Open Call for Pastoral Twilight Residency Programme 2026

About the Open Call

We invite artists, cultural producers and researchers working in the land from countries participating in the Creative Europe programme to apply for our 2026 Inland exchange programme in Spain, part of the Pastoral Twilight project, developed in collaboration with ARE: Woods (Czech Republic) and BAU (Italy). The selected participant is invited to join one of the existing lines of work of Inland: pedagogical programmes around pastoralism, landscape analysis and dynamics through their sensory components such as sound and edible ellaborations, design & architectural experimentation and building for rural activations, forests of mixed uses restoration, and others. Amongst the selection criteria it will be valued experience in relation to living in the rural and farming. We encourage cultural workers based in rural areas, and/or from Ukraine to apply.

What is Offered

The exchange residency includes a monthly stipend, and travel costs and accommodation will be covered. Accommodation is provided in private bedroom at a house at the Inland Village or at the Inland space in the city of Madrid, the Centre for the Approach to the Rural, in both cases with fully equipped kitchen, bathroom etc. An additional budget will be provided for the production of events and presentations during the residency and the resident will be invited to participate at the Forest Symposium taking place in the Orlické Mountains (Czech Republic) at the end of July 2026.

Requirements

Artists, cultural producers and researchers working in the land from countries participating in the Creative Europe programme. Experience in relation to living in the rural and farming valued. Cultural workers based in rural areas, and/or from Ukraine are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Candidates should send their CV and portfolio as one PDF file (max 5 MB) or link to an online portfolio/website, as well as a short letter of motivation (max 200 words) until 29th August 2025. Submissions should be made in English. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of October 2025. To apply, please email applications to this email address: projects@inland.org