The KIKK galaxy, which promotes digital and creative cultures at the crossroads of art, science, technology and society, is calling for applications for a residency in the studios located at the Centre Culturel des Abattoirs de Bomel, Namur, Belgium, from 5 to 30 May 2025.

The aim of the residency is to foster art-driven interdisciplinary research and artistic creation that critically addresses and creatively explores ecological futures through digital and technological media. The organisers are specifically looking for projects in new media arts, including but not limited to:

• Generative and AI-driven art
• Data visualization & sonification
• Biotechnology & bioart
• Interactive & immersive installations
• Digital fabrication & speculative design
• Algorithmic, robotic & kinetic art
• XR (VR, AR, MR) projects

Two artists and/or collectives will be welcomed; one international artist and one artist from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (resident in Brussels or in Wallonia). This residency is exclusively open to visual artists working in the fields of new media arts, art and science, and art and technology. During the residency, each artist will participate in a public-facing event.

Residents will receive the following:

• A 5.000 EUR grant for the development of their project (this includes the expenses for materials, food and travel)
• Accommodation
• Curatorial, scientific, and technical guidance
• Access to specialised tools and expertise in the Fab Lab: 3D printers, vinyl cutter, digital milling machine, laser cutter, electronic equipment, woodworking, and more
• Access to specialised tools in the Medialab: sound studio, binaural microphone heads, motion capture suits, VR headsets, computer optimized for game engines.
• Use of the workshops of the CCN/Centre culture de Namur (woodworking, ironwork and silk-screening workshops; assistance and initiation by the technical management)
• A potential opportunity to present their project at KIKK Festival or Le Pavillon

Deadline: 8 March 2025

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