Artist Residencies in Sweden with Housing

AiC Residency

Orust, Sweden

Artist in Coexistence (AiC) is a platform for artistic exploration from a posthumanist perspective for creatives from all artistic disciplines. A residency at AiC means that you work in close relationship with the site and in an exploratory collaboration with more-than-human, to open up new patterns of thought and notions of coexistence between human and more-than-human. You as an artist should be curious about how a posthumanist perspective can enrich your own artistic practice but also how your work can contribute to change towards a sustainable planetary coexistence.

Aira Dance Company AB

Jokkmokk, Sweden

Aira Dance Company AB is the world's first Sami dance center, opened in November outside Jokkmokk in Vuollerim, Sweden. It offers artist residencies for dancers, musicians, and other artistic disciplines, with facilities including a dance studio, amphitheater, music studio, and accommodation for up to eight people. The center provides a safe creative space for professional artists to develop work, with opportunities for regional tours and community engagement.

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.

Art Inside Out

Halmstad, Sweden

Nomadic art institution in Halland, Sweden, including Halmstad, offering artist residencies for site-specific contemporary art in unexpected locations.

Art See Ocean Gallery & Artist residence

Nynas Sandvik 1, Sweden

Art See Ocean Gallery & artist in residence Sweden

Ateljé A-M

Örträsk, Sweden

Ateljé A-M is an artist residency in Västra Örträsk, Swedish Lapland, housed in a former 1958 free church with studio, apartment, and facilities for visual arts, literary arts, research, sculpture, design, environmental art, and music.

Ateljé Bredgrind

Bredgrind 6, Sweden

Name of Residency: Ateljé BredgrindAteljé Bredgrind Artist-in-Residency is open to professional artists. The residency program is self-directed. The artist’s residence is in a scenic area, near waterways, rivers, lakes, forests and fields. There are a nature reserve and a national park nearby. Ateljé Bredgrind artist residency is in Avesta Municipality, just 150 km from Stockholm. The place is an inspiring and creative platform for artistic work. Our artist residency offers accommodation and a s

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.

The Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators is an international residential centre located in medieval Visby on Gotland, Sweden, welcoming literary professionals including authors, translators, poets, and screenwriters from all countries, with priority given to those from the Baltic Sea region and Scandinavia. The centre provides free residencies of 3-5 weeks on average, with housing, studio space, and facilities for creative work and international collaboration.

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.

IASPIS

Stockholm, Sweden

The IASPIS residency programme in Stockholm, run by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, provides nine studios for visual and applied arts artists, focusing on international exchange and exploratory artistic work that can be practical or theoretical. Swedish-based artists apply directly, while international artists are invited based on proposals from professionals in the field. Residencies last three to six months, offering studio access, networking opportunities, public events, and for international artists, accommodation and a subsistence grant.

Konst i Halland/Hallands Konstmuseum

Tollsgatan, Sweden

Konst i Halland (Art in Halland) is a resource centre for visual arts. Halland is a region in Sweden on the west coast and has around 300 000 inhabitants and six municipalities. Konst i Halland arrange yearly mobile Artist in Residence programs together with the municipalities in Halland and select and invite artists to take part. Depending on what the artist is interested to work with we link the AiR program with for example local artists, communities, museums, different schools or other intere

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.

Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad Bohuslän

Hamburgsund 457 48, Sweden

Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad Bohuslän (KKV Bohuslän) is an artists' collective workshop in Hamburgsund, Sweden, providing professional artists with access to equipped workshops for techniques like ceramics, textiles, stone, metal, and wood. It organizes artist residencies focused on sculpture and material-based processes, offering stipends, accommodation, and workshop access to selected participants from Nordic countries.

Nordingrå Konstby

Vännersta 109, Sweden

Nordingrå Konstby is an artist residency program located in Vännersta, Nordingrå, in Sweden's High Coast UNESCO World Heritage area, offering year-round stays for professional artists of all disciplines to focus on their work in a communal setting. It provides live/work spaces with studios, simple accommodations, and opportunities for exhibitions, volunteering, and collaboration, with membership perks like discounted rents and courses. The program emphasizes community, new artistic processes, and engagement, such as school activities for volunteers.

Region Örebro County

Örebro, Sweden

AiR in Örebro County is an international and interdisciplinary artist-in-residence program run by Region Örebro County, inviting contemporary artists, craftsmen, and designers to live and work for 5-6 weeks in participating municipalities such as Nora, Hällefors, Frövifors, and Örebro. The fully funded residency provides accommodation, studio/workspace, a working stipend of 36,000 SEK, and travel expenses, while facilitating engagement with local institutions, communities, and the public. It aims to build professional networks, develop the regional art scene, and support new artistic processes.

Region Västernorrland

Prästmon, Sweden

The Artist In Residence Västernorrland (AIRY) program, run by Region Västernorrland, annually invites one ceramic artist, one sound artist, and one author (focusing on working-class literature) to three rural locations, including Prästmon at Hola Folkhögskola. Residencies last 4 weeks in September-October, providing accommodation, meals, a 25,000 SEK grant, studio access, and hosting support without requiring artistic output beyond presentations and student interactions.

