Farmstudio Open Call
OPEN CALL – Visual and Intermedia projects for Artist Residencies with Exhibition
We welcome proposals from individuals and groups in a variety of visual media, including intermedia and performance art. The call is open to international artists.
We offer an artist residency and exhibition/presentation in the unique setting of a cultural center housed in a former 18th-century agricultural estate in the village of Vysoká, on the edge of the Kokořínsko, Protected Landscape Area in the Czech Republic.
The complex provides facilities for the creation and presentation of contemporary art (exhibition spaces, a multifunctional hall, a courtyard, and accommodation).
Preferably, we are looking for projects that engage with or otherwise respond to the specific environment. Available exhibition spaces include a gallery, underground cellars and the outside area of the estate. Applicants may visit the site before submitting their proposals.
We are looking for
Projects by individuals and groups in the field of visual arts
and performance with possible intermedia overlaps. We
prefer projects created or adapted for the given space. It’s open
to all artists of diverse disciplines and media (painting, photography, performance, site-specific, land art, audio-visual art,
stage design / architecture, and others).
We provide*
- Hostel-style accommodation (shared bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, common room, WiFi)
– Financial contribution of 40 EUR per day
– Workshop equipped with basic tools and machinery
– Co-financing material costs
– Curatorial support
– Photodocumentation
– beautiful and inspiring location
Residency periods in 2026 (minimum stay of 5 days)
I. July, 13 – 26, (opening July 25, 2026)
II. September 1 – 13, (opening September 12)
We require
– A brief CV
– Portfolio/samples of work
– Project proposal (doesn’t need to be detailed)
For inquiries and proposals, contact: opencall@farmstudio.cz
Application deadline
March 31, 2026
Results will be announced 30 days after the deadline.
* Farmstudio reserves the right to adjust the terms of residence according to the amount of grant support
Exhibition / Performance spaces
1. Farmstudio Gallery (old granary)
2. courtyard
3. gallery Kutloch
4. Atelier / Hall
5. Bar
Contact
Address:
Vysoká 26
277 24
Czech Republic
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Email:
info@farmstudio.cz
Phone:
+420 603863524
Pavel Matela
We were very happy with our stay at Bohemia Farmstudio!
First of all, about the place purely practically: first of all, it is easily and quickly accessible from Prague, both by car and by bus. This was a great advantage for us if one of the team needed to return to the city for a detour to take care of small business matters. In nearby Melnik, we could buy a week’s worth of food supplies. In the village of Vysoká itself, you can buy food at the local diner and there is also a café and a pastry shop for those free moments. Walks and hikes, as well as swimming in the Kokořín landscape, are within easy reach when you need to switch off.
Although the Farmstudio is right in the middle of the village, it is as peaceful as if it were in a secluded spot. The space offers plenty of different places to rehearse – we could rotate between the expansive grassy courtyard, the barn with the ballet barn laid out, or the spacious and heated lounge. In addition, we still had the facilities of the kitchen and two large rooms. Pavel Matela was very helpful in anything technical and adapted the rehearsal space to our needs and also provided us with sound equipment. Our work schedule during the week was intense – we rehearsed twice a day from Monday to Saturday. In the evenings we sometimes screened reference videos and films. We rotated the spaces depending on the weather and current needs. During the residency we were mainly looking for a movement register for the choreographies of each performer, so we were not tied to one particular space. It was nice not to have to spend time in one place all the time.
Rehearsing for the residency pushed our project a lot. We went through the whole structure of the show and laid the movement and scenographic foundations that we will build on. Most of all, though, it was valuable to be able to spend time together, focused, and the outside world, hustle and bustle, and worries ceased to exist outside the walls of Farmstudio for a week. That was a luxury we would not experience again until opening night.
—Mikoláš Arsenjev a Natálie Rajnišová