Socially Engaged Art 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.

Arthaus Residency

Havana, Cuba

Arthaus Residency, established in 2016 in Havana, Cuba, is a vibrant hub for international artists and researchers. It champions the production, exhibition, and exploration of contemporary art through its diverse programs. Positioned in the heart of Havana, Arthaus Residency not only offers a space for creative practice and experimentation but also serves as a catalyst for promoting the internationalization of Cuban culture. The residency emphasizes collaboration with local art professionals and encourages participants to engage deeply with the sociocultural landscape of Cuba. Each artist embarks on their project with the support of Arthaus staff, focusing on practice, essay, production, research, and culminating in a final presentation to the local audience. With a hosting capacity for four participants, Arthaus fosters an intimate yet dynamic artistic environment. The residency accommodates artists, researchers, and curators, providing a Colonial house for living and working spaces. The selection process is conducted by the Colectivo Arthaus, ensuring a diverse and rich artistic exploration. To apply to our Programs follow this link: https://linktr.ee/arthausartistresidencyhavana For questions, please contact mediaarthaus@gmail.com We offer: - Accommodation in single rooms in a Colonial house - Work space - Exhibition space - Use of media production equipment (projectors, cameras, lights, sound, video editing, etc.) - Curatorial assistance - Visits to Cuban art galleries and artist studios - Invitations to artist talks and workshops - Access to a Spanish-English translator - Transportation to and from Havana Airport for an extra fee.

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.

ACRAR Anima Casa Rural

San Isidro Mazatepec, Mexico

ACRAR Anima Casa Rural is an artist residency program in San Isidro Mazatepec, Mexico, offering time and space for reflection, research, and production in a rural, ecologically sustainable setting that emphasizes cultural exchange. It provides self-directed residencies, particularly for visual artists, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and makers focused on land-related, low-waste practices, with shared accommodations, meals, and access to studios. Residents finance their own stays, with options like 14-day residencies including lodging, transport, and a day trip to Guadalajara.

AiR Celeia

Celje, Slovenia

AiR Celeia is a two-month artist-in-residence program active since at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Celje, Slovenia, welcoming international artists and curators. Residents receive free studio accommodation, a monthly stipend of up to 600 Euro, and opportunities to exhibit or present their work in public spaces throughout the city.

AIR Wro

Wrocław, Poland

AIR Wro is one of Poland's longest-running artist mobility programmes, developed as a legacy of Wrocław's European Capital of Culture designation. It supports Polish and international artists, curators, researchers, journalists, activists and animators through residencies and study visits, focusing on contemporary culture, urban issues, and international cultural exchange.

AiR zusa

Berlin, Germany

AiR zusa is a non-product-oriented residency program in Berlin designed to provide artists, cultural managers, curators, and arts and culture activists from Ukraine and other countries at risk with a safer space for rest, mental health support, and professional resilience-building. The program emphasizes process, self-reflection, and personal growth rather than artistic output, offering participants time to heal and reconnect with local and international cultural networks.

Allianz Foundation Hubs

Prizren, Kosovo

The Allianz Foundation Hubs is a network supporting innovative organizations in arts, culture, civil society, and climate action across Europe, with Autostrada Biennale in Prizren, Kosovo, as its hub focused on contemporary art, community empowerment, and sustainable futures. It facilitates cross-border collaborations including multilateral residencies like 'Residency on the Road: Decolonizing Food,' involving one-week stays in participating hubs such as Prizren, followed by optional production phases. The program emphasizes knowledge exchange, artist-led workshops, and projects on topics like food practices, biodiversity, and social resilience without discipline restrictions.

Art Inside Out

Halmstad, Sweden

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

Arte Utile (AU) Residence

Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia

The Arte Utile (AU) Residency, established in in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, is hosted in a replica of Pino Poggi's former studio and welcomes Slovenian and international artists and theorists in literature, new media art, and visual arts to research the Arte Utile movement and address contemporary social and political challenges. The one-month program fosters social dialogue through practices like exhibitions, happenings, public interventions, and lectures, encouraging reinterpretation of Pino Poggi's socially engaged concepts. It is managed by raum AU and typically hosts one resident at a time, with facilities including a studio, exhibition space, workshops, and nearby housing.

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.

