SÍM

OPEN CALL - Artist-in-residence programme “Art/Earth” at C-TAKT Belgium March 2026

Art/Earth: Jöklaminni is a one-off small-scale residency project organised by non-profit art organisation Stray Light that explores artistic responses to climate change and vulnerable ecosystems, and is fed by scientific facts coming from partners The Young Academy and the University of Iceland.

We invite two artists from different disciplines to join a one-month residency at C-TAKT, Dommelhof, Neerpelt (Belgium), leading to a public presentation at the Winternights Festival Maastricht end of 2026: 2/3/2026 - 4/4/2026.

The residency serves to further develop your own practice relating to the theme. Before the residency, you’ll connect with the scientists. During the residency, the provided scientific facts can be used by the artists however they wish. At the end of the residency, you reconnect with scientists to talk about what you have done and how it can contribute.
We work towards 1) a modest concrete work-in-progress output on an artistic level that is shown at the end of the project, 2) documenting research, process, new work and best practices, 3) a concluding text.

*Only members of SÍM are eligible to apply.

RESIDENCY: WHAT WE OFFER

• Residency (one month) at C-TAKT, including rehearsal space and production support.
• Accommodation: spacious private bedroom + desk + private bathroom with sink, shower, toilet and desk. One partner (or kid) allowed to come on their own expense (there are two beds in each room), no animals are allowed.
• Shared wood + metal workshop and technical assistance.
• Shared kitchen and studio
• Repurposed materials
• Technical assistance
• Guidance and exchange with international partners, local communities, scientist on the topic of climate change in Iceland and Belgium.
• What is not included in this call is not provided: e.g. catering, artist fee/salary, travel costs (check out: https://www.icelandicartcenter.is/travel-grants)

THE HOST

https://www.c-takt.be/en/
C-TAKT is a platform for transdisciplinary talent: an artistic workspace where hybrid practices and boundary-crossing experiments take centre stage. It offers artists the freedom to explore processes of research, development, and creation, supporting transdisciplinary forms that move between visual art, performance, sound art, in situ art and other artistic languages. Adjacent to the residency space is the ‘Klankenbos’, a small forest of the Dommelhof domain in Pelt housing sound art.

ARTISTS: WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Professional artists. Artists must be able to demonstrate professional activity either through professional art training or through relevant experience and own practice.
• An interest in climate/ecology, landscape, and the relation between arts and sciences, is paramount.
• The artistic medium is open: transdisciplinary, sound art, media art, visual art... Performing arts intended to be performed indoors are not eligible because of practical reasons.
• Artists open to exchange, experimentation and collaboration.
• We encourage diversity. The call is for everyone, regardless of (and not limited to) gender, ethnic background, age, education or disabilities. We respect all personal characteristics or beliefs. We welcome LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC artists. The space is accessible by elevator for persons with reduced mobility.

Conditions
• Artists commit to the full residency period.
• No requirement for finished work: the residency is a space for research, process and public sharing.

APPLYING: WHAT WE ASK

Please send the following to production@kevintrappeniers.be, residency@sim.is in cc, subject line: Art/Earth Residency,
1. CV
2. Portfolio: this can consist of pictures, but also of video links or links to audio work.
3. A short project proposal of maximum 400 words.
4. A short motivation of maximum 250 words outlining your practice and interest in the residency.

Deadline: January 4th 2026.

PARTNERS

Stray Light, Werkplaats Walter, Samband íslenskra Myndlistarmanna (SÍM) and SÍM Residency, Space-oriented Artistic Practice (SOAP), Jonge Academie, C-TAKT Transdisciplinary Platform, University Of Iceland, EOS Science Magazine, ICELINK (Advancing Knowledge of North Atlantic Land Ice Linking Observations and Models)