Currently 90 active funded artist residencies, across AI, arts, film, journalism, research, tech and cross-disciplinary practice. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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Wave Hill, in partnership with AnkhLave Arts Alliance, invites NYC-based artists who identify as BIPOC to apply for the 2027 Van Lier Fellowship as part of the 9th Annual AnkhLave Garden Project at Wave Hill Public Garden and Cultural Center in the Bronx. The project supports artists who draw on research, scholarship and lived knowledge to present site-responsive work at the intersection of nature, culture and place, engaging with Wave Hill's plant collections, history, design and architecture. The Van Lier Fellowship (funded by the Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund through the New York Community Trust) will be awarded to two NYC-based visual artists aged 30 or younger. FELLOWSHIP: participation in the Winter Workspace residency (23 February - 18 April 2027); a $10,435 stipend including an $8,000 honorarium and transportation stipend; a solo exhibition in the Sunroom or Sun Porch (15 May - 4 July 2027); public engagement through Winter Workspace programming and a Meet the Artist program; mentorship with Wave Hill curatorial staff, working artists and arts professionals; and AnkhLave Alumni Network benefits. ELIGIBILITY: emerging artists 30 or younger (born 1997 or after) from historically underrepresented communities; live in one of the five NYC boroughs; demonstrate financial need; have completed college and not be enrolled in a degree-granting program during the residency; not represented by a commercial gallery; available for both programs; cannot have been a Van Lier Fellow elsewhere or have previously done a Winter Workspace residency or exhibited at Wave Hill or with AnkhLave. Works may not include nudity, depictions of violence or profanity. Artists may apply to only one of the two 2027 AnkhLave Garden Project opportunities. Questions: visualarts@wavehill.org with '2027 Van Lier-Ankhlave' in the subject. DEADLINE: 10 August 2026. Apply via SlideRoom.
The Wassaic Project is holding its annual Open Call for the 2027 Summer Exhibition, for artists of all mediums, including 2D work, sculpture, video, new media, site-specific installation, performance, text, poems, essays, and publication-specific work. Selected work is showcased alongside a diverse range of pieces and performances in and around historic Wassaic and Maxon Mills; the 2027 Summer Exhibition will be free and open to the public every weekend from 1 May to 12 September 2027. In an effort toward W.A.G.E. certification, all accepted artists receive a modest honorarium to participate. Artists interested in creating a site-specific installation are also eligible for an Exhibitions Fellowship to help realize their work; Fellows are offered a no-fee residency for 1-4 weeks in April or May 2027 (artists interested in making site-specific work should still apply regardless of whether they are interested in or able to be in residence). The Wassaic Project cultivates and supports community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers, and other creatives, with a residency program housed in historic landmark buildings that hosts 10 artists each month in the heart of a rural community. APPLICATION: requires application forms, a CV, and an artwork/portfolio; submitted via SlideRoom. Application fee: USD 25 (no participation fee or additional fees). Deadline 10 August 2026.
Residency for Minnesota-based BIPOC artists (Native American/American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano/Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, SWANA) and their families, run by Lanesboro Arts in rural southeastern MN. NO OUTPUT OR PRODUCT REQUIRED: the residency provides whatever the artist needs (restoration, family getaway, connection to nature, access to rural community, artistic practice) within the context of the community; only one community share-back event is required (workshop, school visit, small gathering, or blog post; arranged with Lanesboro Arts staff after selection). HOUSING: private bedroom + bath in either the St. Mane Theatre Artist Residency Center (sleeps 1-4) or the Art Loft above the Gallery (sleeps 1-5); kitchenette/full kitchen, studio space, laundry, Wi-Fi; neither space is currently ADA-accessible. COHORT OPTION: solo, OR apply with a specific BIPOC artist collaborator, OR apply open to being matched with another BIPOC resident at the same time (both receive the stipend; lodging split between St. Mane and the Art Loft). Spouses/partners only get a stipend if they themselves are applying as artists in the cohort model. SELECTION: lottery process (no traditional artistic-merit gatekeeping); 6-12 residents chosen depending on session lengths; lottery is recorded and shared with applicants for transparency. ELIGIBILITY: BIPOC artists currently based in Minnesota. APPLY via the Lanesboro Arts website. TIMELINE: initial deadline 11:59pm Monday 10 August 2026; lottery the week of 10 August 2026; rolling applications thereafter if slots remain, until 1 April 2027 or until full. Lanesboro Liaison (staff or vetted community member) optionally available for tours, grocery delivery, and outdoor recreation (biking, kayaking, hiking, state parks, etc.).
Sea Change is a seven-month professional development programme from Screen Argyll for six UK-based women and marginalised gender animators developing animated feature film projects, with environmental storytelling at the centre of the brief. It runs a project from concept toward screen: online workshops in early September 2026, a residential lab on the Isle of Tiree from 15 to 22 September 2026, monthly mentoring from October 2026 to February 2027, a project showcase at MOVE Summit in February 2027, and final submissions in March 2027. WHAT PARTICIPANTS GET: GBP 150 per day for 20 days of participation, which comes to GBP 3,000; accommodation covered during the residential lab; travel support; and industry passes for MOVE Summit and Glasgow Film Festival 2027. ELIGIBILITY: UK resident, over 18, a woman or marginalised gender animator, not in full-time education when the programme begins, with prior experience making short-form or longer animation, and a feature project at early-to-mid development stage. NOTE THE TIMING: the deadline is 10 August 2026 and selected projects are notified on 17 August 2026, so this is a short-turnaround application.
TaDA (Textile and Design Alliance) invites artists, designers, architects, writers, performers and interdisciplinary practitioners to a three-month residency in Arbon, Eastern Switzerland, developing new work through direct collaboration with regional textile companies and research institutions. Applicants do not need to identify as textile artists; the programme welcomes practitioners from multiple disciplines who want to work with textile technology, materials and know-how. Six residents are selected annually by jury for one of two 2027 periods (April-June or September-November). Residents develop a new project in cooperation with local textile companies, present their work publicly and organise workshops. SUPPORT: accommodation, travel expenses, contribution to living costs, workspace at the Kreativzentrum ZIK, and access to the expertise and infrastructure of 13 partner companies. Applicants should identify specific TaDA partners whose expertise contributes directly to the proposal. Apply via the online form. DEADLINE: 12 August 2026, 23:59 CEST; selection results announced early November 2026.
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture awards Artists and Architects in Residence scholarships (the MAK Schindler Scholarship) to independent projects exploring the relation between art and architecture. Projects are chosen for their ability to critically examine current trends in art, architecture and society; to make a compelling connection with Los Angeles as the place of implementing or continuing the applicant's own work; and to demonstrate a conceptual and experimental approach. Emphasis is placed on the L.A. location, and residents' projects often reflect, incorporate and address specific facets of the city and its social fabric. Recipients are encouraged to take part in the MAK Center's activities and to attend meetings, workshops and project discussions with other artists and students. ELIGIBILITY: freelance artists; fine arts or architecture students at a university who have completed the '2. Studienabschnitt'; or architects or artists who have recently graduated. Teams of up to three are eligible if all members practice together as an artist group or collective of architects, are all present in L.A. for the six months, and name a contact responsible for the team. HOUSING: the Mackey Apartments are made available to scholarship holders only; family members, relatives and friends may be accommodated for a maximum of two weeks during the term, permitted in advance by Beth Stryker, Director of the MAK Center. Eligibility is excluded if the applicant has been or will be granted another scholarship in the USA immediately before or after the MAK scholarship, or if the data form is incomplete or the required portfolio is missing. Residency terms run October to March and April to September. Deadline 12 August 2026. Apply: https://www.makcenter.org/apply-mackey
K3 in Hamburg is one of the better-funded choreography residencies in Europe, and it is aimed squarely at people who want research time rather than a production deadline. Three choreographers are selected for eight months at Kampnagel with a monthly scholarship, studio access, a production budget, and dramaturgical, technical and PR support, plus outreach work and a public presentation at the end. Selection runs in two stages. ELIGIBILITY: individual choreographers at an emerging to early mid-career stage who have already produced independent choreographic work outside an educational context. Open internationally; formal dance training is not required. Teams and ensembles are not eligible, only individuals. Applications close 12 August 2026 at 16:00 CEST.
The Surface Design Association's Artist in Residence programme is built to develop skills, open up relationships and support fiber and textile artists through a studio project that pushes their practice. The residency is entirely virtual and runs across a full year, which is the point: it removes the travel, housing and time-away barriers that keep many practitioners out of in-person residencies. One artist is selected annually by a panel of SDA staff, board members and committee volunteers. WHAT IT INVOLVES: studio visits across the year, social media programming, and meetings with the SDA community, plus further programming shaped around the resident's own skills and interests, which can include teaching online workshops, contributing to SDA publications, jurying exhibitions or joining panels. FUNDING: a $2,000 studio stipend for the project, plus up to $2,000 in additional compensation for programming work, targeting about $4,000 total. ELIGIBILITY: emerging, mid-career and established artists; US-based and international applicants welcome; students and professionals may apply; applicants must hold current SDA membership (from $85 per year, $60 for students). APPLICATION: a portfolio of 10 images with full artwork information (title, year, materials, technique, dimensions, photo credit), a detailed CV, essay responses on artistic goals, programming interests and professional development, and demographic information. No application fee. The 2026-27 cycle closes 14 August 2026.
International Writers' Workshop (IWW) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), founded in 2004, has hosted over 150 writers from more than 60 countries. The 2027 Writers-in-Residence Programme runs 26 February to 25 March 2027 and culminates in the IWW Literary Festival on the theme 'Inheritance'. Writers are encouraged to share a piece of writing in conversation with the festival theme. ELIGIBILITY: have at least one published book; currently reside outside of Hong Kong; have a functional command of English or Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese). WHAT IWW PROVIDES: round-trip economy class airfare; accommodation on HKBU's campus for 4 weeks; a per diem. DEADLINE: 14 August 2026. APPLY via the IWW HKBU call for application (PDF).
A one-year award enabling an emerging Indian visual artist to pursue independent practice, with a stipulation to attend a recognised art residency programme in India for four weeks during the year. ELIGIBILITY IS RESTRICTED: Indian citizens currently living in India, born on or after 1 January 1996, who are either recent graduates, postgraduates or final-year students of a leading Indian visual arts institute, or artists without those formal credentials but with a record of exhibition participation. First-year MA students are not eligible. Awardees submit progress reports at six months and on completion, plus documentation of the residency. Applications close 15 August 2026 at 23:59 IST via Submittable. Shortlisting is expected in late October 2026 with interviews in early November.
OOPS (Origin Of Primary Source) is the first edition of Padimai Art and Tech Studio's Onchain Artist Residency, a three-month remote residency inviting art practitioners to critically and creatively engage with NFTs as artistic registers and as systems of knowledge, documentation, and access. Five practitioners are selected. SUPPORT: SGD 15,000 honorarium per artist, plus SGD 5,000 per artist for documentation. The residency is remote, with community engagement designed through online meetings; at the end, participants deliver three NFTs developed during the residency to Padimai. ELIGIBILITY: individual creative practitioners working at the intersection of art, technology, and blockchain; open internationally. RESIDENCY: 20 September to 20 December 2026. DEADLINE: 15 August 2026. Apply via the residency page.
NEW FEARS is a Berlin gallery set up as a hybrid space for artists working across choreography and visual art, with a focus on body-based practice, and this award extends that to artists working outside conventional theatre and institutional structures. A jury of Bryana Fritz, Jacopo Lanteri and Burcu Bilgic shortlists six projects, each of which performs live at the gallery on 16 or 17 October 2026; three winners are then chosen and celebrated at Panke Club on 18 October. The application is unusually light: name, email, an optional text of up to 500 words about your work, and up to six links to video documentation with passwords where needed. No CV, no written proposal, no budget, which means the video documentation carries the whole application, so lead with work that shows immediately how it operates live in a gallery. ELIGIBILITY: Berlin-based artists, duos and groups working across performance, choreography, visual art or body-based practice. You must be in Berlin for setup the week before and for the presentations on 16-17 October 2026, and be able to issue an invoice for the award payment. Existing or new work is fine, with no stated duration limits. AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT: sound system, speakers, mixer, LED lights, projector, wind machine, smoke machine, microphone and basic cables; check the venue PDF before proposing anything that depends on a particular room, access route or technical setup. NOTE: the organisers describe this as a DIY, near-zero-budget initiative. There is no production budget and nothing beyond the grant, so a group splitting EUR 1,300 should go in with eyes open. TIMELINE: applications close 15 August 2026 (no time or timezone given); shortlist announced 15 September 2026. Apply through the JotForm at form.jotform.com/261674665583066.
