«Crooked & Slanted – Beautiful Imperfection?»

Artist in Residence Programme - Call for applications 2024

At Villa Sonnenberg in Lenzburg, we live hospitality and culture – honestly, heartfelt and reciprocally.

The sponsor of the Villa Sonnenberg is the «Villa Sonnenberg Foundation», which is committed to preserving and revitalising the listed property. This also includes art and cultural projects as well as an «Artist-in-Residence» programme for professional artists. Through the residencies, the foundation promotes intercultural exchange and international networking. The artistic work of the studio guests should experience new impulses and find time to develop further at Villa Sonnenberg.

As an artist in residence, you will have the opportunity to realise a project related to the annual theme and to participate in everyday life at Villa Sonnenberg. The estate with its historic buildings and picturesque garden has been recently renovated and is open for events, conferences and overnight guests. Your stay will conclude with a public exhibition or presentation of your work.

Annual theme 2024: «Crooked & Slanted – Beautiful Imperfection?»

The Foundation is dedicating the first annual theme entitled «Crooked and slanted – Beautiful Imperfection?» to the discussion of symmetry and asymmetry – a discussion that formed a vital part of the renovation project of the listed Villa Sonnenberg.

For 2024, the Villa Sonnenberg Foundation calls for applications of professional artists of all disciplines for three studio residencies. The artists are invited to take up the discourses around «A/Symmetry» and to interpret them artistically.

For more information check our website, section Artist-in-Residence: https://www.villasonnenberg.org/artist-in-residence/