Eligibility

This open call is for professional artists and cultural practitioners based in Nordic/Baltic countries outside Norway. Applicants may be based in: Denmark; Finland; Faroe Islands; Greenland; Iceland; Sweden; Åland; Estonia; Latvia; or Lithuania. Applicants do not need to work directly with young people already, but should have a genuine interest in exchange, access, learning, communication or public engagement. We welcome applications from practitioners working across disciplines, including but not limited to visual art, moving image, writing, performance, sound, design, architecture, socially engaged practice, education, publishing, curating and artistic research.

Number of Participants

PRAKSIS seeks two artists or cultural practitioners whose research and practice embraces exchange, public dialogue and engagement with young people. In the course of the residency, they will have the opportunity to work both independently and in dialogue with one another. They will also be invited to participate in a wider conversation about the ways cultural institutions envisage and communicate with their publics, and the contributions young people can make towards the broadening of access to cultural experience and production. To that end, they will be introduced to PRAKSIS’s Teen Advisory Board. The Board is currently researching and developing strategies that can enable institutions to enhance their accessibility for young people—for example through changes in language, use of communication platforms, curatorial practice and institutional planning.

Deadline

June 16, 2026 22:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

July 03, 2026 22:00 UTC

Duration

September 16, 2026 - December 16, 2026

Funding

• €400.00 material budget (one-time)
• €350.00 travel budget
• €4,800.00 stipend (one-time)

Facilities

Conference Rooms, Co-Working, Desk Space

Housing

Apartment, Private Room

Meals

Lunch

Public Programs

Community Engagement , Demo Day, Discussion, Workshops

Disciplines

Research, Social Practice, Visual Arts

Languages

English

Program Description

This residency period focuses on institutional critique and future perspectives. It asks how cultural spaces communicate, who they include or exclude, and what habits, codes and barriers shape access. The programme is especially interested in intergenerational exchange, alternative forms of learning and knowledge-sharing, and artistic methods that listen, translate, test and make visible new possibilities for cultural futures. The residency connects with PRAKSIS Teen Advisory Board and the project Opening Doors, which develops youth-led methods for investigating and improving cultural access. The programme asks how young people experience cultural institutions, what barriers they encounter, and how their perspectives can inform real institutional change. Applicants may work across visual art, film, writing, performance, sound, design, architecture, socially engaged practice, publishing, education, research or interdisciplinary forms.