Interdisciplinary Residencies in Colombia

ArteSumapaz Artist Residency

San Bernardo, Colombia

ArteSumapaz is a non-profit arts and culture center located on a former coffee plantation in the Andes Mountains of Colombia, offering self-directed artist residencies of 4-24 weeks for visual artists, musicians, writers, architects, clay artists, performers, and other creative makers. The residency provides studio spaces, accommodation in a hundred-year-old hacienda, and opportunities to engage with an alternative school and local community through workshops and exhibitions.

FLORA ars+natura

Bogotá, Colombia

FLORA ars+natura is a non-profit contemporary art space in Bogotá, Colombia that specializes in the relationship between art, nature, and the body. The residency program hosts international and Colombian artists for stays ranging from 2 months to a year, providing studio space, accommodation, curatorial mentorship, and opportunities for collaborative practices and cultural exchange.

Lugar a Dudas

Cali, Colombia

Lugar a Dudas is an independent, non-profit artist residency and contemporary art space in Cali, Colombia, founded in 2005 by artist Oscar Muñoz to foster research, dialogue, reflection, and experimentation among local and international artists and curators. The residency program, started in 2006, provides an interactive platform for process-based work without rigid structure, encouraging exchanges with the local art community through talks, open studios, and access to facilities. It emphasizes visual arts but is open to diverse fields like curation, performance, dance, writing, and activism, while offering comfortable housing in a nearby house with shared workshops and communal areas.