Graz Residency For International Photographers

The GRIP residency provides a €1,000 stipend, furnished central housing, and travel coverage for a one-month research stay in Graz, including a featured presentation at Camera Austria.

Overview

The fifth edition of the Graz Residency for International Photographers (GRIP) is a collaborative initiative between Camera Austria and Kulturvermittlung Steiermark, designed to support emerging lens-based artists. Running from mid-September to mid-October 2026, the month-long program provides a dedicated space for research and creative development within the vibrant cultural landscape of Graz. Residents are encouraged to immerse themselves in the local art scene and utilize Camera Austria’s extensive study library – housing over 11,000 volumes – to advance an existing project or initiate new work. The fellowship culminates in a public presentation of the artist’s practice hosted within the institution’s exhibition and library spaces.

Practical Info

The residency is open to early-career international artists working in photography or contemporary lens-based media. To apply, candidates must submit an informal statement of purpose and a digital portfolio including a CV to magazine@camera-austria.at.

Successful applicants will receive a €1,000 stipend, a fully furnished downtown apartment, and full reimbursement for travel expenses.

About Camera Austria – Labor für Fotografie und Theorie

Since 1980, the magazine Camera Austria International has been providing its readers with insights into important discourses on the role of photography as a medium and practice of contemporary art—presenting outstanding artists who have made extraordinary contributions to the continual development of the medium. The exhibition program, which places a focus on solo exhibitions, usually presents long-term projects developed specifically for Camera Austria. The respective artistic positions shed light on important image-political issues and cover a broad, multilayered spectrum of research on the photographic image: specters of archives, questions related to knowledge production, the construction of identities, artistic research, feminist critique, the reconstruction of history, and the erosion of social utopias.