Offer / Service
Room in the Dogo apartment (5 rooms, 1 community room, 1 kitchen, 1 toilet, 1 bathroom with a sink, 1 bathroom with a sink, a shower, a washing machine, a tumble dryer) / The flat offers space to invite guests, but is designed for an intensive use by a maximum of 5 people at the same time / Workplace in the shared Dogo studio / Use of tools and technical equipment / Work documentation and video portrait (Dogo Archive) / Support with fundraising / Assistance in finding a temporary employment in Lichtensteig (not guaranteed) / Participation in events (Dogo Talks) / Networking with the community and local cultural workers / Support in the artistic process (Kafi Dogo) / Possibility of participation in art mediation / No fees are charged / Season: March to November
Calls
Applicants are selected in a two-stage application process by a jury with two internal and two external members. Once a year, in early summer, we publish our call for applications for the selection of the following year. Following the jury process, personal interviews are conducted with all selected artists, leading to a final selection. If you would like to be informed about our next call, you can subscribe to our newsletter here.
Selection Criteria / Expectations
Motivation for working on site / Interest in local conditions and people / Participation at the residency as a place to live and work as part of the cultural centre Rathaus für Kultur / Interest in living together with the other cultural practitioners / Participation with a work at the annual exhibition in November (Dogo Totale) / Submission of a completed application form and additional documents (CV/work documentation) / Artistic relevance / Social, political urgency