At the core of EMAP 2027 is a multi-month residency programme implemented across 15 European countries, supporting contemporary artistic practices in the fields of digital and media art, robotic art, and bio art. The programme specifically addresses artistic positions at the intersection of art, technology, and science, while fostering international exchange and long-term visibility.

All applicants are also invited to a kick-off conference in March 2027, hosted by LABoral in Gijón, where artists present their projects and get to know each other and the host institutions.

The residency includes a grant of €4,000 including subsistence costs, a grant of €2,000 for collaborating artist(s), production budget of €4,000, accommodation provided by host, travel expenses up to €1,000, and free access to technical facilities and/or media labs of the host institution. It also includes a professional presentation and the possibility to participate in exhibition tours at our members’ festivals or exhibitions in 2027-2028, plus the possibility to get exhibited by EMAP partner institutions.

Applications should be submitted online at call.emare.eu and must include a CV, (audio)-visual documentation of previous work, and a preliminary plan and presentation of the proposed project to be developed within the EMAP Residencies programme. Collaborating artists do not have to be decided at the time of submission.

Applicants must be EU citizens or taxpayers in an EU member country. Undergraduate and Master students are not eligible but PhD candidates are accepted. Emerging artists, regardless of age and academic degree, are encouraged to apply.

Member organisations

Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria), CIKE (Košice, Slovakia), Chroniques (Marseille, France), gnration (Braga, Portugal), iMAL (Brussels, Belgium), IMPAKT [Centre for Media Culture] (Utrecht, Netherlands), Kersnikova Institute [Kapelica Gallery] (Ljubljana, Slovenia), KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis (Zagreb, Croatia), LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial (Gijón, Spain), Meet Digital Culture Center (Milano, Italy), NeMe (Limassol, Cyprus), Onassis Stegi (Athens, Greece), RIXC Centre for New Media Culture (Riga, Latvia), WRO Art Center (Wrocław, Poland), Werkleitz Centre for Media Art (Halle/Saale, Germany), in cooperation with Silent Green (Berlin, Germany).

More information

About EMAP: emare.eu
Open call & applications: call.emare.eu
Contact: info@emare.eu
Applications deadline: 6th of November 2026 – 14:00 CET