Arts Residency

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AIR Frankfurt-Kuala Lumpur Exchange

The Artist-In-Residence exchange program or AIR aims at supporting and encouraging contemporary visual arts and promoting international exchange between Frankfurt and Kuala Lumpur. The program offers young and emerging artists the opportunity to gain experience regarding their own artistic practice… Learn More

Residency Unlimited

RU fosters customized residency environments for artists and curators in all disciplines and at all stages of practice, located at Brooklyn, NY. Participants receive critical, production, and administrative assistance. Substantial emphasis is placed on building networking capacity for the residents.… Learn More

Back to Basics Residency Program 2019

Back to Basics residency program gives artists from all disciplines the opportunity to clear their mind, get back to focus and (re)discover the very basis of their creative practice and being. Stop the information overflow, go offline and get back… Learn More

Residency 108: Spring Session

Residency 108 invites artists, writers, and thinkers from all disciplines to immerse themselves in their creative practice. They particularly welcome those who work with nature, ecology and the installation of temporary outdoor land-art works. The program accommodates three artists at… Learn More

The MacDowell Colony | Summer 2019 Residencies

Founded by composer Edward MacDowell, the MacDowell Colony was originally meant for musicians in need of a creative retreat. Now, the colony has become one of the most recognized visual arts and writing residencies. The location Peterborough, New Hampshire, offers a… Learn More

Djerassi Resident Artists Program

The Djerassi Resident Artists Program is situated in the Santa Cruz Mountains, one hour south of San Francisco from mid-March through mid-November. The program offers gorgeous architecture, the time and space to interact with peers, and critical dialogue for growing… Learn More

Offshore Residency

The Offshore Residency offers an extensive one-week program where artists live, work, and travel together aboard a sailboat in the northern coast of Sardinia and the southern coast of Corsica. Each Offshore journey navigates to a specific, historic region, where… Learn More

C.R.E.T.A. Rome Artist Residencies

C.R.E.T.A. Rome offers self-funded residencies to international ceramicists, visual artists and writers for periods of 4 or 5 weeks. The residency includes a semi-private equipped studio, housing in the historical center of Rome, and technical assistance in procuring materials for… Learn More

The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program

The Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists provides time for uninterrupted work in an inspiring and historic setting made unique by Brittany's extraordinary light, distinctive landscape, and rich cultural traditions. The program awards successful applicants with free housing… Learn More

Bogliasco Residency Program

The Bogliasco Foundation, an American nonprofit with a program in Italy, awards one-month residential Fellowships to gifted scholars and artists of all ages and nationalities. During their month-long stay at the Center, Bogliasco Fellows are provided with living quarters, full… Learn More

SVAD Artist Residency Program

The School of Visual Art and Design at the University of South Carolina invites visual artists to submit applications for the spring session (March 1 - April 14) of the 2019 Artist Residency Program in Columbia, SC, which is intended… Learn More

ChaNorth Summer 2019 Residency

ChaNorth is a New York State artist residency aimed at providing a nourishing, focused environment in New York for established and emerging artists as they continue their committed practices. WHO CAN APPLY? National and international emerging and mid-career artists. WHAT FIELD? Any… Learn More

Open Residency in KL for Sabah Artists

Calling out Sabah Artists for an open residency in KL under HOM Art Trans. For those who are interested, please refer to the contact details above for more details! Learn More

Sembilan Arts Residency

Sembilan Arts Residency was founded to support local emerging artists by providing them with a conducive workspace and living arrangement to creatively explore and express their ideas - along with the opportunity to exhibit their work at the end of… Learn More

China Residencies

OPEN CALL:: Appy by August 9 for a last-minute residency in Beijing at @iprojectspace's Baitasi Residency 白塔寺驻地计划 August 18 – September 7 (3 weeks) ????️? "Do you have a passion for Beijing’s hutongs and the local community? Are you experienced… Learn More

