Visual Arts Residencies with Stipend

Bundanon

Illaroo, Australia

Bundanon's Artists in Residence program, set within the cultural and natural landscape of Australia, is one of the most extensive of its kind nationally. Established by Arthur and Yvonne Boyd, the program has been operational since 1997, supporting over 250 artists annually across all creative disciplines, including visual arts, writing, music, and performance. Located in a region renowned for its scenic beauty, this program not only offers a retreat for artists but also a vibrant community space for creative exploration and public engagement. The residency facilities at Bundanon include studios, rehearsal spaces, and accommodation in single and shared apartments, as well as self-contained cottages capable of hosting up to 10 people. The program is designed to encourage artistic development without the pressure of specified outcomes, allowing for experimental and exploratory approaches to art-making. This supportive environment is supplemented by various fellowships and awards, aimed at providing financial assistance and facilitating creative growth. Structured through collaborations with various arts organizations and cultural agencies, Bundanon’s residency program serves as an incubator for innovative practices and a forum for cultivating deep connections among artists from around the world. With its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the program particularly encourages applications from First Nations artists, artists with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse artists, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Hayama

Hayama-machi, Japan

Hayama Artist Residency, located in the scenic town of Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, offers a nurturing environment for artists to immerse in Japanese culture. The residency includes a roundtrip flight to Japan, shared accommodations at hôtel ami hayama for 4 weeks, and a weekly stipend for meals and transportation. Artists enjoy a blend of scheduled events and free time for reflection, without the pressure to create new work. A highlight is the group exhibition hosted by KOKI ARTS in Tokyo's art district, Bakurocho. Selection for the residency is made by an esteemed committee of international curators and arts professionals. The program fosters future opportunities, including a fee waiver for reapplying artists the following year.

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.

(Re)Create Inc

Italy

Name of Residency: (Re)CreateApplications are currently by invitation only, as we are shifting our focus to invite and host artists at risk, refugees, and artists from zones of conflict and war. ​​Artists in residence at (Re)Create have the opportunity to spend their time as they see fit in order to replenish their creative energy, or to fulfill an ambitious project with (Re)Create’s support.Selected artists will have the possibility to reside at Casa Bianca in Castelnuovo Calcea or Venice, Ital

ACC Galerie Weimar

Weimar, Germany

The International Studio Program of the ACC Galerie Weimar and the City of Weimar, established in 1994, selects three visual artists annually for a four-month residency in Weimar, Germany, providing a studio with attached apartment, a monthly stipend of 1,100 euros, and opportunities for exhibitions. The program promotes international cultural exchange, supports contemporary art in public spaces, and is aimed at non-student visual artists worldwide. Residents are expected to live in Weimar, give a talk, and may participate in group exhibitions the following year.

Africa Centre

Cape Town, South Africa

The Africa Centre's Artists In Residency (AIR) programme, established in , partners with artist residency programs globally to fund and support African artists across all artistic disciplines. The program covers all residency costs and round-trip airfare, allowing artists at various career stages to participate in short-term residencies that enable them to consolidate their work and develop new projects.

Agency

Unit 102 / 35 Johnston St., Australia

Name of Residency: Agency AiRAgency AiR is a program of residencies dedicated to First Nations participants, developed by Agency in collaboration with different partners. The program includes: urban residencies, regional residencies, community-based residencies, hybrid residencies (with both IRL and digital components), and international residencies. Residencies are offered to First Nations artists, curators, writers, cultural leaders, Elders, experts and art practitioners—selected by invitation

AIR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Lower Austria

Steiner Landstrasse 3, Austria

Jährlich werden bis zu vierzig Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten gemeinsam mit den Projektpartnern (Land Niederösterreich – Kulturabteilung , Galerie Stadtpark, Kunsthalle Krems, Karikaturmuseum Krems, NÖ Festival und Kino GmbH, ORTE Niederösterreichisches Architekturnetzwerk, Unabhängiges Literaturhaus NÖ) nach Krems eingeladen. Jeder Gastkünstler erhält eine von fünf Wohn- und Arbeitswohnungen. Während ihres gesamten Aufenthalts werden die Künstlerinnen und Künstler kontinuierlich betreut

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.

