst, International Scholarship "Researcher in Residence"
The German Center for Puppetry Art in Bochum invites scholars and interested artists (such as puppeteers, writers and directors) to continue their study of puppetry arts in Bochum. More...PACT Zollverein Essen
PACT Zollverein is an international centre for performing arts with the focus on dance. It combines the idea of an international theatre, an artistic centre and an institute for research and development and works without a permanent ensemble. More...Heinrich Böll-Haus Langenbroich, Düren
Artists from politically repressed and economically disadvantaged countries are given an opportunity to carry out their work away from state control and economic pressure at the Heinrich Böll-Haus Langenbroich. More...Künstlerdorf Schöppingen Foundation
The Künstlerdorf (Artists’ Village) Schöppingen near the Dutch border supports international authors and fine arts scholars with residential scholarships, of which 15 awards are made each year for each discipline. More...Denkmalschmiede Höfgen, Grimma
The Denkmalschmiede Höfgen near Leipzig awards residential scholarships to authors, composers, fine arts scholars, and students of natural sciences and humanities within the framework of national and international sponsorship programmes. More...Künstlerhaus Salzwedel
he Scholars’ House, in the historic town centre of the half-timbered town of Salzwedel, offers a facility for events and exhibitions for artists from the fields of fine arts, literature and music (composition), as well as rooms in which to live and work. More...Künstlerhaus Eckernförde
Since 1998, the Artists’ Residence in Schleswig-Holstein has been in an old brick building in the town centre of Eckernförde, not far from the Baltic Sea. More...Further articles
- Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg)
- Baldreit Scholarship, Baden-Baden (Baden-Württemberg)
- Denkmalschmiede Höfgen, Grimma (Saxony)
- Deutsches Forum für Figurentheater und Puppenspielkunst, International Scholarship (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- fabrik Potsdam (Brandenburg)
- Frankfurt’s Mousonturm (Hesse)
- Heinrich Böll-Haus Langenbroich, Düren (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Künstlerhaus Eckernförde (Schleswig-Holstein)
- Künstlerhof Schreyahn, Lüchow (Lower Saxony)
- Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Künstlerhaus Salzwedel (Saxony-Anhalt)
- Künstlerhäuser Worpswede (Lower Saxony)
- Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf (Bavaria)
- PACT Zollverein Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- schloss bröllin e.V. , Fahrenwalde (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Schloß Genshagen (Brandenburg)
- Künstlerdorf Schöppingen Foundation (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Starke Foundation, Berlin (Berlin)
- Tanzplan Hamburg (Hamburg)
- ZKM – Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg)
Goethe-Institut Residencies
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