Fresh A.I.R. is an artist in residence scholarship program in Berlin, which offers artists and cultural professionals in the field of Urban and New Contemporary Art the time, the space and the resources to devote themselves to an artistic project within the framework of a given thematic complex (and in accordance with the Fresh A.I.R. funding guideline of the Stiftung Berliner Leben).
During their stay, the scholarship holders have the opportunity to gain new impetus, to develop their art and to gain important experience for their future careers. Up to 13 scholarship holders will be invited to Berlin for 10 month.
The Fresh A.I.R. scholarships of the Foundation Berliner Leben offer artists and cultural practitioners the time, space and resources to devote themselves to an artistic project in accordance with the Foundation’s funding priorities. Up to 13 artists are invited to live and work in our artist residencies in Berlin
for 10 months. The current call is for the 11th class starting in February 2026 and ending in November 2026.
Thematic Call:
»FUTURE VISIONS: Artistic Approaches to Peace«
We are facing complex challenges that jeopardize sustainable and peaceful coexistence. Questions about security, peace and future-proof social models are dominating social discourse. How can art contribute to a more optimistic view of the future, promote awareness of a peaceful future and inspire people to stand up for a peaceful co-existence? What artistic means are suitable for furthering the discourse on the greatest challenges for peace now and in the future? And what new, interdisciplinary collaborations between art and science, technology or activism are conceivable in order to imagine forward-looking ideas and solutions?
We invite artists and cultural practitioners to apply with innovative projects that look optimistically towards the future and in which future-oriented and forward-looking narratives, scenarios and concepts are developed.
Funding will be provided for:
• Projects that take a critical look at the present and develop ideas for new political and social structures and propose alternative models.
• Projects that contribute to promoting self-involvement and/or strengthening personal self-efficacy, resilience and frustration tolerance as well as social support.
• Projects that address complex, multinodal relationships between security structures and the conditions for long-term peace and stabilization and develop possible scenarios for the further development of the security architecture to meet future challenges.
• Projects that involve actors from science, technology and social movements and promote and demand open dialog on global issues.
Application deadline: Sunday, 23rd February, 2025
Applications can only be submitted via the application platform:
https://freshair.stiftung-berliner-leben.de/bewerbung/EFF59ABC/?lang=en