Rent subsidies for art studios

Course description

General information

Since 2008, the City of Munich's Department of Culture has regularly awarded studio rental grants to visual artists as part of its studio funding programme. This support is provided over a fixed funding period of three years and is aimed in particular at professional visual artists who are at the beginning of their careers, with the opportunity to reapply after the end of the funding period. Please note that the rent subsidy can only be awarded twice per artist for a total of three years, and is awarded through a comprehensive jury process, with the final decision being made by the City Council's Culture Committee based on the jury's recommendations.

Subsidy amounts

the rent subsidy is paid monthly over the funding period of three years, provided that the tenancy agreement remains in place during this time. The amount of the rent subsidy for a work studio is based on the actual size of the rented usable space (according to the rental agreement) and is calculated according to the following scheme:

• up to 17 square metres: 98 euros per month
• up to 33 square metres: 145 euros per month
• up to 50 square metres: 194 euros per month
• up to 67 square metres: 240 euros per month
• over 67 square metres: 290 euros per month

It is also possible to subsidise a studio space within a residential studio. For this, the rental agreement must clearly state that it is a residential studio and the proportionate size of the studio space must be specified separately.

Prerequisites

all visual artists are invited to apply,

• whose studio and main focus of work are located in the city of Munich (with Munich postcode)
• whose place of residence is in the S-Bahn area of the city of Munich

Proof of residence must be provided on request. The grant is limited to a maximum of two three-year funding periods per artist and the net rent of the studio to be subsidised may not exceed 16 euros per square metre.

Required documents

Applications must be submitted exclusively by e-mail to atelierfoerderung@muenchen.de

the application must be summarised in a PDF file(maximum 5 MB) and contain the following documents in the following order

1. the completed application form
2. a current artistic CV (training, exhibition activities, projects, public commissions, prizes, scholarships, relevant association activities, etc.)
3. Portfolio of your artistic work with meaningful, dated and current examples of your work (not older than five years)
4. Studio rental agreement containing details of the studio size in square metres and the net cold rent

The PDF file must be named as follows: "Surname, application for studio rental grant 2026-2029"

Legal basis

Decision All formally correct and complete applications submitted by the deadline are presented to the expert jury convened by the City Council. The jury will make a selection of applicants based on artistic quality criteria and make a recommendation to the city council.

You will be notified in writing once the jury process has been completed and the city council has made its decision. The entire process will be completed in May 2026 at the earliest. We kindly ask you to refrain from making enquiries.