3 MONTHS ACHTERHAUS RESIDENCY GRANTS 2025

July – September 2025 or October – December 2025

at Achterhaus Ateliergemeinschaft e.V. in Hamburg / Germany

Deadline: March 31st, 2025

The studio collective Achterhaus Ateliergemeinschaft e.V. offers two free/funded studio residences for 3 months each for one visual artist or an artist couple. The time slots are January-March 2025 & April-June 2025. The residence offers/provides a space to develop artistic projects to international artists (not based in Germany) in a focused environment and furthermore an opportunity to connect to local artists and Hamburg’s art scene.

Founded in 2013 by 36 artists, the collective moved into an administrative building of a former wallpaper factory which is located in the city district ‚Bahrenfeld‘ and is split into 25 studios and one residential apartment. Along with other artists the collective benefits from the districts‘ radical change, shaped by industry as well as residential areas. Aside from creating studio space, the collective strives to establish productive collaborations amongst different areas

Application Conditions:

Fine artists of all disciplines in visual arts, residing abroad, may apply.

Students may not apply.

Scope of Grant:

– Rent-free apartment (55 square meter) consisting of a living room / bedroom, studio, bathroom and small kitchen

– Funding of arrival and departure costs up to 1.000 Euro (environmental-friendly travels preferred)

– Grant of 3.000 Euro

– Support provided by contact partners from Achterhaus Ateliergemeinschaft e.V.

Requirements:

Health and liability insurance must be taken out by the scholarship holders at their own expenses for the duration of their stay.

Residence permits or visas may also have to be obtained independently by the scholarship holders.

Application Documents

Please compile all documents into a single PDF, maximum 5 MB

1. CV/résumé: Including contact details, information about training and an overview of artistic career so far.

2. Letter of motivation: Describing the reasons for applying to the residency program (maximum one A4 page)

Please indicate the preferred time slot.

3. Portfolio: Proof of artistic work so far in digital form

Please merge all requested application documents into ONE continuous PDF file (i.e. CV, Letter of Motivation, Portfolio) with a maximum size of 5 MB.

Applications are only possible via e-mail and should be sent to the following address: achterhaus.hamburg@gmail.com

Closing date: 31/03/2025

A jury of residential artists will do the selection. All applicants will be informed about the results until mid of April.

The studio facilities

The apartment size is 55m² and is located on the ground floor. It has two sizeable rooms: one studio with 22m², one bedroom with 21 m², bathroom and kitchen with 10 m² combined. There are windows in each of the bigger rooms which offer good lighting. The apartment is the only living space in the building, all the other rooms are workspaces which are only used during daytime. For photos visit: https://achterhaus-ateliers.de/about/

Amenities:

-Double bed (140×200 cm), chairs, coffee table, lamps

-Bedding, towels, washing machine, clothes drying rack

-Shelf system for clothes and a simple wardrobe

-Working Table, sideboard

-Broom and cleaning materials

-Kitchen: pans, dishes, glasses, cooking utensils and basic ingredients

-Kitchen table / chairs, kitchen cloths

-Free WLAN internet access, stereo device

-Bicycle, some tools