Artist in Residence Programme

In cooperation with the Trier University of Applied Sciences, the Jakob Bengel Foundation Idar-Oberstein invites jewellery artists to work as "Artist in Residence" at the historical "Jakob Bengel jewellery and watch chain factory" as well as at the ateliers of the university.

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The workshops
The historical workshops of the Bengel factory as well as the studios and laboratories of the university are at your disposal.
The A.i.R. Apartment
The participants will be offered a free apartment with a living space of around 40 square metres in one of the former Bengel company worker's apartments. The apartment has a living/bedroom, kitchen, shower and toilet. Wlan is available in the apartment.

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because of the long waiting list and a pile of applications since the start of the Corona pandemic, we have decided to close the application for now. Please return here later to see if we can again take in applications.
Thank you for your understanding

At a glance

What we offer:

duration of stay: 1 - 3 months,
scholarship 500€/month,
free apartment,
use of the workshops at the University & Bengel Foundation.

Requirements for application:

at least 3 years of professional artistic practice after graduation (or 5 years of professional artistic practice if autodidact)

Expected output during/after the residency:

a representative work for the IO-Collection,
a public lecture at the university.

Optional:

one-week workshop at the university
exhibition at the Bengel Foundation

Support & Sponsoring

The A.i.R. programme is made possible by the energetic and generous support of the following persons and institutions:

County Birkenfeld,
City of Idar-Oberstein,
Trier University of Applied Sciences, Idar-Oberstein,
Jakob Bengel Foundation,
Friends of the Jakob Bengel Foundation,
Christel and Karl-Dieter Braun,
Peter Wenzel,
Wilhelm Lindemann,
Prof. Ute Eitzenhöfer,
Prof. Theo Smeets

Would you also like to support the programme?

BECOME A SPONSOR

The Idar-Oberstein Artist in Residence Collection

Monika Brugger

Ullo Florack

Leonor Hipolito

Annette Ehinger

Beate Eismann

Kathleen Fink

Jantje Fleischhut

Gesine Hackenberg

Piret Hirv

Ulrike Kämpfert

Anni Kagovere

Anni Kagovere

Anni Kagovere

Beppe Kessler

Beate Klockmann

Bety Majernikova

Julie Mollenhauer

Claudia Oliveira

Claudia Oliveira

Katja Prins

Susanna Rezende

Estella Saez

Karin Seufert

Vera Siemund

Peter Skubic

Monika Strasser

Silke Trekel

Julia Turner

Tarja Tuupanen

Luzia Vogt

Andrea Wagner

Andrea Wagner

Silvia Weidenbach

Francis Willemstijn

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Contact

^{Trier University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Art and Design
Dept. of Gemstones and Jewellery
Saarstraße 2
55743 Idar-Oberstein}

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Registrar's Office

^{Manuela Matzenbacher
Tel.: +49 6781 9463-27
studyservice-io(at)hochschule-trier.de}
^{Mo, We & Th 9:00 - 12:00}

Sekretariate

^{Ute Schoppet
Tel.: +49 (0) 6781 9463-0
Fax: +49 (0) 6781 9463-63
schoppet(at)hochschule-trier.de
Mo, Tu & Th 08:00 - 12:00
We 08:00 - 15:30}

Head of Dept.

^{Prof. Theo Smeets
+49 (0) 6781 9463-16
smeets(at)hochschule-trier.de}

^{Vice-head of dept.:
Prof. Eva-Maria Kollischan
+49 (0) 6781 9463-15
e.kollischan(at)hochschule-trier.de}

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