Launched in 2025, this research and creation residency explores the links between contemporary art, psychiatry and the human sciences. It is expressly not a therapeutic programme. It seeks artists whose practice resonates with the notion of the clinical, meaning a situated approach that works closely with lived narratives and specific contexts, and that engages with questions of care. The selected artist receives tailored support from Albertine de Galbert, a clinical psychologist and exhibition curator, including four to six working sessions, alongside networking and meeting time with programme partners. Outputs include an ongoing online journal, a mid-residency open studio, and a closing presentation (exhibition, public talk or publication) defined with the artist. Applications go by email as a single PDF of no more than 15 MB to residence@francoiseartmemo.fr, and require a two-page CV, a ten-page portfolio, a two-page statement of intent, and a letter of recommendation from an institution or a curator. A jury of four to six art and psychiatry specialists decides, with results announced in September 2026.
Fucina Futura is an artist residency in Marostica, a small town about an hour from Venice, offering a peaceful setting to develop research in close contact with nature and the local community. The project spans two locations: the home designed by internationally renowned illustrator Elena Xausa near the historic centre, and the atelier Fucina Ai Gorghi by beloved local painter Daniele Marcon, ideal for large-scale installations. Led by visual artist Lavinia and curator Sofia (Futura Association), the program invites residents to develop projects that engage with the community and the working location, and encourages artists of any discipline to make full use of the large atelier. The central goal is the 'restitution' to citizens, fostering cultural exchange and community inclusion: this final phase is tailored to each artist and can take the form of an exhibition, performance, workshop, screening, talk or informal sharing session, prioritising direct dialogue with the public and the contemporary renewal of local tradition. THREE residents are hosted together from 12 April to 12 May 2027 and share a spacious house; they receive a daily fee to cover living expenses, and travel expenses are also covered. Made possible by Culture Moves Europe. ELIGIBILITY: only artists residing in one of the Creative Europe countries EXCEPT ITALY may apply. Creative Europe covers the 27 EU member states (other than Italy), plus Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia and Ukraine, and includes the EU's Overseas Countries and Territories and Outermost Regions (Greenland; French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saint Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna; Azores, Madeira; Canary Islands; Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius). TIMELINE: apply via the Google Form by 20 August 2026; selected artists informed by 30 August and must confirm participation by 8 September 2026.
CPR's year-long Artist-in-Residence programme supports six New York City-based artists working across contemporary dance, performance and time-based art. The organisation values experimental approaches to content, form and aesthetics and explicitly encourages risk-taking, interdisciplinarity and the unexpected, so process-led and hard-to-categorise work is in scope rather than a liability. WHAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE: a $2,000 stipend; 20 free hours of rehearsal space plus up to 150 further subsidised hours in CPR's two studios, with priority and advance calendar access; participation in OPEN LAB (facilitated embodied workshops and feedback showings) and OPEN AiR (solo or shared presentations of current work); and access to technical equipment and production support. ELIGIBILITY: artists must be based in New York City and remain so throughout the cycle (no visa sponsorship); must have had work publicly presented before; must not have held a CPR residency in the last five years; and current undergraduates are not eligible. Individuals, companies, collaboratives and collectives may all apply, each counting as a single residency. CPR strongly encourages applications from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant and disabled artists and from artists across generations. APPLICATION: a Google Form with narrative answers on the artist's central research focus and its alignment with CPR's values; drafting answers in a separate document first is recommended. Selection is by an independent panel of artists, curators and arts leaders. Deadline: Monday 24 August 2026 at 5pm ET; late submissions are not accepted. Notifications November 2026. Questions: applications@cprnyc.org.
Mondriaan Fund-supported working period at London's Delfina Foundation, one of the UK's best known artist-in-residence programmes, housed at 29-31 Catherine Place near Buckingham Palace with space for 6 to 8 international residents (own room, shared kitchen and facilities). Delfina promotes artistic exchange and experiment, offering visual artists and curators a platform to carry out research, develop ideas and position their practice within the global discourse, with introductions to the London art scene and Delfina's international network. The programme includes visits to museums, galleries and non-profit platforms, discussions with London-based artists, portfolio reviews with curators and regular networking lunches; residents are expected to take part. Applicants are not asked for a concrete project proposal but must submit a clear motivation: why they wish to take part, what research they want to conduct, and how it can contribute to Delfina's ongoing programme. WHO: visual artists and curators based in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom; duo applications not possible; application must be in English. One work period available: 27 September to 17 December 2027. Selection by an advisory committee with a Delfina representative; processing may exceed three months. DEADLINE: Thursday 27 August 2026, before 16:00 Dutch time / 11:00 Caribbean time.
Mondriaan Fund-supported working period at Inside-Out Art Museum (IOAM) in Beijing, one of China's leading independent platforms for contemporary art and research. The museum combines exhibitions, critical inquiry and public programmes, giving residents room for in-depth research, experimentation and exchange within a Chinese art scene that is otherwise hard to access from Europe. The residency is framed as cultural exchange rather than production to deadline: IOAM works with a flexible model that takes the resident's other obligations into account and sets the exact start date in consultation with the selected candidate. WHO: visual artists, curators and critics based in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Duos and collaborations may apply (two artists, two curators/critics, or a combination who structurally make work together, submitting a joint plan for the work period that leads to a single result, and who live and work together in the same space during the residency), but each individual must submit a separate application; the apartment is well suited to duos or partnerships. WORK PERIOD: one period of three months, 1 March to 30 May 2027, with room for one artist or duo; you can state a preference for the work period in the application form. Selection is by advisory committee; read the Mondriaan Fund Residency explanation for the conditions, assessment and checklist, plus the fund's general terms and conditions, before applying. DEADLINE: Thursday 27 August 2026, before 16:00 Dutch time / 10:00 Caribbean time.
The Mondriaan Fund's Residency grant supports professional visual artists, curators, and art observers who want to deepen their practice through a residency in the Netherlands or abroad. It contributes to the costs of a self-arranged residency that offers meaningful development for the applicant's work. WHO CAN APPLY: visual artists, curators, and art observers who have been professionally active for at least one year and are based in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. AMOUNT: the grant amount varies depending on the residency's location and duration; applicants must contribute at least 10% of the costs themselves, through personal investment, third-party contributions, an interest-free loan, or crowdfunding. APPLYING: submitted through the Mondriaan Fund's online application portal, which requires a pre-created account (allow several working days). DEADLINE: 27 August 2026, 16:00 Dutch time (11:00 Caribbean time).
Brazil's longest-running artist residency, on the island of Itaparica across the bay from Salvador, hosting six to eight artists per session for roughly eight weeks. Open to all creative disciplines and, unusually for this region, to all nationalities, which makes it one of the few genuinely international residencies in Latin America. Sacatar provides full hosting (private room, three meals daily, individual studio, laundry, local logistics and connections) but explicitly does NOT provide a stipend, airfare to Salvador, art materials or discretionary local expenses, so applicants must fund their own travel. Individual artists only; group proposals are not accepted and former Sacatar Fellows may not reapply. COVID vaccination is required. NOTE: there is a USD 25 application fee. Apply through SlideRoom by 28 August 2026. Contact info@sacatar.org.
The James Castle House in Boise, Idaho (the preserved home of self-taught artist James Castle) opens applications for its 2027 residency terms from 16 July to 28 August 2026. TWO-MONTH RESIDENCY: an immersive focus on a project or body of work responding to the history and legacy of James Castle or the site; open to artists, scholars, creators and professionals in any field; $4,000 stipend; residents share their practice through public events (workshops, open studios, presentations) and donate a selected piece to the City of Boise collection. Terms: 1 March - 30 April, 1 June - 31 July, or 1 September - 31 October 2027. TWO-WEEK RESIDENCY: time and space for a single site-responsive project; $1,000 stipend; one public event. Terms: 11-25 January or 1-15 December 2027. A rolling PROJECT RESIDENCY also considers proposals case by case (email jamescastlehouse@cityofboise.org). ELIGIBILITY: 18+, legally able to work in the United States, able to pass a background check; emerging and mid-career practitioners in any field, though the property cannot accommodate loud or especially messy processes. Residents live alone on site. Selection by committee on strength of proposal, application, work samples and references. Virtual information session 21 July 2026, 1pm MT. Applicants notified September 2026. DEADLINE: 28 August 2026.
The fifth iteration of transmediale's Digital Art Residency, run with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, awarded to one individual or collective working in digital art practices at the intersection of media arts, performance, sound and moving image. THEME: the 2027 programme sits under transmediale's 40th-anniversary framework RFC 40, named after the early internet Request for Comments series, and treats the festival as a counter-infrastructure: the call asks how a network stays legible to itself while surrounding structures break down, and how technical paradigms can be reconfigured into new cultural protocols outside extractive logics, moving from critique to construction. Proposals should offer alternatives to how we understand, respond to and shape the technological conditions we inhabit. WHAT IS OFFERED: an artist fee of CHF 2,000 per month for two months; a CHF 15,000 production grant supporting a new work or the continuation of an existing project, open to all formats and building on the research begun during the residency (the project must be completed by December 2027 at the latest); travel and accommodation for the festival and the residency; a shared modular working space at transmediale studio; connections to Berlin institutions and stakeholders; a public presentation in transmediale's year-round studio programme; and the option of an online publication in transmediale's journal. STRUCTURE: kick-off with a presentation of the residency projects during transmediale 2027 (26 to 31 January 2027, attendance optional but strongly recommended); onboarding and the first hybrid stretch in May 2027; the mandatory on-site month in Berlin in June 2027; and a second hybrid stretch including reporting in July 2027. Availability for the festival week and for the whole of June in Berlin are treated as key prerequisites. TIMELINE: open call 16 July to 28 August 2026 (23:59 CEST); selected residents announced October 2026. Applications are only accepted via transmediale's submission forms. Contact: info[at]transmediale.de.
Third edition of transmediale's residency in collaboration with Arts Council Korea (ARKO), awarded to one person of Korean nationality (based in Korea or elsewhere) working in digital art and moving image practices, design, sound and media theory. Open to artists, researchers, practitioners, designers and sound artists across all formats. The two-month residency comes with an artist fee of EUR 1,500 per month, additional production support, and travel and accommodation support for the festival and residency; duos and collectives are welcome but share the same fee. Part of transmediale's 2027 programme (40th anniversary, themed 'RFC 40'), which seeks proposals offering alternatives to how we understand, respond to and shape our technological conditions, moving from critique to construction outside extractive logics. Deadline: 28 August 2026, 23:59 CEST.
14th iteration of the residency collaboration between transmediale and the Vilem Flusser Archive at the Universitat der Kunste Berlin (UdK), awarded to one Berlin-based artist-researcher working in digital art and moving image practices, design, sound and media theory. Open to artists, researchers, practitioners, designers, filmmakers and sound artists across all formats. The two-month residency comes with an artist fee of EUR 1,500 per residency month; note there are NO funds for travel or housing. Duos and collectives are welcome but share the same fee. Part of transmediale's 2027 programme (40th anniversary, themed 'RFC 40'), seeking proposals that offer alternatives to how we understand, respond to and shape our technological conditions, moving from critique to construction. Deadline: 28 August 2026, 23:59 CEST.
With support from Delfina Foundation's Network of Patrons for Africa, Delfina is offering a six- or twelve-week London residency within its winter 2027 season to curators based in Central and West Africa. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must hold nationality and be based in one of Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia or Togo; and must have at least five years of professional curatorial practice in a freelance, academic or institutional context. THE PROGRAMME: alongside time and space to develop their work, residents get guided visits to museums, galleries, non-profits, artist-run spaces and studios, plus trips to institutions outside London; opportunities to meet and engage with artists, curators, academics and researchers through organised presentations, studio visits, events and meals; professional development including presentations and crits, portfolio reviews and mentoring activities to strengthen their practice; and collaborative exchange between residents through informal gatherings and meals. APPLY via the application form on the open call page; Delfina strongly recommends reading the Guidance Notes document carefully before starting. Deadline Sunday 30 August 2026, 23:59 BST.
Video Pool's Media Art + Technology Residency supports experimental, independent, technology-based work. The selected artist or artists develop a new project (or adapt and transform an existing one) in direct response to the intimate scale and specific character of the Poolside Gallery, culminating in an exhibition there. The call is deliberately open on medium: video, sound, installation, digital media, performance, interactive technologies, expanded cinema and interdisciplinary practices are all welcome. VP asks proposals to speak clearly to your practice, the questions, materials or ideas that drive the work, and how that work might grow, shift or take new form inside the gallery. It is explicitly interested in expansive proposals, work that pushes past the gallery's four walls to engage its surrounding spaces (hallways, windows, projection wall) or that reimagines what the gallery itself can hold, and in projects that engage technology as a creative, critical, aesthetic or socio-political tool. Priority is given to artists from equity-seeking communities whose practices contribute to the advancement of experimental media arts. Residents get full access to VP's available equipment, facilities and technical resources throughout the residency, and applicants are encouraged to review the equipment and facilities list before proposing. ELIGIBILITY: open to VP members (this is a member submission call); no nationality restriction is stated, but the residency and exhibition are in person in Winnipeg. APPLICATION: artist bio (1,500 characters), headshot, description of your artistic practice (3,000 characters), project proposal for MATR (3,000 characters), equipment and facility needs (750 characters), description of how you would use the space (750 characters), CV, up to five images (optional) and up to two video or documentation links. Submit via the online form at videopool.org/matr-2027-application/ by 30 August 2026; alternative submission formats can be arranged by contacting Emma (emma@videopool.org) or Iyunade (iyunade@videopool.org). General enquiries: info@videopool.org, 204-949-9134.
