Research Residencies in Austria

Ars Biologica ArtXScience Residency

Linz, Austria

Organizer Information České Budějovice holds the title of European Capital of Culture , with the whole ECoC project built on the principles of (perma)culture — care for place, community, and an environment that fosters ideas, sharing, and long-term positive change. The (PERMA)CULTURE concept, which uses culture to strengthen the relationship between people, institutions, and

Ars Electronica Center

Linz, Austria

Linz’s Museum of the Future, focused on interactive exhibitions about art, technology, society, AI, robotics, 3D printing, and life sciences.

Ars Electronica Futurelab

Linz, Austria

The Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz, Austria, supports artist residencies focused on interdisciplinary collaboration between artists, designers, and scientists, often involving research and development in techno-cultural phenomena. Residencies typically include a production phase of 3-6 weeks or about one month at Ars Electronica in Linz, following initial mentoring elsewhere, with opportunities for public presentation at the Ars Electronica Festival. Participants receive funding such as artist fees and production costs, and collaborate with Futurelab experts.

ImPulsTanz

Vienna, Austria

A major annual contemporary dance and performance festival in Vienna featuring performances, workshops, research projects, and free outdoor dance classes.

Kultur Service Steiermark GmbH

Graz, Austria

Kultur Service Steiermark GmbH, also known as Kulturvermittlung Steiermark, operates artist residencies in Graz, Austria, including the Styria-Artist-in-Residence (St.A.i.R.) program providing studios for international artists and theorists to foster networking in the Styrian cultural scene, and the Graz Residency for International Photographers (GRIP) in collaboration with Camera Austria for lens-based artists. These programs offer housing in central Graz locations, stipends ranging from €1,000 for one-month stays to €1,100 monthly for minimum two-month residencies, working spaces, and opportunities for presentations and local connections. They support emerging talents across visual arts, photography, literature, and theory, emphasizing research, production, and engagement with Graz's vibrant art scene.

Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen

Innsbruck, Austria

Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen is a postgraduate center in Innsbruck, Austria, for production, research, and exchange in visual arts and art theory, offering a Fellowship Program that supports artistic and theoretical projects through residencies. The program provides fellows with apartment studios for living and working, a monetary award, production budget, travel support, and access to multimedia-equipped project spaces, fostering exchange with experts and public presentations. It targets visual/media artists, critics, theorists, and curators for typically five-month stays, combining residency benefits with non-university research opportunities.

Mozarteum University Artist-in-Residence

Salzburg, Austria

Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria, invites media artists and artist collectives to apply for a funded residency to create an interactive, multi-user XR performance in the newly built X-Reality-Lab. The selected artist(s) will receive up to € 40,000 in funding to develop and realize an interactive, multi-user XR performance, which will be shown at the inaugural X-Reality-Lab festival in

mur.at

Graz, Austria

Nonprofit net art and digital culture initiative that builds and operates open network infrastructure for art and culture in Graz.

ORTE Architekturnetzwerk Niederösterreich

Krems, Austria

ORTE Architekturnetzwerk Niederösterreich offers an Artist in Residence program in partnership with AIR – Artist in Residence Niederösterreich, targeting foreign architects, artists, musicians, and writers to foster international cultural exchange and building culture in Lower Austria. The program provides a studio and living space free of charge, a scholarship (e.g., €3900 for ~2.5-month stays), networking opportunities, and access to a 40m² exhibition space in Krems. It emphasizes practice-related projects on environmental issues, living environments, and local interaction, with annual open calls for applicants who have completed studies in building culture fields.

Steirischer Herbst

Graz, Austria

Steirischer Herbst is an annual contemporary art festival in Graz, Austria, offering various residency programs including the Research Residency Fellowship for scholars and artists to access its extensive archives and engage with its history and interdisciplinary topics. These residencies typically last one month, provide stipends, housing allowances, and travel support, and culminate in public presentations or events during the festival.

subnet

Salzburg, Austria

Platform for media art and experimental technologies in Salzburg, focused on digital technologies, networking, and critical artistic engagement with new media.

W K

Salzburg, Austria

Residencies in Salzburg for artists, curators, cultural mediators and academics The residencies serve to provide impulses for a diversity-oriented, discrimination-conscious practice on site in Salzburg. In particular, Arts & Knowledges aims to expand and sharpen the awareness for diversity of its members, in its topics and activities. The call was made possible by the International