What is the «Residency Call»?
Through the Residency Call, TIDAL ArtS will award four Residencies in Portugal, Italy, Finland, and Hungary that come with financial grants of 50,000 Euro each. These Residencies are open to artists, collectives, and creatives who can inspire and engage people in the Mission through their unique artistic creations and community engagement activities. These artworks will connect communities to their local waters, celebrate that connection, reflect the Mission’s themes, and highlight the four key ocean and water basins that serve as regional hubs for inspiration and action. These four hubs are known within the Mission as “Lighthouses”, and they include the geographic regions around the:
About the Residency Call
-€50.000 grants for 4 artists, collectives, and creative practitioners based in Europe.
-Inspiring citizens & spotlighting environmental challenges– funded projects will reconnect citizens with their water environments and spotlight environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss, pollution, or the evolving marine economy.
-Interdisciplinary – funded projects will work with scientists, educators, and local communities.
-Projects funded across 4 European “Lighthouses” – São Miguel Island,
Azores, Portugal (the Atlantic and Arctic) · Venice Lagoon, Italy (the Mediterranean) · Turku Archipelago, Finland (the Baltic and North Sea) · Ráckeve on the Danube, Hungary (the Danube and Black Sea)
Key dates
-Application Deadline: November 15th
-Project Start Date: Projects will begin in April 2026 and be completed by May 2027.
-Open House Lecture next Monday, the 27th of October: You can register here.
