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Artists in Residence Award

OPEN CALL

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RESIDENCY - GRANT - MENTORSHIP - EXHIBITION - INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

  • A 3-week fully funded stay (6 July – 26 July 2026) with private lodging in our historic guesthouse and dedicated studio space on the scenic Finow river grounds — perfect for focused creation.

  • €1000 production grant to cover materials, tools, travel, or any needs for realizing your artwork — turning your proposal into reality.

  • Receive personalized studio visits and in-depth feedback sessions with Wehrmuehle curators (including Tjioe Meyer-Hecken) and selected Berlin art professionals from leading institutions. These sessions provide critical guidance on your site-responsive work, conceptual development, and presentation.

    Gain exclusive access to our growing institutional and cultural network — including connections to collectors, curators and gallerists — for meaningful exchanges, future opportunities, and deeper integration into Berlin's and internal art world.

  • Your completed work will be a featured piece in the Art Biesenthal 2026 summer group exhibition — a key annual highlight at Wehrmuehle.

    You'll show alongside established and emerging international artists, building on past editions that included Anne Imhof, Anna Uddenberg, Rosa Barba, Yngve Holen, Ana Mendieta, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Roman Signer, and others. Expect dynamic elements like performances, sound works, and site-specific installations across the mill grounds and river landscape.

    Your piece gets full professional documentation (photos, video, texts), mentioned on our webpage, and social promotion — with you present for installation and the opening on mid July 2026.

  • This residency is presented with friendly support from Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank. Sebastian Pflum (Director) serves on the jury and brings the expertise of one of Berlin’s most significant private art foundations.

    In its exhibition spaces in Berlin-Charlottenburg, the Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank presents figurative art of the post-war period drawn from the Kunstsammlung der Berliner Volksbank (art collection of the Berliner Volksbank). Founded in 1985, the art collection comprises over 1,500 works by around 200 German artists, with a particular focus on art from the GDR. The museum’s educational program, Werkstatt für Kreative (Workshop for Creatives), as well as collaborations with national and international cultural institutions and contemporary artists complement the exhibition program.

  • The Wehrmuehle Residency Award 2026 is open to visual artists (any medium or discipline) with a connection to Berlin. (Deadline: 15 May 2026)

    Key requirements:

    • Emerging to mid-career level — no strict age or career-stage limit; we prioritize quality proposals that fit the nature of the residency.

    • Professional approach: Submit a portfolio showing recent work and a clear idea for a new piece engaging with Wehrmuehle's history.

    No nationality restrictions — international artists are welcome.

    We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and practices (sculpture, installation, painting, performance, sound, etc.).

    If in doubt, feel free to reach out via mail@wehrmuehle.de

Wehrmuehle Museum stands as a community-driven, artist-centered contemporary art and culture institution. Positioned as a dynamic, globally engaged cultural space, it invites visitors to explore contemporary art.

Aspiring to be a catalyst for experimentation, learning, and creativity, the museum serves as an agora for all. Comprising four distinct sites—the Museum, the Residence, the Artist House and the Offsite by Wehrmuehle— housing exhibition spaces, artists‘ residencies, the hypercontemporary and culinary experiences.

Wehrmuehle serves as a sanctuary for idealism in the multidisciplinary art world, embracing mondialité as a posture of worldliness to unite people and cultures, meeting the needs of the twentyfirst century and beyond.


Special thanks go to the Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank for their friendly support — through their partnership, this residency becomes possible in the first place and makes a significant contribution to promoting creative freedom, artistic exchange, and cultural accessibility in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.


We are very much looking forward to welcoming all applicants into our network and creating something lasting together.


With heartfelt thanks,
Wehrmuehle Museum