Summer Düsseldorf Artist Residency

Apply Now for our 2026 Summer Program!

To apply, please contact Assistant Professor of Painting Patrick Brennan with a link to your website, CV, and letter of interest to apply. Email: brennan@alfred.edu

https://www.alfred.edu/about/summers-at-alfred/alfred-summer-arts/alfred-dusseldorf-summer-artist-residency.cfm

Dates

June 7 to June 28, 2026

The Program

This intimately scaled artist residency will take place for three weeks at our spacious graduate painting studio facility in Düsseldorf, Germany. The program is intended for emerging and established artists to come together in a supportive and inspiring environment to promote the exchange of ideas and critical dialog for the research and development of new work.

Seven participants will be able to take part in this exciting opportunity. Centrally located in the Oberbilk neighborhood of Düsseldorf, the studios are easily accessed by tram, U-Bahn and bus. Since the founding of the Kunstakademie in 1773, Dusseldorf has been a leading center of painting with an extensive network of world-class museums, contemporary art galleries and non-profit exhibition spaces. The city is both a hub and a crossroads for artists and arts professionals seeking a creative and supportive experience.

Housing will be located in an apartment hotel easily accessible by public transportation. Participants will meet in Düsseldorf upon arrival at the hotel. An orientation and museum and gallery excursions each week will be led by Assistant Professor of Painting, Patrick Brennan. The program will culminate in an open studio exhibition and reception, open to the public.

Program cost includes housing and studio, insurance, program fee, and 1-month transportation pass for all local and regional public transit in Germany (D-Ticket). Cost will vary dependent on participant enrollment.

Total program cost per participant is $4,455 for a shared room or $5,560 for a private room. A minimum of 5 participants is required to run the program.

The shared room option is only available if a suitable roommate can be identified within the applicant pool (i.e. an applicant who has also agreed to the shared room option and has entered a joint agreement with said potential roommate).

Airfare, meals and museum entrance fees are not included in the program costs.

Arrival in Düsseldorf is on June 7 with hotel checkout and departure on June 28. Participants will meet at the hotel on arrival. Rooms are equipped with two twin beds and a kitchenette. Airfare, meals and museum entrance fees are not included.

The last day to register or cancel your registration fee is March 2, 2026.

Emerging and mid-career artists working in the field of Painting are welcome to apply. For this residency, emerging is defined as having a professional and accomplished body of work with an active and growing exhibition record post BFA.

To apply, please contact Patrick Brennan with a link to your website, CV, and letter of interest to apply.

Images from 2023 and 2024 Artist Residency:

See a video tour of the Germany Studios here:Düsseldorf Studio tour (takes a little while to load)

Itinerary from 2024: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DcK6suHssPbK4vhzi7WZj6TrgqA9A5S7il0Xel31kvk/edit?usp=sharing