Residence Botkyrka is Botkyrka konsthall’s context-specific residency programme in Fittja, and active within the interdisciplinary field of art, architecture, food and social practices. The programme encourages new forms of artistic research and art practices that engage in a local context, involving the community and supports projects that require longer stays. Botkyrka is part of Greater Stockholm and is one of Sweden’s most international municipalities. Residence Botkyrka promotes context-based art exploring the possibilities of art to influence a place and its identity. Residence Botkyrka works in public spaces and supports projects that are difficult to implement without a prolonged stay. Residence Botkyrka is also interested in the issues of co-creation and how the interaction between people can contribute to social change. Residence Botkyrka is run by Botkyrka konsthall and is a collaboration between the department of culture and leisure, the department of urban planning, the housing company Botkyrkabyggen, and the Multicultural Centre, a forum for research and artistic expression focusing on migration and social and cultural diversity.
