Balmoral Castle Scholarships 2009
Call for submissions

Intention and purpose
Artists’ residence Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral in Bad Ems, Foundation for Culture of Rhineland-Palatinate, which was founded in 1995, is a place of reflection, artistic production, discussion and meeting. It supports visual artists from all over the world by awarding artists-in-Residence scholarships.

The Künstlerhaus is publicly presented through lectures, concerts and exhibitions. Works by the scholarship holders are regularly shown in a relaxed atmosphere.
The Künstlerhaus perceives itself as an intersection between the different kinds of art media and theoretical reflection but also as an intermediary between current and former scholarship holders. Balmoral intends to build a bridge between the artists' present and their future.

Requirements
Balmoral awards six artists-in-residence scholarships to international fine artists who have completed their degree in art and a subsequent three-year period of artistic activity. Applicants still studying during the application period cannot be considered.

In addition, Balmoral awards one project scholarship offering the visual artist an opportunity to develop a project at a different place. The purpose of this scholarship is to support a project of particular content to be realised within a specific time period and to recognise the artist’s previous artistic work. The project will be presented in Balmoral afterwards.

Artists from the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation, drawing, graphic arts, design, photography, video as well as from new media art and landscape art can apply for a Balmoral scholarship.

In order to promote dialogue between the social sciences and art, for the first time one theory scholarship for a junior academic in the humanities (preferably art theory) is offered. In accordance and in close cooperation with the Künstlerhaus and the attendant scholarship holders, s/he should actively participate in creating, developing and organising the activities in the artists’ residence. The theory scholarship will be awarded to applicants not older than 35 years or to those who graduated not longer than 5 years ago. For holders of a theory scholarship a full command of the German language as well as a sound knowledge of English or French is essential.

Duration of stay
Balmoral scholarships are awarded for the period of six months. For Artists-in-Residence scholarships at Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral, continuous residence is obligatory. The yearly term of residence begins in April.

Attendance
The Balmoral scholarship is an attendance scholarship. One of the conditions is that holders spend at least two thirds of the period stated at Balmoral. All artists invited will have their registered residence in Bad Ems for the time of their stay (compulsory registration).

Language knowledge
Knowledge of one of the three languages German, English or French is required.

Benefits
The scholarship includes the following benefits:
A grant of 1,200 Euros per month.

A furnished living/bedroom with shower/WC and a studio including electricity, water and heating. Each apartment is equipped with an individual telephone and internet access. If required, the room is also wired up for radio and television. The lounge, the dining room and the kitchen are for joint use.

Holders of scholarships can make use of the in-house facilities for free, especially the
- wood and metal workshop
- photo laboratory for b/w prints of 60 x 70 cm
- video laboratory Windows XP Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro (in German and English) + Avid Express (in English), DVD writer, video-edit recorder
- library and reading room with approx. 5,500 books, particularly on modern and contemporary art and the most important art magazines.

Due to the historical condition of the building, the apartments and studios in terms of their size and equipment are normally only suitable for one single person.

More information and application forms:
>> Website Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral

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