Residence of Artist in Arles – Embassy of France Kuala Lumpur

The AiR program is in the framework of a bilateral agreement between GTCDC (George Town Conservation & Development Corporation) and the City of Arles-France, in partnership with Galerie Huit Arles and the French Embassy in Malaysia. This program aims to… Learn More

Ox-Bow artists’ residency programs

Ox-Bow School of Art (Chicago, USA) residency programs offer artists and writers, at various stages in their career, the time, space, and community to encourage growth and experimentation in their practice. Ox-Bow accepts applications for the Summer and Fall Residency… Learn More

98B Project and Research Residency Program

98B is a multi-disciplinary COLLABoratory based in Manila, the Philippines. This is an independent residency program geared towards establishing a creative network. It endeavors to assist and collaborate with artists, gallery and art managers, cultural workers and curators in the… Learn More

DANCE BOX (Japan) Resident Program

The DANCE BOX residency programs are implemented in cooperation with partners Art Theater dB KOBE, Studio dB Kobe, Studio dB Kobe-loft and Mizuru RB (Yashima Art Port). The program is seeking artists, scholars and curators who pursue work in the… Learn More

Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum (IOAM)

IOAM Residency Program is open to international art professionals across disciplines. Yet, the selection process can be very rigorous. We encourage research-based proposals and unconventional practices, as well as artistic projects with local awareness. That said, all active and diverse… Learn More

CCCA Breathe Artist in Residence programme

The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art in Manchester, UK offers visual artists of Chinese descent an ideal environment to reflect on their artistic practice, research and make new work within an international setting with the Breathe Artist in Residence programme.… Learn More

TIFA (Talera Institution of Fine & Applied Arts) Working Studios

TIFA Working Studios invites applications for a studio residency lasting one to four months in Pune, India. This open call is dedicated for, but not limited to, artists, artist collectives, writers, filmmakers, book-makers, game-designer, coders, performing artists, sound artists, architects,… Learn More

Bumi Pemuda Rahayu

AIR program at Bumi Pemuda Rahayu held once a year for six month through open call, invites Indonesian and international artists from a variety of disciplines such as writers, architects, photographers and musicians to live at BPR for 2-6 months… Learn More

The International Choreographers Residency (ICR) program

The International Choreographers Residency (ICR) program invites promising choreographers to the American Dance Festival for six and a half weeks and immerses them in the unique breadth and depth of the ADF environment. The cost for this unique program is… Learn More

The Rainbow Initiative by the Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan)

The Ministry of Culture has established the Rainbow Initiative to encourage domestic and foreign organizations to combine their professional expertise from a wide range of cultural fields and join forces on transnational and multi-disciplinary cultural projects that will promote creativity… Learn More

Citofonare PimOff residencies for performing arts

PimOff is a multifunctional performing space founded in 2005 in Milan. Citofonare PimOff supports emerging realities to realize creative projects of drama, dance, performing arts not still completed. PimOff offers a period of residency; at the end the artists/companies can… Learn More

Writers & Artists Residency at the Lotus Pond Villa, Kampot, Cambodia

The Villa’s mission is to create a tranquil and peaceful retreat for writers & artists to write, rest and enjoy time dedicated to personal projects. The residency is also suitable for small groups to stay and work together as creative… Learn More

Arquetopia Foundation and International Artist Residency

This residency offers competitive professional opportunities for emerging or mid-career, national or international writers, journalists, playwrights, translators, and graduate students. As part of Arquetopia’s mission, we promote international experiences in the field of culture by promoting Mexico’s rich and diverse… Learn More

TongLau Space Artist Residency

TongLau Space is a new Artist Run association, to bring lively AIR program to Hong Kong and to create more choices and opportunities for artists from overseas. To promote contemporary art in all its diverse forms within an international context,… Learn More

Est-Nord-Est 2018 Residency program for artists

Est-Nord-Est (ENE) is an artist-run centre the mandate of which is to provide an international community of artists and authors in contemporary art with support by offering space and time for research and experimentation, as well as privileged access to… Learn More

