Free Book Art Residencies
16 residencies
Fully funded book art residencies that cover both housing and a stipend. These programs remove financial barriers entirely, letting you focus on your art.
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Casa Taller El Boga Mompox
Mompox, Colombia
Cultural foundation and artist residency in a restored colonial house, offering accommodation, community exchange, workshops, and access to shared creative spaces.

Culture Moves Europe Residency
O Savinao, Spain
Culture Moves Europe residency support in Spain for legal entities hosting artists and cultural professionals; projects can include accommodation, workspaces, mentoring, and cross-border collaboration.

Institut français Cité Arts Residency
Paris, France
Organizer Information This programme is jointly run by the Institut français and the Cité internationale des arts. The Institut français supports French culture internationally, helping to promote the French language, the circulation of works and ideas, and the mobility of artists throughout the world, while working to promote cultural diversity and contribute to the hosting

LIBITUM
Brussels, Belgium
A Belgian non-profit residency network supporting research, experimentation, and artistic creation across disciplines, including writing residencies in Brussels.
Martin Roth Initiative Temporary relocation for Artists and cultural actors at risk
Berlin, Germany
Organizer Information The Martin Roth-Initiative is a joint project of ifa – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen and the Goethe-Institut, founded in response to the global shrinking of civic spaces. It was established in in response to the global decline in pre-political freedoms, named after Martin Roth, the museum director and cultural scientist who served as

Mino Art Info
Mino City, Japan
Mino Art Info assists artists and researchers with networking, project development, workshops, and cross-cultural exchange in Mino City, and can introduce accommodations, atelier spaces, and longer-term housing.

Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Misk Art Residency, under the Misk Art Institute, focuses on supporting artistic development through its Masaha Residency program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The program is designed to cultivate the art sector through studio-based opportunities that facilitate discourse, research, and experimentation around themes relevant to the local community. Artists are provided with dedicated studios, production support, and opportunities to engage in public program events and showcase new work. The residency aims to foster meaningful exchanges between artists and the local community, promoting critical engagement with contemporary issues.

Morgan Conservatory
Cleveland, United States
The Morgan Conservatory offers an Artist in Residence (AiR) program supported by the Windgate Foundation, providing opportunities for emerging and established artists worldwide who specialize in papermaking, book arts, and printing. The residency invites artists to develop focused projects within the Morgan’s state-of-the-art facilities, including a paper studio, bindery, and print studio. While housing is not provided, artists receive a stipend to support travel, and additional housing resources are available. Residents have 24-hour access to the facilities and opportunities to engage with the community through workshops, artist talks, and exhibitions. The residency typically ranges from two weeks to one month, and residents are encouraged to instruct workshops or present their work. The Morgan is dedicated to fostering artistic growth in a sustainable, community-focused environment.
Platform Dalí
Barcelona, Spain
Organizer Information Platform Dalí is a new international art-and-science programme launched by the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, based in Barcelona and anchored in the city's scientific ecosystem, established through collaborations with five leading science centers: the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), the Institute for High

Power Institute Paris Art
Paris, France
Organizer Information The Power Institute is a long-established Australian research and cultural institution affiliated with the University of Sydney. For more than fifty years, it has supported artists, curators, and researchers through international residency and fellowship programs, with a strong focus on facilitating research-based artistic practice in global cultural centers. One of its most significant

Prairie Residency
Vicksburg, United States
Organizer Information Prairie is an artist‑centered residency program based in rural Advance, North Carolina (USA), designed to support creative development through focused, uninterrupted studio time close to nature. Set on one acre of land and housed within a historic 1870 country home surrounded by oak trees, Prairie fosters a slow, contemplative environment that encourages sustained

Residency Skagen AiR - (Denmark)
Skagen, Denmark
Organizer Information: Skagen’s Museum focuses on the Scandinavian artists’ colony, the Skagen painters, active since the late 19th century. Skagen AiR revitalizes the historical studios located in the museum's beautiful gardens, aiming to build new relations between resident artists and the cultural history, community, and people of Skagen. Title & Description: Applications are open for

TYPA Artist in Residence
Tartu, Estonia
TYPA Artist in Residence is a dynamic residency program founded in at the TYPA Paper and Print Centre in Tartu, Estonia, welcoming artists from Nordic and Baltic countries as well as international artists. The program offers 3-month residencies with access to printmaking and paper arts facilities, accommodation, workspace, and financial support, while also accepting artists working in diverse mediums including new media, sculpture, sound, and painting.

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University offers multiple artist residency programs including the Torpedo Factory Art Center Post-Graduation Residency (3 months for recent graduates), the Book Art Residency (12-14 weeks in summer), and the Emerging Artist Fellowship in Craft/Material Studies (one academic year for recent MFA graduates). These programs provide studio space, stipends, and professional development opportunities for emerging artists.

Volland Residency
Alma, United States
A rural residency offering quiet time, living and studio space, and exchange for creatives across many disciplines in Kansas’s Flint Hills.

White Buffalo Land Trust's Artist in Residence
Lompoc, United States
Artists live and work at Jalama Canyon Ranch, creating place-based work that engages ecology, regenerative agriculture, and community through educational and participatory offerings.
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