Situated Creative Practices for the Pluriverse (SIT-PLU) is a Creative Europe Cooperation project tackling socio-ecological challenges through cross-disciplinary research and context-specific artistic interventions. Drawing on the Zapatista concept of the pluriverse—”a world where many worlds fit”—the project embraces diverse ways of knowing and living, foregrounding buen vivir (social well-being), communal interdependence, and the relationships between human and more-than-human entities.
The project includes a program of residencies (SIT-RES) happening in 2026 and 2027, where artists and creative practitioners selected through this open call will be invited to engage with a specific context (social, geographical, historical) for one year and develop new forms of creative intervention/cultural mediation.
An application for the upcoming 2027 residency period can be submitted for the following institutions and contexts:
– Baltan Laboratories (NL) will engage with Wondermash, a future ecologies institution operating within the living storyscape of the Meuse Delta;
– Lungomare (IT) will engage with the riverscapes in Bolzano;
– Idensitat (ES) will explore the theme of sacrifice zones, focusing upon neighbourhoods in the metropolitan area near the mouth of the Besos river;
– ZEMOS98 (ES) will work with sustainable, local models of energy transition in Galicia in Northwestern Spain;
Process
The application process will be structured in 2 phases:
Phase 1
You can apply by filling out this form with the following materials:
- Motivation letter
- CV
- Portfolio (max 5 projects most fitting to the topic of this call)
- Draft proposal focused on one of the context/hosting institutions
We value approaches that leave a distinctive mark on the territory, whether manifested as a physical intervention in public space, as evidence of relationships formed during the residency, or as the catalyst for ongoing processes that enrich community engagement over time. We are particularly interested in methods that involve new audiences and create a culture that embraces diversity and discursive exchange.
Please note that all applications must be completed in English
SIT-RES 2027 Deadline: 31 May 23:59 CET.
Results: by the middle of July.
Phase 2
Three creative practitioners (for each residency) will be selected for the second phase and be asked to develop a more specific proposal in dialogue with the host institution.
SIT-RES 2027 Deadline: 14 August 23:59 CET.
Results: by the end of September.
General Conditions
SIT-RES 2027 begins in January 2027. The selected residents will receive an artist fee of €13,500 (travel excluded) and a production budget. Each institution details the terms and conditions of each specific residency/context, including the intended role of the artist, payment, production budgets and minimum requirements, in separate attachments to the general open call, whose terms apply to all residents (see Downloads section below).
Launch Events
Each institution will hold online Q&A sessions between the 11th and 15th of May to illustrate its conditions and answer specific questions. More information is available in each institution’s terms and conditions below.
Info
For any enquiries, please contact sitplu.project@luca-arts.be