Application procedure

Deadlines
There are three yearly application deadlines: 1st of January, 1st of May, 1st of September.

Criteria for applicant
Individuals as well as institutions, galleries, publishing firms and other in the Copenhagen art scene can recommend international artists for the programme. As an artist you cannot apply for the programme on your own hand.

A recommendation demands that a contact to the international artist is established beforehand in order to verify if the artist is interested and if s/he has the practical possibility to come for a residency in Denmark.

The artist is as well obliged to participate in a public arrangement/talk to communicate about his/her artistic practice.

During the artist’s stay in Denmark, the applicant from the local art scene will function as a host/esse and is responsible for coordinating the artist’s programme.

It is not enough to be invited or recommended by a person or an institution in the Danish cultural scene. The application has to be made and sent by a local artist or institution, who has made a programme for the invited artist's stay in Copenhagen and is responsible for the fulfilment of the programme and the stay in Copenhagen.

Application
The application is to be sent to Kunst & Kultur (City of Copenhagen’s council for Art and Culture) electronic kunstogkultur@kff.kk.dk.. Under certain circumstances printed enclosure may be send via post. (There is no standard application form that has to be filled in.)

Application content
Maximum three pages with information about:
A) The artist and his/her practice
B) The scale and content of possible collaboration projects with the artist (Exhibition, talks, workshops, etc.).
C) The period and time of the stay (1-6 month)
D) An outline of the programme
E) The artist’s contact information

CV’s of the applicant and the artist
A bibliography or image documentation of the artist
A budget for the residency with a co-financial funding for travel expenses.

Criteria for the CPH AIR
The board pays special attention to those artists receiving an invitation for a residency has a high level of artistic quality and has an interest in the communication and exchange with the local art scene in Denmark. It will appreciate that the applicant has intention to involve the artist in activities as exhibitions or teaching etc. There are not any criteria of the artist’s age, sex or nationality.The program is not for the moment implicated to cover expenses of stay of family, travel cost (the applicant most apply external for these expenses by applying the international art council).

CPH AIR
As an artist in residence you will receive a grant of 10.000 DKK monthly (1343 euros), an apartment, a studio at the Factory of Art and Design, a bike. The apartment, please see photos, is placed close to the Factory of Art and Design please see the map.