Funded 4 to 8 week ZAMEK Artist Residency in Poznań with monthly fee, accommodation, studio, production budget, curatorial support, and publicity.

The ZAMEK Artist Residency 2027 open call at ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań is now accepting project proposals for its 2027 Artist-in-Residence programme. The residency supports artists working across visual arts, performance, choreography, dance, music, sound art, architecture, and filmmaking. Selected artists receive accommodation, studio access, a PLN 6,000 gross monthly fee, a PLN 5,000 to 15,000 gross production budget, curatorial support, and publicity relating to the residency and project. The programme offers two formats: Conceptual Residency and Operational Residency. The deadline is 27.07.2026.

ZAMEK Artist Residency Snapshot

What: Open Call, ZAMEK Artist Residency 2027
Who: Artists working in visual arts, performance, choreography, dance, music, sound art, architecture, and filmmaking (excluding literature)
Where: ZAMEK Culture Centre, Poznań, Poland
Award / Support: Accommodation in an apartment located in the former imperial residence; studio; fee of PLN 6,000 gross per month (subject to a contract for specific work); production budget of PLN 5,000 to 15,000 gross depending on the length of stay and type of project; curatorial support; publicity relating to the residency and the project
Application Fee: Not listed
Residency Duration: 4 to 8 weeks
Application Opens: Not listed
Deadline: 27.07.2026
Official Link: Download the TERMS & CONDITIONS on their site https://ckzamek.pl/artykuly/14724-open-call-rezydencje-artystyczne-2027/
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Strategy Coach Notes can help applicants understand how to shape a proposal for this residency structure. This call asks artists to think about creative work, public interaction, institutional context, accessibility, scale, and budget. The strongest application will need a clear project structure, a feasible production plan, and a direct relationship to the residency format. Join the network to access the Strategy Coach Notes and strengthen your proposal before the deadline.

About the ZAMEK Artist Residency

ZAMEK Culture Centre is an interdisciplinary institution in Poznań that presents contemporary culture across visual arts, theatre, filmmaking, music, and literature. The institution states that it creates conditions for works and projects to be created and presented, while enabling exchange with interested publics. The 2027 Artist-in-Residence programme invites projects to be delivered as part of ZAMEK’s residency programme.

The residency places emphasis on creative work, the presence of the artist-in-residence at ZAMEK, and interaction with the public. The call states that ZAMEK places a premium on projects that take the nature and functioning of the institution into account. It also highlights accessibility solutions that enable participation from varied audience groups. Applicants should review the two residency types carefully before selecting the structure that fits their project.

What Is Offered

• Accommodation in an apartment located in the former imperial residence
• Studio
• Fee, PLN 6,000 gross per month, subject to a contract for specific work
• Production budget, PLN 5,000 to 15,000 gross, depending on the length of stay and type of the project
• Curatorial support
• Publicity relating to the residency and the project
• A Conceptual Residency structure
• An Operational Residency structure

Who Should Apply to The ZAMEK Artist Residency

This opportunity is for artists working in visual arts, performance, choreography, dance, music, sound art, architecture, and filmmaking. Literature is excluded. ZAMEK states that all suggestions are welcome, while expressing particular interest in projects that explore changing realities of life, ask questions about the current situation, and envision the future. The call names climate and migration crises, war in Ukraine, and social and political issues as areas of interest. It also welcomes projects inspired by the context of the Castle, its history, and its architecture.

Applicants should make sure the scale of the proposed project corresponds to the programme budget. ZAMEK states that, in view of the available premises and staff, it does not expect to carry out projects co-financed from external sources.

ZAMEK Artist Residency Timeline

• Application Deadline: 27.07.2026
• Residency Year: 2027
• Residency Length: 4 to 8 weeks
• Conceptual Residency: Creative stay during which artist or artists work on a project or part of a project. The artist or artists are not required to complete or present the final outcome of their work.
• Operational Residency: Residency concluding with an artistic event.
• Conceptual Residency Public Requirement: Meetings with the audience in any form, including lecture, presentation, artist talk, workshop, or related format, at least once every two weeks.
• Operational Residency Public Requirement: Meetings with the audience in any form at least once every two weeks and a final artistic event, including exhibition, concert, film screening, or related format.

Why The ZAMEK Artist Residency Matters

This residency offers artists time, space, fee support, production support, and institutional context inside a major interdisciplinary cultural centre in Poznań. The structure supports process-based development through the Conceptual Residency model and public-facing production through the Operational Residency model. The call is especially relevant for artists whose work can connect artistic method with public exchange, institutional context, accessibility, and contemporary social questions. It also gives applicants a clear framework for scale. The project must fit the residency budget, staff capacity, premises, and chosen residency format.

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ZAMEK Artist Residency Official Link: Download the TERMS & CONDITIONS on their site https://ckzamek.pl/artykuly/14724-open-call-rezydencje-artystyczne-2027/

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