Fellowship program of the Akademie Schloss Solitude

Within the international sphere of artistic grants and residency programs, the
Akademie Schloss Solitude is unique; an institution with a truly new spirit. In the
daily practice of this Esprit Solitude, fresh solutions are found always artistic
and as unbureaucratic as possible: the selection process, the opportunity to finance
projects from one's own budget, the self-evident international atmosphere.
Hundreds of artists have taken part in the Akademie's program since its opening,
creating a close-knit, global network of Solitude alumni that expands from year to
year.
The program is inherent in the name Akademie Schloss Solitude: It combines the
idea of an academy for scientific and artistic exchange with that of a retreat which
Schloss Solitude has always been. The Akademie, founded at Solitude in 1990,
operates in the intermediary space between private and public; where art is
reflected upon and produced but where it also finds a connection to the public. The
Akademie places particular value on offering its guests another quality of time
one that is better than the artists would experience in their daily lives. A residence
in a place like Solitude should therefore be understood as an investment in the
future; an investment that, for both the participating artists and the institutions,
may bear fruit much later.
Founded in 1990, the Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law.
According to its statutes, its task is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted
artists by means of residence fellowships, and by organizing public performances,
readings, concerts and exhibitions by its residents. Akademie Schloss Solitude is
subsidized by the State of Baden-Wrttemberg Lottery.
Persons up to 35 or if older who have completed a university or college degree
within the past five years are welcome to apply. Currently enrolled university or
college students (at the time of application) will not be considered for selection.
Several fellowships are also awarded regardless of the applicant's age. It is possible
to complete a project within the framework of the fellowship. 50 to 70 fellowships
are allocated every 24 months. Akademie Schloss Solitude has 45 studios at its
disposal.

Residency - conditions, benefits, selection procedure

Fellowship: Conditions

Persons up to 35 or if older who have completed a university or college degree within the past
five years are welcome to apply. Currently enrolled university or college students (at the time of
application) will not be considered for selection. Several fellowships are also awarded regardless
of the applicant's age. It is possible to complete a project within the framework of the fellowship.
50 to 70 fellowships are allocated every 24 months. Akademie Schloss Solitude has 45 studios at
its disposal.

International artists
are invited to apply from the following disciplines: Architecture (design, landscape architecture,
urban planning), Visual Arts (including performance art), Performing Arts (stage design,
dramatic texts, dramaturgy, musical theater, performance, direction, drama, dance), Design
(fashion, costume, product and furniture design, visual communication), Literature (essay,
criticism, poetry, prose, translation), Music/Sound (interpretation, sound installation, sound
performance, composition) and Video/Film/New Media (including video installation, fiction and
documentary).
Furthermore, scholars, scientists and professionals from the disciplines of the Humanities,
Social Sciences, Economy/Economics as well as for this round's special discipline Culture &
Law are invited to apply.
The responsible specialist jurors (see jurors and selection process) make decisions on the
allocation and the duration of the fellowships.
Fellowships are granted for three to twelve months.
One of the following three languages is assumed: German, English or French.
Simultaneous applications for fellowships from the Kunststiftung Baden-Wrttemberg GmbH
and from the Akademie Schloss Solitude are not permitted.
Applicants not selected in the current selection process can reapply a maximum of two more
times. Former fellows of Akademie Schloss Solitude are not eligible.

Fellowship: Benefits

The Akademie Schloss Solitude fellowship is a residence fellowship. It is expected that the
fellows spend at least two-thirds of their residency at Akademie Schloss Solitude.
The fellowship includes the following:
A combined apartment / studio, furnished with electricity, water and heat free of charge.
A stipend amounting to Euro 1,100 monthly (plus one-time expenses incurred by the fellowship
holder travelling to and from Stuttgart from his or her primary place of residence).The Akademie
may also offer additional financial supplements, depending on its respective budget situation.
A supplement for so-called double housekeeping (subsidy for apartment or studio costs); freight
cost subsidy for the transport of materials, tools and instruments to and from Stuttgart; a project
promotion subsidy and a one-time materials subsidy; in the case of non-German guests (from
non EU-countries), assumption of part of their health insurance expenses.

The use of the workshops owned by Akademie Schloss Solitude under the supervision of the
technical director, are free of charge for fellowship holders.
In light of the historical character and architectural substance of the building, the combined
apartment/studios are generally only suitable for one person. In special cases the Akademie will
consider allocating two studios for families.
All artists invited to stay at Akademie Schloss Solitude are obliged to establish residence in
Stuttgart for the duration of the grant (compulsory registration).

Within the international sphere of artistic grants and residency programs, the
Akademie Schloss Solitude is unique; an institution with a truly new spirit. In the
daily practice of this Esprit Solitude, fresh solutions are found always artistic
and as unbureaucratic as possible: the selection process, the opportunity to finance
projects from one's own budget, the self-evident international atmosphere.
Hundreds of artists have taken part in the Akademie's program since its opening,
creating a close-knit, global network of Solitude alumni that expands from year to
year.
The program is inherent in the name Akademie Schloss Solitude: It combines the
idea of an academy for scientific and artistic exchange with that of a retreat which
Schloss Solitude has always been. The Akademie, founded at Solitude in 1990,
operates in the intermediary space between private and public; where art is
reflected upon and produced but where it also finds a connection to the public. The
Akademie places particular value on offering its guests another quality of time
one that is better than the artists would experience in their daily lives. A residence
in a place like Solitude should therefore be understood as an investment in the
future; an investment that, for both the participating artists and the institutions,
may bear fruit much later.
Founded in 1990, the Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law.
According to its statutes, its task is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted
artists by means of residence fellowships, and by organizing public performances,
readings, concerts and exhibitions by its residents. Akademie Schloss Solitude is
subsidized by the State of Baden-Wrttemberg Lottery.
Persons up to 35 or if older who have completed a university or college degree
within the past five years are welcome to apply. Currently enrolled university or
college students (at the time of application) will not be considered for selection.
Several fellowships are also awarded regardless of the applicant's age. It is possible
to complete a project within the framework of the fellowship. 50 to 70 fellowships
are allocated every 24 months. Akademie Schloss Solitude has 45 studios at its
disposal.
More information on conditions, benefits, and the selection procedure

Fellowship: Selection Procedure

The independent jury consists of a jury chairperson and generally eleven specialist jurors who
independently allocate the fellowships for their respective disciplines. New jurors are nominated
every 24 months.
This principleconsciously subjective, but temporally limitedincreases the chances of
identifying and promoting special talents, as artistic quality is not necessarily a matter of
consensus. At the same time, individual decisions allow a certain artistic proximity or productive
oppositions to be expected among the fellows. The jurors make their decisions according to
qualitative aspects based on the samples that the applicants submit. There are no artistic
conditions attached.
No one has a legal right to be awarded a fellowship. Therefore, the jury is under no obligation to
justify its decisions. Decisions regarding Solitude grants will be communicated to the applicants
in writing.
On being awarded the fellowship, the holder also receives a house contract and house rules. The
fellowship is regarded as legally binding once the grant holder has signed the house contract.