Artist Residency: Open Call
Otte1 awards grants to artists working internationally in a wide range of disciplines such as visual arts (with the exception of applied art), composition contemporary music and literature.
Apply
The application for 2026 residencies is planned to be possible within 2025/07/01 and 2025/08/31.
First create a user account: register using the form at the bottom of this website. You will receive an email with the information about your user account, after which you can log in and enter the required information.
The evaluation will be carried out by a jury of experts, the selected applicants for 2025 will be informed and the list will be published on the website.
Focus
- Eligible to apply are visual artists, composers of contemporary music, and writers. We accept artists at different stages in their careers, working with many different mediums.
Collectives and groups may apply to the residency through our open call. If they are accepted into the program, the group shares a studio space to work and live in as well as a stipend. Please submit one application on behalf of the entire group and clarify in the application that you are applying on behalf of a collective. - Artists should not be enrolled in a degree granting educational program during their residency. If you are currently enrolled but will be graduated by the time of the residency you are applying for, you are welcome to apply.
- The residency is intended as a period for research and reflection on the artistic practice. All residents are expected to spend a minimum of 20 hours a week working in their studio. Residents should be enthusiastic about participating in residency meetings and events, including residency gatherings, visits from curators, and a seasonal open studio.
- Residents are encouraged to organize a program during the residency that will directly benefit their practice, such as an artist talk, exhibition, live performance, a small workshop, a conversation with invited participants, or other customized event. A small budget is provided for this event.
Studios and Accessibility
Otte 1 – the Schleswig-Holstein Artists’s Residency provides the scholarship holders with one of the four furnished studios.
For more information on the available studios please follow this link: Studios.
Residency slots
Otte 1’s last open call included residencies up to December 2024.
The following slots are available:
1 January – 31 March 2025
1 April – 30 June 2025
1 July – 30 September 2025
1 October – 31 December 2025
Please specify the preferred seasonal cycle in your application.
Format
Please fill in the fields of the application form after logging in. We also expect the following documents in PDF format:
- Artist cv
- Portfolio (20 pages max.)
If relevant, please also provide us with work samples as links to video or sound files for film and sound-related contributions or to further texts when applying for a literature scholarship.
Procedure
Please submit your proposal online. No confirmation of receipt will be sent. The message in green “Profile has been updated” indicates that all mandatory fields have been filled in and all necessary documents have been uploaded. Only selected applicants will be contacted, approximately in September / October. Complementary online interviews may be held.
The awarded scholarship holders will be informed in writing by Otte1 about the selected residency period as well as the studio they have been allocated a scholarship for. Due to the large number of applications, we are unable to send individual feedback. The names of the scholarship holders will be published on the website of the Otte1.
For any questions related to the residency and application requirements which are not covered in this document please contact us at info@otte1.org. It will not be possible to answer last minute questions on the night of the application deadline, so please make sure to
submit your application in good time.