Aveiro Arts House / VIC AIR is an artist residency located in the former home of multifaceted artist Vasco Branco (1919-) in central Aveiro, Portugal. The residency combines arts, culture, and creative tourism while conserving cultural heritage, offering artists private bedrooms, shared working spaces, and access to the venue's gallery, cinema auditorium, and cultural programming.

Bækkelund International Residency

Klemensker, Denmark

Bækkelund International Residency Center for Artists (BIRCA) is a workspace for performing artists and artistic development located in rural surroundings near Klemensker on the northern part of Bornholm island in Denmark. The residency offers individually arranged residencies, participates in the Island Connect program connecting artists across European island residencies, and hosts territorial residencies for up to 5 artists annually focused on community engagement and developing new socially interactive artistic tools.

Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art

Ustka, Poland

Cultural institution promoting contemporary art with three exhibition spaces. Organizes ~36 exhibitions yearly, lectures, workshops, and the Polish Biennale of Young Art 'Rybie Oko'. Hosts international artist residencies.

Bee Time

Vejer de la Frontera, Spain

Art and ecology research projects exploring the intersection of art and ecology, focusing on the interrelationships between beekeeper, bee, and landscape through bee-centered beekeeping and systems thinking.

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.

Brashnar Creative Project

Panko Brashnarov #17, Macedonia

Brashnar Creative Project is a non-profit, artist-led residency program in Skopje, North Macedonia, focused on contemporary interdisciplinary art, ecological development, and community engagement in the Hrom neighborhood. It offers self-directed residencies from May to September, with artists expected to participate in monthly Open Studio events and explore innovative, traditional, or socially engaged practices. The program emphasizes sustainable living through organic gardening and cultural exchange.

Bunnell Street Arts Center

Homer, Alaska, United States

Bunnell Street Arts Center’s “Alaska AIR” Artist-in-Residence program invites international, US, and Alaskan artists to engage with the local community through artistic practice and dialogue. Located in Homer, Alaska, the residency provides artists with the opportunity to create new work while fostering connections within the community. Artists across visual, literary, performing, and interdisciplinary fields are encouraged to apply, with an emphasis on community engagement around themes such as inclusion, sustainability, and accessibility. The residency includes a $2,000 stipend, lodging, and a travel allowance of up to $1,000. Artists are also provided with a studio in the gallery space of the center, as well as access to equipment such as a piano, sound system, and video projector. In exchange, artists are expected to offer a public artist talk and a workshop or outreach event to further engage with the community. The residency is open to artists globally, and the application period runs from September 1 to October 31 annually.

Caritas Wien/Stadtteilarbeit

Vienna, Austria

The Caritas Wien/Stadtteilarbeit artist residency is part of the 'Kooperativ Ternitz' project, organizing three 10-week Artists-in-Residence programs in spring/summer in the former workers' settlement Dreiersiedlung in Ternitz, Niederösterreich. It invites artists from various disciplines to explore, cooperate, and develop projects supporting the settlement's transformation process, with support from the Caritas Stadtteilarbeit team and local community. Participants receive a net stipend of €2,300, housing, and access to local infrastructure like the Volkshaus.

Centro Huarte

Uharte Huarte, Spain

Centro Huarte in Huarte, Spain, is a contemporary art center that hosts artist residencies focused on research, production, and engagement with local communities and contexts, often in collaboration with organizations like CAPP, Idensitat, and Etxepare. Residencies typically involve hybrid models combining studio work, public exhibitions, and social immersion, with past examples including architecture labs, care practices, and transversal aesthetics projects lasting from one to six weeks. The program emphasizes artistic experimentation in visual and plastic arts, connecting artists with the surrounding villages near Pamplona.

Cheng Long Wetlands

Kouhu Township, Taiwan

The Cheng Long Wetlands International Environmental Art Project is an annual artist residency in a rural village on Taiwan's southwestern coast where international artists create site-specific environmental sculpture installations focused on ecological and food production issues, working collaboratively with local elementary school children and community residents. Artists use recycled and natural materials to produce large-scale artworks displayed in village public spaces, abandoned buildings, and the wetlands nature preserve.

CHIOSC/ KIOSK AIR

Chişinău, Moldova

The CHIOSC/ KIOSK AIR is an artist and curator residency program launched in by Oberliht Association in Chișinău, Moldova, encouraging the creation of new works in relation to local contexts and public spaces. It supports short-term residencies for artists, curators, architects, and cultural practitioners through research phases involving walking tours and discussions, leading to productions like workshops, presentations, and interventions. Residencies are tailored individually and focus on Moldova's social, cultural, and political realities.

