Interdisciplinary Residencies in Poland

AIR Wro

Wrocław, Poland

AIR Wro is one of Poland's longest-running artist mobility programmes, developed as a legacy of Wrocław's European Capital of Culture designation. It supports Polish and international artists, curators, researchers, journalists, activists and animators through residencies and study visits, focusing on contemporary culture, urban issues, and international cultural exchange.

Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art

Ustka, Poland

Cultural institution promoting contemporary art with three exhibition spaces. Organizes ~36 exhibitions yearly, lectures, workshops, and the Polish Biennale of Young Art 'Rybie Oko'. Hosts international artist residencies.

Fundacja Ziemniaki i

Jonkowo, Poland

Fundacja Ziemniaki i is an international cultural foundation dedicated to supporting early-career artists, designers, craftspeople, writers, and curators. The organization emphasizes the vital role of culture in addressing critical issues like climate change and social polarization. In collaboration with Stroboskop Art Space, they aim to strengthen the cultural sector in Central and Eastern Europe.

Laznia Center for Contemporary Art

Gdansk, Poland

The Artists and Curators in Residence Program at Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdańsk, Poland, is dedicated to Polish and international artists, curators, and researchers across various disciplines, focusing on art in public space, art & science, international exchange, and education. Since , over 100 participants have engaged in residencies held in the converted top floor of the Łaźnia 2 building in Nowy Port, which includes living spaces, gallery, workshops, studio cinema, and library. The program features bilateral exchanges, an AIR Incubator for young artists, and open calls like those offering long-term research residencies with housing, per diems, and fees.

Nowa Szkola/New School

Kopice, Poland

Nowa Szkoła is an artist residency program housed in a renovated Prussian school building in Kopice, Poland, offering individual and group residencies for creative professionals including artists, musicians, researchers, and cultural theorists. The program emphasizes sustainable practices and community engagement, with participants able to rest, work, research, and collaborate in nature while meeting other creative individuals.

Residence at the 360° Gallery #home edition

Krakow, Poland

31-day remote artistic residency where selected artists create original audiovisual projects in 360° format for presentation at the 360° Gallery's innovative projection system.

Studio Burdąg

Burdąg, Poland

Studio Burdąg is a workshop house in Burdąg, Poland, dedicated to movement and development workshops, training, and artistic residencies, run by the Burdąg Foundation founded by dancer and choreographer Marysia Stokłosa. It serves as a private creative space for a family of artists, supporting experiments in contemporary dance, performance, new dance, and interdisciplinary art, providing spaces for work, concentration, and international collaborations. Programs like the 'About Time' residency offer focused environments for artists to create, experiment, and connect across disciplines.

Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art

Warsaw, Poland

The Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw offers interdisciplinary artist residencies since 2002, hosting over 300 professionals including artists, curators, researchers, and collectives from more than 50 countries. These invitation-based or open-call stays, lasting several months, emphasize individual practice, experimentation, research, and collaboration with local context, providing access to production facilities and leading to diverse outcomes like performances, lectures, and community projects.

Villa Decius

Kraków, Poland

The Villa Decius Institute for Culture in Kraków, Poland, operates the Artists' Residencies Centre, hosting multiple residency programs for writers, translators, visual artists, scriptwriters, playwrights, and persecuted creators from around the world. Each program provides housing in comfortable rooms at the historic Łaski's House within the Renaissance palace-park complex, along with monthly scholarships, travel reimbursements, and opportunities for professional development and cultural engagement. Specific initiatives include the Krakow UNESCO Residency, ICORN for at-risk artists, Artistic Scholarship for visual artists focused on Polish heritage, and others like Arts in Exile for literature, visual arts, and music.

Wyspa Progress Foundation

Gdansk, Poland

The Wyspa Progress Foundation, founded in 1994 in Gdansk, Poland, operates an interdisciplinary artist residency program called Wyspa AIR Port, aimed at introducing international researchers, theoreticians, critics, and creators of visual culture to the Tricity and Polish art scene. Residents collaborate with curators and project coordinators, access production resources, and engage in several-week stays focused on research and experimentation in their chosen fields. The program supports bold initiatives exploring connections with new technologies, ecology, posthumanism, and experimental forms at their Art Lab Wyspa venue on Sobieszewo Island.