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Since 1989, the Künstler*dorf Schöppingen supports international artists with its residency program. The stipend-funded fellowship of two to six months enables the realization of projects in the fields of literature, visual arts and composition.

Renovation of Künstler*dorf Schöppingen 2025-2029

Stiftung Künstler*dorf Schöppingen will undergo comprehensive and gradual renovation until 2029, while continuing to operate as a residence.

 

Based on detailed building reports, a roadmap for the urgently needed renovation of the building complex, which consists of two listed courtyards and several outbuildings, was drawn up in 2022. The renovation project will be completed in several stages by 2029, Künstler*dorfs 40th anniversary. By the end of 2025, the first phase, the renovation of the former Schulze-Dorfkönig courtyard, now the “Court of the Arts” of Künstler*dorf Schöppingen, will be completed.

 

 

 

Entangled Landscapes.
water, soil, plants creatures
1. April — 21. September 2025

Entangled Landscapes.
water, soil, plants creatures

examines raw materials in the period from April to July 2025 in the Schöppingen area and the Westmünsterland region and what significance and use they have experienced over the course of time and can still experience.

installation: Stefanie Manhillen, photo: Seweryn Zelazny
installation: Gili Avissar, photo: Meike Reiners
Fellows 2025

Visual Arts

Agustina Andreoletti*,Lisa Maria Baier, Dragutin Banic*, Lisa Klosterkötter*, Naho Matsuda, Brian Montshiwa, Percy Nii Nortey, Juan Pablo Pacheco Bejarano, Sohorab Rabbey, Firat Tagal*, Evgenija Wassilew, Yiming Yang, Younes Zarhoni, Yujie Zhou, Imane Zoubai, Antalya Laufer*, Maja Gratzfeld*

 

Composition

Lauren Siess, Yoshiaki Onishi, Ni Zheng

Fellows 2025

Literature

Matthew Blaise*, Jan Brandt*, Șehnaz Dost, Kaleb Erdmann, Alisha Gamisch, Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner, Muna Gurung*, Ozan Zakariya Keskinkilic, Michael Kranixfeld*², Son Lewandowski, Luca Mael Milsch, Slata Roschal, Uta Ruge*, Lena Schätte, Marleen Wolter²*, Meral Eileen Ziegler, ²Syndikat Gefährliche Liebschaften

 

About

 

The Stiftung Künstler*dorf Schöppingen is located in two listed manor houses from the early 19th century, situated in the rural area of Münsterland, close to the Dutch border. Each year, the Künstler*dorf awards around 40 grants in the fields of visual arts, literature and composition. Since its founding in 1989, a total of about 900 artists have been invited for a residency. The fellowships are each associated with a two- to six-month stay in the Künstlerdorf. The program is open to international applicants and has no age limit. The selection of the fellows is made by juries of experts, which are renewed on a regular basis.

 

The program of Künstler*dorf offers the opportunity to regularly gain insight into artistic processes and to engage in personal exchange with the fellows. In addition to ongoing events such as monthly dinners and brunches, the Künstlerdorf organizes the annual CAP (Curating for Advanced Practices) program, which aims to discuss production conditions and implementation issues for artistic practices and to develop new strategies and structures in the arts.

 

At the end of each year, a publication is issued that includes documentation of the residency fellowships, the ongoing program, and the CAP program. Annual editions serve to support the work of the Künstler*dorf.

 

In order to sustainably promote the exchange of fellows beyond the residencies, the alumni program offers the possibility to visit the Künstlerdorf as a guest or to participate in later projects. This option is available by arrangement or by invitation.