Open Call from SAHA Studio

Open Call from SAHA Studio!
SAHA Studio renews its open call for artists working in the field of visual arts for its 9th term between January - June 2025.

Designed by SAHA Association, SAHA Studio is a multifaceted research and production residency program for artists and curators of visual arts. In addition to a private studio space, stipend, and production budget, SAHA Studio offers curatorial feedback, production support, learning, and networking opportunities to its participants during the 6-month program.

Throughout the program, the artists cultivate their practice and expand their community further by working in proximity with fellow residents and curators invited from abroad to the SAHA Curatorial Program. They share their respective processes with the audience at mid-term gatherings, receiving feedback from visitors with the view of developing their respective works. The artists complete their program by exhibiting their new works at SAHA Studio Open organized at the end of each term, thus getting a chance to relay insights regarding their projects at events geared towards public as well as art professionals and institutions.

Continuing with the open call method for its 9th term between January-June 2025, SAHA Studio is to evaluate the qualifying applications through a collaborative process that includes the program alumni, namely Larissa Araz, Kerem Ozan Bayraktar, Ege Kanar, İz Öztat, Burcu Yağcıoğlu, Burak Delier and Gizem Karakaş as the pre-selection jury, and the Selection Committee including artist Taner Ceylan, independent curator Eda Berkmen, and SAHA Director Serra Yentürk. Based on the pre-selection jury’s suggestions, the Selection Committee will create a shortlist and conduct interviews to select five artists for the 9th term.

While there are no specific medium or age criteria for the artists invited from the field of visual arts, attention is paid to the potential of the artists to benefit from SAHA Studio facilities, the interaction they will create at SAHA Studio through their individual and mutual experiences, and to give opportunities to artists from outside Istanbul.

Opportunities provided by SAHA Studio:

- Own workspace at SAHA Studio’s shared setting

- Accommodation and transportation for participants invited from out-of-town

- Budget (up to 165.000 TRY) including honorarium and research, production, exhibition, and event expenses - Basic equipment and crew assistance for production and installation

- Curatorial, editorial, professional, and legal counseling

- Participation in SAHA's programs

Documents to provide at application:

- Application Form

- Project proposal (max. 500 words)

- Draft budget

- Resume or curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages)

- Portfolio

- Copies of press reviews and/or catalog scans (if applicable)

Please merge all documents in a single PDF of max 3 MB in the order above and send to

sahastudio@saha.org.tr with the subject “SAHA Studio 9 – Application”

DEADLINE : 22 November 2024, 6 pm (GMT+3)

Application Period: 1-22 November 2024

Pre-evaluations: 23 November - 7 December 2024

Jury evalutation: 7- 21 December 2024

Shortlist Interviews: 23 December - 6 January 2025

Decisions and information: 10 January 2025

Announcement: 14 January 2025

Beginning of term: 22 January 2025