Sound and Performative Residency
October 2026 (Tyrol, Austria)
GRUND1535 & Positive Futures Festival (PFF) announce an open call for artists working at the intersection of sound, voice, and performance to apply for a residency in Tyrol, Austria, taking place from 1–26 October 2026.
LOCATION/CONTEXT
The residency is hosted at GRUND1535, a historic farmhouse in the village of Rietz, located on the outskirts of Innsbruck (approx. 30 min by public transport). GRUND1535 is a space for artistic and philosophical research, experimental practice and interdisciplinary exchange.
The residency is developed in collaboration with the Positive Futures Festival – Festival for Outernational Music, taking place in October 2026 across various locations in Innsbruck. PFF offers a platform to underrepresented artists from diverse musical practices, countries and cultural contexts. ‚Outernational‘ is understood as a transformative and boundary-shifting expression of a constantly changing world — one that moves beyond perceived physical and metaphorical borders. Positive Futures are not framed as naïve utopias, but as performative and political acts that must be articulated, explored and embodied.
FOCUS
FROM PERIPHERAL GROUNDS TO RESONANT CENTERS
We invite artistic practices that explore how sound, voice, language and body operate across and beyond perceived boundaries. What makes a ground peripheral? Who determines the center? And how can resonance redirect attention and perspective.
We are particularly interested in practices that explore how meaning emerges between semantics, syntax and acoustic materiality; how language functions as social practice and site of negotiation; and how sound can dissolve, shift or reconfigure seemingly fixed borders — whether cultural, linguistic, spatial or political.
The theme is open to individual interpretation.
RESIDENCY FORMAT
We invite one sound/performative artist for a short term residency (1–26 October 2026). During this time, the selected artist is encouraged to:
- develop/work on an individual artistic project
- present a live performance as part of the Positive Futures Festival 2026 in Innsbruck
- host a public format such as a workshop, lecture or artist talk in Rietz, addressing the local community, and in Innsbruck, within the framework of the festival
SUPPORT
- Artist fee: 1,000 EUR
- Accommodation at GRUND1535 (Rietz, Tyrol)
- Travel allowance: up to 600 EUR + VVT Tyrol public transport ticket for the residency period
APPLICATION DETAILS
Send your portfolio, motivation letter and a brief project proposal (max. 2 pages) to home@grund1535 until 30 April 2026 (subject line: ‚Peripheral Grounds‘). Applicants will be notified of the selection results by the end of May 2026.
The residency is supported by the State of Tyrol and the City of Innsbruck.
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