Performance Residencies in Romania

Bucharest AiR

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest AiR is an artist residency program in Bucharest, Romania, founded in , that hosts practitioners working with new media, performance, research-based work, video, installation, and site-specific interventions related to language, voice, public speech, and discourse. It offers tailor-made living and working spaces of around 50 square meters in or near the city center, with flexible durations of 1 to 3 months, ongoing applications year-round, and encourages transdisciplinary collaborations and public events like exhibitions or presentations. Residents must live and work in Romania during their stay, with priority for projects engaging the local Romanian context.

The Romanian Association of Contemporary Art (ARAC) in Bucharest offers artist residencies, such as the ARAC Art & Residency and 58 Plantelor Residency, enabling international artists and curators to develop artworks for exhibitions while engaging with the Romanian cultural scene. Programs typically last six weeks, focus on themes like climate change, migration, and technology, and culminate in shows at venues like Anca Poterasu Gallery. ARAC, a non-profit founded in , promotes contemporary art through residencies, exhibitions, and cultural exchanges.