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TRACES: Residency at Laboratory for Energy Materials for Visual Artists 2027

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Closes

November 22, 2026

Effort

About 5 hours

Cost to apply

Not listed

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What it is

TRACES is an international Art & Science residency programme on the Energypolis campus in Sion, Switzerland. A visual artist will spend three months in dialogue with the Laboratory for Energy Materials of Prof. Sascha Feldmann at EPFL, exploring how light and matter interact to design soft semiconductors for flexible solar cells, energy-efficient displays and quantum technologies. A public presentation is held on 15 April 2027.

Who it is for

Established, professional international visual artists with specialised training or equivalent experience, public recognition of their work, and a minimum of two years of professional practice.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

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Where

Sion, Switzerland

When

November 22, 2026

Runs January 11, 2027 to April 18, 2027

What you get

A stipend of CHF 2,000 per month, accommodation in Sion, travel costs up to CHF 1,500, a production budget, access to the lab and scientific mentoring for a three-month residency from 11 January to 18 April 2027.

What you need to apply

  • Artistic portfolio demonstrating professional practice
  • Artistic project proposal resonating with the laboratory's research on energy materials and light-matter interactions
  • Curriculum vitae

How long it takes

About 5 hours

Medium application. Estimated from the 3 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Not listed

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Go to the application

https://www.traces-opencall.ch/en