culturia is a space for artists to concentrate on researching artistic processes. It places direct value on artistic process with less emphasis on complete studio practice. culturia offers the combination of a living space with an information base and network. This allows for a natural exchange and future collaborations between residents and Berlin institutions, such as galleries, project rooms, artist-led spaces and museums. Public space is also regarded as a significantly important place for action.

culturia offers more than simply a space to think, communicate, discuss and make work. Residents at culturia are encouraged to be dynamic and explore new relations and ideas through the production of their work with the openness to temporarily changing their artistic process. Our program will provide its residents with access to several partners, workshops and services, so as to meet the technical needs and specific requirements of their projects.

The development of the artistic process and the importance of its context led to culturia taking the initiative to establish and facilitate a vibrant work environment for this area of research.
The production of objects is supported but transversal to the need of showcasing. A final presentation is essential for the project and should be included in the proposal as an independent action of the artists. Keeping in mind a final relation with public is an important step for the artistic process. It is transversal to the demand of art, but important as a document to be able to explain something as essential as the peculiar vision born into the object of art.

culturia adopt and appreciate the traditional thinking approach, in a theoretical understanding, as a basis for artistic process but also encourage the residents to gain proficiency with media to incorporate into their practice.
culturia do not look for conventional presentations, but rather encourage the finding of solutions and real applications of works through the development of strategies. culturia ask residents to be independent in their research, development and presentation of their projects. Presentation does not have to appear as a final stage of the residency program.
Finding ways to present work alternatively to white cube settings are welcome.