OPEN CALL: Crespo Foundation 2024–25 ArtNature/NatureArt Residencies & Jury Members

The Crespo Foundation is delighted to announce the jury members for its 2024–25 artist-in-residence programme Glenkeen Garden Residencies—ArtNature/NatureArt. Comprising of esteemed artists, professors, curators and museum directors, the jury will select several artist groups and collectives to spend two to three months staying and working in Roaringwater Bay, West Cork, Ireland, during 2024 and 2025.

The jury
Prof. Gerard Byrne, Film Artist and Professor at the Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main / Zipproa Elders, Chief Curator, Head of Curatorial Department & Outreach at Gropius Bau, Berlin / Christian Fausch, Artistic Manager and Managing Director Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt am Main / Dr. Brigitte Franzen, Curator and Director of the Senckenberg Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main / Prof. Peter Kogler, Media Artist and Professor at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich / Bettina Korintenberg, Director of the ifa Galleries / Matt Packer, CEO of EVA International – Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art / Daria Parkhomenko, Curator and founder of LABORATORIA Art&Science Space, Moscow / Prof. Christiane Riedel, Chairwoman of Crespo Foundation / Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner, Aquatic Ecologist, Director General of the Senckenberg Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main.

The application deadline is April 30, 2023. The three residency phases are March–May 2024, September–November 2024 and March–May 2025.

Please find all the important details regarding your application here.

Application requirements
The programme is intended for professional artists of any media. Inter- and transdisciplinary work is particularly welcome. Applications are only permitted as a group of at least two and a maximum of five people. The competition is open to artists based in Europe and Russia. Students still enrolled at universities and colleges at the time of residency cannot apply.

Services provided
–On-site accommodation and a space in which to work.
–Monthly scholarship of 2,500 EUR per person.
–Travel costs for the journey to and from Glenkeen Garden.

The Crespo Foundation
The Crespo Foundation, founded by the late Ulrike Crespo (1950-2019)—a gifted photographer, accomplished psychologist and passionate philanthropist – is based in Frankfurt am Main. This benevolent organization champions the cause of arts and provides unwavering support to artists and arts institutions while undertaking several operational initiatives in the spheres of education and social welfare. The residency in Glenkeen Garden, in keeping with Ulrike Crespo’s vision, is set up as a place for artists to ruminate, reflect and create.

ArtNature/NatureArt
We are currently experiencing a new phase in defining humanity’s relationship with nature. Both the arts and sciences play a crucial role in exploring this theme and generating new ideas and perspectives. Images, sounds, installations, and environments can provide innovative perspectives about nature. Glenkeen Garden, located on Roaringwater Bay, is designed to be a platform for artists in dialogue with scientists to develop projects in the context of ArtNature/NatureArt. More here.