Visual Arts Residencies in Barcelona

BAR Project

Barcelona, Spain

BAR Project is an independent, mobile, non-profit curatorial organization in Barcelona that promotes artistic exchange through international residencies for artists and curators, focusing on transdisciplinary dialogue, hospitality, and collaboration. It offers 3-month residencies where participants develop projects related to the city, utilizing partner-provided apartments in the Eixample district and studios at Fabra i Coats, along with material and economic support.

Blueproject Foundation

Barcelona, Spain

The Blueproject Foundation, based in Barcelona, Spain, was a non-profit organization operating from to that supported emerging national and international artists through a residency program open to all creative disciplines, including visual arts, music, performing arts, and gastronomy. Residents received access to a dedicated studio space (El Taller), production support, financial grants, and opportunities for exhibitions or performances at the foundation's venues. Since late , the foundation has no permanent space and focuses on delocalized projects, podcasts, and collaborations, with the residency program appearing inactive.

Espronceda Institute of Art & Culture

Barcelona, Spain

Espronceda Institute of Art & Culture in Barcelona offers an Artist in Residence program launched in , providing stays of 2 to 12 weeks for internationally recognized and high-potential artists in a multidisciplinary environment. Residents receive private/shared studios, accommodation, and culminate their stay with a public exhibition, artist talk, and international networking support, for a fee of 950 EUR per month. The program fosters creative exchange across visual arts, new media, and more, with facilities including galleries and multimedia spaces.

JISER Reflexions Mediterrànies

Barcelona, Spain

Jiser Reflexions Mediterrànies is a non-profit association based in Barcelona that promotes artistic creation and art as a tool for social transformation in the Mediterranean region through residencies connecting artists from Spain, Tunisia, and Algeria. The program supports young visual artists with 2-month stays in host cities like Barcelona (typically January-February), providing workspaces, accommodation, travel, stipends, and production support in collaboration with local partners such as Hangar. Residencies emphasize research, experimentation, and public presentations within local cultural contexts.

MACBA Study Center

Barcelona, Spain

The MACBA Study Center, part of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA), offers residencies for researchers, artists, academic professors, and professionals specializing in contemporary art and culture, providing access to its extensive library and archive resources. Residencies last 1-3 months, extendable to 6 months for individuals, with group residencies up to 10 months, and include dedicated study spaces, staff support, and opportunities for public presentations. Applications are open year-round via email to psi@macba.cat, targeting those with higher education or equivalent experience in relevant fields.

R.A.R.O. Barcelona (RARO)

Barcelona, Spain

R.A.R.O. Is a itinerant Artists in Residence program created in order to generate spaces for exchange, creation and dissemination of work. R.A.R.O. introduces a format that has the particularity of being itinerant, receives national and international artists, curators, and cultural managers to develop their projects in the different R.A.R.O. workshops from the city of Barcelona at the same time that generates talks, meetings, visits and exhibitions that complement each project.

Sant Andreu Contemporani

Barcelona, Spain

Sant Andreu Contemporani (SAC) in Barcelona offers the International Curatorial Residency Programme, targeted at international curators who join the jury for the Miquel Casablancas Prize for the Visual Arts and develop a curatorial project featuring selected Catalan artists. The residency provides a working space at Fabra i Coats – Fàbrica de Creació de Barcelona, accommodation, travel budget, fees, and production funds totaling around €4,000 (subject to taxes). Projects are integrated into SAC's exhibition program and may be presented internationally.

Tangent Projects

Barcelona, Spain

Tangent Projects is a curatorial initiative and independent artspace in Barcelona, Spain, offering studio residencies to emerging and mid-career national and international artists for site-responsive exhibitions and projects. Residencies typically last 3 months (sometimes up to 6 months), providing 24-hour studio access, communal spaces like relaxing rooms, reading rooms, and a common kitchen, with suggestions for accommodation but no housing or stipend provided. The program encourages experimentation and digressions in artistic practice across various media, including exhibitions, performances, and publications.