In September 2022, an international Res Artis Conference was planned in Kyiv as a joint project of ​​IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives, House of Europe, Goethe-Institut in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Institute. It would have become the first international forum for art residences of this scale in Ukraine. The working title of the conference was “How to Inhabit Instability?”. Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed everything.

One of the goals of Zapravka Initiative for Art Residency Support is to increase the visibility and systematic professional representation of Ukrainian art residencies internationally. That is why the Zapravka team and Res Artis are pleased to announce a second showcase of Ukrainian art residencies for members of the Res Artis network worldwide. This time, the focus will be on the experiences of both Ukrainian and international artists participating in Artist-in-Residence (AiR) programs in Ukraine after the full-scale invasion of Russia to Ukraine. The event's title symbolically remains unchanged: “How to Inhabit Instability”.
Res Artis are currently facilitating regional meetings to ascertain the needs, possibilities, and challenges of arts residency hosts in the context of their specific geographic, social, and economic locations.

On July 01, at 10:00 EEST, five artists will talk about their experience participating in Ukrainian residencies during a full-scale invasion.

The meeting language is English. Please register to receive the link and be able to join online  

About Res Artis:

Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies is a 30 year old network of arts residency operators from around the globe. Operating from our international office in Australia, its network comprises more than 650+ vetted Members in over 80 countries. It is the worldwide professional body for the field, ensuring sustainability and growth by providing capacity building tools for their Members through face-to-face meetings and digital platforms. Res Artis support and connect residencies, engage and advocate the importance of residencies in today’s society, and provide recommendations towards cultural mobility research and policy. 

About Zapravka:

Zapravka is an inter-institutional initiative for art residency support of the Ukrainian Institute, the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, and the House of Europe program of the European Union, which was founded in 2020. Zapravka aims for: 

- increasing the visibility of Ukrainian art residencies both domestically and internationally;

- raising the professional standards of residency programs in Ukraine; 

- informing the Ukrainian and international professional community about the opportunities that exist for artists, curators, and other professionals in the arts and culture sector.