EIB Call for Applications: Artists’ Development Programme 2017

Deadline: 31 January 2017

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute is accepting applications for its 2017 Artist’s Development Programme (ADP), looking for one visual artist (born after 1 January 1982) from EU Member States focusing on the theme of “Beyond Borders: Frontiers, Displacement and Dispersion in Art”.

Funding Information

The EIB Institute will cover the artists’ travel costs to and from Luxembourg, including a stopover to visit Callum Innes in Edinburgh.
The artists will receive a stipend (EUR 100 per day each) and will be provided with a living/working space.
At the end of the residency, the participants will receive a success fee of EUR 1 500 each, provided they have produced an artwork.
The duration of the residency in Luxembourg will be one month in June 2017.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

Less than 35 years of age at the time of application
EU nationality
Fluency in English

How to Apply

Interested applicants must submit the required documents electronically at the address given on the website.
Required Documents
- CV (in English)
- Scanned copy of the passport, identity card of the applicant or other document evidencing legitimate residence in one of the eligible countries (in English)
- A letter of motivation/intent specifying personal drive and expectations for the programme (maximum 600 words, in English)
- Portfolio of visual documentation of several works best characterizing the art of the applicant (in PDF, four A4 pages maximum)
- Names and contacts of two professional referees, familiar with the art of the applicant
- A brief reference in the body of the email to how the applicant found out about the programme

Eligible Countries: 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 the UK.