Disappearing Landscape 2026 - Slovakia - Application Deadline 22 /06 2026

Machaon International, together with Kolaj 22 and the Ukrainian-Slovak HUB, invites artists to participate in Disappearing Landscape — an artistic residency set in the High Tatras and the wider Carpathian region of Slovakia. The residency brings together international and local artists, youth culture, and independent creative spaces to respond to the accelerating loss of natural habitats, wildlife corridors, and authentic mountain life through artistic practice, community engagement, and cultural activism.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking artists interested in developing projects that engage with environmental change, disappearing landscapes, and the relationship between culture, environment, community, and activism. We welcome visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, musicians, sound artists, performers, sculptors, and interdisciplinary creators. Artists working in any other discipline are equally welcome — we value multidisciplinarity and are open to any practice capable of generating meaningful dialogue between art, ecology, and community.

RESIDENCY FOCUS

The High Tatras and surrounding Carpathian landscapes face mounting pressure from uncontrolled construction, tourism expansion, and habitat fragmentation — forest ecosystems, wildlife corridors, and authentic mountain life are rapidly disappearing.
Projects should engage with these dynamics, whether through landscape degradation, environmental activism, youth culture, or regeneration and community rebuilding.
The residency also welcomes projects connected to the story of Kolaj 22, an independent cultural space in Poprad destroyed by fire in 2025, and the broader themes of resilience and cultural rebuilding it embodies. Artists have full creative freedom in how they structure their work, provided the project produces a publicly presentable output and engages meaningfully with local communities.

WHAT WE OFFER

Selected artists receive an artist fee of €1,300 (maximum per project, individual or collective; taxes at artist's charge), travel support of up to €300, and production/material support of up to €300. Accommodation and meals are provided by the organisers, together with access to workspaces, partner venues, and excursions in the High Tatras region.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your application in English in PDF format to zapovedniks@gmail.com, subject line: DISAPPEARING LANDSCAPE 2026 – Application – Your Name, including:

• Project Proposal (max. 700 words)

• Portfolio or website links

• CV (max. 2 pages)

• Five images of the project

• Brief overview of technical needs and timeline
  

Proposals will be discussed during the selection phase with room for flexibility and adaptation

• Application deadline: 22 June 2026

• Artists notified: July 2026

• Residency: 14–22 August 2026