Application documents

To be considered for the course, you must submit a written application. The application (in German or English) must be sent by email to bewerbung@goldrausch.org. Please include the following information and documents:

• Completed application form available for download here
• Texts for the application:
  • CV / résumé listing previous education, exhibitions, projects and grants
  • brief statement concerning the reasons you wish to participate (motivational letter)*
  • brief artist statement about your own work*
• Portfolio:
  • documentation of your artistic work in the form of a digital portfolio (20–25 pages)
  • film material, only for time-based media (demo version, max. 10 min. length). Please list web links in a separate document (videos should be accessible without registration, e.g. password protected or rated if published on Vimeo).
  • catalogues (if available, as separate PDF: Lastname_Firstname_Catalogue)

All applications will be treated confidentially. Unfortunately, documents and catalogs submitted in person or by post cannot be considered. We do not send any confirmation of receipt and ask you to refrain from making individual inquiries during the ongoing process (i.e. after the application deadline). All applicants will be informed of the outcome of the process by email.

Email applications

Please send your application to bewerbung@goldrausch.org. The e-mail address is open from July 1 to September 15 for a course participation in the following year. Please note that we will only send you an acknowledgement of receipt after the application deadline.

Format: PDF format. There is a 10 MB limit on each application. File names for online applications:
1: Last-Name_First-Name_Form
2: Last-Name_First-Name_Texts
3: Last-Name_First-Name_Doku

During the application process, we also offer digital group information and counselling sessions. The dates are:

Wednesday, 24 July, 4.00 – 5.30 p.m. – if you are interested, please register by 22 July at bewerbung@goldrausch.org
Wednesday, 21 August, 16.00 – 17.30 – if you are interested, please register by 19.08 at bewerbung@goldrausch.org
Monday, 2 September, 16.00 – 17.30 – if you are interested, please register by 28.08 at bewerbung@goldrausch.org

Jury application process

An independent jury of experts selects 15 participants from the pool of applicants on the basis of a twofold process (portfolio / small group interview). The criteria include the applicant’s high level of artistic work and an assessment of the programme’s benefit for the applicant’s artistic career.
The jurors’ decision is final.

Previous jurors included

Yalda Afsah, Heike Baranowsky, Anke Becker, Kathrin Becker, Beatrice von Bismarck, Ellen Blumenstein, Monica Bonvicini, Barbara Buchmaier, Laure Catugier, Kerstin Drechsel, Friederike Feldmann, Surya Gied, Julia Grosse, Christine Hohenbüchler, Sofia Hultén, Emily Hunt, Heike Klussmann, Pauline Kraneis, Käthe Elke Kruse, Hanne Loreck, Susanne Lorenz, Annelie Lüthgens, Astrid Mania, Anja Osswald, Solvej Helweg Ovesen, Kathrin Peters, Susanne Prinz, Katia Reich, Agnieszka Roguski, Julia Schäfer, Sabine Schmidt, Britta Schmitz, Valerie Smith, Heidi Specker, Anna-Sophie Springer, Julia Wallner, Susanne Weiss.