About Us

Out of a commitment to supporting young artists and new ideas, the Schleswig-Holstein Künstlerhaus otte1 – named after its location at Otte-Straße 1 in Eckernförde – supports them with three-month scholarships that create long-term relationships and unique projects, including artistic encounters, educational activities, culinary surprises, performance, dance, film and music performances.

Four studios are available rent-free for chosen scholars, and scholarship holders receive a financial support of currently 1,000.00 euros per month. Eligible are professional artists in the fields of visual arts, literature and composition contemporary music.

Applications are accepted exclusively online in an announced period usually in summer for the next year. The selection is made by  professional, competent juries in the respective fields.

Künstlerhaus otte1 acts as a mediator between former and current scholarship holders. It aims to build a bridge between the present and the future of the artists. The Künstlerhaus addresses the public with lectures, concerts, open studio events and exhibitions. Works by the scholarship holders are regularly presented in the exhibition rooms of Otte1 in the center of Eckernförde.

The association “otte1 – Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstlerhaus e.V.” is member of the Network of Artists’ Residences in Northern Germany https://nkn-art.de/en/.