A new pilot residency from Art and Media Culture Agency M-Cult in Helsinki and Arte artists' association / Titanik gallery in Turku, sitting at the intersection of art, media and sonic practice, funded by the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture from Nordic Culture Point. TWO ARTISTS will be selected. THE PREMISE: the programme treats technology as a situated practice and deliberately shifts attention away from the progress narratives promoted by large global technology companies, toward local, indigenous and community-oriented perspectives. It focuses on making vernacular and non-linear technological and sonic environments visible, foregrounding vibrant local histories and traditions across the Nordic and Baltic region, and asks what non-linear sonic and media practice might look like in the current social, political and cultural landscape. WHAT EACH ARTIST RECEIVES: EUR 3,500 artist fee; EUR 2,000 production budget; accommodation for two months divided between Helsinki and Turku, one month in each; travel costs for one return ticket from a Nordic-Baltic country; access to Titanik's residency studio space and a working desk at M-Cult's office during each stay; mentoring and curatorial support from both organisations' staff; and networking into the Finnish media art and contemporary art scenes. In return the artist develops in-depth or focused research and presents their practice and research at two public events, one in each city. WHO CAN APPLY: individual artists only, explicitly NOT collectives this round; artists from or based in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Aland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania; working in sound, media and/or digital arts, or the expanded field of vernacular technologies, all defined broadly by the organisers. Applicants must be available to travel to Finland for the full two-month period across February and March 2027. The organisers welcome applicants at all career stages and from all backgrounds. One submission per artist: if two are sent, only the later one is reviewed. HOW TO APPLY: submit via the form linked from the open call page with a brief letter of motivation including a research plan for the residency, how it connects with the programme's themes and what you would focus on (max 1-2 pages), your CV, and a link to your portfolio. Applications in English only. DEADLINE: 30 August 2026 at 23:59 UTC+3. Online interviews with shortlisted artists take place before 19 September 2026, and all applicants are notified by email by the end of September 2026. JURY: Jussi Koitela, Director of M-Cult, Helsinki, and Farbod Fakharzadeh, Director of Arte ry and Titanik, Turku. ACCOMMODATION AND ACCESSIBILITY: in Helsinki, the Vallila Residency hosted by M-Cult is a 30 sqm apartment in a small wooden house with one room, kitchen and bathroom with shower; it is NOT fully accessible, sitting on the first floor up stairs with no elevator (details from info@m-cult.org). In Turku, the Titanik A.i.R. apartment is 27 sqm on the top floor of a building with an elevator, but the space including the bathroom is not fully accessible (details from info@titanik.fi). A partner, friend or child may join, but their expenses are not covered. THE PARTNERS: M-Cult, founded in 2000, develops and presents art and media culture with a focus on the social and political dimensions of media and technology, working through art commissions, residencies and learning programmes. Titanik, established in Turku in 1988 by the artist-run organization Arte Ry, has since 2006 run Titanik A.i.R., the first artist residency in Finland with a focus on sound art and sonic practices. CONTACT: Jussi Koitela (jussi.koitela@m-cult.org) or Farbod Fakharzadeh (director@arte.fi).
The Societe des arts technologiques (SAT) and LAB7 (the research-creation lab of 7 Fingers / Les 7 Doigts) offer research-creation residencies at the intersection of performing arts and technology, on the theme of human movement. Each selected project receives a CAD 10,000 grant, roughly two weeks (about 10 days) of studio workspace at the 7 Fingers Creation Centre in Montreal, and personalised coaching from the SAT and LAB7 teams. Open to non-profit organisations, collectives and independent artists working between performing arts and technological arts; the call is effectively open internationally, with no nationality restriction stated. No application fee. Results are announced in early October 2026. Application deadline: 31 August 2026, 17:00. Apply via the official open-call page.
Residency for writers and translators at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Montricher, Switzerland, set in seven distinctive 'cabin' modules hanging from an openwork canopy, offering conditions to start, continue or finish a writing project. Around forty authors from around the world (emerging to established) are hosted each year. Open to all kinds of writing and all languages, with priority given to literary writers and translators; other disciplines are welcome as long as literature is at the heart of the project. Residencies are for individuals or pairs working on a common project (e.g. a writer and a translator). A percentage of residencies are dedicated to nature writing. WHAT IS PROVIDED: a private cabin for independent living (a separate cabin per person for pairs; one accessible cabin for reduced mobility), travel costs to and from home, a weekly allowance of CHF 400, breakfast and lunch, electric bikes, and daytime library access. ELIGIBILITY: no age or nationality restrictions; beginners accepted; one application per year; former residents may not reapply (families, children and pets cannot be accommodated). Stays cannot be split into multiple periods. Selection is by a panel chaired by Vera Michalski-Hoffmann, assessing the literary quality of the project, the candidate's background, and whether the stay length matches the project scope. APPLICATION: online in English or French (work excerpts may be in any language); the 2027 form is open 2 June to 31 August 2026; selected candidates announced December 2026.
The OIF Support for Artist Mobility and Circulation of Cultural Goods programme provides grants of up to EUR 5,000 for mobility (travel, accommodation, visa fees, logistics) and up to EUR 2,500 for circulation of cultural goods (excess baggage, freight, customs) within the Francophone zone; both can be combined. ELIGIBILITY: professional artists and established artistic collectives with a demonstrated connection to the Francophone space (by nationality, working language, or artistic collaborations), residing in an OIF member state, with minimum 2 years of experience in the cultural or artistic sector; must directly manage the project (not act as intermediaries); one application per individual per call. ELIGIBLE DISCIPLINES: live performance (music, theatre, dance, comedy, storytelling), cinema/audiovisual, literature/publishing, and visual arts. PRIORITY given to projects promoting gender equality, women artists, creators under 35, and South-South mobility. Projects must take place between 25 March and 30 November 2026. Multiple selection sessions throughout the year; call open until 31 August 2026. Information webinars: 11 March, 13 May, and 8 July 2026 at 3 PM Paris time. Contact: culture.dlc@francophonie.org. Apply at https://appelsaprojets.francophonie.org/fr/applications/soutien-a-la-circulation-des-biens-et-mobilite-des-artistes.
Stiftung Künstler*dorf Schöppingen offers residency fellowships for professional visual artists, authors and composers; since 2023 applications from collectives are also accepted. The call is open to people of all nationalities and ages, and accommodation for partners, family members or assistance can be arranged upon agreement and availability (for physical, cognitive or sensory disabilities, contact the foundation to explain any barriers). Fellows reside and work at the Künstler*dorf for a period of their choosing between two and six months, using the premises and infrastructure on-site. The stipend is EUR 1,500 per month, minus roughly EUR 100-200 for rent and operating expenses; for collectives it is EUR 1,000 per person up to a maximum of EUR 3,000 per month, minus rent and operating costs. Travel, insurance or material costs are covered only in exceptional cases on request. The fellowship is not designed as a production residency and there is no obligation to present results, though exhibition and presentation facilities are available and the voluntary co-organization of events (lectures, readings, workshops or similar) is welcomed. A willingness to participate in events and to engage in exchange with other fellows is a prerequisite. Selection is made by expert juries on the quality of previous work, the quality and plausibility of the project for Schöppingen, and program contributions (interaction / community building). Applications for 2027 can be submitted from 27 June to 31 August 2026 (midnight CET) via the online application portal.
DRIFT (Dance and Research In The Future Time) is a four-year Creative Europe cooperation between ten European organisations, led by Theatre de Liege and Maison de la danse. The distinguishing feature is that it funds artistic research rather than production: you are expected to arrive with questions, not a finished piece you already intend to make, and reviewers read every section of the application through that lens. STRUCTURE: each of the ten partner organisations selects one choreographer from its own country, forming a cohort of ten. Over the programme you get an Onboarding Lab, two weeks of residency with your national partner, three collaborative Online Labs, a Festival Lab in Tunis, individual artistic and curatorial mentoring, and a work-in-progress showcase at the Biennale de la danse in Lyon, all backed by a EUR 20,000 research budget that covers your fees, travel, accommodation and any collaborators. SECOND PHASE: after a further evaluation, five of the ten artists may receive co-production support and touring across the DRIFT network. That phase is separate from this application and is not guaranteed. ELIGIBILITY: professional choreographers in contemporary dance or performance, at a mid-career stage, meaning an established national practice but not yet fully established internationally. You must be based in Belgium, France, Germany (Berlin region only), Greece, Norway, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia or Portugal, and you apply through the partner organisation representing your country of residence, not centrally. Good English and availability for all programme dates are required. The country list is strict, so check it before you start. TIMELINE: applications opened 1 July 2026 and close 31 August 2026; selection through September; results 9 October 2026; programme runs November 2026 to September 2027.
Surel's Place is a residency in Garden City, Idaho with a two-fold mission: to give artists the time, shelter and professional support their work deserves, and to give the public accessible art experiences including performances, readings, exhibits and workshops. In exchange for the residency, artists offer art experiences back to the community. OPEN TO professional visual, literary and performance artists: painters, writers, musicians, architects, filmmakers, choreographers, any artist who needs a place to focus. LIMITS: because of the property's constraints and proximity to neighbours, it cannot accommodate loud or very messy processes such as welding or blacksmithing. The organisers also note that predominantly conceptual work, work that must be explained to attract a viewer, may not be met with as much enthusiasm by the jurors, and that they welcome artists who want to connect with an audience. Each cycle, one of the five residencies includes outreach to local schools through the PARTNER Schools Program. REQUIREMENTS: maintain residence at the home and studio (no studio-use-only residencies); use the residency in a focused way towards a stated goal with no other employment or work happening simultaneously; visual artists give a show of and/or lecture about their residency work, writers give a reading and discussion session; all artists offer at least one public workshop (2 to 3 hours, minimal lecturing); visual artists donate one piece of art to Surel's Place for future fundraising; writers allow Surel's Place to publish a free-standing excerpt of their residency work in books, broadsides, posters or similar. SALES COMMISSION applies as set out in the funding notes. HOUSE RULES: the non-smoking requirement is non-negotiable and any evidence of smoking is grounds for early termination. Partners are welcome but children and pets cannot be accommodated, no more than two adults may live there during a residency, and partners wanting concurrent residencies must apply and be accepted separately. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be 25 or older and non-smokers. APPLY by email to info@surelsplace.org with the online Artist in Residence application plus, for VISUAL ARTISTS, a cover letter introducing yourself and saying why you want to be at Surel's Place specifically, a proposal including a workshop outline, a CV, electronic images of 4 to 6 pieces of work and an image list (title, size, medium, year); for LITERARY applicants, cover letter, proposal with workshop outline, CV and PDF work samples with your name and page number in the top right corner (fiction, prose or script no more than 10 typed double-spaced pages; poetry no more than six poems and no more than 10 pages); for OTHER MEDIUMS, cover letter, proposal with workshop outline, CV and electronic samples (contact Surel's Place to discuss sample requirements for your medium). Applications are reviewed by juries of accomplished artists, writers and fine arts professionals, and all applicants are notified by email.
The LATITUDE Artist in Residence program (started in 2013) is a one-month production residency where 8-10 artists are granted full access to LATITUDE's facilities and community to develop their practice. Its focus is supporting artists who want to use LATITUDE's printing and scanning services to expand their practice, regardless of medium or experience; past residents include photographers, painters, performance artists, new media artists, and sculptors. WHAT RESIDENTS RECEIVE: a $1,000 printing stipend, unlimited scanning, a personal studio with a calibrated workstation and 24/7 access, training and guidance on tech from staff, an organised public event to present new work, and lifetime free lab access. LATITUDE does not offer a housing stipend but will help schedule studio visits during the month. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING: during the residency each artist puts on one community programming event (past examples include panel discussions, artist talks, performances, workshops, and critiques; a gallery space is available for curation) and is asked to act as a mentor to the community, sharing insights and creative methods. WHO SHOULD APPLY: artists interested in production, education, and tech experimentation; no prior printing experience, art education, or media specificity is required, though professionalism and communication are expected. 2027 PANEL COMMITTEE: Yechen Zhao, B. Ingrid Olson, Teri Carson. TIMELINE: applications open 1 August 2026 (free before 16 August, a $20 donation thereafter) and close 1 September 2026 at 12pm (noon) CST; the selection committee reviews in September, meets to decide finalists in October, and acceptances are sent early November 2026. Apply at latitudechicago.org/artist-in-residence.
