The Ivan Patzaichin Museum – Community Innovation Center in Mila 23, Danube Delta, launches the application process for the creative residency dedicated to landscape artists, visual artists, and architects from Romania and abroad. The program offers participants the opportunity to explore new artistic concepts through research sessions and collaborative creation, developing interventions that integrate harmoniously with the natural deltaic landscape and the local cultural heritage.
“The Danube Delta has a magic and a greatness that any creative mind instinctively absorbs, it “feeds on” its essence from the very first moment they are surrounded by its winding waterways, rich with thriving biodiversity. This time, we invite artists to collaborate with the nature, rather than simply portraying it, transforming their work into an exercise in harmony that inspires visitors to experience and engage with nature in a new way .”
Teodor Frolu, Vice President of the Ivan Patzaichin – Mila 23 Association
Danube Delta. Foto: Mani Gutău
The residency will take place between March and April 2025, bringing together a selection of artists that will collaborate to develop non-invasive artistic installations along the “Ivan’s Delta” route, a slow tourism waterway officially recognized in 2024 by the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Administration.
The selection process will be conducted by a jury of experts in landscape architecture, visual arts, and sustainable design. The jury members are: Teodor Frolu – architect, Vice President of the Ivan Patzaichin – Mila 23 Association, Nicolas Triboi – landscape expert, Oláh Gyárfás – visual artist.
Danube Delta. Foto: Mani Gutău
Applications are open for teams of two experts from complementary fields until March 17, 2025. The application package must include the CVs of both team members, their portfolios, and a conceptual proposal for two of the selected locations along the water route in the Danube Delta. Submission materials should be sent to contact@muzeu.ivanpatzaichin.ro.
For more details regarding the competition, the application process, proposed themes, and additional information about the cultural project “Danube Delta: The Gallery in the Marsh,” please visit the dedicated page: https://muzeu.ivanpatzaichin.ro/delta-dunarii-galeria-din-balta/.
The project “Danube Delta: Swamp Gallery” is initiated by Ivan Patzaichin – Mila 23 Association at the Ivan Patzaichin Museum – Community Innovation Center, co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration (AFCN). With the support of: The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Administration and The National Institute for Danube Delta Research. Media partners: Modernism, Zeppelin Magazine.
