There is still time to apply for the ShUM cities 2026 International Artist-in-Residence Program.
Deadline for applications is September 30th, 2025.
The ShUM Cities project links the important medieval Jewish heritage of the German cities of Worms, Speyer, and Mainz and was included on UNESCO’s roster of World Heritage in 2021.
Up to three project scholarships are being offered for the realization of an artistic project that engages with the history of the ShUM-communities and their religious, cultural, intellectual and architectural heritage.
Artists worldwide are invited to engage with the historical and cultural aspects of the ShUM-Sites, creating innovative contemporary artworks that reflect and reinterpret these places’ rich heritage.
The residency will take place from mid-April to mid-May 2026 and last four to six weeks. All forms of artistic expression are welcome, including painting, photography, film, architecture, design, typography, goldsmithing, music, literature, and theater.
Continuous residence during the fellowship is expected. Fellows are offered a rent-free, furnished apartment, a studio/work room, travel expenses up to € 1,000, an allowance of € 250 per residency week and a contribution to other expenses (materials or services) of up to € 1,000
The call for applications is open to professional artists from around the world working in the following areas:
VISUAL ARTS & MEDIA
Painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, film, video, photography,
printmaking, ceramics, textiles, performance
ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & APPLIED ARTS
Architecture, urban and spatial planning, applied arts, design,
calligraphy, book and print arts, gold- and silversmithing
MUSIC
New compositions, performances
LITERATURE
Novels, poetry, short stories, non-fiction, essays, plays, screenplays
The first Residencies, in 2021, were granted to the Italy-based American musician Avery Gosfield; the Argentinian architect German Morales, and the New York-based visual artist Katya Oicherman.
The second Residences, in 2024, were granted to the visual artist Bence Illyes from Hungary (working with Judit Borsi), the musician Yotam Schlezinger from Israel, and the video artist Janet Grau from the USA.
Click here for the full Call, with how to apply and links