The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) invites applications for its 2027 Artists in Residence program, fostering artistic exchange in key areas of current research. Residencies are available in five themes: Spatial Audio; Klavierautomat (algorithmic composition); Moving Loudspeakers; Dance and Generative AI; and Object Performance. The program offers access to ICST's facilities and technical infrastructure, professional support from researchers, and per diems for meals and accommodation. Artists and musicians working with sound and sound media, whose practice reflects a strong interest in one of the listed research areas, are encouraged to apply. One selected project from the Spatial Audio Residency will be featured at the SONIC MATTER Festival 2028 as part of an ongoing partnership. PRACTICAL: residencies include use of facilities and technical infrastructure as specified in the thematic descriptions, plus technical support by ICST research staff. Participants receive a contribution toward travel to Zurich (up to CHF 300 for persons living in Europe, up to CHF 500 for persons living outside Europe) and a per diem to cover meals and accommodation in Zurich; participants organise their own travel and accommodation, with ICST assistance if required. Residency dates are defined individually. APPLICATION: submitted via the online form, uploading a concept sketch, composition idea or project draft (PDF, 2 pages, 10 MB max); a portfolio of three selected works relevant to the residency topic including links to external audio and video (PDF, 2 pages, 10 MB max); and a tabular CV covering education and career (PDF, 1 page, 10 MB max). The residencies are awarded by a jury of ICST researchers and project leaders. TIMELINE: deadline 1 September 2026 at 24:00 CET; candidates notified mid-October 2026. Selected candidates receive forms required for an invitation to Switzerland and must confirm participation and return completed forms within 10 days or the invitation may be withdrawn.
She Got Game is a Pro Helvetia mentoring programme promoting equal opportunities in the Swiss and international game industry, supporting the representation of women in management positions through dialogue with experienced international experts from the game industry. The call is aimed at professional game designers who identify as women from the regions of Pro Helvetia's liaison offices: the Arab region, East Asia, South America, South Asia and Vietnam, and West, Central, East and Southern Africa. ELIGIBILITY: Emerging Talents are game developers or game studios whose relevant training or registration (self-employed, sole proprietorship, or company) dates back less than seven years. Selection criteria include digital content for devices such as computers, consoles, mobile devices, or mixed-reality devices requiring a high level of interaction; clearly defined objectives in terms of participation and career; originality, feasibility, degree of innovation, and marketability of the project; and project leaders holding the copyright and rights of use. Excluded: commissioned work and projects that are part of an advertising or promotional campaign, and purely technological projects without obvious narrative and/or aesthetic content. WHAT IS OFFERED: individual coaching and input talks on project development, business strategy and finances, marketing, PR, and pitch training; involvement in a growing community of female game developers; potential access to international trade fairs; CHF 3,000 toward the production of a prototype or demo version; and up to CHF 250 per week toward childcare or children's travel expenses when attending international trade fairs (a budget must be presented in advance). All modules are conducted in English; the programme is a time-consuming commitment of roughly 30 hours over six months, plus potential additional time attending events or trade fairs. APPLICATION: submit a short CV (including education/training, nationality, and residency status in Switzerland), a short description of the current project (type and genre, gameplay, platform, development status, target audience, with relevant visual material, max. 10 A4 pages), a project portfolio, and expectations regarding the programme's objectives. All documents should be submitted in English; if not possible, applications may be submitted in German, French, or Italian. KEY DATES: applications open 1 July 2026; submission deadline 1 September 2026, 23:59 CEST; notification of decision in November 2026; earliest project start 1 January 2027. Apply via the Pro Helvetia application portal.
Pro Helvetia's Writing in Residency programme provides residency opportunities (for example Traduki in Southeast Europe or Art Omi) for authors and translators to develop or research projects. Applicants must have prior professionally published work. ELIGIBILITY: requires a connection to Switzerland (Swiss citizenship, or permanent residency with regular artistic activity in Switzerland); not open to practitioners without a Swiss connection. WHAT IS OFFERED: travel and accommodation costs (varying by destination), plus childcare support of up to CHF 1,000 per month for applicants with caregiving responsibilities. Submission deadline 1 September (23:59 CEST). Apply via the Pro Helvetia portal.
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (KHN) in Nebraska City supports established and emerging writers, visual artists, and composers/musicians by providing living and studio space that allows uninterrupted time for work, reflection, and creative growth. Residencies run 2 to 8 weeks and include free living and studio space plus a USD 175/week stipend. KHN awards approximately 30-38 residencies per session, of which roughly 8-12 go to visual artists working in various media. Categories: Writers & Poets, Visual Artists, Composers & Musicians, and Interdisciplinary Artists. Visual artists work in one of three studios (two approximately 425 sq ft and one 258 sq ft) outfitted with work tables, running water, and storage shelves; donated hand tools, a bandsaw, miter saw, and painting easels are available. Upon request, artists with previous printing experience may access the onsite Harry Duncan Letterpress Studio (SP15 Vandercook Proof Press, a 16x12 inch boxcar base for adhesive plates, furniture, fonts, and a small inventory of printmaking tools). Open internationally. Applications are reviewed twice a year (deadlines 1 March and 1 September); the 2027 1st Session (deadline 1 September 2026) is for awards scheduled 4 January to 25 June 2027. All applications must be submitted online via SlideRoom; mailed or emailed applications are not considered. A $35 application fee is collected through the portal.
Bloedel Reserve's residency programme exists to foster creative thinking inspired by nature and to explore the connection between humans and the environment. It is open to professional and emerging artists, composers, writers, botanists, landscape architects, researchers and others working on themes of nature and human connection to it. Residents get a three-week stay at a 140-acre internationally recognised public garden and forest preserve, housed in a small home hidden in the woods off the main paths. Note for non-US applicants: the funding is structured as expense reimbursement rather than a stipend, capped at USD 1,000, which for transatlantic applicants is unlikely to cover airfare plus meals over three weeks.
The National Gallery of Iceland announces an artist residency open call under its CUSP program, a European cooperation project funded through Creative Europe's Culture grant. Artists working in complex media or emerging technologies (e.g. generative AI, custom sensors, sound, software-based, blockchain, physical and digital hybrid) are invited to apply. This is the first of four residency stays offered to different artists through the program, one in each of the participating countries (Iceland, Norway, Czechia, and Ukraine), followed by two micro residencies in the Netherlands and Iceland. The programme brings together artists working in time-based media with museum professionals, conservators, and technology specialists developing preservation and conservation methodologies to ensure the long-term endurance of artworks. The selected artist will meet with a preservation specialist or conservator specializing in time-based media art for an in-depth artist interview addressing the preservation needs of their medium, and will present their body of work and working methods publicly during an open-lab masterclass designed in collaboration with the museum. RESIDENCY: up to four weeks in early 2027 in Reykjavik, exact dates arranged with the selected artist. WHAT IS PROVIDED: accommodation and working space; a travel and subsistence stipend; an artist fee for the open lab/masterclass; and possibly hardware and software depending on the artist's request and museum means. ELIGIBILITY: international artists based outside Iceland; applicants must be residents of any of the 27 EU member states or of non-EU countries with association agreements (EFTA/EEA members, acceding countries, candidate countries, and European Neighbourhood Policy countries). APPLICATION: complete the application form with full name, country of residence, gender identity, contact information, an artistic statement (max 2500 characters), a motivation letter (max 2500 characters), a draft idea of the public workshop or masterclass (max 1000 characters), links to social media/professional websites, and a CV and portfolio upload (max 10MB each). DEADLINE: 3 September 2026 at 23:59 GMT. ABOUT CUSP: Creative Understanding, Saving and Preserving Time-Based Media Art is a transnational cooperation project co-funded by the EU's Creative Europe Culture grant, led by the National Gallery of Iceland with Nasjonalmuseet (Norway), LI-MA (Netherlands), Vasulka Kitchen (Czechia), and Mystetskyi Art Arsenal (Ukraine), focused on preserving and presenting time-based media art. Inquiries: cusp.residency.is [at] gmail.com.
Scuola Piccola Zattere is an independent non-profit centre for continuous education and research in the expanded field of contemporary arts, running exhibitions, commissions, fellowships, workshops, seminars, performances and public discussions as one connected research ecosystem rather than separate strands. Two international fellowships are offered. The support is unusually solid for a research fellowship: EUR 5,000 as a grant, EUR 2,000 as a research budget, accommodation, travel and a study space for three months. SEASON THEME: the 2026-2027 cycle is titled Living Document, investigating archives, regulatory documents, collective rituals, games, performative instructions, and the relationship between bodies, architecture and social organisation. Fellows join that shared inquiry while continuing their own work, and are expected to keep an active presence in the institution and contribute to public events through workshops, seminars, presentations, screenings or performances. The fellowship overlaps with the run-up to and opening of the 2027 Architecture Biennale, which is a real advantage if your research benefits from that traffic. ELIGIBILITY: artists, curators, researchers, architects, choreographers, performers and writers of any nationality, as individuals, collectives or duos. Good English is required, and non-EU applicants need a valid passport for international travel. No age limit, but the organisers say it is especially intended for practitioners in the post-academic stage of their career, typically under 40. You must be prepared to spend the full period in Venice, so this is not a remote or partial-attendance fellowship. WHAT THEY WANT: an active research process that can develop through discussion and experimentation, tied to the Living Document theme, not a finished stand-alone project proposal. The motivation letter, portfolio and public programming proposal are read as one integrated application. Deadline 4 September 2026 at 10:00 CEST.
The Erie Canal Museum, in partnership with the New York State Canal Corporation, is appointing two Erie Canal Artists-in-Residence for a one-year, year-long creative inquiry into the New York State Canal System, including the historic Erie Canal: reflecting on its past, contemplating its current condition, and considering its future. The 2027 residencies are dedicated to projects that reflect upon the Canal's physical, environmental and social condition and history, its materiality and its context, and the project must directly address the Canal. Applicants propose a specific creative visual project that must be exhibitable in a gallery setting, identify their target audiences and explain how the work will be shared with them and with the public at large. Studies of Canal communities are encouraged, but the Canal and its context must be central. Projects may focus on key areas or on the entire system, and applicants are told to weigh that scale: 524 miles of navigable waterways and 365 miles of multi-use trails. ELIGIBILITY: all artists are encouraged to apply, and special consideration goes to artists with ancestral ties to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and/or the Mohican Nation and to artists who have lived or worked in Canal communities. Only individual artists or artist collectives may apply; artists representing nonprofit or for-profit organisations may not. Artists must be 18 or older and may not be currently enrolled in school full time. For collectives, only one USD 10,000 stipend is awarded to the group. APPLICATION: a statement of interest and proposal (up to 500 words) covering why the residency interests you, your proposed project and how it meets the three residency goals (engage with the Canal, adjacent Canalway Trails, Canal Corp. and Museum staff, Canal facilities, communities and visitors; reflect directly on the Canal's physical, environmental and social condition and history; consider a fuller, more complete account of the Canal's past, present and future), which geographic section you will focus on, how you would share work publicly during the residency, your proposed final project, and how your previous work and public engagement relate; an artist's statement (up to 300 words); a resume or CV (max three pages); two professional references with phone and email; and ten examples of recent work (written work limited to three pages each) with a list giving title, date, materials and size plus short descriptions. EVALUATION covers clarity and relevance of the proposal, the scope, feasibility and clarity of the plan to reach the intended audience, the plan for public engagement including at least one public-facing event during the residency, a final project usable in an exhibit and catalogue, and the quality and relevance of prior work. Applications are reviewed by a panel of Erie Canal Museum and Canal Corporation representatives plus invited arts professionals (the 2026 panel included Elizabeth Dubben of Collar Works, artist and educator Dennis RedMoon Darkeem, and Garth Johnson, Curator of Ceramics at the Everson Museum of Art); finalists interview with the panel. SUBMIT application packages as PDFs by email to Natalie Stetson, Executive Director, at employment@eriecanalmuseum.org with 'Erie Canal Artist-in-Residence' in the subject line, by 11:59 pm on Sunday 6 September 2026. The RFP is at eriecanalmuseum.org/about/careers/.
