EMAP Artist Residency 2027 in Greece

The European Media Art Platform (EMAP) Residencies 2027 provide artists with the opportunity to develop new creative work through a two-month production residency at one of 15 participating host organisations across Europe.

The programme is co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme and supports artists working across digital art, media art, robotic art, bio art and related technology- and science-based creative practices.

For applicants interested in Greece, the Onassis Foundation in Athens is one of the participating EMAP host organisations. The artist selected for the 2027 EMAP residency at the Onassis Foundation will also become part of Onassis AiR and Onassis ONX.

Applicants do not apply exclusively to Greece. They apply to the EMAP consortium and indicate their preferred host organisations in order of priority. Applicants interested in Athens can therefore rank the Onassis Foundation among their preferred locations.

Collaboration is a core feature of the 2027 programme. Applicants may apply as artist duos or collectives, or submit a collaborative project involving another artist, scientist or creative partner. A collaborating partner does not necessarily need to be confirmed when the initial application is submitted.

Selected artists receive financial support, production funding, accommodation, travel support and access to professional technical facilities. Their work may also gain further visibility through exhibitions, presentations and EMAP’s international network of more than 150 partner organisations.

• Applicants should work in digital, media, robotic, bio or related technology- and science-based artistic practices.
• Artists, artist duos, collectives and other artistic collaborations may apply.
• Applicants and collaborators must be residents or taxpayers in an EU Member State or an eligible participating non-EU country.
• Eligible non-EU countries include Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia and Ukraine.
• Eligibility is based on residence or taxpayer status rather than citizenship.
• Applicants must propose a collaborative project, apply as a duo or collective, or work with a collaborating partner.
• The collaborating partner may already be identified or may be found later, including with support from the host organisation.
• PhD candidates may apply.
• Emerging artists of any age and academic background may apply.
• Undergraduate students are not eligible.
• Master’s students are not eligible.
• Students graduating before the residency takes place may be considered eligible under EMAP’s stated conditions.

• Two-month production residency.
• €4,000 grant for the applying artist or collective, including subsistence.
• €2,000 grant for collaborating artist(s) or scientist(s).
• €6,000 total artist grant for artist duos under the stated programme arrangement.
• Minimum €4,000 project production budget.
• Free accommodation provided by the host organisation.
• Travel expenses covered according to applicable EU ceilings.
• Access to technical facilities and media laboratories.
• Access to host institution expertise and professional infrastructure.
• Professional presentation of the completed or developing work.
• Invitation to the EMAP Kick-off Conference in Gijón, Spain.
• Networking with artists, cultural institutions and creative professionals.
• Opportunities for exhibition tours and future presentations through EMAP.
• Visibility through EMAP’s international network of more than 150 partner organisations.
• Selected Greece-based resident becomes part of Onassis AiR and Onassis ONX.

• CV.
• Audiovisual documentation of previous artistic work.
• Preliminary outline of the proposed project.
• Information about the applying artist, duo or collective.
• Details of the proposed artistic collaboration.
• Host organisation preferences.
• Additional information requested in the official online application form.

• Artistic quality.
• Relevance of the proposed project.
• Feasibility.
• Collaborative potential.
• Alignment with EMAP’s artistic and production framework.
• Suitability for participating host organisations.

• Develop an original artistic project with substantial production support.
• Work with leading European media-art organisations.
• Access specialist studios, laboratories and technical facilities.
• Collaborate internationally with artists, scientists and creative professionals.
• Build professional connections across Europe.
• Gain international exhibition and presentation opportunities.
• Increase the visibility of your artistic practice.
• Become part of a large European and international media-art network.
• For the Greece placement, engage with the Onassis AiR and Onassis ONX creative ecosystem.