AADK Spain is launching an artist residency titled "Sympoiesis," inspired by Donna Haraway's concept of co-creation ("sympoiesis") and Lynn Margulis' theory of endosymbiosis. The residency invites artists from all disciplines – sound, sculpture with biomaterials, technology in dialogue with other beings – to explore art as a collaboration between humans and "non-humans" such as plants, animals, microorganisms, and materials.

The residency lasts from 1 to 6 months, with a recommended duration of 2 months, and takes place in Blanca, Spain. Participants receive an individual room in a shared house or own apartment, access to working space and exhibition space, technical equipment, mentoring, curatorial follow-up, documentation, and visibility via social media/press. The program has a participation fee of 1000 EUR covering this, with an additional fee for a private apartment (300 EUR) or collaborative work (150 EUR/month per additional participant). Travel and accommodation beyond this are not covered by the organizer.

Applicants are especially encouraged from LGBTIQ+ and BIPOC persons, as well as persons from communities affected by war, exile, and structural exclusion. Applications are submitted through an electronic registration form on AADK's website, where terms and conditions must also be accepted before the application is sent.

• Who can apply: Artists from all disciplines, as well as researchers whose work engages artistic practice as a subject of study or method. Open internationally, including applicants resident in Norway.
• Field of culture: Interdisciplinary / visual art / craft / sound and music / research in artistic practice
• Covered / paid out: Housing, working space/exhibition space, technical equipment, mentoring, curatorial follow-up, documentation, and visibility via social media/press – all included in the participation fee. Production costs are not covered.
• You pay yourself: Participation fee of 1000 EUR. Additional 300 EUR for individual apartment, or 150 EUR per month for collaborative work with multiple participants. Travel and living expenses are the applicant's own responsibility.
• Application deadline: 15.11.2026
• Place: Blanca, Murcia, Spain
• Organizer: AADK Spain (Centro Negra)