Interdisciplinary Residencies in Sweden

ARNA i Fågelriket

Harlösa, Sweden

ARNA i Fågelriket is an artist residency program run by the nonprofit association ARNA in Harlösa, Sweden, exploring the relationship between art and nature in the bird-rich area known as Fågelriket between Krankesjön and Vombsjön. Selected artists receive free accommodation in a half-timbered house for typically one month, where they create art, engage with the local environment, and interact with the community. The program, one of Sweden's first international residencies started in , emphasizes sustainability through cultural dimensions and projects like Land Art.

Baltic Art Center

Visby, Sweden

Baltic Art Center (BAC) is a prominent artist residency program based in Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden, since 2001, serving as an international meeting place in the Baltic Sea region for contemporary artists. It provides artists with time, space, and resources to develop new ideas and projects individually or collaboratively. BAC focuses on contemporary art practices and has hosted programs like The Site Residency.

Botkyrka Konsthall

Tumba, Sweden

Residence Botkyrka is a context-based interdisciplinary residency program hosted by Botkyrka Konsthall for internationally active artists, curators, architects, researchers, art educators, and cultural workers interested in site-specific work in Botkyrka. It provides a two-bedroom apartment in Fittja as a temporary home for researching and exploring new forms of art in public spaces, supporting projects that require longer stays and local participation. Residencies typically last one to two months, with stipends, housing, travel support, and production budgets offered in certain programs.

Cirkör LAB

Norsborg, Sweden

Cirkör LAB is a residency program by Cirkus Cirkör, Sweden's leading contemporary circus organization, offering year-round international residencies for performers, groups, and companies to develop cross-boundary arts, science, and circus projects in dedicated spaces. It provides two residency areas with facilities like rigging, dance mats, project rooms, kitchens, and showers, emphasizing undisturbed work alongside opportunities for sharing processes through documentation and presentations, though no housing is available. Located in Norsborg, the program supports both short- and long-term stays with potential technical and creative assistance.

Konstepidemin

Gothenburg, Sweden

Konstepidemin is Sweden's largest workplace for independent artists, located near Linnéplatsen in Gothenburg, housing over 130 professionals across visual arts, music, writing, film, theater, and dance. Its artist-in-residence program, running since 1990, offers five guest studios to international artists, writers, musicians, curators, and speakers for 1-6 month stays, fostering a productive environment for artistic development and public engagement. Residents live and work in equipped studio apartments with access to shared facilities like a graphics workshop.

Rejmyre Art Lab Center for Peripheral Studies

Rejmyre, Sweden

Rejmyre Art Lab Center for Peripheral Studies is an artist-run organization in Rejmyre, Sweden, founded in by artists Daniel Peltz and Sissi Westerberg, focusing on long-term, place-based artistic research exploring rural, industrial, ecological, and social contexts through ensemble residencies and embedded practices. It offers funded international residency programs like Tropism and Refuging, providing stipends, housing, production support, and access to spaces such as the Refuging Pavilion, with emphasis on collective reflection, community engagement, and site-specific installations. Activities include post-MFA fellowships, experimental glass projects, seminars, exhibitions, and pedagogical programs in the village.