Mothering, resisting, creating
October 6–17 · Bardo Projektraum · Berlin

🌱 What is NEST?

NEST is a collective space for artists, caregivers, and cultural workers who want to create, reflect, and connect through motherhood, care, and feminist resistance.

It’s not a traditional residency. It’s a space to build community and nurture creative processes rooted in the body, memory, language, and shared experiences.

Part of the long-term initiative NEST: Maternar en Residencia / Resistencia, this Berlin edition focuses on archives, curatorial research, and the visibility of care in the arts. Since 2022, over 30 participants from across the world have joined different NEST editions in Germany and Colombia.

When & Where

Dates: October 6–17, 2025
Location: Bardo Projektraum, Jessnerstraße 33, Berlin
Format: 10 days of daily sessions (approx. 4h/day) plus public events
Main language: English (Spanish and German also present)

What’s Included

– Daily collective sessions (approx. 4h/day)
– Full access to all public events (talks, workshops, performances)
– Optional public presentation of your work
– Mentoring and guidance from the NEST team
– Guided studio/institutional visits
– Supported Child Presence during selected sessions at Bardo
– Invitation letter to support mobility grant applications
– A caring, intergenerational, and international community

Who is this for?

We welcome:

• Artists, curators, writers, and cultural workers
• Mothers* and caregivers with an active creative or research practice
• FLINTA*, BIPOC, migrant and diasporic participants are strongly encouraged

You don’t need to be a mother to join — just interested in care as an artistic and political force.

Can I bring my child?

Yes. NEST recognizes caregiving not as an obstacle but as a central practice.
We provide Supported Child Presence during group sessions held at Bardo — a person will be present in a nearby room to assist with children.
⚠️ This is not professional childcare; mothers remain primarily responsible for their children.

What’s NOT Included

– Travel costs to/from Berlin
– Accommodation (we can suggest affordable options)
– Full-day childcare
– Meals and per diems
– Individual materials (unless otherwise stated)

How to join

Participation is based on first come, first served.
Once you pay the fee, your spot is secured — no application or selection process is required.
Only 15 spots available to keep the group intimate and nurturing.

If this resonates with you, we encourage you to join us.

Fee Options

• Standard: €300
• Solidarity: €400 (helps support another participant)
• Reduced: €200 (for those without stable income)
• Free for past NEST participants

✉️ Need extra support? Email us at info@karnekunst.com
⚠️ Please note: Fees are non-refundable. We work on mutual commitment.

What we expect from you

Presence. Curiosity. Generosity.
You don’t need a finished artwork — just a desire to share, reflect, and build something together. This is a space for process, not performance.

📩 Questions?

We’re here.
✉️ info@karnekunst.com
📷 @proyecto.nest
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More information & application details will be announced soon.
Follow @proyecto.nest or contact info@karnekunst.com to stay updated.

❋ Supported Child Presence

(Not childcare. Not alone.)

At NEST Berlin, we offer Supported Child Presence during closed working sessions held at Bardo Projektraum. This is not a formal daycare or a children’s activity space—but a gently structured support system designed with caregiver-artists in mind.

A dedicated facilitator will be present in a nearby room to help care for children during the core sessions. The space will be prepared with age-flexible materials (cushions, drawing tools, quiet toys) and a calm atmosphere. Children remain in close proximity to their parent(s), who remain ultimately responsible, but are supported in being able to focus, rest, or participate more fully.

We acknowledge that many artists, especially mothers, navigate professional life without access to consistent childcare. Our model does not separate care from creation—it embraces it, while offering real, practical relief.