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SCHLOSS WILLEBADESSEN
PASSAGE - RESIDENCY
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PASSAGE RESIDENCY
Vision & Curatorial FrameworkPassage Residency at Schloss Willebadessen offers artists a month of practice at a distance from the pace of urban life. Conceived as a concentrated working period shaped by quiet, continuity, and renewed attention, each session brings together a small cohort selected for the clarity of their artistic voice and their capacity for meaningful dialogue. As a curator-led program, the residency does not simply host artists; it places them within a carefully composed constellation of practices, supporting focused work while allowing each resident to define their own rhythm.
Throughout the month, the program includes studio visits, dinners, and encounters with invited curators, writers, collectors, and cultural figures. These moments are offered as opportunities, not obligations. -
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SCHLOSS WILLEBADESSEN
THE RESIDENCY SETTINGSchloss Willebadessen is a former Benedictine convent founded in 1149, later rebuilt in the Baroque period, and secularised in 1810. It is situated in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Eggegebirge, surrounded by woods and lakes.
The residency lasts one month. It is designed as an intensive period with limited administrative requirements and no obligation to produce or finish a body of work. Artists are free to use the month to deepen their existing practice, experiment, or work with renewed clarity.
The programme is open to 5–10 artists working in:
Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Writing, Dance, Film and Design.Two residency sessions are offered each year, starting on:
1 July and 1 August.Residents contribute €500 per month toward shared ingredients. A cook-in-residence prepares dinner each evening, while residents are free to prepare their own meals during the day as they wish. Meals are taken collectively whenever possible.
In return for participation, each resident donates one artwork produced during the residency to Schloss Willebadessen’s public art collection.
The residency is curated by Passage and directed by Heinrich Wrede.To cover the review process, a €15 application fee is required.
You will find more information in our FAQ.
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