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.
With this residency, SPARK is looking to expand its actitivites and explore longer-term collaborations with artists and architects, supporting research and exploratory methods in spatial practices. If you have an idea or a topic you want to explore for four weeks in Southern Sweden, we welcome you to apply.
SPARK provides financial support for materials, living expenses and local travel, but the resident needs to cover their own travel costs to and from Sweden (Copenhagen airport). IFÖ Center has a large local network and a volunteer group that can assist projects requiring extra manpower.
As a resident artist, you are assigned your own workspace or workshop access based on what you will be working on. The workspace can be a room or a section of an industrial hall. IFÖ Center has a large villa with eight bedrooms and two kitchens close to the factory area which serves as accommodation for the resident artists, with facilities shared with other residents. The villa is located a few minutes walk from Ifö Center with access to the beach, the train station, a library, a hardware store, a café/bakery, a cinema, an art gallery, a sports hall with action park, an outdoor gy, etc. IFÖ Center runs art gallery exhibiting the work of resident as well as local artists. There is a focus on street art, which can be seen on the large murals covering the facades of the factory buildings.
The residency period is August 26th until September 20th and the entire stay will be hosted by IFÖ Center in Bromölla, Sweden. The residency is open to professionals and students alike.
To apply, fill in the application form below, and feel free to add information about facilities, equipment of materials you might need.
Deadline for application is July 19th.
The SPARK residency 2026 is funded by Region Skåne.
