Open Call: Artist residency Art ‘n Fiber® 10 September – 24 September 2024

Region Uppsala, in collaboration with the Quilt Academy of Sweden and Uppsala Municipality, is announcing the international artist residency for textile artists living in Europe, outside of Sweden.

Residency offers a grant of 16,000 SEK and an additional travel allowance up to 5,000 SEK for travel to and from Sweden.

The purpose of the residency is to encourage individual creativity and international artist collaboration in textile/fiber art. During the residency, the recipient is invited to give an artist talk at the Uppsala Art Museum presenting their work and sharing their experience of the stay.

Included in the residency

The grant is to cover a two week stay in an accommodation provided and hosted by the Quilt Academy of Sweden in a charming Swedish country homestead environment on the outskirts of the city of Uppsala.

Accommodation situated in the old barn-house includes a spacy studio, kitchen, bathroom and a minor bedroom. Distance to the city is 15 km and Storvreta, the closest suburb with grocery stores, restaurants and a train station , is about 5 km from the residency (see the Quilt Academy of Sweden website https://quiltakademin.se/) Access to public transport is limited however certain support can be provided by the residency host.

Optional 1:

An assisting colleague/partner may accompany the artist if considered well-motivated by the selection committee. The presence should be explained in the application. No additional funding is awarded for the purpose and a minor complementary fee may be requested.

Optional 2:

In purpose to meet local colleagues and textile enthusiasts the recipient is welcome to propose a one-day workshop, with a content related to one´s art and/or the residency. Any such workshop will take place in the residence studio during the stay. No additional compensation is included but the call and the administration will be taken care of.

Certain access to car transport, bicycles and spare bed is provided on request. Expenses for travel within the country, required insurances and food are not included.

Who can apply?

The residency grant is addressed to a professional textile/fiber artist or one with equally active artistic commitment. It is not targeted for artists with a main focus on commercial garments or the fashion industry. The applicant should be living in Europe but outside of Sweden. The artist must work primarily with textile techniques and have an explicit modern/contemporary focus based on one or some of the following techniques :

Patchwork/quilting
Free embroydery
Surface design; fabric printing/dyeing/shibori
Mixed media including stitching and fabrics

The working process should be based either on independent artistic work, or aim to cooperate with an art professional, or a group, within Uppsala County or an already ongoing collaboration.

During any general restricted period of pandemic the resident should be able to present a valid vaccination certificate upon request.

Application for 2024 is closed.

Art 'n Fiber – internationellt residens för textilkonstnärer

Region Uppsala utlyser i samarbete med Svenska Quiltakademin och Uppsala kommun det internationella konstnärsresidenset Art ’n Fiber för konstnärer bosatta utanför Sveriges gränser med hemvist i Europa. Residenset vill uppmuntra skapande och internationellt konstnärssamarbete inom textilkonst.