Residency
URRA Residency

The Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich, the Organisation URRA in Buenos Aires (VERIA Foundation), Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires and Instituto Cervantes Munich offer a Munich artist a three month stay as an artist-in-residence in URRA Buenos Aires. This residency, in its fifth edition, is part of an exchange program between Artist in Residence Munich (AIR-M) and URRA, whereby an artist from Buenos Aires also undertakes an artist-in-residency program at the Villa Waldberta.

Visual arts
to: 30.05.2025

URRA

Conditions of Funding

Professional visual artists from Munich (incl. S-Bahn area), currently living and working in Munich. There is no age limit, but this residency is not thought for students or artists that are just starting their professional careers.

The URRA Cerrito residency will take place from September 8 to November 28, 2025.
Reimbursement of travel costs (economy class) Munich – Buenos Aires – Munich
Accommodation at “Hay Lugar,” a new art space in San Telmo neighbourhood, close to the city center. “Hay Lugar” consists of two rooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and two workspaces. It is a comfortable place to live and work alongside another artist as part of the URRA residency project. If necessary, additional workspaces will also be provided
A monthly grant of 800 Euro
A formal programme that includes an audiovisual presentation at the beginning of the residency, and an Open Studio or similar public presentation at the end of the residency.
An informal programme of visits and activities to interact and to know the city and its art scene, organized according to the resident´s needs and interests, and the local cultural agenda.
A minimum of two studio visits with invited curators or other professionals.
General assistance.

Visual artists from Munich are selected through an open call.

Following documents are required in English:

Cover sheet with the following information: Name and surname, date of birth, place of birth, passport number, current address, e-mail, telephone number, website if there is one, plus confirmation that you will be available from September 8 to November 28 2025
A statement about your artistic practice
Motivation letter with first project or research ideas
Curriculum vitae
Portfolio

A committee of representatives from the Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich, the Organisation URRA, Goethe-Institut and Instituto Cervantes Munich will select three applications and send them to URRA which will take the final decision together with an invited local curator.

We will inform about the decision by June 15, 2025.

Application Deadline: May 30, 2025

Decision by: June 15, 2025

Residency Period: September 8 to November 28, 2025

Please send your application as a single PDF-File (max. 10 MB) to:
l.sanchez-serrano@muenchen.de