Visual Arts Residencies in Mexico

ACRAR Anima Casa Rural

San Isidro Mazatepec, Mexico

ACRAR Anima Casa Rural is an artist residency program in San Isidro Mazatepec, Mexico, offering time and space for reflection, research, and production in a rural, ecologically sustainable setting that emphasizes cultural exchange. It provides self-directed residencies, particularly for visual artists, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and makers focused on land-related, low-waste practices, with shared accommodations, meals, and access to studios. Residents finance their own stays, with options like 14-day residencies including lodging, transport, and a day trip to Guadalajara.

Allende Arts Space

Calle Ignacio Allende 20, Mexico

Name of Residency: Allende Arts ResidencyYou’re invited to become part of a vibrant, dynamic community of local and international artists in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Here at Allende Arts, you’ll have ample space, time and freedom to focus on your work and engage in the larger creative community, where you’ll enjoy gallery tours, openings, music venues and a myriad of other cultural, social, and artistic opportunities.We offer one large live/work studio with ensuite bath and one s

APAPACHO CDMX

Mexico City, Mexico

Apapacho is a hostel in Mexico City's Historic Center, in a 100+ year-old building. Features pod-like dorms, outdoor terrace with skyline views, coworking zone, kitchen, and chill areas. Close to Zocalo and Fine Arts Palace.

Art Shelter Mexico

Calle Benito Moreno 4, Mexico

Name of Residency: Art Shelter MexicoThe residency is designed for multimedia artists to come enjoy the stay and produce, anything from painting to sculpture, to writing etcResidency Programme since: 2024Description of Organisation: Art Shelter Mexico, founded by artist Fernando Moreno near Mexico City, is a residency created by artists, for artists. Designed as a quiet, inspiring space in nature, it offers creatives the time and freedom to focus on their work while connecting with an internatio

Asociación Jupiterfab

Calle Penitenciaria 660, Mexico

Name of Residency: Jupiterfab Art ResidencyThe residency started in 2022 and supports art projects and artists who are willing to inspire themselves in the city of Guadalajara, in Mexico. (We give special attentions to projects that will to create social impact.)We are located in Colonia Americana, which was named as the coolest neighborhood in the world by a famous international magazine, in 2023.We are inviting international artists from different disciplines and working on different medias to

Casa Lü Parque

Mexico City, Mexico

Casa Lü Parque is an artist-run visual arts residency in Mexico City near Parque Hundido, founded in 2017. It provides dedicated studio space, accommodation, and engagement with Mexico City's contemporary art scene through weekly critiques, cultural outings, studio visits with local artists, and a final group exhibition. The program hosts small cohorts of 5-6 artists and emphasizes sustained practice and experimentation within an active cultural context.

CASA NAATIK

Yalcobá, Yucatán, Mexico

Casa Naatik is an eco arts center in the Yucatan jungle near Yalcobá, offering artistic residencies with cabins, workshops, library, and nature immersion. Focuses on sustainable creation in literature, sculpture, ceramics, visual arts, textiles, film.

Comunidad Creativa Camino Al Arte

Antigua Via S/N, Mexico

Name of Residency: San Miguel de Allende Residency ProgramOur residency program for artists offers two, four, six and eight-week stays, with flexibility for those seeking a longer stay. Residents can choose to have greater impact during their stay by leading and participating in local community projects. We welcome contemporary artists in plastic arts; visual arts; performing arts; literature; digital arts; and filmmaking.Perpetuating the artistic heritage of San Miguel de Allende, our purpose i

Estudio Abierto

Oaxaca, Mexico

Estudio Abierto is an artistic residency in Oaxaca focused on research and production of contemporary art and design, fostering dialogue with local artisans and cultural actors through collaborative immersion.

Estudio Chapulín

Gral. Pedro Antonio de Los Santos 74, Mexico

Estudio Chapulín is an artist residency in Mexico City for actively practicing visual and plastic artists, offering shared or independent studio spaces with comfortable accommodations in a vibrant cultural neighborhood. The program includes professional dialogue, critical sessions with arts professionals, and culminating open studio events to connect residents with the local arts scene.

Estudio Marte

Eligio Ancona 221, Mexico

Name of Residency: REMALa residencia REMA en Estudio Marte, es un programa independiente que ofrece un espacio de creación, reflexión y desarrollo profesional para artistas y agentes culturales de todas las disciplinas. Nuestro objetivo es fomentar la experimentación artística en un entorno seguro y colaborativo, libre de las limitaciones del contexto habitual. La residencia incluye un programa estructurado que combina mentoría personalizada, talleres, sesiones de crítica y actividades de formac

La Ceiba Gráfica

Hidalgo no. 1, Mexico

La Ceiba Gráfica invites people from all over the world to come and experience an environment where art, natural beauty and traditional manual techniques come together.Residents stay in one of our nine double or twin rooms that date from 1910, which are large and bright, with simple and attractive furniture and decor. Most have direct access to the large terrace with views over the green valley below and, on clear days, to the Pico de Orizaba, a dormant volcano that is the highest peak in the co

La Coyotera Taller Estudio

Morelia, Mexico

Independent art studio and residency in rural Umécuaro, near Morelia, focused on ceramics, stone sculpture, land art, and visual arts.

Liliput Gallery

Puebla, Mexico

Liliput Gallery is a cultural association and art gallery in Puebla, Mexico, that organizes an international Artist-in-Residence program along with exhibitions and exchanges between Mexican and foreign artists. Directed by mixed media artist Devin Asher Cohen, it features a shared studio space upstairs and rents out another studio for residents. The program supports experimental and multidisciplinary artists, as evidenced by past residents like Ana Vizcarra Rankin.

Moniker Art Foundation

Tulum, Mexico

The Moniker Art Foundation offers an inaugural International Artist Residency Program in Tulum, Mexico, for 4 artists (2 international and 2 local Mexican) focused on Urban and New Contemporary art, including urban art, fine art, and illustration. Artists immerse in the Yucatán Peninsula's culture, collaborate on a large-scale public mural with children from the non-profit LADLE, and participate in workshops, excursions, and networking over 10 days. Accommodation is provided at a beachfront hotel with studio space on-site in the jungle and beach areas.

Womb Mexico

Calle Reforma 5, Mexico

Name of Residency: Womb Residency ProgramWomb is a four-week residency located in the heart of a vibrant Mexican neighborhood that integrates creative production, restorative practice, and community engagement. The program supports visiting artists—particularly those oriented toward social practice and activism—in developing a public-facing project (performance, exhibition, concert, or workshop) for local audiences. Womb provides technical and logistical assistance, community-building resources,