Located in the heart of Savannah's Starland District at ARTS Southeast, the fully-funded ON::View Artist Residency provides a free, high-visibility studio space, lodging, and a $500 stipend for an artist or curator to complete a new project, continue an in-progress endeavour, or conduct research. The studio's large east-facing street-level windows look onto Bull Street, allowing the resident's work to be on view to the community 24/7 as visitors and passersby witness the process from concept to final execution. It is the only residency of its kind in Savannah and welcomes creatives from around the globe working in all media. STUDIO: 12 x 12 feet just off the ARTS Southeast lobby, with 24-hour access; residents must work during public open hours (Thursday to Sunday, 12 to 5PM) a minimum of one day per week, and must be present during the First Friday Program Finale. Restrictions: no aerosol or toxic/high-VOC materials, no ongoing or repetitive loud noise (occasional hand and power tool use is allowed); accepted applicants provide their own materials and supplies. LODGING: the 5th Dimension Apartment a few blocks away, a cozy studio with full kitchen and bath, private gated entrance and garden, wifi and TV, queen bed; houses up to 2 people (larger teams should arrange additional housing). No smoking or pets. ENGAGEMENT: residents do an Instagram takeover via @onviewresidency, are encouraged to give a public lecture, workshop, or interactive event, and may participate in an annual group exhibition in February 2028. ELIGIBILITY: creatives in all media; collaborative teams are eligible (one proposal per team); current Studio Members or those who were Studio Members in the last 6 months are not eligible. Creatives may seek additional funding from other organisations, and ARTS Southeast will provide a letter of support to accepted residents seeking grants. KEY DATES: deadline Monday 7 September 2026 by 11:59PM; first-round notifications 18 September 2026; interviews 21 to 25 September 2026; final notifications 12 October 2026. APPLICATION: pay the $50 application fee (waivable at ARTS Southeast's discretion for undue burden), then complete the online application. Supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Savannah.
Prague performance venue Studio ALTA announces four residency open calls for 2027, all with a single deadline of 10 September 2026. RESEARCH HOUSE (19 to 28 April 2027): a shared residential laboratory for three art projects or individual artists in the early stages of exploration and experimentation, or reopening an existing finished work (performance, installation, object, video) to transform it into another form such as a workshop, text or performance-lecture. Includes a 10-day residency, a fee of CZK 12,000 per project, shared studio, individual workspace and facilitated exchange meetings; the research output must be shared publicly as a work-in-progress in a form based on participants' needs. REST HOUSE (March to November 2027): a five-day residential spa for overloaded colleagues from the arts sector, with no required output or activities; restricted to people working in production, dramaturgy, curation, PR, technical and other supporting artistic professions in the Czech independent sector. Two guests are chosen by lottery (fee CZK 6,000 per person); the public draw is announced 16 September 2026. HOUSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (9 to 18 August 2027): for one performative art project created with the local community and designed or adapted for public space in Liben and its surroundings; this year's call focuses on the 55+ target group. Includes a fee of CZK 30,000 per project, rehearsal and indoor facilities (primarily outdoor spaces), dramaturgic, production, technical and PR consultation, connections to partner organisations, and 7 days of intensive production and technical support in the final phase. A public premiere or work-in-progress in public space at the end of the residency is required. HOUSE OF SWEAT (1 to 10 February 2027): for one performative art project designed or adapted for the specific environment of the Studio ALTA sauna and its immediate surroundings, seeking new ways of working with intimate space, proximity to the audience and non-traditional formats. Includes a fee of CZK 15,000 per project, a 10-day residency, sauna and rehearsal spaces, dramaturgic, production, technical and PR consultation, and 2 days of intensive final-phase support; a public work-in-progress or premiere in the sauna within the 9 to 12 February 2027 programme block is required. Projects at any stage of development can apply to the production calls, and selected projects may be included in Studio ALTA's year-round programme. TIMELINE: deadline 10 September 2026; results 3 weeks after the deadline (30 September 2026); a Q&A Zoom call takes place 10 August 2026 at 3:00 PM. Apply via the registration forms on the call page.
Residency for artists across seven disciplines (architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary, literature, music composition, theatre, visual arts). Sole selection criterion is artistic excellence. Applications open 15 August 2026. February deadline of the following year covers the Fall/Winter cycle.
Stichting Stokroos funds a three-month reflective residency at Fundaziun Nairs in Scuol, Switzerland, for one selected visual artist, designer or craft practitioner (overlap possible). Both emerging and established makers may apply. Stokroos covers full accommodation and meals directly with Fundaziun Nairs and provides a discretionary EUR 7,000 budget for living, travel and production. The application should include a proposal that engages specifically with the residency, its Alpine surroundings and/or its historical and cultural context. Eligibility: you completed your first subject-specific (vocational or higher) programme in 2022 or earlier, or have an equivalent established practice, or started without formal training (first presentation marks the start of your practice); at least 21 years old; living and working in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including its Caribbean parts) or Suriname for at least one year; not currently enrolled in a study or post-academic programme. Applications are individual only; duos and collectives cannot apply. Makers already selected by Fundaziun Nairs may still apply if they meet the criteria. You may submit only one application per year across all Stokroos grants, and must not have received a Seed Grant rejection in the previous calendar year. Apply via the online form (Dutch or English) with a portfolio PDF up to 20 pages, optional video up to 10 minutes total, CV up to 2 pages, and work/plan descriptions up to 2,500 characters each. Selection includes an introductory interview with up to three candidates; Stokroos aims to respond within 8 weeks. No appeal is possible. Application window: 1 to 11 September 2026. More information at nairs.ch.
The Martin Roth-Initiative is the German temporary-relocation programme for artists and cultural actors at risk, run jointly by the Goethe-Institut and ifa with Federal Foreign Office funding. Programme Line 1 relocates an artist to Germany for up to 15 months on a scholarship, with insurance, language courses, psychosocial support, counselling and visa assistance, plus personnel funding for the hosting organisation. ELIGIBILITY: artists and cultural practitioners anywhere in the world who are demonstrably committed through their work to an open society, freedom, peace and democracy; who face threats, persecution or unsafe living conditions; who have no access to a safe place to continue working; and who speak English or German. Applicants must still be active in their home country or have left it after 20 February 2026. Citizens of EU and EEA countries, Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK and the USA are excluded, as are residents of Gaza and previous MRI recipients. HOST REQUIREMENT: applications are submitted jointly with a non-profit host organisation in Germany (museum, theatre, festival, cultural collective, NGO) that is a legal entity able to handle the administrative and digital-security requirements. Note that the scholarship visa does not itself permit employment or self-employment in Germany. TIMELINE: applications 6 July to 11 September 2026; decisions end of November 2026; funding starts no earlier than 15 January 2027. Apply to apply@mri-application.de (encrypted email recommended); phone +49 30 284491-77.
Edward Albee founded this foundation in 1962 with the proceeds from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and it has run The Barn in Montauk for close to sixty years as a place for writers and visual artists to get uninterrupted time. The house sits on a secluded knoll and takes four residents at a time, usually two writers and two visual artists, each with an en-suite bedroom and a separate studio. The environment is deliberately simple and communal: residents share responsibility for the space and are expected to work seriously and keep it quiet for everyone else. ELIGIBILITY: any creative person over 18, any nationality, students included; selection uses talent and need as the only criteria. There are no fees at all, to apply or to stay. Domestic Fellows get a USD 2,500 stipend on completing the residency; international Fellows get expenses reimbursed up to USD 2,500. DATES: this cycle covers residencies from January to June 2027. Applications open at 08:00 on 17 August 2026 and close on 14 September 2026, through apply.albeefoundation.org. The next cycle (July-November 2027) opens 11 January 2027 and closes 15 February 2027. The Barn is closed every December. Contact apply@albeefoundation.org or (212) 226-2020.
The Jentel Artist Residency offers approximately three-week residencies in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains near Banner, Wyoming, giving artists, writers, and composers dedicated time for creative work. Sessions run from mid-January through early December, hosting six residents at a time. It is open to visual artists in any medium, writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry, and composers across musical genres. Residents receive a private bedroom, a separate studio, shared living and kitchen space, and a USD 100 weekly stipend to help cover food and personal expenses. Applicants must be at least 25 years old and be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals whose primary residence is in the U.S. during the application year, and may not be enrolled full-time in a degree program. There is a USD 30 non-refundable application fee, with deadlines of September 15 for Winter and Spring sessions and January 15 for Summer and Fall sessions.
MoTA (Museum of Transitory Art) in Ljubljana runs an annual open call for production residencies for media, sound and visual artists, curators and researchers. Production residencies offer full support including accommodation, technical support, production costs and an artist fee; the exact artist-fee amount is not published on the official or aggregator pages, so applicants should confirm the figure directly by email. Residencies run up to one month. Open internationally: artists of all nationalities and at all professional levels are encouraged to apply, as individuals or collectives. No application fee. The annual deadline is 15 September (for residencies the following year). Apply by email to mota.artists@gmail.com with the subject line Application for production residency. Note: the official motamuseum.com SSL certificate is currently expired, which may briefly affect link reliability.
The residencies at Q-O2 offer time and space for artistic research, reflection and creation in the field of experimental music and sound art. In 2027, Q-O2 will host 20 residencies, 10 for international artists and 10 for local artists living in Belgium, working with, on or around sound. The programme is open to artists, art workers and theorists who wish to pursue a research-oriented project; note that Q-O2 does not organise production-directed residencies and is not a rehearsal space. Duos are possible, and exceptionally small groups too. SUPPORT: a work studio and materials, a creative and communicative environment, and the possibility to present work to a public and/or propose a workshop; for international residents, accommodation in a shared apartment and a contribution to travel expenses of up to EUR 200; and a small subsistence budget reserved for artists who do not come with other funding. There is no artist fee. A final public presentation can be arranged if the artist wishes but is not expected; what Q-O2 requires are some traces of the residency in word, image and/or audio form. APPLY by 15 September 2026: email a concise project proposal of no more than one page plus a permanent link to your website or other secondary information (no temporary links) to info@q-o2.be with the subject 'Residency27 - your name'. State where you would travel from, how long you would like to stay (4 to 6 weeks), and your interest in Q-O2 as a working environment, and make sure you receive an email confirmation of receipt.
The Fulbright-Iméra Mediterranean Studies Award supports US faculty to conduct research at the Iméra Institute for Advanced Study at Aix Marseille Université. ELIGIBILITY: mid-career, senior, or community college faculty affiliated with a US institution of higher education; US citizens residing outside France (permanent residents of France are ineligible); any discipline relating to Mediterranean studies; English sufficient (French desirable). 1 or 2 grants awarded. PROVIDED: €2,400/month stipend; fully equipped apartment with linens; office in co-working space; visa fees waived; academic event organisation expenses covered; school placement assistance for dependents. DURATION: 5 or 10 months (September 2027 – June 2028, flexible). DEADLINE: 15 September 2026. Apply via the Fulbright Scholar Program at https://fulbrightscholars.org/award/fulbright-imera-mediterranean-studies-award-aix-marseille-university.
Monson Arts hosts residencies for artists and writers in Monson, Maine, providing housing, all meals, private studios, and a USD 500 stipend (USD 250 for two-week stays). The application window for Winter 2027 runs 1 August to 15 September 2026.
The Al Purdy A-frame Residency offers Canadian writers time and space to work at the historic A-frame home built by poet Al Purdy and his wife Eurithe on Roblin Lake in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Poetry is prioritized, but all writers are welcome. SUPPORT: CAD 750 per week stipend and paid return travel (subject to the Association's fundraising and Canada Council matching); residencies run 3 to 12 weeks. ELIGIBILITY: Canadian citizens or permanent residents only. DEADLINE: 18 September 2026 (postmark, or 4:00pm PT for electronic submissions). Apply via the residency page.
The American Academy in Berlin is an independent, nonprofit institute for advanced study in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and public policy, whose primary mission is to strengthen the cultural and intellectual ties between the United States and Germany. Each year, after a rigorous selection process, the Academy awards roughly two dozen semester-long Berlin Prize fellowships to individuals who demonstrate excellence in their fields. DISCIPLINES: applications are welcome across the humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and various areas of public policy. The Academy generally encourages projects addressing pressing issues of the day, specifically naming democracy, security, technology and society (especially AI), energy including climate, and global order. Dedicated fellowships also support projects in Jewish studies, German studies, and public health and biotechnology. Project proposals need not focus on Germany, but candidates should explain how a residency in Berlin would enhance their work. NOT ACCEPTED: proposals in mathematics or the natural sciences. NOTE FOR ARTISTS: visual artists and composers are invited through separate, nomination-based competitions, so there is no open application route for them here. ELIGIBILITY: fellowships are restricted to citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Both emerging and established figures are eligible. PhD holders qualify as emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work beyond the dissertation; candidates in non-academic fields such as journalism, filmmaking and policy need a significant record of publication or production; fiction and nonfiction writers must have published at least one book with a reputable press. WHAT FELLOWS DO: fellows present their work to audiences in and around Berlin through lectures, readings, public discussions, performances and film screenings, and should be willing to engage with relevant German institutions, organizations and the media; these activities are integral to the Academy's mission of fostering transatlantic dialogue. APPLICATION MATERIALS: a project proposal of 1,500 to 1,750 words plus a one-page bibliography; a curriculum vitae of up to 10 pages; two writing samples totalling no more than 60 pages; and three letters of recommendation, which are due 2 October 2026. DEADLINE: Friday 25 September 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (18:00 Central European Time). TIMELINE: all candidates are notified of the competition outcome by email in late March 2027; the 2027-28 Berlin Prize recipients are announced in May 2027.