Christiania Researcher in Residence

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Christiania Researcher in Residence (CRIR) program, based in Copenhagen's Freetown Christiania, has hosted artists and academic researchers since with a focus on studying Christiania as a unique field. It provides residency opportunities to foster open, critical, and reflective dialogue about the autonomous free town. Residencies have included housing in dedicated spaces like the CRIR house in Mælkebøtten.

Congress of Cultural Activists

Zbarazh, Ukraine

The Congress of Cultural Activists (CCA) runs the Nazar Voitovich Art Residence (NVAIR) in Travneve near Zbarazh, Ukraine, focusing on sustainable development, civil society, and art that explores local social contexts, history, and landscapes through collaborative projects. It provides artists with three studios equipped for painting, printmaking, and ceramics, plus community connections and promotional video documentation. The program emphasizes socially engaged art in a quiet rural setting with historical significance.

Curatoría Forense is an itinerant contemporary art residency program founded in that operates across multiple Latin American countries, with Uberbau_house in São Paulo serving as its primary base since . The program focuses on research, documentation, and reflection on contemporary art as a political tool, emphasizing collaborative work, public interventions, and exchange between participants and local cultural agents throughout Latin America.

Dekoloniale Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Dekoloniale Berlin Residency, organized by Dekoloniale Memory Culture in the City, invites artists, architects, designers, directors, photographers, fashion designers, and urban practitioners to create interventions addressing colonial histories in Berlin's public spaces, culminating in presentations at the Dekoloniale Festival. Residents receive access to a project space, curatorial guidance, production support, travel costs, accommodation, per diem, production budget, and a fee, with mandatory participation in workshops. The program typically spans about 6 months, from mid-May to mid-November, focusing on collaborative and interdisciplinary decolonial practices.

Deveron Projects

Huntly, United Kingdom

Deveron Projects is a UK-based arts organisation embedded in Huntly, a rural town in north-east Scotland, that has hosted international artists for 30 years. The residency program offers flexible artist residencies ranging from weekends to three months, supporting artists in socially engaged and community-collaborative work through access to custom-built accommodation, community resources, and intensive curatorial support.

EIGHT, critical institute for arts and politics

Athens, Greece

EIGHT is a cultural space in central Athens that hosts an artist residency program open to artists, theorists, and researchers across artistic, curatorial, and critical practices, particularly encouraging research-based work engaging with socially/politically engaged practices, alternative ecologies, and urban interventions. The program provides time and space for developing, testing, and presenting work through an initial work-sharing presentation, meetings with the collective, and a final public presentation, with opportunities for collaboration on hybrid events across art, politics, and theory. Located near Exarcheia and Omonoia square, it supports urban research and social action in response to Greece's socio-political landscape.

Elsewhere Studios

Paonia, United States

Elsewhere Studios is an artist residency program in Paonia, Colorado, hosting 4-6 artists at a time from around the world in a supportive environment that encourages focused work, community engagement, and experimentation. Residencies typically last one month, with options to extend up to three or six months, and include shared living/studio spaces, public open studios, and special programs for underrepresented artists like parents, Indigenous poets, and BIPOC/LGBTQIA2S+ creatives. The program emphasizes social and environmental justice, with subsidized fees and no standard stipend, though some funded residencies provide support.

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.

Emmanuel College

Boston, United States

The Emmanuel College Artist-in-Residence Program (ECAR) offers a six-week summer residency to four artists annually, one each in Ceramics, Photography, Printmaking, and Social Practice. It provides studio space, housing, a stipend, and access to college facilities, while artists engage with the community through lectures, workshops, and donate a work to the college's collection.

Finnish Society of Bioart

Helsinki, Finland

The Finnish Society of Bioart, based in Helsinki, Finland, organizes the Ars Bioarctica residency program at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in sub-Arctic Lapland, emphasizing art-science collaborations focused on the Arctic environment. It offers residencies typically lasting 2-4 weeks or one month, open to artists, scientists, and interdisciplinary teams from various disciplines and career stages, with access to labs, field equipment, and living facilities. Additional initiatives include the biannual Field_Notes field lab and partnerships in programs like Learning Materials in Helsinki.

