“Viajantes” OASis Residency — Open Call

*Em Português

In 2025, one proposal will be selected to join the “Viajantes” OASis Residency, at one of our two partners of the OASis project, Kibla or Fondazione Campania Welfare (FCW) for a period of 7 to 15 days. 

This call is open to Portuguese nationals, and residents, who are creators / artists / researchers from various fields and disciplines, as well as practitioners and experts that operate at the intersection of culture and other disciplines. Applications must be submitted individually. 

APPLICATIONS OPEN UNTIL May 15th, 2025

The “Viajantes” resident will be a part of the OASis residency program. The residency activities can include interaction within the local community (this can be in the form of artist talk, walks, workshops, open studio visits, etc). The residents must produce an output that will be included in the group exhibition of the OASis project in 2027. Documentation of the residency will be presented on webpages and social media of the partners and the project itself. Cultivamos Cultura expects an output to be added to its collection at the end of the residency. Results and documentation of the residency may be in the format of interactive result-oriented workshops, joint art events, video and audio recordings, performance, installation, etc. 

This residency includes: 

  • A limited budget for travel of up to €500
  • A limited budget for accommodation of €1500.
  • Access to a workspace/studio for the duration of the residency period (more info per institution see below)
  • Each selected individual will receive an artist fee of €1300.
  • Equitable per diem for food.*
  • Production/material expenses up to a maximum of €1600.

IMPORTANT
*The food and production grants represent the maximum budget available for these categories and it includes the production of an output that will be part of the collective exhibition and our collection. The total amount will be directly transferred to the participant(s) against an invoice emitted by the resident or their legal representative. The invoice must include the Association’s VAT number and details. Travel expenses between the participant’s place of origin will be reimbursed up to a value of 500 euros.

Deadlines, criteria AND application

The open call is available from until 15th of May until 11:59 PM. Proposals submitted after the specified deadline will not be considered.

The jury is composed of three members from Cultivamos Cultura, three members from partnering OASIS organizations. The jury will evaluate the proposals based on their originality, feasibility with respect to the host institution’s resource and a relevance towards the objectives of the call. As a multimedia center Kibla values multimedia projects thinking as a computer but in a wider spectrum (media from traditional, analogue to electronic audio, film, photography…) as they have many tools to support these types of projects. FCW values projects involved in the audio-visual sector with a specific preference for photographers. They emphasize involvement in workshops with children and teenagers to produce a valuable output that could stay in their facilities and decorate/modernize the structure. Within the OASis project, interaction with the community and exchangement with international artists are encouraged. 

Results will be announced by June 30th via email to the applicants and through Cultivamos Cultura and OASis’ communication channels.

IMPORTANT *Results will be sent via email; however, due to the high volume of applications and the voluntary nature of the jury members, we do not provide individual feedback for each project.

Proposals must include:

  • Preference in hosting institution (Kibla or FCW) in terms of suitability for the project.
  • Project description/statement of intention (max. 500 words) with images, drawings, or diagrams. This description should outline your vision for the strategies to engage with the community, while allowing flexibility for the project to evolve throughout the residency period. Besides, this should be partially developed for both of the institutions even though a preference is stated above.
  • Estimated list of resources and materials
  • Signed originality declaration
  • Candidate’s portfolio or website
  • Summarized Curriculum Vitae (max. 4 pages)
  • Project implementation timeline
  • Five photographs, drawings, or illustrative images of the project (for communication purposes if selected)

Each of the residency programs will be concluded by creating artistic output – that will be both: presented to the local audience and to the wide network of OASis (via multiple platforms). The format of the works and their presentations will be decided by invited artists and the host institution. Video documentation, photographic documentation and other kinds of documentation will be expected and produced by both the resident and host institution. 




  • Originalidade
  • Viabilidade face aos recursos da instituição anfitriã
  • Relevância para os objetivos da convocatória


The OaSis consortium and host institutions
The project is created by the unique consortium of almost 20 diverse institutions – including NGOs, culture institutions, municipalities and a university. Open Art Spaces (OASis) in Action combines 13 interdisciplinary art venues in 10 countries (Armenia, Belgium, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia) that reflect the modern model of the open art center which merges local context with international art exchange.

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