Name of Residency: AiR SandnesAiR Sandnes offer a residency to professional artists. The artist can be from abroad, a Norwegian national or a regional artist wanting an alternative project space. The offer consists of a 1-3 months residency in Sandnes, in a rent-free studio with accommodation. AiR Sandnes is jointly owned by Sandnes City Council and Rogaland County Council,Residency Programme since: 1989Description of Organisation: AiR Sandnes offer a residency to professional artists. The arti

AiR Tilburg

Tilburg, Netherlands

AiR Tilburg, run by the SEA Foundation in Tilburg, Netherlands, offers residency programs for visual artists, curators, and writers at all career stages, providing live/work studios for research, production, and professional development. Residencies typically last up to 3 months, with flexible options including short exploratory stays or extended development trajectories, and include public programs, exhibitions, and mentoring. Fully funded fellowships are available to select participants, covering studio use, stipends, production costs, and additional support.

AiR Vesteraalen

Melbu, Norway

AiR Vesterålen is a comprehensive artist residency programme across five municipalities in the Vesterålen islands, Norway, involving locations in Bø, Øksnes, Andøya, Sortland, and Hadsel with themes like Art/Nature/Play, Art/Coastal Culture, Art/Technology, Art/Urban Spaces, and Art/Community. It welcomes professional artists, curators, writers, and cross-disciplinary practitioners for two stays of 10 days each over two years, focusing on local research, community engagement, and public presentations. The programme provides accommodation, travel coverage, a fee of 7000 NOK per stay, production costs up to 10,000 NOK, and facilities like shared workspaces, library, gallery, and stage, though it entered its final year in with no new applications.

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.

Alpujarra Artist Residence

Calle Calvario 15, Spain

Name of Residency: Alpujarra Artist ResidenceThe AAR wants to provide local, national and international artists with inspiring and optimal circumstances for research, experiment and production. In this regard, the AAR acts as a network organization that works both locally and internationally to promote connections to support the artistic development of creators. By offering work periods and realizing projects in collaboration with other institutions the AAR connects the artistic motives and idea

Amant New York Residency

New York City, United States

Amant New York Residency is a three-month international studio and research program in Brooklyn, NYC, hosting up to four artists at various career stages across disciplines like visual arts, performance, filmmaking, writing, and cultural theory. It provides individual studios, a $3,000 monthly stipend, round-trip airfare, and access to Amant's exhibitions and networks, but does not offer housing as studios are non-residential. Residents engage in research projects benefiting from NYC's resources and participate in public programs.

American Academy in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany

The American Academy in Berlin is a private, nonprofit institution offering semester-long residential fellowships to American scholars, artists, writers, composers, and journalists for advanced independent research and creative work in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and public policy. Fellows reside at the Hans Arnhold Center on Lake Wannsee and engage in transatlantic dialogue through public lectures, readings, performances, and discussions.

Amsterdam City of Refuge

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam City of Refuge is a residency program in Amsterdam, Netherlands, likely part of the ICORN (International Cities of Refuge Network) initiative, offering temporary protective residencies for persecuted writers, journalists, and artists unable to work freely in their home countries. It provides grants for living costs, accommodation, access to public services, travel expenses, and professional networking support, with a standard duration of two years.

Name of Residency: ANGOLA AIRThe ANGOLA AIR (Artist In Residence) programme provides artists an environment to create, converse, inspire and be inspired outside of daily routines and traditional confines of their home life. From the moment artists arrive they´re immersed in Luanda, and the color and depth of the local community.In addition to creating work while at the residency, artists attend openings and talks, visit artist spaces and galleries, and receive vital feedback from art profession

Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori Public University

Japan

ACAC（アジア芸術文化センター）は、アーティスト・イン・レジデンス（AIR）プログラムを公募しています。現代美術作家、キュレーター、研究者など、文化芸術活動に携わる方々に、展覧会、パフォーマンス、ワークショップ、トークなどの活動に向けた準備の実践機会を提供しています。これらの活動を通して、世界中からアーティストが集まり、青森の地域社会と国際交流を行う機会を提供しています。選考に選ばれたアーティストは、最長3ヶ月間ACACに滞在することができ、滞在費、渡航費、制作費が支給されます。滞在中は、リサーチと制作活動に加え、ワークショップ、トーク、共同制作、地域社会との交流プログラムなどに参加し、展覧会やパフォーマンスなど、様々な形で成果をあげることができます。ACACは、アーティスト、学生、そして地域住民が多様な交流を通して芸術体験を育む機会を提供することで、芸術教育と芸術文化の振興を目指しています。Residency Programme since: 2002Description of Organisation: 青森公立大学附属国際芸術センター青森（ACAC）は、八甲田山麓のダイナミッ

Apothefinca Arts Centre

Apothefinca, Nicaragua

Discover ApotheFinca in Nicaragua, a tropical retreat fostering wellness and creativity through guest stays, artist residencies, and herbal medicine in a lush, organic garden jungle setting.