Fire Station Artists' Studios

Dublin, Ireland

Fire Station Artists' Studios (FSAS) is a Dublin-based residency center offering subsidized combined living and working studios for Irish and international visual artists. The organization provides short-term (1-3 months) and long-term residencies with access to large-scale sculpture workshop facilities, communal spaces, and self-directed research opportunities in the city center.

Flux Factory Artist-in Residency

Long Island City, United States

Since 1994, Flux Factory has offered an informal, artist-run, and collective residency program comprised of a changing community of creative collaborators including artists, musicians, curators, community organizers, urban agriculturalists, educators, builders, and game designers. The program provides workspace, studio facilities, and direct exhibition and programmatic opportunities within a socially engaged and immersive environment in Long Island City, Queens.

Fundashon Plataforma Kultural

Antriol, Caribbean Netherlands

BonAIResidence is a creative residency program in rural Bonaire offering a 6-week stay in a community-focused environment where artists engage in field research, collaborate with locals, and contribute permanent artwork to the cultural center. The program emphasizes connection between resident artists and the Antriol community through Hòfi Kultural, a cultural center that has served the area since .

Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts

Toronto, Canada

Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts offers fully subsidized month-long residencies for professional artists on Toronto Islands, providing uninterrupted time to think, create, and experiment. The center hosts various residency types including self-directed programs, thematic residencies, and specialized programs like graduate research-creation residencies, accommodating up to 19 residents at a time.

Grand Central Art Center

Santa Ana, United States

The Grand Central Art Center Artist-in-Residence program in Santa Ana provides dedicated apartments, studios, and support for creative individuals, with a current focus on artists working in social practice and community-engaged projects. Residencies emphasize discovery, collaboration, and relationships rather than fixed outcomes, with durations varying from weeks to years based on project needs, and may include housing, stipends, and budgets through specific grants. Past residents have developed community-based works like oral histories and garden projects involving Santa Ana's diverse populations.

Granite Falls City Artist-in-Residence

Granite Falls, United States

The Granite Falls City Artist-in-Residence (CAIR) program is a pioneering small-town initiative in Granite Falls, Minnesota, where artists embed in the community for 6-12 months to design and implement arts and cultural strategies aimed at boosting civic participation and engagement. Hosted by the Granite Area Arts Council, it emphasizes collaboration with locals, includes support staff, and produces a replicable resource guide for other communities. The program intersects civic, social, and artistic work, marking it as the first of its kind in the country.

Heima Art Residency

Seydisfjordur, Iceland

Heima Art Residency is an independent, non-profit, artist-run collective house founded in that offers 6-week residencies for LGBTQIA+ artists and activists from around the world. Located in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland, the program provides a 350 square meter living and studio space where residents live, work, and collaborate together while engaging with the local community. The residency emphasizes cultural exchange, artistic skill-sharing, and creating a safe space for queer artists and activists.

IATRUS Residency

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

The IATRUS Residency Program, founded in by the Foundation for Contemporary Art and Media, is an artist residency located in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria's former capital. The program invites artists, curators, designers, and creative practitioners to engage with the vibrant art scenes of both Veliko Tarnovo and Sofia, offering uninterrupted self-managed work time, mentorship, and opportunities to present work through exhibitions, performances, and artist talks. Season III focuses on 'A Good Neighbour,' exploring collaborative work and community engagement rooted in everyday proximity.

Invisible Flock

West Bretton, United Kingdom

Invisible Flock is an award-winning interactive arts studio based at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, UK, offering a rolling artist residency program that emphasizes collaboration, experimentation, and art at the intersection of technology and environmental themes. Residencies provide access to high-quality facilities including a workshop, tech lab, and creation space, along with mentoring, peer feedback, and networking, as seen in past ten-day programs for local artists. The program supports national and international artists, often with a focus on socially engaged and environmental art, without pressure for set outputs.

Kala Yatra Artist Residency is a self-funded, artist-run program in Nepal offering flexible stays from 2 weeks to 1+ months for visual artists, writers, performers, curators, filmmakers, architects, musicians, and more. It provides private self-catering accommodation, shared studio spaces, and opportunities for exhibitions, open studios, talks, reflection, and community engagement in a supportive, diverse environment. Rooted in socially relevant practice and cross-cultural dialogue, it emphasizes process-driven exploration of art, culture, and Nepal’s socio-political landscape.

