Photo: Luke E. Holman.
Together with the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Art Hub Copenhagen is launching a new Art–Science Collaborative Program entitled SPARK. The initiative aims to foster meaningful exchanges between artistic and scientific practices, encouraging joint exploration of the big questions that shape our understanding of life, health, and the environment.
Art Hub Copenhagen and the Globe Institute at University of Copenhagen invites interested artists and scientist to a match-making event aimed at encouraging artists and scientists to team up in pairs and develop a common project to submit for a jury evaluation early March. 5-6 projects will be selected to receive support.
The event will be in the format of relaxed professional gathering where artists can meet scientists from the Globe Institute and get to know their research. No presentations, just knowledge exchanges to spark curiosity and collaboration.
Jacob Lillemose from Art Hub Copenhagen and Associate professor Tue Hassenkam from the Globe Institute will introduce the program and facilitate the discussions.
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INFO
SPARK : An Art-Science Collaborative Program
Match-making event
16 January 2026
1-4 PM
Art Hub Copenhagen
Thoravej 29
2400 København NV
Participation in the event is free but sign-up is necessary. Sign up by sending an email titled SPARK to jl@arthubcopenhagen.dk. The last day to sign-up is 12 January 2026.
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PROGRAM FORMAT
The program provides a production budget and institutional support for artistic outputs emerging from art–science duos. Each project team must consist of at least one artist and one Globe Institute scientist, though multiple collaborators on either side are welcome.
The program provides support for artists to partner with a Globe scientist for a year to realise a joint artistic project. The culmination of this process will be an artistic output led by the artist, inspired by, or possibly co-conceptualised with, their scientific partner. The collective outputs will benefit from the curatorial expertise at Art Hub Copenhagen, forming a public exhibition of the work at the conclusion of the program period.
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION CRITERIA
ARTISTS
- Professional (degree from art school)
- Based in Denmark or internationally and without visa restrictions that would prevent participation in the program. (We are unable to sponsor visa applications for this program)
- A professional artist evidenced by an existing body of artistic output
SCIENTISTS
- At any career stage
- Engaged in a research project within the Globe Institute
- Employed at Globe for the entirety of the proposed project
- If not a principal investigator, have explicit support of their group leader for participation
CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT
- Artist participation support fee of 75,000 DKK
- An artistic production budget of up to 75,000 DKK for the realization of the work
- Curatorial support for the final shared exhibition
- Access and support from Art Hub Copenhagen staff as appropriate
- Exhibition, or some other kind of output agreed upon
SELECTION AND ANNOUNCEMENT
A jury composed of representatives from Art Hub Copenhagen and the Globe Institute, and two external experts from the art-science field will review submissions. Selection will be based on the quality of the project idea, the strength of the collaboration, and its potential for public engagement.
PROJECT TIMELINE
- Networking event: 16 January, 2026 at AHC
- Submission deadline: 9 March, 2026
- Announcement of selected projects: 30 March, 2026
- Project start: April 2026
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ABOUT THE GLOBE INSTITUTE
The Globe Institute is part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The Institute’s main purpose is to address basic scientific questions through interdisciplinary approaches. The institute operates at the intersection of natural and medical sciences and the humanities.
