Together with Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln, Archiv der Fotowerkstätte Schmölz, Greven Archiv Digital as well as FrauenMediaTurm Köln and LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn, we invite artists to delve into diverse photographic holdings, stories, and discourses, and to develop their own explorations and projects.
The new edition of Artist Meets Archive once again brings together a wide range of different photographic archives and collections, highlighting the complexity and versatility of photography: as a medium of reportage or feminist activism, documenting urban history and spatial change, or interpreting movement and dance (history). It combines extensive press image archives with collections and estates of significant photographers, opens up diverse institutional perspectives on photography, and places a particular focus on the (image) archive at the intersection of analogue and digital organization and use.
We look forward to your submissions!
Select one of the participating archives and collections above to find the respective application form.
Deadline: 5. February 2026, 23.59 CET.
General information about the residencies, terms and conditions of participation, and the application process can be found here:
Got further questions? Email us at opencall@photoszene.de!
The program is generously supported by the City of Cologne, the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Kunststiftung NRW, the Sparkassen Kulturstiftung Rheinland and Sparkasse KölnBonn. Thank you!
