Kunstverein München runs the Writers Residency with the City of Munich’s Artist-in-Residence programme. Each call places one author, critic or writing-based artist at Villa Waldberta in Feldafing on Lake Starnberg, or at Ebenböckhaus in Munich, to write and to share the work through public readings.
Calls follow no fixed schedule: one opened in November 2024, another in April 2025. As of October 2026 no later call has been published.
Benefits & funding
- Monthly stipend of €1,200 (2025 calls); Artist-in-Residence Munich lists €1,300 a month for its guest artists in general
- Rent-free, lockable apartment
- Travel up to €350 within Europe or €800 from abroad, plus a Munich public-transport monthly ticket
- Two months per the programme page; both 2025 calls described a three-month stay
- Residents work with both teams and take part in events
Eligibility
- Writers, critics, and professional artists whose practice is based on writing
- Open to all nationalities, ages and backgrounds
- Not open to people living in Bavaria
- Not open to anyone who has already held a residency at Villa Waldberta or Ebenböckhaus
- Good written and spoken German or English
Can you apply?
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“Applications from people residing in Bavaria and artists who have already held a residency at Villa Waldberta or Ebenböckhaus are not accepted.” Eligibility
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Application process
- 1Watch the programme page for the next call; recent windows ran from ten days to four weeks.
- 2Prepare one PDF: a one-page artist statement and a CV in German or English, plus a portfolio and/or text samples.
- 3Email it to info@kunstverein-muenchen.de inside the window; anything sent before or after is not considered.
- 4A committee of Kunstverein München and the city’s cultural department chooses; 2025 applicants heard by mid-January or mid-June, per call.
Program timeline
Earlier call (residency 7 April – 26 June 2025)
Nov 18, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Most recent call
Apr 7, 2025 to Apr 17, 2025, 6 pm CET
Decisions
Mid-June 2025
Residency at Villa Waldberta
Oct 9, 2025 to Dec 22, 2025
Next call
not announced as of October 2026