The Young Art Fellowship supports art students and graduates of the art academies in Düsseldorf, Essen and Münster in their transition from studies to professionalism. It offers budding artists the opportunity to network in the cultural scene of the city and the Ruhr region.
The Kulturbetrieb of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr has six studios in the historic Schloss Styrum, which is close to the Ruhr and yet conveniently located for the A 40 and S-Bahn (suburban train) on the border to Oberhausen. One of the studios will be given to a fellowship holder free of charge for a limited period of two years. Other artists work in the castle with its adjacent small park.
A visiting art student or art school graduate is given the opportunity to concentrate entirely on artistic production and the development of possible future prospects in his or her own studio at the Ruhr. Furthermore, there is the opportunity to exchange ideas with art and culture professionals in the immediate environment and to get to know the local art scene. At the end of the working stay, the fellowship holder will have the opportunity to present the works created in Mülheim at the Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Current fellowship holder 2024-2026: Maria Reneé Morales Garcia (*1997, Guatemala)
Maria Reneé Morales Garcia, a graduate of the Kunstakademie Münster, deals with questions of identity and intersectionality in their art practice. To this end, the artist uses various materials, which they bring together in spatial installations. Reneé's perspective is decolonial and queer-feminist and they invites us to question our own identity as well as our position within society.
‘Deciphering my identity through a critical lens has made me realise that all the decisions I make are political.’
Reneé
Exhibitions (selection)
Abrecaminos - What happens when you keep asking? Cité Internationale des arts, Paris, 2024
Geerdet’ Hase29, Osnabrück, 2023 (re)production - Feminismen Festival, Halle (Saale), 2021
Open Studios Salzburg Summer Academy, Salzburg, 2022
Think of her - Wewerka Pavillon, Münster, 2020
‘Käse der so reif ist, dass es innen zu krabbeln anfängt’ - Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf, 2019
Scholarships and Grants (selection)
2024 Residency Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2022 Artists for Artists - States / In / States edition with advising artists Richard Bell, Tania Brugero und Pinar Ogrenci
Portfolio: upon request to the artist
Contact
Anja Bauer-Kersken M. A., phone 0208-455 41 78, mail anja.bauer-kersken@muelheim-ruhr.de