ELIGIBILITY: two Researcher-in-Residence positions in 2027. Open to early-career researchers of any discipline (data science, social science, computer science, humanities) who are currently working on a PhD or within 5 years of their PhD end date. You must have, or be able to secure, an affiliation with a Dutch university or research institute willing to second you; external PhD students may use the funding to obtain such a contract. Your project must make use of one or more of the KB digital collections and you must be able to work with primarily Dutch data. You must be available at 0.5 FTE over 6 months and able to spend two days a week on-site at the KB in The Hague. COLLECTIONS: over 130 million digitized pages of newspapers, magazines, radio bulletins and books from 1470 onward (via Delpher and DBNL), a born-digital web collection of more than 23,000 websites, ground-truth and derived datasets on the KB Lab, and metadata including Linked Data. APPLY: use the official proposal template and submit a single PDF by 27 September 2026 to dh@kb.nl, after reading the call's terms and conditions; questions to dh@kb.nl. TIMELINE: deadline 27 September 2026; internal eligibility review followed by an external committee review; outcome notified November 2026; residencies start Q1 and Q3 2027. DISCIPLINES: digital humanities / data science / computational research with cultural-heritage collections. NOTE: the output is usually a dataset or tool prototype hosted on the KB Lab; you agree to share results via blog posts on the KB Lab and to publish resulting tools or data under an open license within 6 months of the residency. Proposals should align with the KB Research Agenda or the Cultural AI Lab.
Medialab Matadero in Madrid selects three projects for a research and creation residency bringing together contemporary art, design, science, technology and society, welcoming critical, experimental and collaborative work. Each project must connect clearly with one or more themes from Medialab's recent programs: LAB 1 Sentient Media, LAB 2 The Metabolic Sublime, LAB 3 Synthetic Minds, LAB 4 Weird Futures and LAB 5 The Mechanics of Truth. Open to individuals and collectives from any discipline (design, art, architecture, film, journalism, digital media, environmental science, philosophy, engineering, programming, activism and more). SUPPORT: EUR 10,000 per project (before taxes), individual workspace, access to the Fablab and technical materials, curatorial team guidance, and logistical and financial support for public activities; proposals must include public engagement plans and produce documentation. RESIDENCY: January to July 2027, in person in Madrid. DEADLINE: 27 September 2026. No application fee.
A fully funded art-science residency from Ars Electronica and Ceske Budejovice, European Capital of Culture 2028, exploring how art and science can collaborate on urgent environmental challenges: climate emergence, sustainable agriculture, geoengineering, permaculture, water resource management, and the broader ecological impacts on local communities. Selected residents work in direct collaboration with local scientists in Ceske Budejovice. WHO CAN APPLY: artists, designers, creatives and artist collectives with more than 5 years of professional creative practice and documented interdisciplinary work; experience in community engagement and science collaborations is essential; applicants must be 18+, of any nationality, and legally eligible to work and travel in the EU. WHAT YOU GET: a EUR 24,000 package (EUR 6,000 artist fee, up to EUR 15,000 production, up to EUR 3,000 travel and subsistence) plus one month of housing covered separately; two winners are selected. STRUCTURE: the residency runs January 2027 to April 2028, with a required on-site stay of up to one month in February/March 2027, an optional stay in August/September 2027, and a March 2028 stay for festival installation, exhibition and deinstallation. HOW TO APPLY: online form with project title, a written proposal of max 250 words, a scientific direction statement (max 100 words), artistic vision (max 100 words), community connection plan (max 100 words), a super short pitch (3 to 30 words), 3 to 7 images, an optional 1-minute video, a portfolio link and contact information. Two-round selection (online application then interview); winners notified by November 2026. Deadline 28 September 2026 at midnight CET.
SOCIAL DIVE is Tokyo Biennale's open call, now in its third edition and, for 2027, open to both international and domestic applicants (the 2019 round drew roughly 1,500 overseas applications and the 2025 international-only round roughly 1,400). Artists and curators propose projects to be presented as part of Tokyo Biennale 2027, whose theme is 'From Me to Us'. THEME: general producer Masato Nakamura frames the biennale against an age of conflict and division, arguing that to avoid repeating memories of war, violence and exclusion we must reexamine the wisdom and cultural resources passed down across generations. Tokyo carries the memories of neighbourhoods dating back to the Edo period, twice suffered great loss through the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Second World War, and each time was rebuilt through the strength of its citizens; it is also an international city where different languages, memories, beliefs, wounds and hopes intersect. Quoting Kenzaburo Oe, 'I cannot live my life over again. But we can live our lives over again', the call proposes that when a single 'me' encounters others and reconnects relationships, a new consciousness of 'us' emerges. Art projects are treated as a form of cultural prescription, reconnecting people with people, people with places and people with memories. ELIGIBILITY: open to artists, curators, researchers, collectives and practitioners in related fields active in Japan and abroad; applicants must be 18 or older at the time of application; there are no restrictions on nationality, place of residence or base of operations; participants must be able to work in Tokyo during the designated period. ACCEPTED FORMATS: artwork creation, exhibitions, performances, video works, tours, workshops, participatory projects, research projects and curatorial projects. Applications cover both artwork production by artists and art project proposals by curators. APPLY via the Google Form linked from socialdive.jp/en (a Google account is required) during the application period 17 July to 30 September 2026, 23:59 JST. Read the official call documentation for full eligibility requirements and guidelines.
La Résidence of the Festival de Cannes (part of Cinéma de Demain, formerly La Cinéfondation) invites 12 directors each year to write their screenplay in Paris. The programme provides a place of residence in the heart of Paris, a personalised programme accompanying the writing of their scripts, and a collective programme of forums with film industry professionals. The 12 directors from the two annual sessions present their projects at the CNC pavilion in Cannes, giving 10-minute presentations to an audience of professionals and a jury of three film industry personalities; the CNC then awards a EUR 5,000 grant to one director from each session, based on the project that most inspires the jury. The Cinef & Résidence offices serve as a hub where directors meet and schedule private meetings with potential producers. ELIGIBILITY: open to young filmmakers who have made one or several short films and no more than one feature film; candidates must NOT be residents or citizens of France. Selected filmmakers must stay at the Résidence in Paris for the full session. SESSIONS: two per year, each lasting four and a half months, the first running 15 March to 31 July and the second 1 October to 15 February. Artistic fields: film, writing, interdisciplinary. Deadline: 30 September 2026 at 16:00 UTC. Free to apply.
Annual prize from Gallery 1957 in Accra for women artists connected to Ghana and to Senegal, which joins the prize for the first time in 2026. Two winners are selected, one from each country, and each receives USD 5,000 in cash, a three-month residency exchange in the partner country with flights, artwork transport, accommodation and materials covered, and a resulting exhibition with the gallery. ELIGIBILITY IS GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED: applicants must be female citizens of Ghana or Senegal, aged 18 or over, living in Ghana, Senegal or the diaspora, and must present a valid national ID or passport. Not open to international applicants without that citizenship. Apply by email to applications@gallery1957.com with an artist bio or statement of no more than 200 words and a portfolio of up to six high-resolution images or videos with captions, both as PDFs. Questions go to awo@gallery1957.com. Deadline 30 September 2026.
The Hayama Artist Residency introduces visual artists from around the world to Japanese culture and offers them their first gallery exhibition in Japan. The four-week residency takes place in Hayama, a coastal town in Kanagawa Prefecture about 1.5 hours from Tokyo. Selected artists receive roundtrip airfare to Tokyo, shared accommodation with one other resident, and USD 800 for meals and local transportation. A core element is a group exhibition during the stay, hosted in partnership with KOKI ARTS, a contemporary gallery in the Bakurocho art district of Tokyo. The program is open to visual artists over 21 working in any medium, based anywhere in the world, and applications are reviewed by the director and an international selection committee. The June 2027 cycle has an application deadline of September 30, 2026, with notification by December 15, 2026.
The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency gives emerging, underrepresented and established artists an immersive, communal atmosphere for art-making and dialogue on a 77-acre farm in Granville, New York, the classic farmhouse where the late Elizabeth Murray spent more than two decades of summers and kept her studio in the large, cathedral-like dairy barn. Murray, who died in 2007, won a Skowhegan Medal in Painting in 1986, a MacArthur grant in 1999 and a MoMA career retrospective in 2005; her husband Bob Holman is a poet and arts activist who founded the Bowery Poetry Club. In 2017 the Murray-Holman family partnered with Collar Works, a nonprofit contemporary arts organisation in Troy, New York, to build a summer residency carrying the legacy forward. EMAR is explicitly designed around the critical needs of emerging and underrepresented artists and of artists with children, with an active commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion, and describes itself as a safe space for creative risk-taking, personal growth and respite. Work is primarily in visual and literary arts, though the programme supports new contemporary work across many art forms. TWO TRACKS: the INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCY takes up to five artists per session (including onsite artist-staff) for two weeks, with 24-hour access to semi-private studios in the barn, a private bedroom in the farmhouse, shared bathrooms, communal living room, kitchen and a library holding Elizabeth Murray's personal art book collection. The FAMILY RESIDENCY invites three to four artists and their families for one week, with a private bedroom (families may need to room together), a semi-private studio in the same barn, and full-day childcare running as a parallel creative residency for children aged 5 to 12, focused on art and nature programming: while parent artists get uninterrupted studio time, children work in their own EMAR Kids Art Studio, explore outside through guided activities, play, swim, read and take guided field trips to local farms and museums. Partners are welcome to join and help with childcare, but the programme is committed to fully supporting artists who want or need to attend solo with their children, and Collar Works works case by case with each artist to put the necessary support and equipment in place before arrival given the rural setting. APPLICATION requires artist information, a statement of intent (250 to 500 words), an artist biography (250 words), ten examples of recent work (visual arts as JPEGs up to 2MB each, with a PDF of links or a curated URL page for video and media works including any passwords; literary arts as up to three poems totalling max six pages, or max ten pages of prose) and a list of works with title, medium, date and size. Applications go through Submittable and close 1 October 2026 (the Submittable listing shows a 2 October 2026 06:00 close in its own timezone). Questions and technical assistance: info@collarworks.org.
Founded by the artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill, the Camargo Foundation has run this residency in Cassis on the Mediterranean coast since 1971, and more than 1,500 fellows have been through it. Fourteen fellowships are awarded per cycle, split roughly seven artists and seven scholars or thinkers, which is the point: the interdisciplinary cohort is the programme, not a side effect. IMPORTANT: the Foundation has stated that this is the FINAL fellowship awarded through a public open call before it moves to a new selection process from 2027, so if you have been meaning to apply, this is the cycle. RESEARCH, NOT PRODUCTION: this is deliberately structured as a research residency. You propose a project or line of inquiry, which can be development of a new work, research preceding future creative work, or a broader investigation in your practice. Visual artists are explicitly reminded that research is prioritised over production, and the Foundation supplies no art materials, technical equipment or artwork shipping, so anything needing extensive fabrication is a poor fit. Fellows lead one resident session built around their own research or methodology, and attendance at these sessions is mandatory for everyone. Optional public Open Studios and introductions to organisations across the Aix-Marseille-Provence region are also part of it. ELIGIBILITY: professional artists, scholars and thinkers of any nationality. Artists should have at least five years of professional practice and a mature body of work evidenced by exhibitions, performances, publications, awards or grants. Performance artists, theatre directors, choreographers, multidisciplinary artists, writers, filmmakers, composers and visual artists are all eligible within their categories. Collaborative applications of up to three members are accepted. APPLICATION: four separate written responses covering the project, the research questions, why Camargo specifically, and why now in your career; reviewers are reading for a coherent research trajectory rather than a production proposal. An applicant webinar runs 1 September 2026. Deadline 1 October 2026 at 17:59 EST / 23:59 CET; notifications April 2027.
Residency programme run by the Institut francais de Paris with the Cite internationale des arts, one of France's largest international artist mobility programmes, supporting nearly seventy artists and cultural professionals each year. It offers furnished individual live-work studios in the Marais for 3, 6 or 9 months across four quarterly windows between April 2027 and April 2028 (arrivals 9 April 2027, 9 July 2027, 8 October 2027, or 7 January 2028), plus access to an auditorium, exhibition spaces, rehearsal studios and shared printmaking, screen-printing and ceramics workshops. The Institut francais covers the monthly cost of the studio; the artist's nominating partner organisation submits the application and must provide a stipend of at least EUR 1,100 per month plus international travel, insurance and visa fees. ELIGIBILITY: established artists and cultural professionals of any nationality who have lived outside France for at least 5 years, with an active professional practice, a clearly defined research or creative project, and professional-level French and/or English; open across disciplines (theatre, dance, performance, visual arts, music, literature, cinema, architecture, design, digital creation, photography, fashion, crafts, curating, and more). IMPORTANT: artists cannot apply directly - a partner organisation (French cultural network abroad, or a French or foreign cultural organisation) must nominate and support the applicant, committing financial and professional support before, during and after the residency. Applications open 1 July 2026; free to apply. Deadline: 8 October 2026, 11:59 PM CET.
