Neringa Municipal Council, together with NAC of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, invites professionals working in the fields of visual and applied arts, design, architecture, art history, theory, and criticism who are living and working in Lithuania and/or Lithuanian citizens to submit applications for the 11th edition of the Neringa Scholarship.

NAC is encouraging designers, architects, artists, historians, new material scientists to propose projects featuring intersecting and interdisciplinary practices. The program is also open to curators, as well as those working with performing arts, sound, material research/craft, and film. In addition, interdisciplinary proposals from professionals in other fields are welcome. The NAC residency programme is not open to BA or MA students.  

The scholarship grants a 1000€ stipend and a one month residency at NAC during the period of 1–30 November 2022. The amount of the stipend does not change in the case of a collective application. Applications are accepted until 16 May.The final selection is made by the jury of delegated members of Neringa municipality and NAC. 

Living and working conditions

NAC provides a live/work studio of 65m2 equipped with basic kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and workspace facilities. Additionally, full access is given to the common spaces such as the library and the professional workshop (with weaving looms, ceramic kiln, laser cutting, wood and metalworking tools, plus digital photo, video, and sound equipment). 

Application requirements

(1) Completed application form. 

(2) Portfolio, sample of work, or publications (selection of 3–5 relevant projects)

(3) Current CV (max. 2 A4 pages)

(4) Submit all documents in PDF format, in a single file, in the order listed above using the following title: ‘Full Name_ Neringa. 

*Submit your application and related application questions to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Selection process and criteria

Applications are assessed by NAC council and a selection of 5 are proposed to the jury of delegated members of Neringa municipality. The decision is made by the director of Neringa municipality administration.

Evaluations are based on the applicants’ submitted materials according to the following criteria:

- relevant, sufficient and continuous experience or interest in working with the proposed subject matter and residency theme;

- quality and innovation of the proposed research question(s) and/or perspectives, and their relationship to the applicants’ field(s) of practice;

- specific interest in working with the project site and impact of the residency on the applicants’ practice and creative development;

- the project’s feasibility of being implemented during a month-long residency at NAC and presented at the end of the residency.

The scholarship is funded by Neringa municipality.