hap exchange program iepa travel scholarship

basis e. V. has been promoting and presenting international contemporary art in Frankfurt am Main since 2006.

Based on the use of vacant properties throughout the city, the association implements a three-tiered funding model to locally initiate diverse creative processes in the city's society, promote artistic discourse, and network Frankfurt internationally with creative production sites.

As part of its exchange programs, international emerging artists and curators receive multi-month working grants in Frankfurt and developing art centers worldwide. This allows them to gain new perspectives on their own practice and to build international networks. In addition, basis eV supports artists from crisis and conflict regions with various residency programs.

HAP across Hesse is primarily adressed to creative people who live and work in Hesse outside of Frankfurt am Main. The aim is to support artists, collectives and studio communities located primarily in northern and eastern Hesse. This includes artists with spaces in rural areas, but also studios that are maintained or newly occupied in cities such as Offenbach, Kassel, Gießen or Fulda.