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Artist in Residence Exchange Programme

The Artist-In-Residence exchange program or AIR aims at supporting and encouraging contemporary visual arts and promoting international exchange between Frankfurt and Kuala Lumpur. The program offers young and emerging artists the opportunity to gain experience regarding their own artistic practice and to build an international network. The program is one of its kind in Malaysia and offers a bilateral exchange between the two host countries. For Malaysia, this programme is only open for Malaysian artists and prioritized those who are practicing arts in the country.  

The Programme

Once a year the application platform will be opened for submissions. The emerging visual artists from both countries can apply for the scholarships by submitting a cover letter, an application form, and a project proposal. The applicants will then be shortlisted by a panel of juries in the respective city. This shortlist will be submitted to the final juries of the host countries, which will decide to whom the scholarship will be awarded. The jury decision is final. For Malaysia, only the shortlisted applicants will be notified. The recipient will be announced on official social media channels and website of the institute.

The period of residence in the host city is three months. The recipient will receive a scholarship worth Euro 1,000 per month as living allowances. The host organization will provide return flight tickets, a three-month accommodation, a working studio, curatorial support, integration into the local artist network and realization of a project or presentation at the end of the residency, which is optional and financially supported, too.

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Announcement

In consistent with the institute’s special focus on Borneo, the application for AIR Exchange Programme 2024 is ONLY open for artists who are originally from Sabah. We give priority to Sabahan artists who are practicing arts in Sabah but we also welcome application for Sabahan artists who are currently based in other Malaysian states. 
 


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