From 2025, the exchange programme between the Kebbel Villa in Schwandorf and the Künstlerhaus Dortmund offers artists from both institutions the opportunity to continue and expand their artistic work in a new environment. As part of this programme, participants can move from rural to urban areas for a month - and vice versa.

This opportunity to leave their familiar surroundings and to immerse themselves in a completely new atmosphere makes the exchange particularly exciting. The artists can experience the influences and dynamics of both a natural, rural cosmos and a vibrant, urban art scene and incorporate them into their work.

The exchange between the Kebbel Villa and the Künstlerhaus Dortmund not only strengthens the artistic dialogue between the two locations, but also creates the opportunity to make creative use of the inspiring differences between rural and urban spaces.

The respective host venue carefully selects the participants from a shortlist of suitable artists: This underlines the conspiratorial nature of the programme. The scholarship is financed by the associations of the two artists' residences.