In the historic town center of the Hanseatic town of Salzwedel, the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel maintains a half-timbered house as an artist and scholarship house with an international orientation. Artists from the fields of visual arts, literature and music/composition will find ideal working and living conditions in an idyllic and peaceful setting. The house also has an area where events and small exhibitions can be held. The call is aimed at professionally working, particularly talented and primarily younger artists in the fields of visual arts, literature and music/composition who have already achieved public recognition with their work but are still open in their artistic development. Applications from students are excluded.
Please note: Applications from artists from Saxony-Anhalt are expressly encouraged, but not a prerequisite. Funding for other artists
and artists is possible if their outstanding artistic work is of particular interest to the state or if a connection to Saxony-Anhalt can be established
.
The State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture supports the three-month residencies at the Salzwedel Artists’ and Scholars’ House with a grant of €1,500 per month. Scholarship holders will only incur incidental costs in the amount of the fees incurred for the telephone and internet connection
.
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants in 2026 for
the following months
- for the visual arts January – March
and
July – September
There is a residence requirement for the stay. Exemption, even partial, is not possible.
Interested applicants should submit the following documents exclusively in digital form as a ZIP file or summarized in a PDF document:
1) Letter of application
2) CV
3) Description of the project
4) Details of scholarship applications to other bodies (relating to the time period and
project)
5) Meaningful samples of artistic work in relation to the
areas:
- Visual arts: 10 – 12 illustrations, max. 3 video works (max.
10 minutes each)
Application deadline: June 30, 2025