Space + Algorithms

The joint residency of CultureHub and DOCKdigital seeks artists whose work aims to expose the spatial politics and infrastructures behind embodied AI systems. This residency is a creative research residency that proposes a shared field where bodies and computation negotiate new grammars of movement and space.

Leveraging the resources of DOCKdigital’s space, residents can propose projects that engage volumetric capture, depth sensing, floor mapping and wearable sensors, as well as real-time systems for the analysis, prediction, and transmission of movement.

Relevant points of inquiry include:

• How do bodies perceive space?
• How are these perceptions translated into algorithmic structures?
• How do algorithms read, predict, and model spatial relations?
• What exactly algorithms do when transforming the body into a readable interface?

The CultureHub Residency program will offer a one-week residency to a New York based artist at CultureHub in New York in fall 2026, and at DOCKdigital Berlin in early winter (January/February) 2027. At both locations, the artist will receive one week of studio access with full technical support at CultureHub New York, and in Berlin, additional dramaturgical and research support, to target specific areas of their project’s development and share it with the communities at CultureHub and DOCKdigital. The residency does not have to culminate in a completed work.

CultureHub x DOCKdigital (Berlin) will provide the following:

• Access to the DOCKdigital studio SAAL 4, equipment, and technical as well as dramaturgical and research support.
• Access to the CultureHub New York studio, equipment, and technical support for at least 1 week. CultureHub NYC is a flexible space equipped with reconfigurable lighting, audio, video, and projection systems.
• Opportunity to present one public offering to the CultureHub and DOCKdigital community during their residency (i.e. work in progress showing, artist talk, curatorial event, workshop, etc.).
• A $2000 stipend for the development of their project, which can be used how the artist sees fit.
• Travel stipend for international flight and housing.
• Accomodation in the artist guest rooms at EDEN**** in Pankow and a per diem.
• Marketing support through CultureHub and DOCKdigital website, email newsletters, and social media.

Hybridization of Spaces & Telematic Installation

The joint residency of CultureHub and SAT seeks artists who are experimenting with telepresence and interactive installation. The resident will have full access to SAT Suite, an open-source toolbox for telepresence, spatial audio, pose detection, crowd tracking, show control, AI visual generation, and more. Competitive projects will propose experiences that connect the two remote spaces in real-time and create opportunities for audiences in both cities to interact through a custom built interface. While the residency does not have to culminate in a completed work, we are looking for projects or research practices that have a strong conceptual and technological framework and meaningfully consider the distributed, multi-locational nature of this residency.

Example Research Areas:

• Network systems for data transmission and translation
• Shared, participatory, or interactive experiences
• Next generation telepresence or co-presence concepts

The CultureHub x SAT Residency will support one New York based artist in residence at CultureHub New York and at SAT, Montreal in fall 2026. At both locations, the artist will receive one week of studio access, technical and research support, and the full SAT suite, to target specific areas of their project’s development. The artist will also have the opportunity to share their work with the communities at CultureHub and SAT.

CultureHub New York and SAT (Montreal) will provide the following:

• In Montreal, access to the SAT Lab, SAT Suite, equipment, as well as technical, research, and producing support for one week.
• In New York, access to the CultureHub New York studio, equipment, and technical support for at least 1 week. CultureHub NYC is a flexible space equipped with reconfigurable lighting, audio, video, and projection systems.
• Opportunity to present one public offering to the CultureHub and SAT communities during their residency (i.e. work in progress showing, artist talk, curatorial event, workshop, etc.).
• A $2000 stipend for the development of their project, which can be used how the artist sees fit.
• Funded international travel and housing.
• Accommodation in Montreal and a per diem.
• Marketing support through SAT’s and CultureHub’s website, email newsletters, and social media.

Data, Narrative, and Performance

The joint residency of CultureHub and La MaMa Umbria seeks artists whose work engages data in relationship to narrative and performance. This residency is a creative research residency that proposes the use of data, including economic, social, and political data, as inputs for creative processes and/or performative systems. Leveraging the resources of La MaMa Umbria and Cantiere Oberan’s space, artists can propose projects that engage creative coding, machine learning systems, public records, multimedia performance, and more.

Relevant points of inquiry include:

• How can data map to narrative?
• How can performance reveal stories hidden in data sets?
• How can data driven performative systems challenge widely held beliefs?

The CultureHub x La MaMa Umbria residency will begin at La MaMa Umbria September 16-30, 2026. The resident will be accommodated at La MaMa Umbria, a historic villa, and will live amongst culturally diverse artists who are all working on productions or participating in workshops. Immersed in the creative, natural, and regenerative environment of Umbria, the selected artist will have time and space both at La MaMa Umbria (non technical studio and outdoor spaces available) and Cantiere Oberdan (a theater space equipped with basic lighting, sound, and video systems). The artist will be supported by multimedia artist and technician Marcello Cualbu, who will support the artist’s process technically. The residency will conclude in New York where the artist will receive one week of studio access with full technical support at CultureHub New York. While the residency does not have to culminate in a completed work, the artist is welcome to present in-progress or creative research in NYC at the completion of their residency.

CultureHub x La MaMa Umbria (Spoleto) will provide the following:

• Access to Canteire Oberdan theater space, basic equipment, and technical support from artist, teacher, and technician Marcello Cualbu.
• Access to La MaMa Umbria shared studio spaces, which are used by all who are staying at the villa at the time.
• Accomodation at La MaMa Umbria, meals, and local transportation.
• In New York, access to the CultureHub New York studio, equipment, and technical support for at least 1 week. CultureHub NYC is a flexible space equipped with reconfigurable lighting, audio, video, and projection systems.
• A $2000 stipend for the development of their project, which can be used how the artist sees fit.
• Funded international travel and housing.
• Marketing support through La MaMa Umbria and CultureHub’s website, email newsletters, and social media.

The residency at La MaMa Umbria in Italy will occur September 16-30, 2026. If you cannot travel and participate in the residency at this time, please do not apply for this opportunity.