Kinono Tinos Art Gathering

Tinos, Greece

Kinono Tinos Art Gathering is a multidimensional cultural organization in Tinos, Greece, since , running the 'Four-plus one- Elements' residency program that integrates the landscape, seasons, and elements (earth, water, air, fire, plus time) into artistic creations. It hosts interdisciplinary artists for site-specific works including visual arts, performing arts, sound, film, workshops, and research projects in non-urban island locations, fostering collaboration with locals and producing content for a digital artistic map of Tinos. The program emphasizes reflection on nature, tradition, history, and metaphysics, with past editions like the residency involving around 45 participants across five landmarks.

Klaipeda Culture Communication centre

Klaipeda, Lithuania

The Klaipėda Culture Communication Centre (KCCC) offers an International Art Residency program for Lithuanian and international artists, curators, researchers, and creators to live and work in Klaipėda's old town. The process-based residencies encourage artistic research, community engagement, and experimentation, with residents implementing individual projects and participating in local activities, workshops, and presentations.

La chambre d’eau

Le Favril, France

La chambre d’eau is a multidisciplinary artist residency program established in in Le Favril, Hauts-de-France, France, supporting research, creation, production, and diffusion of contemporary artistic practices, particularly those engaging with territorial issues like landscape, environment, and rural development. It offers 2-3 residencies per year, typically lasting around three weeks (which can be split), with housing, travel support, stipends of 1500- euros, production assistance, and workspaces provided. Residencies emphasize immersion in rural territories, collaborations with locals, and public encounters, often linked to events for visibility.

La Source

Saint Thégonnec Loc Eguiner, France

La SOURCE is an international and interdisciplinary art residency center in Brittany, France, dedicated to practice-led research on 'Love-Studies' through inner-connective, inter-connective, and eco-connective layers, offering immersive programs like the Temenos fellowship with 11-week sessions in fall, spring, and summer. It provides facilities including studios, a greenhouse dome, hearth kitchen, wellness area, and valley for land art, culminating in exhibitions, conferences, and publications, with a Post-Graduate Diploma for completing three sessions. Residencies feature daily fees on a sliding scale for housing but no program fees beyond room, board, and admin costs, welcoming creators in conceptual, performance, installation, socially engaged, land art, and other fields.

laberinto projects

El Congo, El Salvador

Laberinto Projects is an arts, culture, and education platform in El Congo, El Salvador, offering artist residencies including self-directed residencies (minimum three weeks, typically one month) and master artist workshops (one week) to foster contemporary art practices, social inclusion, and dialogue. Located overlooking Lake Coatepeque, it provides shared housing, meals, and opportunities for cultural exchanges, with scholarships available including $500 awards and fully funded options for Central Americans. The program supports established and emerging artists, writers, scholars, and creatives from diverse disciplines.

Laznia Center for Contemporary Art

Gdansk, Poland

The Artists and Curators in Residence Program at Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdańsk, Poland, is dedicated to Polish and international artists, curators, and researchers across various disciplines, focusing on art in public space, art & science, international exchange, and education. Since , over 100 participants have engaged in residencies held in the converted top floor of the Łaźnia 2 building in Nowy Port, which includes living spaces, gallery, workshops, studio cinema, and library. The program features bilateral exchanges, an AIR Incubator for young artists, and open calls like those offering long-term research residencies with housing, per diems, and fees.

LungA School

Seyðisfjörður, Iceland

LungA School is an artist-run residential art school in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland offering 12-week immersive programs in Art and Land, where participants live together at the school and engage in experimental artistic and land-based practices. The school functions simultaneously as an educational institution and as an artwork itself, using the concept of schooling as its medium.

Makan Art Space is an independent contemporary art platform established in in Amman, Jordan, functioning as a dynamic hub for artists, cultural producers, and activists. It operates artist residency programs, workshops, exhibitions, and collaborative projects with a focus on experimental art practices and social engagement. The space serves as an alternative to formal institutional art venues, fostering local and international artistic exchange and networking.

Manifesta Art and Culture

Manaus, Brazil

LABVERDE is a transdisciplinary art and ecology platform based in the Brazilian Amazon that promotes artistic creation through intensive 10-day residencies combining seminars, workshops, forest tours, and boat trips. The program, developed in association with Manifesta Art and Culture and the National Institute for Amazonian Research, aims to foster innovative artistic language while exploring environmental issues and the Amazon's biodiversity.

