On the initiative of HBK Braunschweig/Braunschweig Projects and in collaboration with PACT Zollverein and IGBK, a digital network meeting with 27 organizations of artistic residency programmes in Germany took place on 22 May 2025.

In addition to a report by Anne Prenzler from the Cultural Office of the City of Hanoveron the laboratory "Raus aufs Land? Wie ermöglichen Künstler:innen-Residenzen Austausch & Begegnung?", the meeting focused on peer-to-peer exchange.

The participants were able to discuss three central topics in depth in smaller discussion groups:

→ Funding & funding opportunities,

→ Exchange opportunities, networking and ways of working together and

→ Selection process & jury work.

After reviewing and evaluating the results, a further networking meeting is planned.

Helpful links of the meeting

Funding: 

• WAYS and Lokal-Programm: Funding by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes
• Culture Moves Europe
• touring artists funding data base

Networks: 

• ResArtis - International residency network 
• ADIR - Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Internationaler Residenzprogramme (ADIR, i.e.: Working Group of German International Residency Programmes)
• DutchCulture | TransArtists - Residency network and helpful checklists
• Artists at Risk
• Residency-Mapping - Listing of residences in Germany of the IGBK

Further helpful links:

• Stifter helfen - IT for nonprofit organizations
• Advice serviceAdvice service - touring artists 
• Gooding - Financial support for associations through online purchases