THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND CALLS FOR ARTISTS FOR A RESIDENCY ON PRESERVATION
The CUSP program offers a residency of up to four weeks in Iceland for artists working with emerging technologies. The deadline is September 3, 2026.
The National Gallery of Iceland has opened an artist residency call within the framework of CUSP (Creative Understanding, Saving and Preserving Time-Based Media Art), a transnational cooperation project co-funded by the European Union's Creative Europe program. The call is directed at artists working in complex media or emerging technologies: generative AI, custom sensors, sound, software, blockchain, and physical-digital hybrids, among others. The residency will last up to four weeks and will take place in early 2027, with exact dates to be arranged with the selected artist.
Applications are open to international artists based outside Iceland who reside in any of the 27 EU member states or in eligible associated countries, including EFTA/EEA members, candidate countries, and European Neighbourhood Policy countries.
The program includes accommodation and working space, a travel and subsistence stipend, and an artist fee for participation in the open lab/masterclass. During the residency, the artist will meet with a conservation specialist in time-based media art, who will conduct an in-depth interview focused on the preservation needs of the media the artist works with. The artist will also be required to present their practice and working methods publicly in an open-lab masterclass, designed in collaboration with the museum.
CUSP brings together the National Gallery of Iceland with Nasjonalmuseet (Norway), LI-MA (Netherlands), Vasulka Kitchen (Czechia), and Mystetskyi Art Arsenal (Ukraine). The project addresses the full lifecycle of time-based media artworks — from creation to long-term digital preservation — and responds to the growing need for shared methodologies for conserving works that depend on rapidly obsolescing technologies.
Applications must be submitted through the official form and include an artistic statement, motivation letter, masterclass proposal, CV, and portfolio. The deadline is September 3, 2026. Inquiries to their mail.
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