Open Call Residencies: 2025-2026

Jester is pleased to present the open call for the 2025-26 residency programme.
Apply until1 6 February 2025 for a chance to become a jester-in-residence. Results will be announced no later than March 31, 2025.

Who are we looking for?

Jester supports emerging and international visual artists to expand their practice and experiment with new media in our workshops (wood, metal, ceramics and digital). Through artistic, productional and business guidance, Jester encourages these future jesters to question themselves, each other and the world. Just as Genk was known at the beginning of the 20th century as a station d'artistes- a beloved haven for painters, scientists and writers - Jester annually welcomes dozens of international artists to meet and explore the scarred, post-industrial landscape together.

Jester subscribes to the principles of care, diversity and sustainability. Jester works with artists according to the values of Juist is Juist and provides fair rewards for artistic work. Jester recovers, recycles and borrows materials to combat overproduction and waste in the arts sector. For artist selection criteria, Jester does not discriminate between gender, religion, background, nationality or age. In these and many other ways, the art organization tries to contribute to a more inclusive, transparent and inclusive sector and world. 

What are the residency periods?

With this open call, Jester is looking for residents who will stay and work at Jester for two months during the next three cycles:

• Mid June 2025 - mid September 2025 
• Mid October 2025 - mid January 2026
• Mid February 2026 - mid May 2026

The residency will last a total of five months, divided into three phases - two of which will be devoted to pre-production, two to production (in Jester) and one to post-production.

What do we offer?

• One bedroom in the shared residence hall (14 m2), including kitchen, living room, library, bathroom and garden.
• An individual studio (60, 39, 26 m2).
• Well-equipped workshops (wood, metal, ceramics and digital studio).
• Artistic, production and business support.
• Possibility to use the production facilities of the art college LUCA C-mine Genk.
• Free access to a selection of events at C-mine, Genk's cultural center.
• Free admission to all museums in Flanders and Brussels.
• An artist (photo) portrait and video report.
• Studio visits by cultural workers.
• An inspiring context and a welcoming community.
• Biweekly meetings with the other residents.
• An annual collective showcase in Jester.

Each resident will receive an honorarium of €3,000.00 (gross) and a production budget of €5,000.00. Duos receive an honorarium of €5,000.00 (gross) and collectives receive an honorarium of €7,000.00 (gross), both receive the same production budget as an individual artist.

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You can register here through the online form until 16 February 2025.