Modzi Arts

Lusaka, Zambia

Modzi Arts is a creative residency program based in Lusaka, Zambia, offering artists, writers, and performers a supportive environment to develop their practice through residencies, workshops, and community engagement initiatives. The program emphasizes cross-cultural exchange and contemporary African arts, providing access to studios and exhibition spaces. It hosts both local and international participants for immersive creative experiences.

Nantes Institute of Advanced Studies

Nantes, France

The Nantes Institute for Advanced Studies offers an international artistic and research residency in 'Arts, Societies and Contemporary Mutations' to professional artists from the Global South. The residency runs for 6 months and supports artists whose work dialogues with humanities and social sciences to explore contemporary societal and environmental changes.

Narva Art Residency

Narva, Estonia

Narva Art Residency (NART), founded in , is a cultural platform in Narva, Estonia, on the Estonian-Russian border at the historic Kreenholm site, facilitating international artist residencies, exhibitions, talks, and workshops. It welcomes artists across diverse disciplines including Visual Arts, Music, Performance, Architecture, Design, Film, Literature, and Curatorial Practices, emphasizing creative exchange, community engagement, and socially engaged projects. Operated by the Estonian Academy of Arts with Narva Gate and supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture, it provides free accommodation, shared working spaces, kitchen, and access to the Kreenholm factory.

NGO Cultural Traffic

Staryi Merchyk village, Ukraine

Kharkiv-based NGO supporting artistic/research practices via residencies, exhibitions, projects in eastern Ukraine. Runs Slow River House rural residency for focused work, nature engagement, recovery.

PACA_Proyectos Artísticos Casa Antonino

Gijón, Spain

PACA_Proyectos Artísticos Casa Antonino is an artist-run space founded in by Virginia Lopez in a rural farmhouse near Gijón, Spain, focusing on contemporary art, environmental practices, community engagement, and artistic education through international residency programs. Residencies emphasize site-specific interventions that foster connections with the local community, landscape, history, and territory, promoting cultural, social, and environmental interpretations. The program provides workspace, housing in the traditional Casa Antonino farmhouse, and support including logistics, networking, curatorial feedback, and public presentations.

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.

Pike School of Art - Mississippi

Summit, United States

Pike School of Art – Mississippi (PSA-MS) is a contemporary art center near McComb, Mississippi that offers artist and writer residencies in the Deep South. The residency program invites creative professionals to engage with the region's culture and history while providing studio space, accommodations, and opportunities for public presentations and community engagement.

Po Leung Kuk Youth Community Arts Centre

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

Young Artist in Residence@V54 is a program run by Po Leung Kuk that provides short-term residency (1-6 months) at lower rental rates to local and international artists aged 18-40 in a Grade III historic French mansion in Happy Valley. The program emphasizes the connection between arts and community, offering creative spaces and platforms for cultural exchange while encouraging resident artists to engage with the public through arts activities and creative education.

Project COAL

Belval-Bois-des-Dames, France

Project COAL offers an artist residency at Domaine de Belval in Belval-Bois-des-Dames, France, as part of the COAL Art and Environment Prize awarded by the COAL association in partnership with the François Sommer Foundation. The residency supports artists exploring the relationship between humans and nature, providing accommodation on the estate—an observatory of rural life and wildlife—but no dedicated workshop or production tools, making it suitable for short stays of a few days to weeks.

Proposition Studios

Heanor, United Kingdom

Proposition Studios offers the Eco-Syntax Residency in Derbyshire, near Heanor, providing affordable accommodation starting at £100/month and large studios for up to 20 creatives focused on reimagining humanity's role in the biosphere through conscientious living and collaboration. Residencies last from a minimum of 3 months up to 12 months, welcoming artists committed to community contributions, workshops, and developing the space into a vibrant hub.

Raumars Artist-in-Residence

Rauma, Finland

RaumArs Artist-in-Residence, established in 1997 as one of Finland's oldest programs, is located in Rauma and supports professionals from various artistic fields for community/participatory art or independent projects, welcoming curators, researchers, and families. Residencies typically last 1-5 months, with selections based on high-quality work plans implemented in Rauma or Satakunta, and the program now operates from a renovated 1925 wooden art house with gallery space opened in . It fosters regional cultural development through collaborations with local institutions and offers networking support.

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.

