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  Art residency for audiovisual artists in Switzerland - Festival Schlossmediale
  2027
description: >-
  Five-week residency at Werdenberg castle, Switzerland for three artists in
  sound, audiovisual and visual art. CHF 4,000 grant plus travel and materials,
  housing included.
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status: open
createdAt: '2026-09-04'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Residency
organization: Festival Schlossmediale
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/festival-schlossmediale'
deadline: '2026-10-19'
location: 'Werdenberg castle, Werdenberg, St. Gallen, Switzerland'
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compensationRange: >-
  CHF 4,000 grant, CHF 1,000 for travel, transport and meals, and material costs
  up to CHF 1,000, plus accommodation
disciplines:
  - visual art
  - sound art
  - sound studies
  - audiovisual art
  - experimental instrument building
  - sculpture
  - land art
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# Art residency for audiovisual artists in Switzerland - Festival Schlossmediale 2027

**Hosted by:** Festival Schlossmediale

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Werdenberg castle, Werdenberg, St. Gallen, Switzerland | **Deadline:** October 19, 2026

## About This Program

> "Each year a motto is chosen that defines the programme of the ten-day festival and is also the basis for a creative response by the artists in residence."

A grant for a five-week residency will give three individually active artists the opportunity to develop new art at a location that is steeped in history, and to display, install or perform their work in the unique spaces of the castle in creative and open engagement with it. The works created will be shown in the castle during the Schlossmediale Festival. Each year a motto is chosen that defines the programme of the ten-day festival and is also the basis for a creative response by the artists in residence.

For its 2027 edition, the Schlossmediale festival brings out the many resonances of the concept of Klatsch (rumour-impact): music, visual arts, performance and installation explore what circulates between people, places, materials and memories. Disciplines: sound art, sound studies, audiovisual art, experimental instrument building, visual art, installations, sculpture, land art, performance. Sound installations without a visual dimension will not be taken into account.

Because of the individually different working methods, the artists in residence are obliged to purchase and bring along their most important tools on their own (i.e. hardware, software, technical equipment, special tools, etc.). The artwork must be finished and in perfect working order on the opening day of the festival.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** visual art, sound art, sound studies, audiovisual art, experimental instrument building, sculpture, land art
- **Note:** Three qualified artists – solo artists, no duos or groups – with professional experience in different fields who represent the listed artistic disciplines. Sound installations without a visual dimension will not be taken into account.

## Compensation & Benefits

CHF 4,000 grant, CHF 1,000 for travel, transport and meals, and material costs up to CHF 1,000, plus accommodation

**Includes:** Stipend, Travel grant, Materials budget

Grant: CHF 4,000. Expenses for travel, transport and meals: CHF 1,000. Material costs up to CHF 1,000.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - The three artists awarded the grant will live in a historical, charming house in the small, picturesque town of Werdenberg at the foot of the castle. Each will have a room at their disposal for the duration of the residency, as well as a shared kitchen, a shared living room and a small, shared bathroom. Long-term stays in the house by friends and relatives are not encouraged due to lack of space; any visits are organised by the grant holders themselves in consultation with each other.
- **Travel Support:** Available - CHF 1,000 for expenses for travel, transport and meals.
- **Materials Support:** Available - Material costs up to CHF 1,000.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - There is only limited working space. Relatively small rooms in various houses can be made available for the purpose. No studios exist; the grant holders would have to arrange these individually in the locality. However, a few exhibition spaces in the castle can be used from an early stage, circumstances permitting.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 4, 2026
- **Deadline:** October 19, 2026
- **Program Start:** May 17, 2027
- **Program End:** June 27, 2027

## Contact

**Email:** info@schloss-werdenberg.ch

**Phone:** +41 81 599 19 35

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://schlossmediale.ch/festival-schlossmediale/ausstellung/open-call-2027-en