Playful Obscura: Arthouse Games Residency, third edition
Goethe-Institut and A MAZE.’s third Playful Obscura residency brings two Africa-based artists to Addis Ababa to develop experimental games or playful media, with housing, flights, a modest living stipend and approved production support.
Addis Ababa · Ethiopia
Applications closed. Listing preserved.
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- Status
- Archived · applications closed
- Organizer
- A MAZE., Goethe-Institut and Ethiopian programme partners
- Original eligibility
- Individual artists based in Africa, able to work independently. Emerging/mid-career mix sought; citizenship and age not specified. Diaspora residence outside Africa alone does not qualify.
- Funding & support
- EUR 300 for the whole stay; up to EUR 1,000 production costs per artist after proof-of-concept approval.
- Application fees
- Application fee not stated. Meals/personal needs come from EUR 300; collaborators must fit production budget.
- Travel support
- Return flights from country of origin and arrival ground transport covered. Visa/insurance and later Berlin travel not stated.
- Accommodation
- Provided living space, potentially shared; shared workspace.
- Disciplines
- Game art, Digital art, Interactive installations, Playful media
- Original deadline
- 1 November 2026; time/timezone not stated.Closing time / timezone not confirmed
- Programme dates
- Three weeks, 25 January–14 February 2027. Produced works exhibited at A MAZE. / Berlin 2027.
- Original requirements
- Eligible approved production/material costs within EUR 1,000.
- Original application process
- Microsoft form linked by Goethe: portfolio, project proposal and relevant links.
- Selection process
- Partner advisory panel; artistic merit and three-week feasibility. No communication by 11 November means unsuccessful.
- Admission & access
- Direct individual application.