OPEN CALL SLEEPING BEAUTIES
OPEN CALL | Sleeping Beauties
A multi-residency programme on collective care in Romanian balneary resorts
● Borsec ● Băile Herculane ● Amara ● Eforie ● Techirghiol ● Băile Govora
A new open call has been launched for [Sleeping Beauties], a residency programme conceived and developed by EUNIC Romania, together with six cultural institutions operating in Romania – @britishcouncil_ro, @centrulceh, @goethe_institut_bucuresti, Instituto Cervantes, @institutulpolonez and @fundatia9, each engaged in supporting one residency in a Romanian spa town. The project was shaped by this consortium of European partners, in collaboration with curator Ilinca Păun Constantinescu.
Open call details
A multi-residency programme on collective care in Romanian balneary resorts
● Borsec ● Băile Herculane ● Amara ● Eforie ● Techirghiol ● Băile Govora
A new open call has been launched for [Sleeping Beauties], a residency programme conceived and developed by EUNIC Romania, together with six cultural institutions operating in Romania – @britishcouncil_ro, @centrulceh, @goethe_institut_bucuresti, Instituto Cervantes, @institutulpolonez and @fundatia9, each engaged in supporting one residency in a Romanian spa town. The project was shaped by this consortium of European partners, in collaboration with curator Ilinca Păun Constantinescu.
Open call details
The residency covers travel costs from the selected applicant’s country of residence (up to 500 Euro), accommodation within the premises of the host organisation and some meals, a fee of 700 EUR and a 300 EUR production budget.
Who can apply: Interdisciplinary and performative artists, architects (including landscape architects and historians), filmmakers, researchers, designers and makers, community organisers, and socially engaged practitioners interested in heritage, wellbeing, ecology, public space, and the regeneration of balneary resorts.
Eligibility: citizens or permanent residents from Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Romania
Period of residencies: Two (2) weeks at various dates between July to September 2026
Place of residencies: balneary resorts across Romania
Submission deadline: 21st of May 2026
EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is Europe’s network of national cultural institutes and organisations, with 39 members from all EU Member States and associate countries.
Please apply to the residency by filling out the below application form in English by the latest Thursday, 21st of May 2026, 23:59 CET:
https://forms.gle/YMyWNRm4S1UWxxCXA
Details about the residencies and participation are available on the following link:
https://www.britishcouncil.ro/sites/default/files/open_call_sleeping_beauties_2026.pdf