Residency
Reframing Family: Feminist Perspectives Through the Lens

Are you a female-identifying photographer eager to connect across borders and build lasting artistic networks? This residency offers more than just time and space to create — it’s a platform for international exchange, peer learning, and collaborative growth.

Participants will engage in a vibrant dialogue with fellow photographers from Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Tamil Nadu (India), sharing perspectives on feminism and family while building connections that extend beyond the residency. Through joint activities, community engagement, and curated encounters, the program fosters a supportive environment for creative and critical exchange. 

Across cultures and generations, the concept of “family” has been both a site of belonging and a battleground for feminist critique. This residency invites female-identifying photographers to explore how family structures and feminist perspectives intersect, clash, and co-evolve. Are feminism and family mutually exclusive? Can family be a source of strength for feminist expression? What kinds of families challenge traditional norms — and how are these stories told through photography? 

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  • 20.10.2025 – 11.11.2025

Family & Feminism © Denitsa Toneva / Two Dogs Two Cats

Conditions of funding

Female photographers from Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary and Tamil Nadu (India).

The residency programme covers flights, visa fees, accommodation, a weekly stipend for a three-week residency and production funding.

Eligibility: 
  • identify as a female photographer based in Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary or Tamil Nadu (India) 
  • prior work or strong interest in themes of family and/or feminism  
  • experience in exhibiting your photography
  • fluent in English 
  • available for the residency period 

Please send the following documents by November 11, 2025, to kulturna-programa-sofia@goethe.de:
  • Your CV 
  • Your portfolio (PDF or website link) 
  • A sketch of your project idea (max. 300 words) 
Mention in the e-mail subject whether you apply for Budapest, Chennai or Sofia.

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Application deadline: 11 November 2025

Announcement of selected participants: End of November 2025  

Residency period: 19 January to 7 February 2026

Exhibition: Following the residency, the works will be exhibited in Sofia in June 2026.

Please send all documents in a single PDF file by email only to: kulturna-programa-sofia@goethe.de

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