IKOB – Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst
Open call / Artist residency. In collaboration with Borderland Residencies, IKOB – Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst launches an open call for a three-month artist residency in East Belgium (1st September – 30th November 2026) for an artist with a connection to North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. We are looking for proposals that seek to use this time and space to develop a project on the theme of PERIPHERY.
The call invites proposals that question the dichotomy between so-called centers and peripheries and engages with the peripheral as an artistic method or strategy.
The residency offers the opportunity for an artist to broaden their practice through the development of new research and production and to expand their network as part of the Borderland Residencies framework. We are looking for an artist who can benefit from this specific opportunity and context.
FRAMEWORK AND CONDITIONS
• Artists based in or with a strong connection to North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, are eligible.
• The selected artist is requested to be present in East Belgium during the three months of the residency (September – November 2026). It is also important to be available on the start date of 1st September 2026.
• The artist is expected to take part in Borderland Residencies field trips (each month, one excursion with overnight stays) and other activities, the costs for this are carried by the organization.
• The artist is invited to give an artist talk at IKOB during the residency.
• The artist is supported and mentored by the IKOB team throughout the residency.
• IKOB provides accommodation and a studio.
• All practices within the contemporary art field are welcome and
production is possible in the studio space.
• IKOB provides a fee of 2250€ incl. tax. for the residency period as a
whole.
• It is possible and encouraged for the artist to apply for additional funding.
• Paid by the artist: travel expenses, food.
• Artists with partners/children are welcome, just needs to be discussed beforehand.
• Languages spoken: English, German
STUDIO AND LIVING SPACE
• The artist will be provided with a fully equipped apartment in walking
distance to the museum and local shops, facilities, etc.
• The studio space is housed in a dedicated space inside the museum and the resident will receive 24/7 access to the space. IKOB will insure the artist for their work on the museum premises.
ABOUT IKOB
IKOB – Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst is located in the city of Eupen in the German-speaking community of Belgium, close to the German and Dutch borders. Its programme focuses on emerging and established contemporary artists through a dialogue between its collection and temporary exhibitions.
Inviting visitors to investigate political, social and cultural developments in an informal atmosphere, IKOB strives to make an active contribution to society.
ABOUT BORDERLAND RESIDENCIES
Borderland Residencies is a Euregional network of residencies at art
institutions. It is a joint initiative of artist residencies in the border area of the Rhine-Meuse. The Borderland programme supports the members’ activities by organising multi-day field trips for artists from all the participating residencies,through meetings with curators and institutions from the region and with apublic programme including lectures, presentations and workshops.
The programme offers participating artists the opportunity to forge contacts on both sides of the border, with both fellow artists and institutions. The field trips also focus on broader themes in the region, such as energy production, agricultural transition and the aging population. borderland-residencies.eu/
deadline: 19.04.2026 (midnight)
more info: https://ikob.be/en/veranstaltungen/ausschreibung-borderland-2026/mode:color
and: https://ikob.be/media/pages/veranstaltungen/ausschreibung-borderland-2026/81f8871f87-1773754581/ausschreibung-ikob-borderland-2026-de-en.pdf