Sarai Media Lab

Delhi, India

Sarai Media Lab is a prominent new media initiative at CSDS in Delhi that hosts artist residencies, fellowships, and collaborative projects focused on urban space, media culture, and contemporary practices. The program invites artists, scholars, and practitioners from South Asia and internationally to engage in creative and experimental work across various media forms including video, audio, digital, and installation art.

SFW Residency at Kent Cultural Alliance

CHESTERTOWN, United States

6-week live-in, work-in artist residency at historic Raimond Cultural Center. Artists embed with community organizations, create works for exhibition, lead school workshops, and engage public through open studios and presentations.

Shandaken: Storm King is a free, process-focused artist residency established in as a collaboration between Shandaken Projects and Storm King Art Center. The program provides artists with exclusive use of a four-bedroom farmhouse and private studio space on Storm King's grounds, supporting experimentation and research without production requirements.

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

The Work + Space Residency is hosted by the Department of Art at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, offering an immersive experience for emerging artists. Designed to foster artistic creation, exhibition, and student engagement, the residency provides a dedicated studio, lodging, meals, and a stipend. Artists in residence present their work in a solo exhibition at the Schick Gallery, typically scheduled at the end of their stay. The program emphasizes diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants with recent MFAs, non-traditional backgrounds, or underrepresented identities. Residents are encouraged to contribute to the academic community through workshops, lectures, or student studio visits. Access to specialized tools and facilities is available upon approval and is project-dependent. The residency prioritizes contemporary practices across all visual and interdisciplinary art fields. Through this short-term but intensive format, Skidmore College aims to integrate professional artists into its liberal arts environment for mutual inspiration and growth.

Sorry No Rooms Available

Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Sorry No Rooms Available is an international contemporary art residency program based in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, operating year-round since at the Intourist-Zakarpattia hotel, fostering artistic research and integration into the local cultural scene of Transcarpathia. Residents typically stay 1-3 months, producing a site-specific project or exhibition in Uzhhorod or the region, along with an artist talk, lecture, or workshop, while engaging with the area's rich history and diverse communities. It emphasizes decentralization of Ukraine's cultural economy, cultural exchange, and supports Ukrainian artists with institutionally critical projects related to heritage and education.

Studio Rizoma

Palermo, Italy

Fondazione Studio Rizoma in Palermo, Italy, runs two residency programs: Generative Residencies (2-4 weeks) for artists, collectives, activists, or thinkers to develop project ideas on-site with team support, and Production Residencies for extended production of those projects with dedicated budgets. Residents receive a per diem of €300 per week, plus travel and accommodation, and engage with Palermo's context through local connections.

Tankwa Artscape

Calvinia, South Africa

Tankwa Artscape is a funded two-week annual artist residency for 10-12 national and international artists in the Tankwa Karoo, South Africa, focusing on site-responsive practices such as sculptural art, spoken word, sound, movement, and performance art using found materials. Founded in , it emphasizes creative confrontation with the desert's harsh environment, history, ecology, and culture, encouraging ephemeral works, collaborations, and documentation through photography, video, and audio. Accommodation in tents and meals are provided free, with limited material support, though travel and artist fees are not covered.

Terrain Exhibitions

​Springfield, United States

The Terrain Residency, hosted by the Springfield Art Association (SAA) Enos Park Residency for Visual Artists, is located in Springfield, Illinois, and invites artists to live and work in a duplex for four to six weeks every summer to develop public projects such as art installations, architectural interventions, performances, social practice, and community programs. Residents have access to specialized Visual Arts studio facilities at the University of Illinois Springfield, receive a $600 stipend, though a $50/week fee applies, and can utilize the historic neighborhood for site-based works.

Thai Child Development Foundation (TCDF)

Changwat Chumpon, Thailand

The ART ECO Artist-in-Residence program at the Thai Child Development Foundation (TCDF) in Changwat Chumphon, Thailand, invites local and international artists to live, work, and collaborate with the foundation's guests, volunteers, and community, focusing on recycled materials, photography, or paint/drawing to promote environmental conservation and innovative thinking about art. Artists reside in private guesthouse rooms with provided meals (fee-based), use on-site buildings as studios, and may participate in weekend recycling education programs. The program is part of TCDF's broader mission to support underprivileged children through healthcare, education, and sustainable initiatives at their Eco-Logic facility.

