CYCLE UP! Sustainable Artist-in-Residence Programme 2025

The CYCLE UP! project, organised by the Goethe-Institut, Czech Centres, BoMiasto, PUNKT, and Tartu 2024, is calling for applications from Europe-based artists for its 2025 artist residency programme focused on sustainable urban mobility and bicycle culture. 

Scheduled between May and June 2025, the residencies will take place in four cities – Tartu (Estonia), Katowice (Poland), Broumov and České Budějovice (Czech Republic) – offering artists an opportunity to develop creative projects that inspire local communities and policymakers to envision inclusive, bike-friendly urban spaces. Each residency prioritises sustainability in all phases, from travel and production to community engagement, and offers comprehensive support

Artists selected for the programme will explore and address each city’s unique cycling-related challenges, using artistic research to design impactful interventions in public space that resonate with local audiences. Applicants should be creative, open-minded, and willing to engage with the community, with prior artistic experience and proficiency in English (B2 level).

The design and delivery of artistic outcomes, interventions, programmes or events must be guided by local contexts. The final artwork must be presented to the local public in two events.

Support includes: 

• Accommodation
• Travel costs (up to 400 EUR for a one round trip based on real costs)
• Financial contribution of 1,500 EUR/30 days and 2,250 EUR/45 days (covering living costs and Intellectual Property Rights)
• Studio space
• Materials (up to a given limit)
• Community engagement and sustainability support – the CYCLE UP! team will provide assistance in order to reach an audience outside of the art scene; this is to try and affect real change in the urban mobility sector, and to achieve the goals of the residency in a sustainable manner

CYCLE UP! application guidelines 

Deadline: 7 January 2025