Residency
Exchange Residency: Munich – Copenhagen

The current open call is aimed at visual artists living in Munich (within the S-Bahn area). The call for applications for the Munich residency programme for artists from Copenhagen will be launched in early 2027.

The residency in Copenhagen will take place from 1 February to 30 April 2027. The following benefits are included:

• Accommodation: a room in a shared flat
• Studio space: free use of a studio at the arts and cultural centre Thoravej 29 (approx. 13 m²)
• Workshop access: free access to the five workshops at Thoravej 29 (wood workshop, metal workshop, assembly and grinding workshop, foundry, and digital workshop)
• Grant: €1,300 per month (including material costs)
• Travel expenses: coverage of travel costs to and from Copenhagen
• Professional support and guidance from Marie Braad Larsen (AHC) and Claudia Marchegiani (Goethe-Institut Denmark)
• Studio visits by one to two selected curators and mentors
• Opportunity to participate in an open studio event or another public presentation organised by AHC

Residents are asked to take out their own insurance (international health insurance, accident and third-party liability insurance, etc.).

The artist is expected to spend the two months of the residency in Copenhagen and to make regular use of the studio at Thoravej 29, where the AHC offices are also located, and where there is an opportunity to exchange ideas with the other residents working there at the same time.

Art Hub Copenhagen (AHC) is a Danish art institution dedicated to facilitating and accelerating artistic development and knowledge production. Through residency programmes, workshops, studios and a wide range of networking opportunities, AHC supports the creation and development of contemporary art. AHC is based at Thoravej 29, a professional community and meeting place in Copenhagen. Among other facilities, AHC offers five workshops, 13 studios, and office spaces for artists and other arts professionals, enabling them to meet, produce new work, pursue focused research and development, and become part of communities that nurture and strengthen the contemporary art scene as a whole.

Thoravej 29 is a community of more than 190 engaged individuals from 39 organisations working across the fields of art, social and digital nnovation, sustainability, democracy, and public policy. The building at Thoravej 29 has undergone a comprehensive transformation by architect Søren Pihlmann, evolving from a former brick industrial building into a platform for new thinking and experimentation. Thoravej 29 houses workshops, exhibition and project spaces, offices, video and sound studios, a black box performance space, artists’ studios, a café, and an open stage.

A selection committee comprising representatives of the City of Munich’s Department of Arts and Culture, Art Hub Copenhagen (AHC), and the Goethe-Institut in Denmark will select one artist.

• Cover letter/project outline (max. 1000 words) explaining why you are applying for the artist residency
• Current CV with links to your website or social media accounts (up to 6 images and/or a video/audio clip, no longer than two minutes)