13/04/2026

Selected artists for the EMAP residencies in 2026.

The European Media Art Platform (EMAP) has announced the selection of 15 artists for its 2026 residency programme. Out of a total of 643 applications from across Europe, the artists and collectives were jointly selected by the partner institutions during the jury conference held at the MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan, held from 1 to 3 April 2026.

Jury conference at the MEET in Milan, 1–3 April 2026
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EMAP is a European platform and residency programme dedicated to supporting emerging artists working in media art and related fields, including digital, technological, and interdisciplinary practices. The platform fosters collaboration between leading media art institutions across Europe, providing artists with the opportunity to develop and produce new work within an international context.

The 2026 selection reflects the transnational scope of the programme. The participating artists come from a range of European contexts and institutional backgrounds, underlining EMAP’s role as a platform for exchange, mobility, and collaboration across different cultural and geographic environments.

The selected artists will join residencies at one of EMAP’s member institutions, gaining production support, access to facilities, and the opportunity to develop new projects in close exchange with local contexts and international peers.

The 2026 programme brings together a wide spectrum of artistic approaches and topics, engaging with contemporary questions through experimental, technological, and research-based practices.

Selected EMAP Artists 2026

We are looking forward to a year shaped by wounded landscapes and ecological recovery, intimate entanglements with AI, strategies to confront algorithmic bias, and critical reflections on data, infrastructure, and power.

More about EMAP: emare.eu

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