Activities - Borderland Residencies

BR 2024-2025

BETWEEN BELONGING – Group Exhibition 2024-25

Borderland Residencies is pleased to announce the group exhibition BETWEEN BELONGING, which takes place from 11th-26th April, 2025 at WELTKUNSTZIMMER Düsseldorf! In addition, you will find a selection of works by our BR artists of this year from April 11th-13th, 2025 at Art Düsseldorf.

Closing Event 2024

Borderland Residencies 2024-25 celebrated their closing on November 29th – but this is not the end of the season: the joint final presentation is still to come!

Studio Visits

Who is currently working on what? What do the studios of the various artists look like? We visited the BR artists in their residence workspaces.

Field Trip „Art and common good“

Who owns the city and who decides what belongs to cultural heritage and what can go? Liège on the move...

Field Trip „Art and Universe“

Mind the gaps and open the bubbles. A field trip between art and universe at the edge of the biggest hole in Europe.

Field Trip „Art and Dilemma 24“

How do we deal with dilemma situations? The Borderland Residents again were introduced to dedicated men and women, who try every day to navigate the mazes of dilemmas.

Opening of Borderland Residencies 2024-25

Borderland Residencies 24-25 celebrated its opening on September 2rd at Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht, internationally renowned as a multidisciplinary research institute for art, design and reflection.

Upcoming Events 2024

Once again the field trips offer insights behind the art scenes and provide intersectoral impulses at neuralgic locations, opening up the region's potential as a space for reflection against the backdrop of global crises, challenges and threats. Whether climate change, armed conflicts or growing hostility towards democracy - in the Borderlands, global issues are viewed from multiple perspectives in a regional context with international guest artists and in dialogue with science and local citizens. Find out here about the upcoming BR programme Sep-Nov 2024.
WELCOME TO THE BORDERLANDS!

BR 2023-2024

WORKSHOP „SOIL LIFE“

SPEAKING SOIL Group Exhibition

Borderland Residencies is pleased to announce the group exhibition SPEAKING SOIL, April 10 - June 2, 2024

with Tini Aliman, Wim Bosch, Cristiana Cott Negoescu, David Hahlbrock, Salomé Ingelbrecht,

Zhixin Angus Liao, Darcy Neven, Nico Pachali, Silke Schatz, Rosa Vrij, Finn Wagner, Marit Westerhuis at Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf.

Closing of Borderland Residencies 2023

Borderland Residencies 2023-24 celebrated their closing on December 7th with a tour through Weltkunstzimmer and their residency programme as well as a dinner party and film screening at Ateliers Höherweg, Düsseldorf.

Studio Visit in Eupen and Heerlen

A vibrant landscape of art institutions and residencies in different countries and yet in close proximity to each other: this is what the Borderland Residencies stand for. In November, they crossed borders to visit Eupen and Heerlen.

Day Trip to Maastricht

Where three countries meet, unexpected art treasures are waiting to be discovered: in and around Maastricht, the Borderlanders not only visited renowned art institutions, but immersed themselves in secret underground worlds.

Field Trip „Art and Dilemma“

How do we deal with dilemma situations? The Borderland Residents were introduced to dedicated men and women, who try every day to navigate the mazes of dilemmas.

Field Trips „Art and Soil“ part I and II

How often do we think about the ground beneath our feet? The Borderland Residencies 2023 dedicated two excursions to the topic and invited participants to dig deep in "Art and Soil I and II".

Opening of Borderland Residencies 2023

Borderland Residencies celebrated its opening on September 3rd at Ludwig Forum for International Art in Aachen. The city in the heart of Europe is a first time project partner, as are neighbouring Eupen in Belgium and the Drawing Centre Diepenheim in the Netherlands.

Upcoming Events 2023

Find out here about the upcoming BR programme Sep-Nov 2023.

BR 2022-2023

BR 2022-23 art box and microsite

Closing of Borderland Residencies 2022

It’s a wrap: BR 2022 closes with a get-together and presentation of the residency projects in Düsseldorf.

Day Trip to Cologne

During their day trip to Cologne, the Borderland residents were confronted with different approaches on how to exhibit art. And sustainability was a factor in that, too.

Day Trip to Maastricht

On November 9th, residents of the Borderland programme vistited Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht and Robert Garcet's Tower Eben-Ezer (Belgium).

Field Trip „Art and Underground“

On October 26th and 27th, the Borderland group traveled along the tracks of Europe's biggest industry: the open pit coal mining. Follow them on their journey from the area around Tagebau Garzweiler (D) all the way to hidden traces in Heerlen (NL).

Field Trip „Art and Freedom“

On September 21^st and 22^nd, the Borderland residents visited art hotspots in the Euregio that each pose questions of art and freedom. Here’s what they found.

Opening of Borderland Residencies 2022

09 September 2022: the Borderland Residencies are starting their second round! After a successful first run, we are looking forward to three more autumn months full of encounters, border visits and co-productions.

Artist Talk at Kunstmuseum Bochum

12 March 2022: Borderland Residencies meets Urbane Künste Ruhr for an artist talk at Kunstmuseum Bochum

Upcoming Events 2022

Find out here about the upcoming BR programme Sep-Nov 2022.

Open Call: Autumn Residency at Greylight Projects

For the duration of Borderland Residencies 2022, Greylight Projects launches an open call for a three-month residency in Heerlen (NL).