The Kyoto Retreat

Kyoto, Japan

The Kyoto Retreat is an international residency designed for artists, curators, and writers seeking research and inspiration in Kyoto, Japan. The program offers participants a tranquil environment rooted in Japan’s cultural heritage, ideal for creative reflection rather than production. It emphasizes immersion in local traditions such as tea ceremonies, ikebana, and historical architecture. Participants are selected from all career stages and work across a wide range of artistic disciplines. The residency supports solo creative exploration, providing private accommodation in a shared house and a stipend for meals and local travel. Flights and local transportation are arranged for accepted residents, ensuring a smooth transition to the experience. While structured events are included, the residency encourages rest, cultural engagement, and self-directed discovery. The Kyoto Retreat champions inclusivity and maintains a supportive environment free from discrimination.

The Life on a Leaf Residency

Turku, Finland

The Life on a Leaf Residency is an artist and researcher program hosted in a unique leaf-shaped house in Turku, Finland, designed as a total artwork by Jan-Erik Andersson and architect Erkki Pitkäranta, focusing on themes of urban space, built environment, art, architecture, and their intersections. Residents live and work in the three-story 147 m² house on a spacious plot bordering a natural forest in Hirvensalo, suitable primarily for planning, drawing, and computer-based creative or research work, with support from a residency coordinator for local contacts. The program duration is typically 2-6 months, with rent required but no stipend provided.

The Luminary's Residency

St. Louis, United States

A nationally recognized, research-driven residency supporting emerging and mid-career artists, curators, and critics in developing new work through focused inquiry and engagement with St. Louis's cultural landscape.

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.

The Paseo Project

Taos, United States

The Paseo Project offers two artist residency programs in Taos, New Mexico: the Paseo Project AIR Fellowship, a 2-4 week project-based residency with community engagement and stipend support, and the Paseo @ Hotel Willa Artist in Residence, a four-week self-structured residency for independent creative work. Both programs provide housing, studio space, and opportunities for artists across all disciplines to work within Taos's vibrant cultural and natural landscape.

The Residency Project

Pasadena, United States

The Residency Project (TRP) @ 880 in Pasadena, California, offers 3-week artist residencies in a Craftsman bungalow, providing private rooms, shared studio space, a $300 stipend, and support for creative research and experimentation without requiring a finished product. It emphasizes amplifying underrepresented artists including women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, artists with disabilities, and parents, while encouraging sustainable practices and collaborative cohabitation. Residents have access to a fully stocked kitchen, peer mentoring, and Pasadena's vibrant arts scene.

The Sirius Arts Centre

Cobh, Ireland

Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, Ireland offers artist residency programs that provide accommodation and professional development opportunities for visual artists and collaborative practitioners. The residencies support artists in developing or consolidating their practice through research, networking, and critical feedback in a multidisciplinary arts environment.

Unlisted Projects

Austin, United States

Unlisted Projects is an arts and culture residency program based in Austin, TX, supporting local, national, and international artists through interdisciplinary collaborations, community engagement, and public presentations of new work. Operating since at the Museum of Human Achievement (MoHA), it offers various residencies including one-month international exchanges like CopenhAustin and a 24-hour Lock-In for marginalized Central Texas artists facing barriers. The program fosters transborder connections, provides on-site housing in a renovated trailer, and leverages a community of 35 in-house creatives.

Who Cares?

Huarte, Spain

Who Cares? is a Creative Europe-funded artist residency program focused on care practices and interdependence, hosted by Centro Huarte in Huarte, Spain, as part of a collaboration with Idensitat (Barcelona), SPACE (London), Rupert (Vilnius), and Grey Area (Korcula). The residency takes place in Habitación, a hybrid residency-exhibition space at Centro Huarte that serves as both workspace and public exhibition area on weekends, with artists receiving mentorship and sharing their process online. It ran from 1 September to 24 October (potentially extended for international artists), emphasizing integration with local communities.

Wildacres Environmental Artist-In-Residence

Little Switzerland, United States

The Wildacres Environmental Artist-in-Residence Program, launched in at Wildacres Retreat in Little Switzerland, NC, welcomes artists, scientists, and professionals focused on global environmental issues like climate change, extinction, and habitat loss, selecting candidates for their intellectual rigor and activism. Residencies last 1-2 weeks from April to October, providing secluded cabins for focused creative work in a natural mountain setting. The program supports disciplines including art, social practice, writing, research, and environmental science, with no cost to participants.