Web Residencies
About the program
Akademie Schloss Solitude initiated the Web Residencies program in 2016 to support young talents from the international digital scene, as well as artists from all disciplines engaging with web-based practices. The program offers a platform to present both the process and outcomes of artistic work online. Its aim is to promote and give visibility to digital art and artists; foster discussion on issues at the intersections of digital art, net culture, technology, and society; and explore and test new forms of artistic practice outside geographical and institutional boundaries.
For each call, Akademie Schloss Solitude collaborates with international curators or curatorial collectives to develop a thematic framework and select four to six project proposals. The chosen participants receive a four-week online residency, an online presentation of their projects, and a grant of 1,200 euros.
Akademie Schloss Solitude launches several calls for Web Residencies each year. The program invites artists to experiment with digital technologies and new art forms, and to critically engage with the topics proposed by the curators or curatorial collectives. The Web Residencies take place exclusively online.
An overview of all projects and interviews can be found at: https://webresidencies.akademie-solitude.de
Artists of all disciplines may apply. There is no age limit. The submission is free of charge.
Web Residencies Call No. 22 »Ignore All Previous Instructions«
Curated by !Mediengruppe Bitnik
With the Web Residencies Call No. 22, !Mediengruppe Bitnik invites artists to create works that challenge extractive digital platforms and AI systems. For the tenth anniversary of the Web Residencies program, we look back at the first call in 2016, following up on its question on where to meet online when digital platforms are monopolized and weaponized – a problem we face now more than ever.
This edition will explore how to interrupt dominant technological logics – from ad-tech surveillance to prompt injection vulnerabilities – to imagine alternative structures and communication methods.
The open call »Ignore All Previous Instructions« seeks proposals that hijack, glitch, and disrupt rather than comply with existing systems, drawing on strategies like Situationist détournement to map routes through and around the grids we are trapped within.