Multidisciplinary Residencies in Thailand

Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts & Culture

Nongpho, Thailand

Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts & Culture, founded in 2011 in Nongpho, Ratchaburi, Thailand, offers an International Artist in Residence Program focused on community engagement, cultural exchange, and multidisciplinary practice. Situated in a Tai Yuan heritage town, the program invites international artists, curators, and researchers to stay for periods ranging from three weeks to three months. Artists engage with the community through workshops, exhibitions, and collaborative events. The program promotes contemporary art in rural and urban contexts, fostering creative interactions and direct engagement with the local culture and landscape. Artists can work in shared studio spaces with access to basic tools, and they are provided accommodation within a community-centric setting. The residency is self-funded by artists, with a participation fee of $100 per week for open calls, while invited artists may receive additional support. This artist-run residency emphasizes the importance of a shared artistic experience, community integration, and artistic development through critical discussion and cultural immersion.

e x t a n t a t i o n

Chiang Mai, Thailand

The e x t a n t a t i o n Artist-In-Residence (AIR) program in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is a secondary residency open to multidisciplinary, performance, sound, media artists, musicians, filmmakers, and writers with critical and experimental practices. Located on the margins where urbanism meets countryside, it offers a process-oriented space for artists to immerse in the local reality, disconnect from usual environments, and reflect on their context. Facilities include a private bedroom, optional 40m2 studio suitable for small performances or computer-based work, a bicycle, art scene introduction, and airport pickup, with residencies typically lasting 1-4 weeks for a fee.

Studios 94

Chiang Mai, Thailand

STUDIOS 94 is an artist-run multidisciplinary creative hub in Chiang Mai, Thailand, offering a 2-month Artist Residency with private on-site bedroom, integrated studio desk, and a final gallery exhibition, alongside a Monthly Studio Program with dedicated desk in a shared professional studio. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with fees of 69,000 THB for the residency and 12,500 THB per month for the studio, inclusive of utilities, high-speed WiFi, and shared facilities. The space includes a gallery, coworking areas, workshops, rooftop, lounge, kitchen, and serves artists, designers, musicians, and makers from around the world.

Surface Arts & HOF

Bangkok, Thailand

Surface Arts & HOF is a collaborative artist residency program in Bangkok's Sukhumvit area, run by Surface Arts and HOF Art, focusing on contemporary artists interested in collaboration, urban environments, and Thai culture to generate new work and cultural understanding. The program provides studio spaces, resident accommodation, galleries, a café bar, and rooftop facilities, with artists paying a monthly fee of 35,000 THB (approx. 850€) that includes housing, airport pickup, staff support, and access to events. Residencies typically last one month minimum, feature open applications year-round, and culminate in exhibitions or exchanges between Thailand and the UK.