ASSEMBLE Curatorial Fellowship (Cyprus / Spain / Ukraine)

Institution: D6:EU and partners (ASSEMBLE Programme)
Deadline: 26 March 2026
Location: Cyprus / Basque Country (Spain) / Ukraine (with international travel)

The ASSEMBLE Curatorial Fellowship is an international programme supporting artists, curators, and cultural practitioners with lived experience of forced migration or displacement. Funded by the European Union and developed through a cross-border partnership, the fellowship explores the climate emergency in relation to conflict, displacement, and ecological crisis.

Three fellows—based in Cyprus, Spain (Basque Country), and Ukraine—will each develop a new curatorial project while participating in a shared international programme of research, exchange, and public engagement.

Programme Details

• Duration: 12 months (June 2026 – June 2027)

• Fee: €9,000

• Production budget: €6,000

• All international travel, accommodation, and per diems covered

• Includes residencies, labs, and international conference participation

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an original curatorial project responding to climate emergency and displacement

• Collaborate with local partner organisations in your country

• Participate in international curatorial labs (Cyprus, Spain, hybrid Ukraine)

• Attend a 10-day group residency in Newcastle (UK)

• Join the On the Move Cultural Mobility Forum in Morocco

• Contribute to a digital exhibition launching in June 2027

• Engage in ongoing research, collaboration, and knowledge exchange

Eligibility Criteria

• Artists, curators, or cultural practitioners

• Lived experience of forced migration or displacement

• Based and legally residing in Cyprus, the Basque Country (Spain), or Ukraine

• Demonstrated professional practice and previous project experience

• Ability to travel internationally (programme conducted in English)

• Aged 18+