Call for Applications: 2025 Maumaus Independent Study Programme in Lisbon

Applications are now open for the 2025 Maumaus Independent Study Programme (ISP), running from January 9 to July 25, 2025. The programme, organized by art theorist and curator Jürgen Bock, director of the Maumaus School and Residency Programme, offers an immersive and intellectually stimulating environment for artists, art-related researchers, and other professionals.

The 27-week intensive programme includes 312 contact hours and is limited to twenty-two participants. Designed to foster critical analysis and development of art practices, the ISP provides a platform for rigorous yet informal intellectual engagement. Participants will benefit from a blend of critical studies, group discussions, seminars, workshops, and lectures. These sessions will feature insights from internationally renowned artists, filmmakers, art historians, philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists, writers, and social theorists.

Esteemed contributors to the programme include artists such as Ed Atkins, Gerry Bibby, Manthia Diawara, Erica Love/João Enxuto, Jihan El-Tahri, Loretta Fahrenholz, Renée Green, Florian Hecker, Tonio Kröner, Uriel Orlow, Christodoulos Panayiotou, João Penalva, Simon Thompson, and Fredrik Værslev. Art historians Sabeth Buchmann, Helmut Draxler, Toni Hildebrandt, Gertrud Sandqvist, and Kerstin Stakemeier will provide historical contexts. Philosophical perspectives will be offered by Stefanie Baumann, Bojana Cvejić, Alexander García Düttmann, Esther Leslie, Michael Marder, Alberto Toscano, Sjoerd van Tuinen, and Giovanbattista Tusa. Sociologist Avery F. Gordon, anthropologist Filip De Boeck, writers Anne Boyer and Adania Shibli, and social theorists Brenna Bhandar, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Jules Gleeson, and Manuela Ribeiro Sanches will also contribute their expertise.

Studio visits with professionals such as Gerry Bibby, Jürgen Bock, Tonio Kröner, Uriel Orlow, João Penalva, Gertrud Sandqvist, and Simon Thompson will allow participants to refine their work through in-depth discussions.

Applicants should email their submissions to [email protected] by August 31, 2024. Required documents include a motivation letter, a CV, and a portfolio showcasing relevant work. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview, either in-person at the Maumaus office in Lisbon or online for international candidates. The programme is conducted in English, and support for finding accommodation and studios in Lisbon is available for foreign participants. The ISP Maumaus will take a one-week break from March 3 to 7 and a two-week spring break from April 14 to 25. Please note that changes may occur during the course of the programme.