Focus > Budapest

01.11.2017 to 31.12.2026

Preface

The goal of the European artist exchange of the District County of Upper Bavaria is to consolidate the cultural relations between European countries by a partnership and to enrich the regional as well as the Upper Bavarian cultural scene.

In the framework of the artist exchange with the Budapest Gallery one artist each from Hungary and from Upper Bavaria is living and working for two months in the respective partner country.

Benefits of the scholarship

2 months art residence in Budapest
free living and working opportunity on site
1000 € / month (inludes the travel expenses)

About the Budapest Gallery

The Budapest Gallery has accommodated foreign artists in two studio apartments in the center of Budapest on Klauzál Square since 1989, and sends Hungarian artists to the artists' houses of the twin cities. The number of twin cities has constantly increased over time; in 2017, 13 Hungarian artists were provided with the opportunity of living and working in Vienna, Salzburg, Krems, Paris, Strasbourg, Lisbon, Helsinki and Gyergyószárgehy. Freising will be added as a twin city this year.

During their stay, the foreign artists are assisted by a mentor and familiarised with the places and personalities of the Budapest art scene. This also frequently results in the creation of exhibitions or involvement in exhibitions subsequently held in the Budapest Gallery or other galleries.

The studio apartments are located on the 4th and 5th floors of an old building that is typical of Budapest, and has a large terrace. Unfortunately there is no lift in the house. The participant from Upper Bavaria can live on one floor of the two-storey studio flats, with its own bathroom and WC; the kitchen is shared with another guest artist.

Klauzál Square is located in Pest, within the ring road, in Budapest’s former Jewish district. There is a large market hall opposite the studio apartment with a supermarket and market stalls. There are numerous pubs, clubs and cultural institutions in the immediate vicinity.