With its worldwide calls for proposals and residency programs, the Goethe-Institut opens up a space for new perspectives in which artists and cultural workers can pursue their projects free of economic pressure and establish and deepen lasting contacts.
Collaborative work processes and artistic research in global, transcultural contexts open up the possibility of shared learning and the production of new knowledge across national borders.
Artists' residencies support professional artists of all disciplines by providing them with studio apartments and often also working stipends for limited periods of time. They are a place for international encounters and the exchange of culture and ideas.
Many artist residencies in Germany support professional international composers, performers or musicologists by providing them with studio apartments and often also working stipends for a limited period of time. In individual cases, these grants are supplemented by concerts, discussions or workshops.
Many artist residencies in Germany support professional international theater makers, directors, playwrights, dancers and choreographers by providing them with accommodation, studios and often working stipends for a limited period of time.
Funding is provided for co-productions by artists in the fields of theater, dance, music and performance. Hybrid and interdisciplinary formats and the use of digital media can be supporting components.
With its residence programs, the Goethe-Institut would like to offer a "space for new perspectives" and every year invites artists and creators of culture to live and work for a while in a different country and culture.
Education and discourse play a decisive role in the understanding and self-reflection of societies. The Goethe-Institut supports these processes, is actively involved and offers platforms and meeting spaces for cultural workers, academics and journalists.
