Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop is an international and transdisciplinary artist residence.  Short-term scholarships are awarded in the fields of visual arts, literature, music/composition, dance/performance, for transdisciplinary workshops and curating. By awarding attendance scholarships without age restriction, the Künstlerhaus at the Baltic Sea offers its international scholarship holders a place for artistic production and theoretical reflection across disciplinary boundaries. To date, more than 2,000 artists belong to the interdisciplinary network.

Programme description

Künstlerhaus Lukas is a place for artistic work and international encounters. The focus on artistic exchange and cooperation with institutions in Northern Europe is unique. The support of projects at the interface of art and environment is another exposed focus. With a special grant for curators, artistic explorations of ecological issues are promoted.

Through international exchange scholarships in cooperation with countries bordering the Baltic Sea and selected cultural institutions in Northern Europe, Künstlerhaus Lukas promotes cross-border and multi-voiced dialogue. Institutions in scholarship exchange are currently the Artist Residence Hollufgård and the Fyns Grafiske Værksted Odense in Denmark, the Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators in Visby as well as the Ålgården Workshops and Gallery Borås in Sweden, in Iceland NES Artist Residence in Skagaströnd, in Finland Ars-Häme ry in Hämeenlinna. In 2022, the network will be expanded with an environmental exchange fellowship in Norway. The international exchange programme and the events at Künstlerhaus Lukas enable encounters between different experts - transculturally and across generations.

Closely linked to the Künstlerhaus Lukas is the Neue Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop, a public forum for art and contemporary issues. The Neues Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop regularly hosts public exhibitions, art festivals, symposia, readings, concerts, workshops, film screenings and performances with the scholarship holders. 

Target group

Professional artists in the fields of visual arts (painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, artists' books, video, arts and crafts/design), literature (prose, poetry, drama, screenplay, essay, literary translation), dance (choreography, performance), music (composition) as well as curators who have their centre of life in Germany or one of the other countries around the Baltic Sea (Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark), in Norway, Great Britain or Iceland. 
There is no age restriction.

Scholarship benefits

Every two years, up to 60 scholarships are awarded for one-month working stays and exchange scholarships, two-month scholarships in the field of curating and two-week workshop stays. 
The scholarship money amounts to 1,000 euros per month. 

Formalities

The application forms and further information can be found on the homepage of Künstlerhaus Lukas. The selection of the scholarship holders is made by an independent jury of experts.