EMAP European Media Art Platform Residency 2027

The EMAP residency is the production residency of the European Media Art Platform, a network of 15 media art centres across Europe. Selected artists spend two months at one host, such as Ars Electronica in Linz, iMAL in Brussels or LABoral in Gijón, with a €4,000 grant, a €4,000 project budget, accommodation, travel and access to labs. Applications for 2027 close on 6 November 2026 at 2 PM CET.

The residency is for digital, media, robotic and bio art, and for cross-disciplinary work that uses technology. Every project involves a collaborating partner, who can be part of the application or found later, including through the host. Collaborators receive their own €2,000 grant.

It is open to residents or taxpayers of EU member states and eligible Creative Europe countries, such as Norway, Serbia and Ukraine.

Who Can Apply for the EMAP Residency?

The call is open to individual artists, duos, collectives and other collaborations who live or pay tax in an EU member state or an eligible non-EU Creative Europe country. Emerging artists of any age and PhD candidates are welcome; undergraduate and Master's students are not eligible.

It is particularly relevant to:

• Media and digital artists
• Artists working with robotics, AI or interactive systems
• Bio artists and art–science collaborations
• Designers working on experimental installations

The 15 Host Organisations

Applicants rank their preferred hosts: Ars Electronica (Linz), Chroniques (Marseille), CIKE (Košice), gnration (Braga), iMAL (Brussels), IMPAKT (Utrecht), Kersnikova Institute / Kapelica Gallery (Ljubljana), KONTEJNER (Zagreb), LABoral (Gijón), MEET Digital Culture Center (Milan), NeMe (Limassol), Onassis Stegi (Athens), RIXC (Riga), Werkleitz (Halle) and WRO Art Center (Wrocław).

What Does the Residency Offer?

• A two-month production residency at one host
• €4,000 grant for the artist, including subsistence
• €2,000 for each collaborating artist (€6,000 in total for a duo)
• €4,000 project budget
• Accommodation and travel, covered by the host within EU limits
• Access to technical facilities and media labs
• An invitation to the kick-off conference in Gijón
• Possible exhibitions and tours with EMAP partners

Application Fees

The official call does not list an application fee.

Submission Requirements

Register on the EMAP call website and complete the online form under "My submissions". You can edit the application until the deadline and submit more than one proposal.

Important Rules

• Applicants must be residents or taxpayers of an eligible Creative Europe country.
• BA and MA students are not eligible.
• Every project involves a collaborating partner.

When Will Applicants Be Notified?

Selected artists are invited to the kick-off conference in Gijón in March 2027, so results come before then; the call site gives updates.

Why the EMAP Residency Stands Out

Media art often needs more than a studio: sensors, robots, wet labs, motion capture or high-end computing. The EMAP residency places artists inside institutions that have this equipment and the technicians who run it. Two months is short, so the programme works best for artists who arrive with a clear plan and use the host's labs to build or test something specific.

The network is also a door to exhibitions. EMAP partners present residency results at festivals and in touring shows across Europe, so a project made in Linz or Ljubljana can travel.

Things to Consider

• Choose hosts carefully. Match your technical needs to each host's labs.
• Think about the partner early. Even if not confirmed, describe who the collaborator could be.
• Budget for production. Show what the €4,000 project budget will build.
• Submit more than one idea if it helps. Multiple applications are allowed.

Apply for the Residency

Interested in applying?

Apply for the EMAP residency

For the full call, host profiles and FAQ, visit the official EMAP call website.

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Last verified: October 13, 2026