Illustration Residencies with Housing

Residencia Corazón (Corazon)

La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Residencia Corazón, located in La Plata, Argentina, offers a dynamic Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program for international artists, curators, and writers. The program provides a fully personalized experience for each participant, offering support in navigating the local arts scene, research, production, and post-production of works. Artists, writers, and curators from all disciplines are welcome, and residencies are available with or without exhibition opportunities. The residency offers accommodations in private rooms, access to studio spaces, and curated networking with local artists and institutions. While the residency does not offer financial support, it assists artists applying for grants in their home countries by providing necessary documents. Residencia Corazón offers a vibrant space for creative exploration and engagement in Argentina’s cultural scene.

Helene Wurlitzer Foundation (HWF)

Taos, New Mexico, United States

The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation (HWF) is a private, non-profit organization that has been supporting the arts since 1954. Located on a fifteen-acre campus in Taos, New Mexico, HWF offers one of the oldest artist residency programs in the USA. The Foundation provides three months of rent-free and utility-paid housing to visual artists, literary artists, and music composers from around the world. The campus consists of eleven fully furnished casitas, each tailored to the specific needs of different types of artists. The Foundation’s mission is to support the artist and the creative process, offering a peaceful setting for artists to pursue their work without imposed expectations or quotas. Applications are reviewed by a committee of professionals in various artistic disciplines, ensuring a diverse and enriching residency experience.

Mudhouse Residency

Agios Ioannis, Greece

The Mudhouse Residency, situated in the serene village of Agios Ioannis on Crete, Greece, is a haven for artists seeking inspiration from the stunning natural environment, solitude for creative growth, an artistic community for enriching professional practices, and a deep cultural immersion in a region with a rich historical background. Founded in 2015, the Mudhouse is now in its eighth year and offers three two-week sessions each summer to a diverse, multicultural, and multi-generational group of international contemporary artists. The residency welcomes artists from various disciplines, including visual arts, writing, music, and performance, fostering dialogues across traditional boundaries. Participants are invited to share their work with fellow residents through presentations and to partake in a closing exhibition that integrates the local historical and natural scenery. The Mudhouse is distinct for its commitment to affordability and diversity, achieved through the support of individual donors and foundations, which allows the provision of both full and partial fellowships determined by a competitive, juried process based on merit and financial need. The residency fee covers accommodations, as well as lunch and dinner served daily, with artists encouraged to explore Crete's rich landscape and historical sites.

Artist in Residence Bergen at USF Verftet

Bergen, Norway

The Artist in Residence Bergen at USF Verftet is a program offered by USF Verftet, a former sardine factory turned contemporary culture house in Bergen, Norway, providing 3-month residencies to professional foreign artists in all fields to foster collaborations with local artists. It includes a rent-free studio and accommodation, though artists must cover all other expenses like travel and materials. Note that as of January , Bergen municipality has withdrawn funding, leading to reduced residencies and a delayed application ; contact air@usf.no for updates.

The Embassy of Foreign Artists (EOFA) is an international residency program based in Geneva, Switzerland, established in , that welcomes artists, researchers, and cultural actors from around the world. The program provides logistical and financial support for creative development, with a focus on bridging artistic and scientific practices around themes such as imagination in research processes.

Fordham University

Bronx, United States

Private Jesuit research university established in 1841. Enrolls over 16,000 students across three campuses in New York State, offering degrees in over 60 disciplines with a rigorous core curriculum spanning science, literature, history, theology, philosophy, and arts.

Galerie Stihl Waiblingen

Waiblingen, Germany

Municipal gallery specializing in works on or made of paper, including classical drawings, prints, comics, and design drawings. Hosts three temporary exhibitions annually with focus on drawing and paper art.

KITOKIA GRAFIKA

Kaunas, Lithuania

KITOKIA GRAFIKA promotes independent comic culture via comics residency, publishing, risography press, workshops, and library/shop. Offers live-in studio with risographs, tools, and support for comics/visual artists.

Les Ateliers du Plessix-Madeuc

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, France

Les Ateliers du Plessix-Madeuc, based in Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, France, supports young visual artists, particularly painters and illustrators under 35, through three-month residency programs offering individual studios, accommodation, a stipend, and art equipment. Residents engage in research and production, participate in public events like open days, conferences, and workshops, and exhibit their work at the end, leaving one piece for the organization's collection for five years. The program, running since and in its current location since , fosters interactions between artists and diverse local publics in a coastal setting.

Moniker Art Foundation

Tulum, Mexico

The Moniker Art Foundation offers an inaugural International Artist Residency Program in Tulum, Mexico, for 4 artists (2 international and 2 local Mexican) focused on Urban and New Contemporary art, including urban art, fine art, and illustration. Artists immerse in the Yucatán Peninsula's culture, collaborate on a large-scale public mural with children from the non-profit LADLE, and participate in workshops, excursions, and networking over 10 days. Accommodation is provided at a beachfront hotel with studio space on-site in the jungle and beach areas.

Pépinières Européennes de Création

Paris, France

Pépinières Européennes de Création is a European network supporting artistic residencies and creation programs for emerging artists across various disciplines, including multidisciplinary and visual arts projects. It partners with organizations to launch open calls for residencies in locations such as France, Poland, Italy, and Belgium, often providing grants like €10,000 plus accommodation. Recent calls include residencies focused on themes like the Art of Remembrance and illustration/graphic literature.

