Young art in an old artists’ town: Schwalenberg scholarship from the Lippe regional association
1 residency grant for visual artists
The 2025 scholarship is valid for the period from May 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025.
In addition to a monthly allowance, the scholarship offers a simple apartment and a workplace in the spacious communal studio in the Künstlerhaus Schwalenberg. At the end of the scholarship, a catalog will be produced and an exhibition organized.
Since the 19th century, the painters’ town of Schwalenberg in south-eastern Lippe has been a magnet for artists who found inspiration for their artistic work in the idyllic surroundings. An artists’ colony was established there in the early 20th century.
Since the 1970s, the Lippe regional association and the town of Schieder-Schwalenberg have continued the tradition of the painters’ town as an art venue with regular art exhibitions, the Schwalenberg Summer Academy and art events.
The Schwalenberg Scholarship of the Lippe State Association for Fine Arts has been in existence since the early 1980s. The aim of the scholarship is to support young visual artists. This goes hand in hand with the aim of establishing Schwalenberg as a place for a lively contemporary art scene, following on from the tradition of the Schwalenberg artists’ colony. The scholarship holders live and work in the Künstlerhaus, which offers apartments for artists as well as a communal studio with an idyllic view over the valley.
Who can apply?
The scholarship is aimed at visual artists of all disciplines who wish to live and work in the painting town of Schwalenberg. Prerequisites are
- a degree in fine arts from a university or university of applied sciences; the degree / master student year should not have been completed more than 7 years ago,
- continuous artistic work and
- a residence permit in Germany.
The scholarship holder will be selected by a jury and the cultural agency of the Landesverband Lippe. The scholarship holder must take up residence in Schwalenberg for the duration of the scholarship and work towards a final exhibition, which will take place in October at the end of the scholarship.
The scholarship offers:
- A simply furnished, fully equipped apartment (approx. 45 m²) in the Künstlerhaus, which is available to the scholarship holder free of charge.
- A workplace in the spacious communal studio on the top floor of the Künstlerhaus.
- A monthly remuneration of € 800.
- A one-off subsidy of € 800.
- Regular presentation to the public, e.g. through “Open Studio Days” or artist talks. The Lippische Kulturagentur is responsible for the organization.
- The creation and printing of a catalog.
- A curated final exhibition of the scholarship holder and 1-3 guest artists in the Robert Koepke Haus in Schwalenberg with over 240 m² of exhibition space. The Lippische Kulturagentur is responsible for the organization.
Contemporary art by nationally renowned artists is shown at the Robert Koepke Haus. Under the programmatic title “Stipendiat*in & friends”, 1-3 young, contemporary artistic positions from the scholarship holder’s environment (a city, an art academy) will be shown. The focus is on the scholarship holder. The scholarship holder can propose guest artists at the time of application or during the course of the scholarship.
The scholarship holder must donate a work created during the scholarship period to the Landesverband Lippe for documentation purposes; the work will be selected by the Lippische Kulturagentur.
Please send your application in digital form by February 14, 2025 to
Landesverband Lippe, Lippische Kulturagentur
Dr. Mayarí Granados, Deputy Director and Art Officer
Schlossstr. 11
32657 Lemgo
Applications are only possible in PDF format. The PDF should contain: Cover letter, CV, full contact details, a brief project plan for the period of the scholarship and photos of your previous work.
Application deadline: February 14, 2025