A European Artists Solidarity Program (ASoP Europe) 2025
A European networking program for artists from Eastern and Western Europe.
Project description
ASoP is aimed at artists, including those still in training (students of fine art), from countries in transition east of the European Union.
The aim is to find a place and workplace for them, whether for a specific project or a residency. The declared project goal is to bring excellent artists to equally excellent institutions in Austria. Each scholarship holder is assigned a supervisor. The scholarship holders can be offered personal and targeted mentoring through this supervision.
The grants should result in concrete projects with the hosting institutions (concerts, exhibitions, public talks, etc.). These results may be helpful for Austrian Cultural Forums to be shown within the network of the Austrian Foreign Ministry (live streaming, live or recorded artists’ talks, concerts, and virtual tours).
The grants are designed for a three-month stay or a specific artistic project of the same period. If a potential scholarship holder is already in Austria needing support in implementing an artistic work, such a case may also be considered a task for ASoP.
Application requirements
All Academy of Fine Arts Vienna regularly enrolled students with Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian citizenship, and artists from Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, and Belarus are eligible to apply.
A five-member Academy of Fine Arts Vienna jury nominates two scholarship holders.
Submission
Submission period yearly September to end of October
Submissions are only possible via the Academy's submission system https://calls.akbild.ac.at/. To use our submission system https://calls.akbild.ac.at, you have to register once (if you don't have an account already). You can then log in with your access data, you cannot log in with the AkademieOnline password.
Required for submission:
- project description (file size 5MB, max. two pages)
- portfolio (file size 5MB, max. ten pages)
- curriculum vitae
- copy of passport
Only applications with complete information and documents that meet the stated criteria can be considered. Please note that the submission deadlines must be strictly adhered to; applications submitted late or incomplete cannot be considered.