New Media Residencies in Germany

Akademie der Künste Studio for Electroacoustic Music

Berlin, Germany

Public platform for artistic innovation in electroacoustic music and sound art at the Akademie der Künste. Offers residencies, production facilities, and houses historic electronic instruments from East Germany's pioneering electronic music era.

American Academy in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany

The American Academy in Berlin is a private, nonprofit institution offering semester-long residential fellowships to American scholars, artists, writers, composers, and journalists for advanced independent research and creative work in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and public policy. Fellows reside at the Hans Arnhold Center on Lake Wannsee and engage in transatlantic dialogue through public lectures, readings, performances, and discussions.

Hydromedia Seeing With Water

Karlsruhe, Germany

Hydromedia: Seeing With Water is an artist residency program hosted by the University of Arts and Design (HfG) Karlsruhe, inviting established artists and designers to develop innovative tools rethinking human-nature relationships, particularly around water management and global warming, through site-specific work in the Upper Rhine area. The one-month residency in April provided access to HfG workshops, partnerships with NABU, ZKM, and KIT, followed by local exhibitions in Karlsruhe and Dresden. It is part of a larger EU Creative Europe project (-) with residencies at three institutes, each hosting four artists to create experimental methods for ecological water engagement, culminating in a group show.

Non-commercial artistic project space in Berlin offering studios for artists across disciplines. Focuses on experimental practices, spatial relations, collaborations, and short-term residencies (1-3 months) with fees of 500-1000€/month.

KHF Berlin – Kuenstlerhof Frohnau

Hubertusweg 60, Germany

Name of Residency: Artist Residency in the North of BerlinSince 2019 KHF offers a live-in guest studio in a beautiful, one-storey, half-timbered house on 155-square meters with a huge surrounding garden in the middle of the woods. Professional artists of all backgrounds are invited to apply for a self funded residency, throughout the year. There is no limitation regarding the type of artistic practice and applications from artist couples or groups are encouraged as well. Once a year there is an

KuBa: Kulturbahnhof, Klein Warnow

Am Bahnhof 13, Germany

Name of Residency: KuBa ResidencyKuBa: kulturbahnhof Art Residency: A place of motion and emotionKuBa:kulturbahnhof is located on the site of a former station on the Berlin-Hamburg railway in the town of Klein Warnow (Brandenburg). We offer artists and writers of different genres a space to work and to experiment. The interaction with this unique location is an essential element of the project. KuBa: kulturbahnhof is an independent, artist-led and non-profit project. With our “Artists & Writers

Kultur einer Digitalstadt e.V.

Darmstadt, Germany

Kultur einer Digitalstadt e.V. is a platform in Darmstadt, Germany, for artistic research, interdisciplinary discussions, and cultural networking in the digital city context, offering artist residencies at the studio house Ludwig-Engel-Weg 1 on Rosenhöhe. Their Artist-in-Science-Residence (AiSR) program provides 6-week stays linked to collaborations with research institutes like hessian.AI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum, and ESOC, open to artists of all disciplines. Residencies typically include housing, a studio, stipend, and opportunities for exhibitions and public engagement.

Lake Studios Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Lake Studios Berlin is a dance research and residency center located just outside Berlin's city center, offering self-directed residencies for movement, media, and interdisciplinary artists in a peaceful setting near a lake and forests. Residencies typically last 1-2 months (or 1-4 weeks for short-term), providing private rooms, shared kitchen, 80-100 hours of studio time per month across multiple studios, technical equipment, and opportunities for performance and networking in Berlin's art scene. It supports up to 4 individual residents or 1-2 groups at a time, with fees for self-funded artists and invitation letters available for funding applications.

