Open Call for Slovak artists – Budapest, Hungary

Name: Open Call for Slovak artists – Budapest, Hungary
Start: 2026-01-29T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-29T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Hlavná 40, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia

Schedule

Thu Jan 29 2026 at 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Hlavná 40, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia | Kosice, KI

The Artist Exchange Program of the Budapest Gallery and KAIR Košice Artist in Residence invite visual or interdisciplinary artists from Slovakia to take part in the two-month residency in Budapest, Hungary.
⚠️ Application deadline: 6th of February, 2026
Date of results: 9th of February, 2026
Budapest Gallery organises exhibitions that present works by contemporary European and Hungarian artists, and it strives in various ways and at various levels to include artists who participate in its Artist Exchange Program. Furthermore, artists are invited to realize an exhibition in the newly established project space, situated directly within the basement premises of Budapest Gallery or to introduce themselves in an open studio or within the context of an artist talk event.
The Exchange Program offers the artists a fully equipped studio apartment in the very centre of Budapest and a monthly stipend and grants to help cover or defray the costs of materials. The approximately 60-square-meter studio apartments give the artists a quiet place to work, while at the same time, the artists find themselves in the very middle of the city’s cultural hub. The Exchange Program coordinator and the entire staff of Budapest Gallery help the artists explore and discover the Budapest contemporary art scene.
The Artist Exchange Program of the Budapest Gallery
The Artist Exchange Program, founded in 1989 and overseen by Budapest Gallery, is one of the oldest running residency programs in Budapest. The program’s main goals are to offer opportunities for Hungarian artists to familiarize themselves with foreign cultures and to introduce artists from abroad to the Budapest art scene. During the past three decades, the Budapest Gallery has managed partnerships with more than ten institutes across Europe.
WEB: https://budapestgaleria.hu/_/en/about-the-artist-exchange-program/
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IG: https://www.instagram.com/budapestgaleria/
What Budapest Gallery provides to the artist:
___A two-month residency in Budapest, Hungary: March – April 2026
___ Free accommodation and studio
___1000 € per artist included honorarium and material costs / monthly in HUF
The residency also offers:
___Curatorial support and personal support
___Connection with the local cultural scene
___Connection and collaboration with local communities
___Production and PR support
What does the partner organization expect from the artists:
___An individual presentation (the artists can choose the form of it, for example, a pop-up exhibition, an artist talk, an open studio, a workshop, etc.)
___Compulsory attendance.
___Donation of artwork at the end of the residency (voluntary)

HOW TO APPLY
The application should consist of four PDFs:
___A Curriculum Vitae including your formal and/or informal education and professional collaborations and basic information (Name, Address, Email, Website).
___a portfolio with selected works, including visuals and concepts, uploaded as one pdf file (max. 10 pages and up to 10MB). Video works should be submitted via active links to YouTube, Vimeo or other video platforms;
___a motivation letter describing your ideas and plans for the residency, and especially why would you like to spend two months in Budapest.
___an artist statement that primarily addresses your artistic practice and work (max. 1000 characters with spaces)
📝 TO APPLY PLEASE SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTS HERE:
https://forms.gle/RfJPX6nqhBFVLbwX7
SELECTION CRITERIA
During the selection process, the jury will give priority to the artists who:
___are active; even students can apply if they are already active in their practice,
___are based or coming from Slovakia.are interested in and familiar with the art scene of Budapest
📩 CONTACT AND FURTHER INFO
KAIR Košice Artist in Residence
Contact: Petra Housková, [email protected]
Phone nr.: +421 911 224 391

Artist Exchange Program of the Budapest Gallery
Contact: Gábor Erlich, [email protected]
🙏🏻 The two-month residency is organized in cooperation with the Budapest Gallery.