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.

Ricklundgården

Axel Arons väg 6, Sweden

Name of Residency: Emma Ricklunds StiftelseResidents are each provided with a private living room, bedroom with bunkbed, work space, kitchen and expansive views of our Marsfjäll mountains.We invite artist to join us at our new art education workshop EMMAS.EMMAS workshop is mainly for children and young people in Vilhelmina municipality, but also young and older adults and retirees. Here we want to create opportunities for people in the community to meet and work with different art forms, but als

RUD AIR is an Artist-In-Residence program in the rural area of Laxarby. It is situated ten km east of the small town of Bengtsfors, in the province of Dalsland, South-West Sweden. Away from the energetic and often hectic art world of the cities, this residency provides a tranquil and intimate space for art and reflection.The program is self-directed. RUD AIR aims to be a retreat for the artists. It simply intends to provide breathing space away from the obligations and routines of everyday life.

Saxemara Artist Studios

Ronneby, Sweden

Saxemara Artist Studios is a multidisciplinary artist residency located in Blekinge, Sweden that offers professional musicians, artists, writers, and other cultural creators a peaceful place to live and work. The residency provides on-site private studios with accommodation and facilities for artists of all disciplines.

Stiftelsen Gamleby Tingshus /Foundation Gamleby Courthouse

Storgatan 1, Sweden

Name of Residency: Tingshusresidens/The Old Courthouse ResidenceWelcome to Tingshusresidens in an old courthouse building in Gamleby, Småland!The Courthouse Residence is located in an old courthouse registry on the ground floor. There is one large studio/bedroom and a fully equipped kitchen.The old notary rooms on the top floor have smaller studios and a shower. There is also a washing machine available in another building . The bedroom is big enough for two persons if you are willing to share a

Theatre in Palm

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Theatre in Palm Residencies offers a unique opportunity for emerging theatre artists to develop professionally and expand their networks across Europe. Hosted in 12 partner countries, these two-week residencies focus on collaboration, inspiration, and the creation of shareable works. Each residency will produce a co-production in various forms, emphasizing themes like social impact, equality, and environmental sustainability. Participants will receive travel, accommodation, and compensation. The program aims to foster cross-cultural exchanges and enhance the visibility of emerging artists in the European theatre scene.

Tomelilla Konsthall

Tomelilla, Sweden

Tomelilla Konsthall, nestled in the charming Swedish countryside, offers the Sten Malmquist Grant for international artists to engage in a 4-6 week residency. Established in 2017, this grant honors the memory of Sten Malmquist, a local benefactor passionate about the arts. Artists from disciplines such as visual arts, sculpture, textile, film, video, installation, or performance are invited to apply, provided they hold a nationality other than Swedish and work primarily outside Sweden. The residency includes a single room accommodation, a work studio, travel costs, and a stipend for production. A requirement for the residency is the artist’s active engagement with the local community through workshops and public presentations of their work. This residency fosters an intimate connection with the rural landscape of southeast Skåne and promotes cultural exchange with the local inhabitants.

Tomma Rum

Bagarmossen, Sweden

Tomma Rum is a self-organized artists' platform and artist group focused on cultural and artistic exchange, arranging a nomadic residency (AIR) every summer in a different smaller municipality in Sweden since by appropriating empty spaces. It typically involves 12 participants who share households, occasionally cook together, and collaborate on the residency program. The base address is in Bagarmossen, Stockholm, with recent examples in places like Kil and upcoming in Forsa.

Unga Dramaten/The Royal Dramatic Theatre

Nybrogatan 2, Sweden

Name of Residency: Unga Dramaten International Writing Residency ProgrammeThe Writing Residency for young audiences is a newly launched programme aimed at professionals working within the performing arts or academia who want to explore an idea, question or theme for children and young people aged 3-15 years old.What we offer in our international Writing residency:A 3-week long residency at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in StockholmAccess to an apartment during the entire periodA travel budget of 10

Visby International Centre for Composers

Visby, Sweden

The Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC) in Visby, Sweden, is a work and meeting place for professional composers from around the world, regardless of genre, offering a focused creative environment with studios and accommodation. It hosts residency programs, such as the ISCM-VICC collaboration providing up to 6 composers per year with free 4-week stays, and promotes contemporary music through concerts, seminars, and projects. Residencies emphasize deep concentration in state-of-the-art facilities like Studio Alpha, Notation rooms, and the Carlqvist Villa guest house.

Name of Residency: ZAM AiRThe residency program at Zam Contemporary offers a discursive space, with the objective of connecting the local with the trans-local and international culture, by embracing the plurality of epistemologies as a mean of decolonizing the singularity of knowledge.Zam AiR is a self-directed reasearch-based residency, allowing the artists unconditional freedom, and how to fill in their stay as it suits them. However, the residency program includes follow ups with artists/ment