LIA (Leipzig International Art Programme)

Leipzig, Germany

The Leipzig International Art Programme (LIA) is a non-profit artist residency located at the Spinnerei Leipzig. Established to foster international artists, LIA provides spacious studios and cultural support, along with exhibition opportunities at the Spinnerei. The program aims to create a unique workspace and platform for cultural exchange, welcoming artists of all nationalities. LIA is situated in a structure of art institutions and studios, offering 83 sqm furnished studio spaces with 5-meter high ceilings for living and working. The Spinnerei, a former cotton factory, now serves as a unique creative workspace housing 9 galleries, an art supply market, art institutions, and etching studios. LIA's concept revolves around creating a space for cultural exchange within the artistic and cultural network of the Spinnerei. It offers a wide audience access to the art-making process and encourages discussions about art in the artists' studios. LIA has partnerships with international art institutions and enjoys support from various organizations, enabling a diverse range of artists to participate in the program.

ligeti center

Hamburg-Harburg, Germany

The ligeti center in Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, is an artistic-scientific institution founded in that bridges arts, sciences, and innovation through its 'Artists and Scientists in Residence' program. It invites artists and scientists specializing in sound and multimedia productions for interdisciplinary projects in collaboration with on-site labs featuring technologies like immersive audio, motion capture, and experimental instruments. Residencies typically last 3-6 weeks or up to three months, offering stipends, accommodation support, technical assistance, and presentation opportunities.

MOMENTUM Worldwide

Berlin, Germany

MOMENTUM Worldwide is a non-profit platform for time-based art based in Berlin's Kunstquartier Bethanien Art Center, offering a process-based artist residency dedicated to research into time and temporality in visual language. The flexible residency, typically lasting 1-3 months, provides access to facilities, weekly supervision, and culminates in public events like open studios or performances, fostering networks in Berlin's art community. It supports artists in various media through production, research, and professional exchange in a residential apartment in Prenzlauerberg.

Raum für Kunst e.V.

Eiswerderstrasse, Germany

The aim is to provide the artist with the opportunity of creative investment, development of new concepts and inherent connections. In addition, we facilitate for the artists space :  work & housing facilities, tools, professional feedback and opportunities to develop their networks, contacts and audiences. Our residency programme can offer access to new technologies, partnerships and  funding streams as well as, in some circumstances, lead to the development of new ideas that expand the artists

Schafhof – European Center for Art Upper Bavaria

Am Schafhof 1, Germany

Name of Residency: European Art Fellowship of the District Council of Upper BavariaThe artists and their personal and artistic needs form the focal point of the artist-in-residence program. The stipend and residency in the host countries are intended to provide artists the opportunity to devote themselves exclusively to their artistic work for this time period. This specifically includes conceptual work, networking and research; artists are not required to produce work.The Center for Art organiz

Scope BLN

Berlin, Germany

Scope BLN is an experiential contemporary art platform in Berlin offering an Artists-in-Residence program, exhibition space, and public events for multidisciplinary artists and cultural practitioners. The residency provides a private room, studio, shared kitchen, guidance in Berlin's art scene, open studios, workshops, and a solo exhibition with artist talk. It targets international artists in fields like painting, photography, sculpture, installation, multimedia, video, film, digital art, sound, performance, and curators, with stays of 6-12 months requiring participants to cover fees and expenses.

The Stiftung Künstlerhof Roter Ochse in Schleusingen, Germany, is a foundation that awards residencies to up to three young artists or scholars from diverse fields including music, literature, visual arts, performing arts, and new media, for stays of up to nine months. Residents live, work, and present their creations to the public, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and community engagement in the historic town. The program aims to create a vibrant communication center in the tradition of arts and sciences symposia.

Stiftung Starke

Berlin, Germany

The Stiftung Starke Artist in Residence program in Berlin supports emerging artists under 40 from all genres with 3-12 month residencies including free living and studio space, a stipend, and exhibition opportunities at the Löwenpalais. Established artists can access short-term guest apartments, while projects receive scientific accompaniment by international curators. Applications are accepted year-round by an independent jury, though fellows cover their own energy costs.

Technische Universität Dresden

Dresden, Germany

The Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) hosts artist residencies through the S+T+ARTS program, offered by the Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections, focusing on interdisciplinary topics like Modelling the Mind, Exploring Human-AI Relationships, and Exploring the Physics of Life in collaboration with TUD's labs. These residencies provide up to €40,000 funding per project, expert support, on-site kick-off meetings, and monitoring, targeting individual artists, collectives, or doctoral researchers.