Lighthouse Works' Fellowship Program supports a diverse range of cultural producers working at the vanguard of their creative fields. Fellowships are six weeks in length, occur year-round, and provide fellows with housing, food, studio space, and USD 1,750 in financial support. Fellows enjoy a private bedroom and share a kitchen, bathrooms, and living space in a 3-story Victorian house; all dietary needs are accommodated, and on most nights Lighthouse Works staff cook for and eat dinner with the fellows. Studios are located about 1.5 miles (a 30-minute walk) from the fellowship house, are private and flooded with light, and face the ocean adjacent to Silver Eel Cove where the island ferry arrives. Lighthouse Works also maintains a wood and metal fabrication shop and a kiln. While in residence, a fellow's primary obligation is to pursue their own work, though every fellow participates in two events, an Artist Talk and Open Studio, that bookend the fellowship; the program's intimate size allows for conversation, critique, and collaboration. Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for acceptance. Artists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply through the online Slideroom system. SELECTION: staff review applications for completeness, a jury of experts in each artist's field reviews complete applications and identifies finalists, interviews are scheduled in early January, and applicants are notified in mid-January. The program is supported in part by a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. APPLICATION CALL: Lighthouse Works accepts applications each year from September to October (the 2026 portal was open 15 September to 15 October 2025). The deadline shown here is the anticipated close of the next annual call for the 2027 cycle; confirm exact dates on the Lighthouse Works site when the portal reopens. Apply at http://thelighthouseworks.slideroom.com.
Translators' residency at Uebersetzerhaus Looren in Wernetshausen near Zurich. Looren offers a free residency for literary translators with a current contract, including six competitive CHF 4,000 stipend grants per year tied to one-month residencies. The Pro Helvetia residency programme (separately funded) has a 2026-10-15 deadline for 2027 stays. The James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 closes 2026-10-31. General free residencies are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. ELIGIBILITY: literary translators with substantial published work and a current translation contract; any language combination is welcome. Apply via the application page on looren.net. No application fee.
The Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds) runs this residency with Videotage, a Hong Kong-based non-profit media arts institution specialising in the promotion, presentation, creation and preservation of moving image and media art in all forms and languages. The Fund is recruiting one Netherlands-based designer, maker or observer working in digital culture to spend two or three months at Videotage's studio space in Hong Kong in 2027, conducting research, broadening their network, developing new work inspired by Hong Kong, and presenting their findings or completed works. The residency encourages crossovers and experimentation, giving the participant space to explore new methodologies, widen their creative practice and produce work that pushes the boundaries of digital culture, with a focus on social and urban dynamics. The 2027 edition takes the technological 'black box' phenomenon as its starting point and invites the resident to respond to that theme within the context of Videotage. ELIGIBILITY: you are an individual designer, maker or observer within the field of digital culture; you are established in the Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands); you are registered in the business register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) or another business register within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; and you have had a professional practice in the creative industry for at least four years. NOT open to duos, collectives or cooperative ventures, nor to designers and makers who receive a grant during the work period under the Talent Development Grant Scheme, the Open Call Self-taught Designer or the Open Call Emerging Design Practices ABCSSS. Note that accepting this open call means you cannot apply to those schemes and open calls in 2027. FUNDING: EUR 5,000 for two months or EUR 6,500 for three months, covering travel, insurance, living expenses, compensation for time invested and material and transport costs; accommodation, studio use and Videotage's facilitation are covered separately by the Fund. Submit your proposal to the Creative Industries Fund NL by 21 October 2026, 16:00 CEST.
Open Interval is a Simons Foundation program that supports trios consisting of an artist, a scientist, and a representative from a 501(c)(3) arts organization to collaborate around a shared scientific theme. The current cycle centers on the theme of turbulence, a phenomenon at the edge of chaos and beauty. Awarded trios receive USD 30,000 to support a sustained period of thought partnership and exploration rather than the production of finished works or exhibitions. The program runs from April to December 2027 with a touchstone meeting in May 2027 and possible cohort convenings. Trio members must be regionally co-located anywhere in the United States so they can collaborate in person. The scientist should hold a Ph.D. and be conducting basic research, with priority given to fields such as astrophysics, neuroscience, quantum physics, biology, or mathematics. The application portal opens September 9, 2026, and all three trio members must submit for the application to be complete.
The Studios at MASS MoCA is a year-round residency program on the museum's campus in North Adams, Massachusetts, hosting up to 10 artists at a time for stays of two or four weeks. It primarily welcomes visual artists across all media and writers in all literary disciplines, and applicants from around the world are encouraged to apply. Residents receive 24-hour access to a private furnished studio, lodging in nearby apartments, and several communal meals each week, plus museum membership benefits and access to The Clark Art Institute. The program offers need-based financial aid (artists typically pay between USD 0 and USD 450 per week) and fully funded fellowships that cover all residency fees for up to four weeks. General application deadlines fall on May 1 and November 1 each year, and the application is free to submit.
The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA), an initiative of the European Festivals Association co-funded by the European Union, will open its fifth call from 1 September to 3 November 2026, with full guidelines and application details published on 1 September 2026. Call #5 will again support around 50 cross-border co-production residencies taking place in 2027, each bringing together at least three festivals from different eligible countries to accompany an emerging artist or collective. EFFEA is a co-production residency scheme: festivals join forces across borders to support an emerging artist through a process of creation and presentation, providing dedicated time, space, and tailored mentoring, exchange, and collaboration, moving beyond a single invitation toward a shared artistic development journey. Each supported project is built around one leading festival working with at least two partner festivals based in different eligible countries; one emerging artist or collective at the centre; a combination of artistic development, mentoring, exchange, and audience engagement based on the artist's needs; and presentations or outcomes shared across the partner festivals. Two residency formats are offered. DISCOVERY (EUR 8,000 grant): the proposal must include a workshop (live or online) hosted by the leading festival with at least one programmer from each partner festival, and a work-in-progress presentation at the leading festival. SPRINGBOARD (EUR 15,000 grant): the proposal must include final presentations or production results shown within each festival (minimum the leading festival plus two partners) and a live masterclass led by the artist(s) at each festival (minimum the leading festival plus two partners). WHO CAN APPLY: festivals that have existed for at least one edition and are registered on FestivalFinder.eu; the festivals apply on behalf of the residency project. Residency projects must fall within these artistic fields: architecture, ballet, contemporary dance, circus, design/applied arts, digital arts, film, folklore and folk arts, heritage, interdisciplinary, literature, music, opera, street art, theatre, photography/video, puppetry, sculpture, painting. A series of EFFEA info, networking, and Q&A sessions runs on Tuesdays 11:00-12:00 CEST (15 September, 29 September, 13 October, and 20 October 2026) to help applicants navigate the process and find partners. Across Calls #1 to #4, EFFEA has supported 619 festivals and 200 artists/collectives across Europe and beyond.
The European Media Art Platform (EMAP/EMARE) is a network of leading European media-art organisations offering fully funded two-month production residencies for artists working with digital media, including media art, bio art and robotic art. Each residency provides a EUR 4,000 grant to the applying artist (including subsistence), a EUR 4,000 project budget, host-provided accommodation, travel covered according to EU ceilings, and access to technical facilities and media labs; a collaborating artist receives an additional EUR 2,000 (EUR 6,000 total for a duo). Residencies take place at one of 15 host institutions across Austria, France, Slovakia, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Germany and Poland. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be EU residents or taxpayers in an EU member state, or residents/taxpayers of one of the eligible non-EU countries (Netherlands-based artists qualify). Undergraduate and Master's students are not eligible; PhD candidates and emerging artists of any age and academic background may apply. IMPORTANT: applicants must apply as a duo or collective, or propose a collaborative project, rather than as a purely solo applicant. The 2027 open call runs from 3 September 2026 to 6 November 2026 at 14:00 CET. Apply online at call.emare.eu. No application fee.
Residency programme run by the Art Explora Foundation with the Cite internationale des arts at its Montmartre site, supporting work that engages scientific and technological exploration and the major social and environmental issues of the present. Residents receive a studio-apartment of around 50 sqm, a monthly living grant of EUR 1,000, a production grant of up to EUR 3,000, and a round-trip travel grant, plus access to production facilities and local networks. Two tracks are offered: a SOLO programme for artists and writers across visual arts, performance, digital practices, literary and other experimental disciplines, and a COLLECTIVE programme for duos or collectives working collaboratively on interdisciplinary, experimental or research-based projects, for which a single studio-apartment designed for collaborative work hosts two residents sharing a bed, and only one member should submit the application. Eligible artistic disciplines are visual arts, performance and live arts, digital arts, curatorial practices, and writing and literary practices; eligible research fields are humanities, social sciences, cultural studies and history, technological innovation, and ecology. No output is required at the end of the residency, but participation in the Open Studios is mandatory. ELIGIBILITY: artists, artist collectives, researchers, curators and writers of all nationalities, no age restriction, with a minimum of five years of professional activity and works or research exhibited at national or international level. The Cite lists 20 to 22 residencies per year on this programme. Deadline 6 November 2026, 23:59 Europe/Paris. Questions: residences@artexplora.org. FLAG: the grant figures above come from the open-call text supplied to the desk; neither the Cite nor Art Explora publishes amounts on the programme page, so confirm them, along with the exact deadline, before applying.
Launched in 2024 to support young emerging artists, the Sixi International Artist-in-Residence Project (run by Sixi Museum in Nanjing, China) facilitates exchanges between artists from different backgrounds and helps them achieve creative breakthroughs and personal growth. The project calls for artists across all disciplines and cultural backgrounds who are ready to engage in dialogue with the city. TWO THEMES FOR 2027: 'Flux and Imprints: Contemporary Echoes of Migration History' and 'Folds of Text: Cross-Media Intertextuality and Intervention'. WHAT IS PROVIDED: living and working space (a city-centre apartment plus a loft studio in the outskirts to suit the research and production demands of different disciplines), financial support, hardware facilities and staff assistance, and help establishing contacts with the local art scene; by the end of the residency artists have the opportunity to showcase their outcomes in exhibitions. Nanjing combines traditional and contemporary Chinese culture, and the project positions itself as one of the few local art residency programmes contributing to international cultural exchange in the city and to the diversified development of contemporary Chinese art. ELIGIBILITY: open to artists across all disciplines and cultural backgrounds. Deadline: 15 November 2026. Apply via siximuseum.com.
Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) offers an eight- to ten-week residency for artists to produce a limited-edition artist's book. Working intensively in WSW's studios in Rosendale, NY, selected artists print and bind their own books; edition size must be between 50 and 100 copies. AMOUNT: $350/week stipend; up to $1,000 for materials; up to $250 for travel within the Continental US; free onsite housing; 24/7 studio access. WSW provides technical advice, training on new equipment, techniques, and materials, and production assistance. SALES CONTRACT: 20% of the edition goes to the artist; 20% (at least nine copies) stays with WSW for archival and institutional sales; 60% goes to general distribution and sale. If the artist sells through WSW, WSW takes a 30% commission plus 20% for marketing; the artist receives a 50% commission, paid annually around 30 June. WSW holds the right to sell distribution copies at a 20% discount to standing-order and repository institutions. WSW's books are held in over 450 collections worldwide, including the Library of Congress, Yale University, and Vassar College. An outside jury of artists and curators selects recipients. INDIGENOUS ARTISTS: applicants may check the appropriate box on the Submittable form to be considered for the BIMA Artist's Book Residency Grant for Indigenous Artists. APPLICATION MATERIALS (upload via Submittable): current resume; brief project description including media required (200-word maximum); materials budget form (Google Sheets, Excel, or PDF); up to ten images of recent work; image script (title, medium, dimensions, date). MAILED MATERIALS (to WSW at the address below): a physical book mock-up demonstrating how the book will be bound or function, actual size, with at least 1-2 fully realised spreads; and the shipping form (download and open the PDF locally). Mail to: Artist's Book Application, Women's Studio Workshop, PO Box 489, Rosendale, NY 12472. Applications open 1 August 2026; deadline 15 November 2026, 11:59pm EST; notification March 2027; residency runs September through June, one year after application. Apply via Submittable at https://wsworkshop.org/residencies/artists-book-residency-grant/.