Phoenix Athens

Athens, Greece

Phoenix Athens is a nonprofit artist-run gallery and residency in Athens that provides international and local creatives with space, facilities, and time to develop their artistic practice while engaging with the local community. Founded in by artist Dimitri Yin, the residency emphasizes inclusion, social justice, ecology, and multiculturalism through its Villa Exarcheia program, which offers lodging, workshop access, and exhibition opportunities.

The Foggy Bee Art Retreat/Residency

Milbridge, United States

Creative retreat and art studio offering 1-week collaborative residency experiences for up to 3 creatives. Includes 1100 SF light-filled studio, accommodations in neighboring cottage, nightly family-style dinners, and guided outings.

The Ou Gallery

Vancouver Island, Canada

The Ou Gallery is a gorgeous and intimate place to nurture your creative rest and renewal. Artists and writers have 24-hour access to their own designated studio in a 100 year-old boat-building workshop and a thoughtfully appointed private bedroom in a shared suite with a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom. Our Great Room, with its modern fireplace, original fir floors, 12’ ceilings and huge windows overlooking a creek fed by Mount Swuq'us (and frequented by herons and owls) is a perfect spot to unwind and connect with other creatives after a full day in the studio. Located in the Quw'ustun Valley, in the heart of Vancouver Island, a stunning, nature-filled place. Come here to decompress, gather new inspiration alongside like-minded artists and devote space and time to your work. There is no fee to apply. Residencies are two or four weeks long. See website for details: www.theougallery.com.

Villa Medici

Roma, Italy

Villa Medici, home to the French Academy in Rome since 1803, is a prestigious artist residency on Rome's Pincian Hill that welcomes nearly 70 artists, writers, researchers, and craftspeople annually for stays ranging from two weeks to one year. The program provides fully funded residencies with accommodation, studio space, and support across diverse disciplines including visual arts, music, literature, architecture, and crafts, maintaining a legacy of artistic patronage dating back to 1666.

We-Che Art Residency

Ruta 259 km50, Argentina

We-Che is the place we chose to live and work, it is an artist run project, founded and designed by artists for artists. Located near Trevelin in the Chubut region of Patagonia Argentina, it is indeed the most austral Art Residency. We offer a tranquil workspace in an inspiring environment, a place to connect with other artists and engage with Patagonia as a complex natural, historical, and cultural ecosystem, fostering a respectful relationship between art and nature. located on 2ha piece of landscape, crossed by a river, planted of pine trees and native trees and bush. In a rural and natural area, bordering the Cascadas de Nant Y Fall Protected Natural Area and just a few kilometers from the southern entrance of Los Alerces National Park. We-Che is situated on the 259 Road, approximately 13km from the town of Trevelín and 15km from Futaleufú and the Chilean border. Located close to the historic village of Trevelin (10km) founded by Welsh immigrants. In a beautiful natural nest, in the heart of a valley facing the pre-Andean mountains, backing onto a protected natural area of over 40 hectares, crossed by a river and its waterfalls. Facing the 16th of October Valley, its vineyards, its famous and vast 5million tulip field, and the majestic mountains in the background. Beautiful changing skies and clear nights without light pollution. We-Che Welcome international nature-focused artists, writers and creative searchers, emerging or established, of any country and any discipline if their project fits to We-Che’s structures and facilities. Depending on the project, we can adapt our spaces and set up different equipments. That’s why we recommend applicants to detail their projects and needs. We-Che offers 2 distincts AIR program. General AIR program for fully self directed projects. Artists are free and autonomous in their practice and how they use their time at We-Che. If needed obviously we may punctually give a hand, and normal help and support. The duration can be modulated from 1 week to 2 month. General Residency cost : 350 USD / week - 1300 USD / month Special BOOK project AIR program half guided residency with a minimum duration of 1 month (extra weeks can be added to adjust to the final project, especially if combining with creation and /or production. A gradual mentorship and individual support aiming to achieve a personal book projects, or an Artbook project during the residency, from A to Z Residency for book project cost : 1600 USD / month - 350 USD / extra week Austral Spring 2026 residencies in September October and November 2026 Austral Summer 2026/2027 residencies in December 2026 and January 2027 Deadline application: september 31 Capacity We-Che can currently welcome up to 3 (max 4) artists simultaneously Accommodation Each artist have a private room, a private bathroom with toilet and shower, and a private desk. Studioworkshop All residents have access to the shared working living space a shared kitchen, laundry space. Interior and exterior workspace, and to the Eclectic Evolutive Library. Free wifi in private and shared space. How to apply Download and fill the application form on our website > how to apply section email it to We-Che: hola@wecheartresidency.ovh we try to answer everyone within 3-5 business days. You may also send us a pdf with a brief description of your project or what you want to achieve in We-Che along with some pictures of related works and any information that can help us understand. For more information and details about the AIR programs, the application, our equipments and facilities, or about the local context feel free to visit We-Che’s website and if you stil have questions to write us at hola@wecheartresidency.ovh Weblinks : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weche_residency/ Website : https://wecheartresidency.ovh/