Curation Residencies in Greece

ARC Athens

Athens, Greece

ARCAthens, established in 2017 as a not-for-profit organization in Athens, Greece, offers a flagship program known as the Athens Residency. This program provides two fully-funded fellowship opportunities, one each for visual artists and curators. These fellowships enable participants to live and work in Athens, immersing themselves in the city's ongoing cultural renaissance. The program is renowned for its comprehensive approach, including promotional services and robust networking opportunities like studio visits, private collection tours, and bespoke tours of local institutions. Additionally, fellows participate in various community events, enhancing their immersion and response to the vibrant local culture. The residency aims to enrich the professional and creative lives of its participants, offering a platform for deep engagement with Athens' artistic scene. ARCAthens values diversity, welcoming international applicants and focusing on fostering a broad range of creative thought and practice. The residency, free from extensive obligations, does require fellows to participate in a bespoke seminar and a public end-of-residency event. Practical aspects of the fellowship include a two-month duration, a $2,000 USD prize, air travel, a weekly stipend, and accommodation with shared facilities. The selection process involves an independent committee.

Cycladic Arts is an artist-run residency program in a renovated traditional Cycladic house in Alyki, a seaside village on Paros, Greece, fostering dialogue and exchange among creatives from diverse backgrounds through living and working in a unique cultural setting. It provides opportunities for visual artists, theorists, curators, writers, and others to reflect, research, produce work, receive studio visits, and exhibit at the end of their stay. The program emphasizes international collaborations and artistic experimentation inspired by the island's heritage.

EIGHT, critical institute for arts and politics

Athens, Greece

EIGHT is a cultural space in central Athens that hosts an artist residency program open to artists, theorists, and researchers across artistic, curatorial, and critical practices, particularly encouraging research-based work engaging with socially/politically engaged practices, alternative ecologies, and urban interventions. The program provides time and space for developing, testing, and presenting work through an initial work-sharing presentation, meetings with the collective, and a final public presentation, with opportunities for collaboration on hybrid events across art, politics, and theory. Located near Exarcheia and Omonoia square, it supports urban research and social action in response to Greece's socio-political landscape.

Mudhouse Residency

Agios Ioannis, Greece

The Mudhouse Residency, situated in the serene village of Agios Ioannis on Crete, Greece, is a haven for artists seeking inspiration from the stunning natural environment, solitude for creative growth, an artistic community for enriching professional practices, and a deep cultural immersion in a region with a rich historical background. Founded in 2015, the Mudhouse is now in its eighth year and offers three two-week sessions each summer to a diverse, multicultural, and multi-generational group of international contemporary artists. The residency welcomes artists from various disciplines, including visual arts, writing, music, and performance, fostering dialogues across traditional boundaries. Participants are invited to share their work with fellow residents through presentations and to partake in a closing exhibition that integrates the local historical and natural scenery. The Mudhouse is distinct for its commitment to affordability and diversity, achieved through the support of individual donors and foundations, which allows the provision of both full and partial fellowships determined by a competitive, juried process based on merit and financial need. The residency fee covers accommodations, as well as lunch and dinner served daily, with artists encouraged to explore Crete's rich landscape and historical sites.

Onassis AiR

Athens, Greece

Onassis AiR, established in Athens, Greece, in 2019 by the Onassis Foundation, is a pioneering Artistic Research, Residency & Fellowship Program designed to support arts professionals from various disciplines. It offers a unique environment for artists to explore their practices deeply without the pressure of producing a final work. Emphasizing artistic research and process, Onassis AiR has grown into a vibrant hub for cross-disciplinary exchange, operating as a mycelium-like network within the Onassis ecosystem and beyond. The program encourages artistic experimentation, speculative practices, and non-linear storytelling, fostering a community of peer-to-peer interconnection and knowledge sharing. Onassis AiR's mission is to serve as a catalyst for artistic exploration, offering a platform for co-creation and opening its doors to a diverse community of artists through international networks and collaborations. The residency provides various professional development opportunities, including mentoring, workshops, and engagement with the local art scene. It supports a wide range of disciplines, offering individual and collective resources to facilitate artistic growth and experimentation. Onassis AiR is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and collaborative working environment, further enriching the artistic community and fostering meaningful dialogues and exchanges.

Peru Athens Residency

Athens, Greece

ARCAthens' flagship Athens Residency offers fully-funded 2-month fellowships for visual artists, curators, and scholars. Includes housing, $2,000 prize, weekly stipend, air travel. Open to non-Greek residents; features networking and public events.