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Open Call for Critic-In-Residence Programme 2025

Einsendeschluss: 31.01.2025

[English only]

MGLC Švicarija, a creative and residential centre, in collaboration with the Igor Zabel Association for Culture and Theory, both based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, invites art historians, art critics and cultural journalists to apply for a fully funded, one-month residency in Ljubljana during September 2025.

The overall aim of the international residency programme is to support the exploration and reflection on contemporary visual art and exhibition histories. We welcome art writers who wish to engage with and reflect Ljubljana’s vibrant art scene (artists and art communities, art and cultural institutions, art events, …).

Our aim is to host an art historian, art critic, or cultural journalist active in writing and publishing reviews and/or other forms of art writing in the international context, and who is interested in Ljubljana’s vibrant art scene. Candidates wishing to write about Ljubljana art scene will produce at least 1 piece of writing (review, interview, column, or essay) on a selected topic over the course of the residency. The text should preferably be published in the English language in a periodical (printed or online), radio, television or personal blog.

Period of the residency: 1–30 September 2025

What is being offered:

- free accommodation in a fully equipped studio apartment at the MGLC Švicarija creative and residential centre;

- reimbursement of travel expenses to and from Ljubljana (up to 500 EUR from European countries, up to 900 EUR from non-European countries);

- stipend for living expenses (approx. 1.350 EUR per month gross / 45 EUR gross per day);

- support in getting to know the local art scene.

Learn more about the programme here.