Association for Culture and Education KIBLA (ACE KIBLA) has announced an open call for international artists to participate in the first edition of the OASis Residency in Maribor, Slovenia, taking place in November 2025.

They invite four artists, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners working across analogue and digital media within audio and visual culture, fine art, performance, literature, theory, involving community practices, and debating artistic approaches to explore the intersection between nature and technology through different (available) media, various realities (AR, VR, MR, XR), Artificial Intelligence and cultural and natural heritage in the Maribor region relating to ecology, energy, history, present and future and integrate various media parameters within the Artistic Intelligence mode into the unique node – artifact/arwork.

The residency is looking for proposals that:

• Address city’s people and society
• Are artistically original relying to the local context
• Can be research-driven in the context of art and media culture
• Are of strong artistic quality and uniqueness

Applicants must reside in an EU Member State or country eligible under the Creative Europe programme.

There are two possible residency periods:

• 2–11 November 2025
• 12–21 November 2025

Support

• 1,300 EUR gross artist fee
• Travel budget up to 300 EUR
• Accommodation in Maribor (private or shared)
• Access to studio/workspaces
• Curatorial support throughout the residency
• Materials and production support (agreed upon in advance)

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