Free Artist Residencies in Hamburg

Fleetstreet

Hamburg, Germany

The Fleetstreet Theater in Hamburg offers a unique residency program designed for artist groups working across disciplines, particularly in the performing arts, visual arts, film, and music. Established in partnership with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Hamburg Cultural Foundation, and the Rudolf Augstein Foundation, this residency supports young artist groups with limited financial means who are eager to develop and present experimental projects. The residency includes access to the Fleetstreet Theater and a nearby residential studio with three rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom, making it both a living and working space for residents. Each group receives €3,000 per month to cover project expenses, and the entire theater is made available exclusively to them during their residency. The program emphasizes research, experimentation, and innovative presentation formats, allowing artists to explore new strategies and work processes in a highly independent environment. Residencies typically last one month, with longer stays available under specific circumstances.

Organizer Information This residency is funded by the Hamburg Ministry for Culture and Media (Behörde für Kultur und Medien), the city government body responsible for Hamburg's international cultural exchange programmes, and hosted at Westwerk, an artists' centre on Hamburg's Fleetinsel. Westwerk was founded by an artist-led initiative in the 1980s, when a group of painters,

Hamburg Ministry for Culture and Media

Hamburg, Germany

The Hamburg Ministry for Culture and Media offers eight three-month residencies for international artists at Westwerk in Hamburg. This residency provides rent-free accommodation, a monthly allowance of €900, and travel expenses for one return journey. Artists will live and work at Westwerk, engaging with the Hamburg cultural scene. Each artist will receive a one-off subsidy of €500 for a final presentation. Residencies include a private apartment and shared bathroom, with access to gallery and performance spaces. The program supports visual arts, photography, film, multimedia, and music combined with visual arts. Applicants must have health and liability insurance and cover any visa requirements.

K3 Residency

Hamburg, Germany

K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg provides three paid eight-month residencies to choreographers who are at the beginning of their career and have produced multiple choreographic works of their own. The residency begins in August and runs until April . The goal of the residency is to develop and strengthen the connections between choreographic practice, research, artistic production, and qualification. The duration of eight months should provide sufficient time and space for overcoming conventional rhythms of production and open up opportunities for exchange with other artists.