Digital Explorers Across Borders 2027: Netherlands–Ukraine Digital Art Residency With €1,800 Fee
IZOLYATSIA (Ukraine) and Witte Rook (Netherlands) invite digital artists and creative researchers to the 2027 Digital Explorers Across Borders residency programme. Applicants must live AND work in Ukraine or the Netherlands; merely being a citizen of either country while working elsewhere may not meet the published eligibility statement. The deadline is 15 November 2026 at 23:59 CET. The online programme pairs artists from the two countries and provides an €1,800 artist fee excluding VAT and a €1,000 materials budget excluding VAT, alongside technical support and an exhibition opportunity.
Three different periods and themes
The residency uses the common.garden digital environment to explore how artists can collaborate across borders. Phase One, 'Form', runs January–March 2027 and examines digital-space infrastructure and design with Constant Dullaart and collaborators. Phase Two, 'Content', is scheduled May–July and combines virtual with physical making connected to Make Eindhoven. Phase Three, 'Analysis', runs September–December and looks at hospitality and exchange in a digital artist-residency context. Each round brings a Ukrainian and a Netherlands-based artist into a shared creative process and a final online presentation.
The financial package is per selected residency, not monthly salary
The official call states an €1,800 fee excluding VAT and a €1,000 materials budget excluding VAT. It does not describe €1,800 paid separately every month, nor a fully funded international trip for every applicant. The package also includes meetings with curators, technical assistance, a digital and physical display and an article about the creative process. Artists should confirm invoice requirements, taxation, rights and how material spending is reimbursed before signing a residency agreement.
Language, application documents and collaboration
Candidates must be proficient in English, comfortable using digital technologies in their art and willing to collaborate with peers. The dossier consists of a motivation text of no more than 1,000 words indicating the preferred phase; a CV PDF up to three A4 pages; and a portfolio PDF no longer than ten A4 pages and 20MB, with image titles, medium, year and context. All application documents must be in English. Submit through the IZOLYATSIA Platform reached from the official call before the 15 November deadline.
Organiser and verification
IZOLYATSIA is a Ukrainian arts foundation that develops cultural programmes and residencies, while Dutch organisation Witte Rook supports artist exchanges and creative research. The first-party call names the partners, resident eligibility and the three themes. Do not send copyrighted unpublished portfolios to unknown intermediaries; use the platform linked from izolyatsia.org.
Official rules and application
Information verified on 22 October 2026. Confirm all current dates, conditions, fees and exhibition or rights terms with the organiser before applying.