Atelier Mondial
Grants
Atelier Mondial provides residency grants abroad to artists and cultural workers from the region of Alsace (FR), South Baden (DE), and the Basel region (cantons of Basel-City, Basel-Country, and Solothurn). Each May, announcements are issued for the grants in various disciplines for the following year. The destinations may change from year to year, as can the disciplines eligible to receive funding.
Call for Applications
for 2027
The open call for 2027 will be published on 1 May 2026.
We are now using the application software SlideRoom. To access the application form, applicants must create an account with SlideRoom. SlideRoom complies with the requirements of the Swiss Data Protection Act, which means that users’ data is stored securely and is not used for advertising purposes. Furthermore, it is free of charge for our applicants.
One can apply in the fields of visual arts, literature, dance & performing arts, fashion & textile design and curation/art mediation/art critics. Applications are open to artists and cultural creators in selected areas as long as they demonstrably live or work within commuting distance from Atelier Mondial (the cantons of Basel-City, Basel-Country and Solothurn, South Baden up to Freiburg, and Alsace). Artist duos receive a grant in addition to the regular grant and are welcome to apply to the specially designated residency destinations.
The application links are listed separately for each category in the tiles below.
This video provides more information on the application process.
STUDIO GRANT FOR DESIGNERSIN THE DISCIPLINE OF FASHION & TEXTILES
A studio grant in Oaxaca/Mexico for designers in the field of fashion & textiles.
Residence: July - December 2027
Conditions of participation: Residence or job demonstrably in the catchment area of Atelier Mondial, letter of motivation, CV and work documentation with references of max. 20 pages.
The application period for grants for the year 2027 will begin on 1 May 2026.
A detailed description and the application criteria can be found in the attached document.
Call for applications Fashion & Textile
Literature grant for authors, translators into German
Studio grant in Paris at the Cité Internationale des Arts for authors or translators into German
Residence: January - March 2026 and April - June 2026
Conditions of participation: Residence or employment demonstrably in the catchment area of Atelier Mondial, letter of motivation, CV, bibliography and manuscript of max. 20 pages.
The application period for grants for the year 2027 will begin on 1 May 2026.
A detailed description and the conditions of participation can be found in the enclosed attachment.
Call for applications in the field of literature
STUDIO GRANTS AND TRAVEL GRANTSFOR ARTISTS IN THE DISCIPLINE OF VISUAL ARTS
8 studio grants in six different destinations and one travel grant for professional artists in the field of visual arts.
Residency: in 2027
Conditions of participation: Proof of residence or work in the Atelier Mondial catchment area, letter of motivation, CV and artist*s dossier of max. 20 pages.
The application period for grants for the year 2027 will begin on 1 May 2026.
A detailed description and the conditions of participation can be found in the enclosed attachment.
Call for applications in the field of visual arts
OPEN TRAVEL GRANT FOR ARTISTSIN THE FIELD OF PERFORMING ARTS
Open travel grant for artists in the field of performing arts.
Residence: freely selectable for a project abroad in 2027
Conditions of participation: Residence or work demonstrably in the catchment area of Atelier Mondial, letter of motivation, CV and documentation with references and video links of max. 20 pages.
The application period for grants for the year 2027 will begin on 1 May 2026.
A detailed description and the conditions of participation can be found in the enclosed attachment.
Call for applications Performing Arts
Research grant for curators, art critics and cultural mediators in all disciplines
Open research/travel grant
Residence: freely selectable for a project abroad in 2027.
Conditions of participation: Residence or job demonstrably in the catchment area of Atelier Mondial, letter of motivation, CV with references of max. 20 pages.
The application period for grants for the year 2027 will begin on 1 May 2026.
A detailed description and the conditions of participation can be found in the enclosed attachment.
Call for applications in the field of curation, art criticism and cultural mediation
Currently abroad with Atelier Mondial
The following artists are currently abroad with a grant by Atelier Mondial.
Andrea Fortmann
Visual arts, Berlin (January – June 2026)
Angela Cerullo & Giorgio Bloch (Duo)
Visual arts, Berlin (July – December 2026)
Sophie Innmann
Visual arts, Yerevan (July – December 2026)
Lisa Mazenauer
Visual arts, Kinshasa (July – September 2026)
Anna Soz
Visual arts, Paris (July – December 2026)
Fabio Luks
Visual arts, Paris (January – December 2026)
Pavel Aguilar
Visual arts, Taipei (September – November 2026)
Anna Maria Balint
Visual arts, Tokyo (January – March 2026)
Alexandra Navratil
Visual arts, travel grant
Keabetswe Boccomino
Research grant for cultural mediators across all disciplines
Zora Weidkuhn
Fashion & Textiles, Oaxaca (July – December 2026)
Andrea Lagos Neumann & Rebecca Mary Narum (NaOM Teatro)
Dance, travel grant
Oliwia Hälterlein
Writer in Residence, Paris (January – March 2026)
Tanja Arx
Writer in Residence, Paris (April – June 2026)
For further questions, please contact Alexandra Stäheli, Director of Atelier Mondial:
alexandra.staeheli@ateliermondial.com
Tel.: +41 61 226 33 51
Current guests at Atelier Mondial
Current guests at Atelier Mondial in Basel, Mulhouse or Freiburg:
Stéphanie Creaghan
from Montreal, Canada (in cooperation with Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec)
Wei Po-Jen
from Taipei, Taiwan (in cooperation with mit Artvillage Taipeh)
Yuya Suzuki
from Tokyo, Japan (in cooperation with Tokyo Arts and Space)
Antonio Amador and Jandir Jr.
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in cooperation with Pro Helvetia South America)
Dilek Winchester
from Istanbul, Turkey (in cooperation with the Institute Art Gender Nature at the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW)