Ruang MES 56

As an institution concerns on the development of photo-based medium, either in the scope of theory and practice, Ruang MES 56 sees the importance of ability to share knowledge, experience and point of view with people around the world. Visual… Learn More

Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen – fellowship call

Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen in Austria invites visual and media artists, art critics, theorists, and curators to apply for a fellowship in 2018–2019 (1 October 2018–2 June 2019). Candidates can apply for a five-month fellowship. Professional visual/media artists, art theorists, art critics,… Learn More

CERN Collide International residency award

Collide International Residency award is a unique opportunity for artists to spend dedicated time in CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, one of the largest laboratories in the world, where physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the… Learn More

Bora Bora Residency Centre: Open Call for Dance Proposals

Bora Bora Residency Centre in Aarhus, Denmark launches the first open call to submit proposals for projects to be researched and/or developed in season 2018-19 (August 2018 to June 2019). Residencies are open to professional dance artists or dance ensembles… Learn More

AIR_Frankfurt – Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur and Frankfurt created a three-month residency exchange program (AIR_Frankfurt-Kuala Lumpur) for young Malaysian and German artists. The residency of the Malaysian artist takes place in October, November and December with project partner Basis e.V. in the city of… Learn More

Wellington Asia Residency Exchange

WARE offers New Zealand artists the chance to work at art spaces in Asia, while also offering Asian artists the chance to work in Wellington. The WARE programme, jointly run by the Asia New Zealand Foundation and the Wellington City… Learn More

Youkobo Art Space, Japan

Based in Tokyo with over 12 years of experience of hosting international artists, Youkobo has developed a unique residence program focused on supporting the creative activities of its participants. While providing an environment conducive to work in the studio, Youkobo… Learn More

Taipei Artist Village residency

Located in Taipei City, nestled in its small, secluded yard with bamboo grove, Taipei Artist Village (TAV) is an oasis in the urban environment. TAV includes 12 individual studio spaces, dance rehearsal space, a piano studio, and performance hall; all… Learn More

Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India

Kriti Gallery provides a space and a platform for artists to engage with local communities and their culture. The residency provides five private studios including accommodation, with shared common dining space and garden. Artists can engage in joint activities such… Learn More

SeMa Nanji Artist Residency, Seoul, South Korea

SeMA Nanji is an international artist residency for young artists, operated by the Seoul Museum of Art. The aim is to provide promising artists with studios for creating art in a quiet environment with encouragement and sharing of information from… Learn More

Instinc Gallery, Singapore

Instinc gallery is an artist-run institution set up in 2009 to encourage collaboration, cultural exchange and the sharing of ideas in contemporary art with both local and international artists. The gallery has hosted more than 50 artists from 20 countries since it opened. Learn More

I: Project Space

Iː Project Space defines itself as a platform for international non-profit art projects setting new impulses for an independent global art. Learn More

Cemeti – Institute for Art and Society, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

For this exciting new opportunity, Cemeti – Institute for Art and Society and the Asia New Zealand Foundation are collaborating to invite one artist from New Zealand to spend three months at Cemeti in Yogyakarta Indonesia, alongside one Indonesian and… Learn More

Open Residencies for International Artists

Rimbun Dahan welcomes international artists (from countries other than those in the ASEAN/Southeast Asian region), with or without partners and family accompanying them. This residency is recommended for those looking for solitude, silence and/or space to work. We provide living… Learn More

Dance Residency Assistance

Contemporary dance practitioners (dancers, choreographers, dramaturgs, programmers, scholars) who are in residence at Rimbun Dahan can get special assistance during their residency. Learn More

Southeast Asian Arts Residency

The Southeast Asian Arts Residencies at Rimbun Dahan are for artists and arts managers in any discipline from and based in ASEAN nations only (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). The residencies are intended to… Learn More

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