Open Call: Residency for visual artists at Kunstmuseum Bochum

Together with Borderland Residencies, Kunstmuseum Bochum is offering a three-month residency for visual artists based in the Netherlands or Belgium to spend time in the city of Bochum from October 1st until December 31st 2022.

BR 2021-2022

Digital Finissage Review

On November 30^th, the Borderland Residencies 2021 concluded in a digital finissage.

Day Trip to ArtCologne Review

How do art markets work – nationally, internationally and in the BORDERLANDS specifically? A look behind the scenes at ArtCologne, featuring Akinci Gallery (Amsterdam), Löhrl Gallery (Mönchengladbach) and MOFF magazine (Cologne).

Field Trip: Art and Transformation Review

The first Borderland Residencies field trip led to a seemingly bottomless pit, a politicised forest and a former military basis turned hideout and playground for artists: A recount of an eventful two days.

Field Trip: Art and Ecology Review

A field trip to Maastricht in the Provincie of Limburg revealed hidden preposterousness from past ages and interdisciplinary approaches to art, experiments and sustainability.

Day Trip to Kaiser Wilhelm Museum Krefeld Review

We just can’t get enough. On September 7th, the Borderlanders met at Kaiser Wilhelm Museum Krefeld for an exclusive look behind the scenes.

Opening Weekend BR 2021

What started as an idea in 2019, finally celebrated its grand opening on the weekend 04/05 September: the Borderland Residencies!

OPENING OF BORDERLAND RESIDENCIES 2024/2025

Within a few days it will happen: Artists from far and wide will travel to our Rhine-Meuse region to spend three months working intensively on their art, doing research, getting to know the landscape and making new contacts. We look forward to welcome 20 + residents and learn more about their exciting projects during their residency.
Residencies and travelling artists of our european region are cordially invited to the opening of Borderland Residencies 2024/2025 on Monday 2 September at 12:00. The venue this year is the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht, internationally renowned as a multidisciplinary research institute for art, design and reflection. If you would like to share the opening with us please send a notice to: contact@borderland-residencies.eu. Hope to see you soon in borderlands!

BR 2023-2024

WORKSHOP „SOIL LIFE“

SPEAKING SOIL Group Exhibition

Borderland Residencies is pleased to announce the group exhibition SPEAKING SOIL, April 10 - June 2, 2024

with Tini Aliman, Wim Bosch, Cristiana Cott Negoescu, David Hahlbrock, Salomé Ingelbrecht,

Zhixin Angus Liao, Darcy Neven, Nico Pachali, Silke Schatz, Rosa Vrij, Finn Wagner, Marit Westerhuis at Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf.

Closing of Borderland Residencies 2023

Studio Visit in Eupen and Heerlen

Day Trip to Maastricht

Field Trip „Art and Dilemma“

How do we deal with dilemma situations? The Borderland Residents were introduced to dedicated men and women, who try every day to navigate the mazes of dilemmas.

Field Trips „Art and Soil“ part I and II

How often do we think about the ground beneath our feet? The Borderland Residencies 2023 dedicated two excursions to the topic and invited participants to dig deep in "Art and Soil I and II".

Opening of Borderland Residencies 2023

Upcoming Events 2023

Find out here about the upcoming BR programme Sep-Nov 2023.

BR 2022-2023

BR 2022-23 art box and microsite

Closing of Borderland Residencies 2022

It’s a wrap: BR 2022 closes with a get-together and presentation of the residency projects in Düsseldorf.

Day Trip to Cologne

During their day trip to Cologne, the Borderland residents were confronted with different approaches on how to exhibit art. And sustainability was a factor in that, too.

Day Trip to Maastricht

On November 9th, residents of the Borderland programme vistited Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht and Robert Garcet's Tower Eben-Ezer (Belgium).

Field Trip „Art and Underground“

Field Trip „Art and Freedom“

On September 21^st and 22^nd, the Borderland residents visited art hotspots in the Euregio that each pose questions of art and freedom. Here’s what they found.

Opening of Borderland Residencies 2022

Artist Talk at Kunstmuseum Bochum

12 March 2022: Borderland Residencies meets Urbane Künste Ruhr for an artist talk at Kunstmuseum Bochum

Upcoming Events 2022

Find out here about the upcoming BR programme Sep-Nov 2022.

Open Call: Autumn Residency at Greylight Projects

For the duration of Borderland Residencies 2022, Greylight Projects launches an open call for a three-month residency in Heerlen (NL).

Open Call: Residency for visual artists at Kunstmuseum Bochum

BR 2021-2022

Digital Finissage Review

On November 30^th, the Borderland Residencies 2021 concluded in a digital finissage.

Day Trip to ArtCologne Review

Field Trip: Art and Transformation Review

Field Trip: Art and Ecology Review

A field trip to Maastricht in the Provincie of Limburg revealed hidden preposterousness from past ages and interdisciplinary approaches to art, experiments and sustainability.

Day Trip to Kaiser Wilhelm Museum Krefeld Review

We just can’t get enough. On September 7th, the Borderlanders met at Kaiser Wilhelm Museum Krefeld for an exclusive look behind the scenes.

Opening Weekend BR 2021

What started as an idea in 2019, finally celebrated its grand opening on the weekend 04/05 September: the Borderland Residencies!