Slash Transition enters its second round for another 2 years.
For this new project’s chapter, we are searching for 5 new artists from Austria, France, Georgia, Portugal and Tunisia that are interested in joining the adventure and participating in this thrilling program: training, residency and final European convention.
Slash Transition is an experimental project that tries to answer these questions: how can a sound artist accompany changes in a territory while consolidating his/her career in a more virtuous way? How can an artist play a role in the fabric of the city? The project runs for 4 years and is in continuous assessment. Slash Transition is co-funded by the European Union as part of its Europe Creative program. Learn more about the project here.
What’s in it for me?
- Participate in a ten-days training program, free of charge, in Nantes (France) about transitions’ topics and how to integrate them in your artistic practice, in December 2025.
- Create during a minimum three-weeks residency during 1st semester 2026, on music and transition topics with a fair remuneration on your participation in the program and with a dedicated production budget for the residency.
- Participate in the final convention of the project in Lisbon (Portugal) in October 2026, free of charge, and get your artwork displayed during this event, in parallel to the MIL Festival.
- Get promoted on Slash platform (website, newsletter, instagram page and partners’ networks) and get massive exposure during the final convention.
- Join an international community of artists, cultural organizations and several other partners (local facilitators, local hub members, speakers…) and develop your European and international network.
Eligibility
- Be 18 years old or over
- To live in Austria, France, Georgia, Portugal or Tunisia
- Speak and understand English
- Be an individual sound artist / musician with the ability to compose, produce, arrange
- Having (or taking part in) a professional music project
- Be interested in transitions topics and/or cities and territories topics
- Have a valid ID card for EU resident or a valid passport if you are non EU resident
- Be available to attend:– a 30min online interview in July 2025 for the selection process,
– additional online meetings for exchanges and continuous reporting between September 2025 and November 2026 (around 1 per month),
– a 10-days training program between 8-18 December 2025 in Nantes, France,
– 1 week study visit + at least 3 weeks residency between January and August 2026 in the country where you were selected to go on residency,
– a week of final convention in Lisbon, Portugal, in October 2026.
Calendar
From 28 April to 31 May: Open Call
End of June: pre-selection of 3 to 5 artists by each partner / territory (through a local artistic committee in the 5 cities)
Between July and August 2025: recorded online interviews of the pre-selected artists
End of September: final selection
Selection criteria
There will be between 3 and 5 artists pre-selected per territory (end of June) and 1 final selected artist per territory (end of September).
- Expérience
- Ability to compose, produce, arrange
- Productions during the past couple of years
- Experiences of artistic residency
- Experience of projects in links with a territory and/or transition topics
- Soft skills
- Motivation
- Curiosity
- Respect
- Availability to attend the various activities of the project (cf. Eligibility)
- Genre diversity objective: at least 60:40 male/gender minority and territory diversity (the final selection has to gather one artist from each territory).
Terms and conditions
Please confirm that you have read, understood and agree with the Terms and Conditions of this Open Call.
We uphold a culture that reflects our vision and values and promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. A culture of respect, trust, and kindness. Every member of the project must contribute to this culture and embrace these values.
