European Solidarity Residency
Fully Funded Residency for early-career curators and CPs, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds.
Art radionica Lazareti, Croatia, Lidice Art Collection – Lidice Memorial, Czechia, and Pro Progressione, Hungary, welcome applications from early-career curators and cultural professionals—especially those from underprivileged backgrounds—residing in the Creative Europe countries to participate in the "European Solidarity Residency" in the partner locations.
This 30-day fully funded residency will take place in three locations – Budapest, Dubrovnik & Lidice – from Monday 17 November to Tuesday 16 December 2025.
ESR aims to employ solidarity in art for societal transformation and to promote diversity, the green agenda, equality and inclusivity. ESR first retains a knowledge exchange process between partners, then a fully funded residency program for CPs at each institution and finally, dissemination of outcomes. It acknowledges the cultural and linguistic variety between partners, their unique approach to the innovation objective, and their particular strategy in addressing the priority of social inclusion.
Participants in the residency will benefit from regular workshops and talks with local artists and professionals, fostering collaboration and engagement with the local community. They will also participate in mentoring sessions with experienced curators, one-on-one and peer discussions to enhance professional development, and special one-on-one online mentoring sessions with experts from the partners in other locations.
ESR is open to 20 residents selected in two periods. The first one will take place in 2025 and the second one in 2026. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
For more information about the open Call and residency, please read the Residency Terms and Conditions.
To apply, you need:
Become an ESR Commons Member (Free)
Complete the application form there
Submit CV/resume highlighting your experience and a personal statement (max. 500 words) outlining your interest in the residency and how it will benefit your professional practice.
NB: You can send an equivalent of the application form and the CV/resume in audio and video form.
Optionally, you may provide:
Portfolio of past (curatorial) projects
The open call is open to residents from the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) and 13 non-EU Participating Countries in the Creative Europe Programme (See their list here) regardless of applicants nationality.
Application Timeline
Open Call Opens: Thursday, 14 August 2025
Open Call Closes: Friday, 12 September 2025 at 1 pm CEST.
Second Round Selection Announcement: Thursday, 18 September 2025 (Selected participants for the 2nd round interviews will be notified via email)
Second Round Interviews: Mon 22 – Wed 25 September 2025
Final Decision: Friday, 27 September 2025 (Selected ESR participants will be notified via email)
Support
Selected participants will receive a fully funded Residency for 30 days:
Coworking space/office facilities (with dedicated desks with access to internet & printer)
Accommodation for the duration of the Residency
A fee of 1,500.00 EUR (paid in instalments during the residency period)
Full research access to partner organisations and their mentors
Regular meetings to check on progress and provide feedback
Opportunity to fully develop ideas in unique environments
Online mentoring with anyone involved in ESR
NB: All applicants, regardless of whether they are selected or not, will automatically have exclusive access to all residency online materials, including online ESR Mentor's Talks via free ESR Commons Membership.
Enquires
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Miloslav at hello@solidarityresidency.eu