SPARK is a collaborative platform and exhibition space in Malmö with the purpose of strengthening the interface between architecture, art, research, and societal advancement. The aim is to promote artistic processes in architecture and urban development by activating intersections between the spatial and artistic disciplines.
SPARK presents work that provokes critical discourse on the built environment through explorative, experimental, trans- and interdisciplinary practices. SPARK is founded as a non-profit member association and collaborates with Lund University Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, Sveriges Arkitekter Skåne, Molekyl Gallery among others.
SPARK residency 2026
Open call for applications
For the first time, SPARK is organising a residency programme in September 2026 open for artists and architects and others working in the field of spatial research and/or exploration. The residency will be hosted in collaboration with IFÖ Center, a creative hub with studios and facilities located in Bromölla in Skåne, about 100 km Northeast of Malmö.
Application period
From June 21 to July 19, 2026
Eligibility
The residency welcomes professional architects, researchers in the field of architecture or spatial artists.
Residency
The SPARK residence offers a four week period at the IFÖ Center from the 26 August - 20 September 2026 dedicated to research and artistic work. After the period the work will be exhibited as “Work-in-progress” at the SPARK Gallery in Malmö.
For this residency SPARK is collaborating with IFÖ Center, an artist-run cultural centre in Bromölla, southern Sweden. It is located in an old ceramics factory with workshops and facilities such as graphic press, ceramics kilns, fusing kiln, rolling table, clay mill, turning wheels, carpentry machines etc.
Housing
The selected artist will stay in an individual room in a fully fitted house belonging to the IFÖ Center in central Bromölla. The house offers a shared living, dedicated to visiting artists and is situated within walking distance from the centre. The artist will additionally have access to art facilities and workshops at the IFÖ Center area.
Stipend
The selected resident receives a stipend of 15,000 SEK. Travel and production costs will be covered up to 10,000 SEK.
Theme
The theme of the Residence is “What If Nature Comes First?”. We invite architects and artists to openly explore and interpretate the question in their residency work. The field of work should be connected locally (Skåne) and have relevance to the Skåne county. The theme is also part of the Oslo Biennale 2026 and will be a contribution through the exhibition at SPARK.
Applications will be reviewed by a professional jury. Applicants are assessed based on their artistic practice and their potential to contribute to the theme.
The SPARK residency programme is funded by Region Skåne.
Find more information about IFÖ Center here (in Swedish)
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