A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm is a small, women-owned diversified farm in Sumner, Maine that offers a six-month live-in fiber arts residency starting in May. The resident exchanges an average of 15 to 20 hours per week of farm work for a modest monthly stipend, free private rustic housing, community meals, farm-grown food, and access to the fiber studio. Residents receive solo studio time plus one day a week of learning and collaboration with fiber artist Marty Elkin, working with home-grown Maine wool through felting, dyeing, knitting and spinning. The program also includes training in flock management, animal husbandry and lamb care, with the option to add two months for lambing season. It is designed for emerging fiber artists who are single females able to lift 50 pounds and work around a farm. Applications open in November with a December 31 deadline and a non-refundable USD 25 application fee.
Multidisciplinary international residency at the A4 Residency Art Center in Chengdu, China, a global exchange platform integrating creation, networking and resources, dedicated to fostering cross-cultural creative collisions and innovation through residency programmes while promoting deep integration of creative culture with commerce and communities. Residents initiate one to two participatory local activities to facilitate communication with the city and community; A4 also organises group activities, intimate sharing and exhibition opportunities to foster understanding among creators and connect them with local resources. AVAILABLE DATES: Spring 2028 (April - June) or Autumn 2028 (July - October). ELIGIBILITY: international applicants from any field; A4 welcomes applications from multidisciplinary artists (visual, performing, music, film, sound, architecture), curators, designers (product, fashion, spatial, interactive), and interdisciplinary creatives. PROGRAMME SUPPORT: studio and accommodation; round-trip economy airfare or 2nd-class train within a set budget; RMB 10,000 production grant per person/team (excluding living expenses). DEADLINE: 31 December 2026 (2028 cycles). APPLY via the A4 Residency Art Center latest-recruitment page.
The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico runs one of the oldest artist residency programs in the United States, established in 1954, on a 15-acre campus in Taos, New Mexico. The residency is open to visual artists, literary artists, and music composers, including painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, writers, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, and songwriters. Selected grantees receive rent-free and utility-paid housing in a furnished casita for a session of 10 to 12 weeks, with access to a Commons House offering WiFi, a library, and bicycles. No stipend is provided in most cases, and residents cover their own food and transportation. Applications are open to creative artists worldwide regardless of age, experience, or nationality, and the annual deadline is January 18 for residencies the following calendar year. There is a non-waivable USD 30 application fee.
The Kala Fellowship Program supports international, national, and local artists producing innovative work in and across multiple media, with an emphasis on Kala's specialized printmaking, photography, and digital media equipment. The institute supports up to 6 artists per cycle with a USD 3,000 stipend, 24/7 access to its Berkeley facilities for 1 to 9 months, one month of housing for artists based outside the 9 Bay Area counties, a Kala class or workshop, and a culminating group show in the Kala Gallery. Applications are submitted through kala.slideroom.com and require a statement of interest, an artist CV, documentation of 5 to 10 recent works, and two references. Artists enrolled in a degree-granting program during the fellowship period are not eligible. The application opens in December with no fee through January 15, after which a USD 25 application fee applies through the March 1 deadline.
The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, established in 1967 and run by The RAiR Foundation, offers visual artists a year-long studio-based residency known as the Gift of Time. Each resident receives a private house and a studio on a fifty-acre complex, with rent, utilities, repairs, and maintenance covered by the program. Artists also receive a monthly stipend of USD 1,100 plus a USD 250 monthly materials stipend. The program is open to professional visual artists aged 21 and older working in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video, digital media, and installation. It does not support performance art, writing, music, or production crafts. The application period for the next cycle runs from January 1 to March 15, 2027, and international applicants are accepted with visa support available.
Visual Anthropology Center (VAC) in Belgrade invites filmmakers, visual anthropologists, artists, and researchers to apply for its residency programme. The residency specialises in visual anthropology but is also open to individual and collaborative projects in experimental ethnography, creative documentary film, and other artistic mediums. Residents may apply with a project aimed at a public showing, or use the time and space to reflect, research, or write without a specific outcome. WHAT IS PROVIDED: accommodation and studio space in central Belgrade; additional workspace and community connection through Community Center KROV (an independent creative hub hosting lectures, events, and exhibitions); project guidance and mentorship from film professionals, ethnomusicologists, producers, artists, curators, and anthropologists; connections to local cultural and academic institutions, archives, galleries, and exhibition spaces; access to camera equipment, translators for fieldwork or editing, fixers, and project-specific services or materials; opportunity to exhibit a final project as an exhibition, installation, screening, workshop, or lecture. Eligible projects may be promoted through VAC's platforms and partner networks, including the Vizantrop Film Festival, for regional and international visibility. ELIGIBILITY: filmmakers, visual anthropologists, artists, and researchers; individual and collaborative projects welcome. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
The Artist Response Fund (ARF) is an emergency relief program from the Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) for artists who experience threats to their safety or mental health during a residency and must leave before completing their term. Qualifying situations include assault, harassment, or systemic harm where the artist has attempted to address the issue without success. Grants of up to USD 1,500 help cover relocation costs such as transportation home, temporary lodging, supplies or basic needs, and rent upon returning. Eligible applicants are individual artists currently at, or having attended within the past 12 months, an ACA Organizational Member residency. There is no application fee, and the fund operates on a rolling basis with applications typically processed within one week. Artists apply directly through an online form and can also contact ACA staff with questions.
The Basel House of Film, run by the Verein Filmhaus Basel und Umgebung, offers a three month residency for emerging artists working in film and television. Residents receive housing at the Filmhaus in the Basel old town plus a stipend to cover travel and living costs. There is no obligation to produce work, and residents can use the open schedule to write a script, prepare a film, draw storyboards, or edit. The facility includes a clubhouse, meeting room, office space, a small cinema with VR equipment, and an editing and grading suite. The program targets up and coming filmmakers, and both national and international applicants are welcome. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the online form, followed by a CV, motivation letter, and portfolio sent to the residency email.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park offers subsidized residencies for artists of all genres to create, live, and collaborate on its 153-acre campus in the Hudson Valley near Tivoli, New York. Residencies are individually designed between the artist, Kaatsbaan, and partners to fit the needs of the artist or company, welcoming disciplines from dance, theater, music, and visual arts to writing, composition, design, and film. The program is generously subsidized and includes individual hotel-style rooms, healthy locally sourced meals, and access to professional studios with sprung floors and pianos, a 160-seat black box theater, and exhibition space. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through an inquiry form, with early inquiries encouraged to secure preferred dates. Artists at any career stage worldwide may apply, individually or as collaborative teams. There is no application fee and no artist stipend.
The Factory on Willow is a non-profit funded artist residency in Manchester, New Hampshire, housed in a 90,000 square foot mill building from 1904. The 12 week program supports amateur and emerging artists of any medium to develop their current projects and creative practice. Selected artists receive a furnished studio apartment with utilities and internet, a USD 350 travel stipend, and a USD 1600 stipend covering food and art supplies. The residency runs in three annual sessions (March to May, June to August, and September to November), with two artists selected per session. Each residency concludes with a public capstone showcase, and participants donate one work to the Factory's permanent collection. There is no application fee and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Cloud House Residency, run by Dreamsong in the Northeast Arts District of Minneapolis, provides accommodation and support for individuals working in contemporary art who intend to develop, exhibit, or curate new work in Minnesota. Residents stay in a 700 square foot one-bedroom cottage on Dreamsong's compound and receive a prorated stipend of USD 300 per week, with possible studio space and travel or materials budgets considered on request. The program is open to emerging and mid-career visual artists, curators, and writers with a focus on contemporary art, and it hosts one individual or a two-person collaborative team at a time. The organizers arrange introductions to local artists, curators, writers, institutions, and galleries across the Twin Cities. Standard stays are 4 to 6 weeks, with occasional one-week options. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the program is currently booking residents for October through December 2026 and throughout 2027.
Research residency at Perplexity for exceptional researchers, engineers and analysts from any quantitative or analytical discipline (physics, cognitive science, quantitative finance, theoretical mathematics, etc.) to apply their expertise to AI research challenges including agentic systems and human-AI interaction. ELIGIBILITY: no PhD or deep-learning-framework experience required; instead, strong mathematical foundations, demonstrated technical depth in a rigorous quantitative field, curiosity-driven research practice and clear communication skills. FORMAT: in-person residency paired with senior researcher mentors, with access to compute, research tools and proprietary datasets; residents are encouraged to publish at top-tier conferences and contribute to open source. Rolling start within ~8 weeks of acceptance. Applications via the Perplexity portal: resume/CV or portfolio plus a cover letter describing your interest in AI research at Perplexity; an optional research statement of project ideas is welcomed.
Pro Helvetia offers a two- to four-week research trip to one or more regions in Switzerland for cultural practitioners from the regions of its liaison offices: the Arab region, East Asia, South America, South Asia and Vietnam, and West, Central, East and Southern Africa. Applicants active in any of the disciplines supported by Pro Helvetia are welcome, and applications from both individuals and artist duos are accepted. SELECTION CRITERIA: permanent residence in one of the liaison-office regions and active participation in the respective cultural scene; a comprehensive portfolio and proven track record of professional activity in the applicant's field; strong professional interest in the selected destination connected to the applicant's artistic practice and to networking with the local cultural field; a concrete research topic that can deepen exchange between the cultural scenes of Switzerland and the applicant's country of residence; and knowledge of English or one of the Swiss languages. For environmental reasons, applicants are asked to consider a travel duration of at least two weeks. WHAT IS OFFERED: accommodation, travel costs, and daily allowances, plus a coach (a cultural professional from the local artistic field) to facilitate networking and exchange; artists with childcare responsibilities can apply for up to CHF 1,000 per month toward childcare or children's travel expenses (a budget must be presented in advance). EXCLUSIONS: applicants from countries outside the Pro Helvetia liaison offices' area of responsibility may not apply, and Pro Helvetia cannot consider requests from applicants enrolled in a school, university curriculum, basic training, or education programme. APPLICATION: submit a title and brief description of the proposal; a motivation explaining the professional interest and artistic research in the selected destination; the desired length of stay and destination; and a CV and portfolio. All applications must be submitted in English. KEY DATES: submissions accepted year-round; notification of decision eight weeks after submitting; earliest project start three months after application. Pro Helvetia assumes no responsibility for the approval of visa applications. Apply via the Pro Helvetia application portal.
Cill Rialaig Arts Centre offers free residencies in restored cottages on Bolus Head, County Kerry, for artists, filmmakers, composers, and writers; over 4,900 artists from many countries have attended. Apply by email to cillrialaigarts@gmail.com; there is no formal deadline cycle.
Marfa Open runs a gallery, an annual art festival (6th edition), and a 3-4 week live-in residency in its gallery space that ends in an exhibition; it has also mounted international shows. Historically free to propose and open to everyone including international artists. NOTE: there is no formal application portal; intake is by direct contact via the website (the old marfaopen.org application site is dead; the live site is marfaopen.art).
The Good Life Residents Program is a six-month Roosevelt Institute initiative that develops new leaders and elevates bold ideas across six economic policy priorities under its Good Life Agenda. Each topic area hosts a cohort of 3 to 4 residents plus 1 to 2 senior Topic Advisors (academics, policy leaders, organizers or government practitioners) who provide strategic and intellectual mentorship and moderate the closing event. Residents write a roughly 1,500-word original policy essay advancing a people-centered policy vision against a topic-specific prompt, take part in structured dialogue with peers, Topic Advisors and Roosevelt Think Tank directors, help prepare and appear at a culminating public event, contribute to press opportunities such as op-eds and reporter calls where applicable, and act as ambassadors for the Good Life Agenda in their professional and public networks. The current round, the AI and Finance Residents Program, is run in partnership with Data & Society and asks for bold ideas on how to shape, redirect, interrupt or make more visible and contestable the flows of capital into generative AI. Framing: breakneck investment in generative AI technology and infrastructure is distorting the stock market, profit measures, bond issuance, the pace and composition of growth, job creation and trade policy, with seven tech companies accounting for more than a third of S&P 500 market capitalisation and complex, sometimes circular financial arrangements obscuring risk. Suggested lines of inquiry include what government interventions could improve public oversight, risk allocation and direction-setting in private markets; how other investments could be coordinated and scaled if AI spending is crowding them out; what role public spending or new institutions could play in catalysing technology R&D designed to support workers, sustainability and supply chains; what democratic input mechanisms would keep state influence over capital flows less vulnerable to corruption; and how federal AI policy should address public hostility to data centre investments alongside national security and competitiveness. Compensation is USD 3,000 plus travel and accommodation for the culminating event. FLAG: Roosevelt does not publish an application deadline for the AI and Finance round on the programme page, and earlier rounds (Social Security financing, Federal Reserve powers, housing) each ran their own short application window. Check the Formstack application form linked from the programme page for the current closing date before applying.