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This time the Wo lang? Scholarship is aimed at artists who had to flee Ukraine in the past months (Ukrainian citizenship is not relevant here). We are offering two scholarships for five months from January to May 2023. The Open Call as PDF.

The artistic work must be in the center of your occupation. Apart from that we are open to all artistic disciplines. The scholarship requires a residency in Altenburg. Because of that we invite you to work primarily in Altenburg during your stay. Wo lang? is a network of young people working on various socio-cultural projects. In our projects we intend to work community-based structures and try to avoid fixed hierarchies. We are inspired by the ideas of the commons and the social sculpture of Beuys. We currently revive a formerly vacant building, called “Casino” with various projects. Artists have already been working there over the summer. The Casino offers a ceramic studio, a simply furnished wood and metal workshop, and rooms that can serve as studios. The first concerts have also taken place there over the summer and we are currently planning how to revive the pub. In addition, a screen printing workshop is going to be established, which should be ready by the beginning of 2023. The “Casino” with its various workshops and rooms is open to you as your workspace – but please consider that it can only be heated selectively. We will provide you with a furnished apartment (approx. 3′ walk to the Casino) where each of you will have your own bedroom.

In the end of your residency there will be a public exhibition/performance. We would encourage you to offer workshops or similar for the network during your stay, but it is not mandatory.

• A five-month residency in Altenburg (beginning: 9th January 2023)
• 600 Euros per month as part of your scholarship
• A total of 750 Euros, that covers the costs for your material (for the entire period)
• A furnished apartment, in which you two will live together (each has his/her own bedroom)
• Established artistic workshops for clay, metal, wood and screen printing
• A rustic sauna
• A large movement room (unheated)

• The ability and desire to work location-based in Altenburg
• An interest in the place and desire to participate in the network
• The willingness to live together with another person
• Intent to do a public exhibition/performance or something similar
• Openess to rustic workplaces

• The scholarship speaks to artists who have already fled from Ukraine to Germany. We cannot offer any assistance in dealing with authorities or other administrative/bureaucratic issues related to arriving in Germany.
• In our team we can speak German, English and French. None of us speaks Ukrainian. Therefore, we cannot offer any assistance for translations or similar.
• There is a organisation in Altenburg, that specially focuses on supporting Ukrainians arriving in Germany, called „Ukraine – Hilfe“. The people there might be be helpful in this kind of questions and can offer exchange possibilities.

We are pleased if we have raised your interest. To apply for the scholarship, please fill out the application form and send it to us.

Deadline for application is November 25th, 2022 – Acceptance/rejection by December 9th, 2022.

This Residence Program is a joint cooperation of wolang and icebauhaus with financial support by the European Cultural Foundation.