Art Music Denmark, Klang Festival, MINU_festival_for_expanded_music, Sound Art Lab/Struer Tracks (Struer, DK) and Another Sky Festival (London, UK) invite solo artists from the SWANA region (South West Asia and North Africa) to apply for a paid three-month residency at Sound Art Lab in Struer, Denmark. Artists should be working with sound, experimental music and/or composition.
Selected artists will gain access to state-of-the-art sound facilities to create new works and/or performances. They will also return to Denmark later to present their work at another festival within the network.
The residency periods, to be finalized with selected artists, are provisionally:
Artist 1 – in residency from June-August 2025
Artist 2 – in residency from August-October 2025
During their residencies, both artists will present work at Struer Tracks festival in August 2025. Following this, one artist will showcase their new work at MINU_festival_for_expanded_music in November 2025, while the other will present at Klang Festival in June 2026.
The program welcomes all artistic practices where sound and/or composition plays a central role. Applications are encouraged from diverse fields including sound art, experimental music, conceptual art, installation, performance, multimedia projects, workshops, and artistic activism.
The residency provides:
A residency fee of 8,000 EUR for the three-month period
All accommodation
A fee for the presentation at Klang or MINU_festival_for_expanded_music of minimum 1,000 EUR (please note that the presentation at Struer Tracks is covered by the residency fee)
Travel and visa costs
Assistance provided with logistics
Full access to Sound Art Lab's facilities and technical support (within SAL's capacities)
Follow the link for more information about the application process.
