The open call for Art Feeds Collective Residencies on the theme “Edible Commons: Performing the Future of Food” has officially concluded. The initiative is curated by Xarkis and coordinated by BJCEM – Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée within the framework of the Feed Your Future project.
The call invited artists to explore the relationship between art, climate change, and sustainable food production and consumption, while promoting the core values of Greening Europe and the New European Bauhaus: sustainability, aesthetics, coexistence, and inclusion.
Through the open call, 15 artists and 5 curators were selected to participate in collective residencies taking place across five European cities: Paphos (Cyprus), Thessaloniki (Greece), Almere (The Netherlands), Brașov (Romania), and Milan (Italy).
Each residency will bring together three artists under the guidance of one curator.
Local partner organizations will act as focal points for each residency, facilitating connections with communities, food producers, activists, and public authorities.
Each residency will develop site-specific research and artistic practices, culminating in public presentations or performances developed collaboratively with local communities.
One final work from each residency will later be selected for presentation at the Feed Your Future Final Event and Open Masterclass in Milan at the end of 2026.
Selected Participants
Paphos Residency — Cyprus
Artists
- Shuang Xu
- Živilė Fornari
- Helena Estrele Baptista Vasconcelos Barbosa
Curator
- Denise Araouzou
Thessaloniki Residency — Greece
Artists
- Clémentine Blaison VanDenHende (FR–BE)
- Eunjin Yoo (KOR–DE)
- Kaiwen Wu (DE)
Curator
- Nicolas Vamvouklis
Almere Residency — The Netherlands
Artists
- Agnes Essonti Luque (ES)
- Denise Lobont (RO)
- Eva Van der Zand (BG–NL)
Curator
- Zoi Psimmenou
Brașov Residency — Romania
Artists
- kitman yeung (AU–DE)
- Yue Liu (CHN–IT)
- Cemre Kara (NL)
Curator
- Georgia Țidorescu
Milan Residency — Italy
Artists
- Christina Zampoulaki (GR)
- Vlada Predelina (UK–NL–ES)
- Olga Sosiura (UKR)
Curator
- Elisa Lenhard
What happens nexts? The first residency will take place in Paphos and will be organized by Xarkis from 14 to 28 February 2026.
A second wave of residencies will follow from 14 to 28 May 2026, hosted in:
- Milan — organized by the Municipality of Milan
- Almere — organized by the Municipality of Almere
- Brașov — organized by the Brașov Metropolitan Agency for Sustainable Development
- Thessaloniki — organized by ActionAid Hellasù
Stay connected to follow the development of the Art Feeds Collective Residencies, meet the participating artists and curators, and discover the collaborative projects that will emerge across Europe.