CALL FOR APPLICATIONS SCHAUFLER RESIDENCY@TU DRESDEN 2026 — SCHAUFLER LAB@TU DRESDEN — TU DRESDEN

• Skip to main navigation Skip to main navigation • Skip to search • Skip to content Table of contents 1. Format and offerings of the Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden 2. Application 3. ​Contact 4. Downloads The Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden \- a joint project of the TUD Dresden University of Technology and THE SCHAUFLER FOUNDATION \- is offering a six-month Artist in Residence at the interface of art and science position for the year 2026, which is connected to the university's Office for Academic Heritage, Scientific and Art Collections. Since 2020, the following artists have been nominated for the internationally renowned residency at the University of Excellence: Mario Pfeifer Lena von Goedeke, Rosa Barba, Esmeralda Conde Ruiz, Anton Ginzburg, and Christian Kosmas Mayer. \\ © SLAB The Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden was initiated in 2019 with the aim of researching and communicating the complex relationship between humans, machines, technology, and the world from the perspectives of the social sciences, humanities, and art. The two pillars of the project are a graduate college, the Schaufler Kolleg@TU Dresden, and an artist-in- residence programme, the Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden. The theme "Data↔Worlds. Sociotechnical and cultural syntheses of new realities“ is at the center of the Lab's second funding phase (2024-2027). By this we mean technical and cultural mediations of reality through data that significantly shape society and living environments. The Lab´s residency programme offers dedicated and internationally active artists or artist groups from the fields of media art, conceptual art, performance, etc. the unique opportunity to artistically explore the above-mentioned central theme. They have the chance to work together with a cooperative community of researchers in the context of the Schaufler Kolleg@TU Dresden and to draw on the resources of the University of Excellence and our cooperation partners for artistic and creative productions. Format and offerings of the Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden • Access to a competitive array of institutes and workshops for artistic research • A stipend of € 3,000 (net) a month for 6 months • A studio at TUD • Production support of up to € 10,000 • Solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Office for Academic Heritage of TUD in fall 2026 with a artist book by a respected fine arts publishing house (Sandstein Verlag, Dresden) • Assistance finding accommodation Artists have until November 2, 2025 to apply with concepts for projects to be completed in 2026 at TUD in the Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden. Projects should focus on the interface between art and science, explicitly "Data↔Worlds” and its implications for society and the culture of objects. The selection of the artist is made by the [Residency´s selection committee](https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/schauflerlab/schaufler-residency/kommission-