GENERAL PROGRAM

AiR 351 announces a new edition of FLAD / AiR 351 grants, an initiative generously supported by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD).

This grant is targeted for one US based / American artist or curator at any stage of practice and will cover a period of 4 months in 2025, from September to December.

Exception: current or past residents at AiR 351.

Past FLAD / AiR 351 grant recipients include: Alisha Wessler (2024),  Jessica Segall (2023), Kim Schoen (2022), Ian Soroka (2022), Keren Benbenisty (2021), Adriana Ramić (2021), Jody Wood (2020), João Enxuto & Erica Love (2020), Ellie Ga (2019) and Nicholas Knight (2019).

Besides these residency grants, FLAD Foundation also sponsored one field trip visit from the MoMA curator Smooth Nzewi, in 2020, with a studio visits program organized by AiR 351 and one conference at FLAD´s headquarters.

PROGRAM

AiR 351 is an independent international visual arts residency program. Its headquarters are located in Cascais, Lisbon region (Portugal). Since 2024 AiR 351 also runs a residency program in Torres Vedras, through a partnership with CAC / Centro de Artes e Criatividade.

Its team works individually with each resident in a supportive environment, providing curatorial and technical assistance on a regular basis. Through institutional partnerships, AiR 351´s activities normally encompass a variety of contexts such as museums, art collections and art schools.

The program includes access to an individual studio and to communal spaces at AiR 351´s headquarters. AiR 351 involves residents in its general activities program: integration in the local artistic community, technical and curatorial assistance, possibility of working within AiR 351 partners network, studio visits, open studios and public presentations, when possible. AiR 351 will do its best to help the recipients find suitable accommodation.

FLAD / AiR 351 Grants offer a monthly allowance of 1150 euros for a total period of 4 months. That amount should cover living expenses including accommodation, travel expenses and health and/or accident insurance during the grant´s timeframe. Grant recipients are exempt from paying residency fees to AiR 351, once these are supported by FLAD.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applications should be written in English and must be included in the same file (1 single pdf document, max. 10MB total):
– Personal information (including contacts)
– Letter of motivation including a brief description of current practice, statement of intent and goal of the residency (500 words max.);
– Curriculum Vitae;
– Portfolio
– Optional: letters of recommendation (3 max.)
Applications must be submitted via email to the following email address referring to the FLAD / AiR 351 / 2025 Grants open call:
applications@air351.art

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND

– Letters of recommendation should be written in English;
– Only digital material is accepted;
– Candidates should be proficient in spoken and written English;
– Candidates should not be enrolled in another residency during the same period;
– Candidates are responsible for their VISA application and should contemplate at least 45 days for that process prior to departure from the US.

SELECTION PROCESS

First, there is a pre-selection by AiR 351 international Selection Committee (Nathalie Anglès, Sébastien Pluot and Lilian Tone). Then, the final decision is a joint responsibility of FLAD and AiR 351.