Earth Month 2025 is a collaborative initiative between Goethe-Institut Glasgow, Institut Français d’Écosse, and ClimateCulture, aimed at fostering cultural exchange and climate action through the lens of artistic and cultural practice. Uniting France, Germany, and Scotland in a dynamic, multidisciplinary dialogue around sustainability, this programme is seeking two artists – one based in Germany and one based in France – working in visual arts, moving image, or sound, whose portfolios reflect an engagement with climate, environmental, or ecological themes.

Taking place 28 March – 23 April 2025, this programme offers two artists the opportunity to explore Scotland’s diverse landscapes, sustainability challenges, and emerging climate solutions. The residency will provide a slow travel experience, with the artists journeying by train and/or boat from their home countries to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cove Park, and Linkshouse in Orkney.

At each location, the artists will engage with one of the following themes: rewilding, oceans, sustainable cities, and circular design. The residency will culminate in an Artists’ Talk on Earth Day (22 April), where the artists will share insights gathered during their residency and present their pre-existing work on environmental themes in a small exhibition at the Institut Français d’Écosse’s venue in Edinburgh. The travel residency is realised in cooperation with the School of Fine Art, and the School of Design, the Glasgow School of Art.

For more details about the programme and to apply, visit Goethe-Institut Glasgow. Applications should be submitted by Sunday 23 February at 23:59 GMT.