Appalachian Center for Craft

Smithville, United States

The Appalachian Center for Craft's Artist in Residence (AIR) program provides a creative, residential environment for emerging professional artists to work in an immersive studio setting while contributing to the educational mission of the institution. The program offers one-year appointments (renewable for an additional year) across multiple studio disciplines including clay, fibers, glass, metals, wood, and exhibitions, with residents providing instructional support and producing significant bodies of studio work.

Arctic Culture Lab

Oqaatsut 1950, Greenland

Name of Residency: Arctic Reflections (2020), Arctic Realities (2021)Our program strives for the goal to facilitate a knowledge exchange between residency artists and local knowledge bearers. During a two to three month stay we support, inform and motivate artists to reflect on the vulnerability of the Grenlandic coastal culture as an initial aspect for artistic research.Our program is open to international artists and curators who are looking for another narrative of the Arctic and Greenland as

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Pplk. Sochora 426/7, Czech Republic

Name of Residency: Pastoral TwilightWe invite artists and researchers to apply for the 2025 residency programme as part of the Pastoral Twilight project which is held in collaboration with the organisations BAU (Italy) and Inland (Spain). The residency will relate to the specific rural location and activities of the organisation. Thematically, it will be linked by exploring the topics of pastoralism and regenerative agricultural practices and sustainable education.A month-long residency will hos

Armory Art Center

West Palm Beach, United States

The Armory Art Center's Artist-in-Residence Program is a highly competitive 9-18 month residency that attracts emerging artists with at least a BFA to teach classes, develop their own work in provided studio space, and participate in community events. Residents work 35+ hours weekly (including 15 hours of departmental duties), teach workshops and eight-week classes, and receive compensation for teaching plus a monthly stipend.

Art For Kep

Prey Thum, Cambodia

Name of Residency: Art For Kep Artist ResidencyThe Art for Kep Artist Residency Program is a collaborative platform supporting artistic innovation, cultural exchange, and community engagement in Cambodia’s coastal Kep region. Backed by Knai Bang Chatt, Kep West, and expert partners—Satcha, Cambodia International Film Festival (CIFF), Kep Music City, and Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC)—the program welcomes local and international artists across disciplines through monthly intakes, selecting up

Art Project Graniti

Piazza San Sebastiano, Italy

Name of Residency: Graniti MuralesWe try hard to make Graniti Murales an experience unlike most mural festivals where artists simply arrive, create their work and leave. The residency is designed to encourage a cultural exchange between the artists and the community. The artists bring their talent, vision and outside perspective while the community offers a glimpse of small town Sicilian life nestled within a picturesque mountain-scape, showcasing their food, culture and incredible hospitality.A

Art Rez Newnan, GA

Newnan, United States

Newnan ArtRez offers residencies to emerging and mid-career artists from various disciplines to pursue art away from daily pressures while engaging the community and enriching Newnan's cultural environment.

Art Site of Railway Warehouse

Hsinchu City, Taiwan

The Art Site of Railway Warehouse in Hsinchu City is a converted historic railway warehouse (built in 1941) that offers artist-in-residency positions for individual artists and groups working across various artistic disciplines. The program provides studio space, material fees, exhibition planning support, and accommodation subsidies to support artists' creative practice and community engagement.

Based in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Artist Residency Thailand has an international reputation for delivering high-quality, bespoke residency experiences for artists and Creative Practitioners at different stages in their careers.. Residents are provided with the necessary environment and mentoring, to develop skills as workshop leaders, as well the resources and support to produce and evolve their own Creative Practice.All of our residencies are FREE and practitioners are selected via a comm

Artists of Opportunity Residency

Missoula, United States

Professional artists develop their practice in an inclusive studio environment while collaborating with adults with disabilities. Artists receive $200 weekly stipend, dedicated workspace, and teach weekly workshops.

Artlink Fort Dunree

Dunree, Ireland

Artlink Fort Dunree is a professional visual arts residency program based at a historic clifftop military site in County Donegal, Ireland. The four-week residencies (April-September ) support artists across all disciplines to develop new work responding to the unique site and local community, with expectations for studio practice (20+ hours/week) and public engagement.

ARTS 14C

United States

Name of Residency: Project 14CARTS 14C offers both free and subsidized residencies for artists of all disciplines – short-term project-based residencies and long-term development based residencies.Our 12-month live/work residencies open quarterly, with residencies starting on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 each year. There is also a 3-month option for international artists unable to get a longer visa, and artists with special circumstances.These residencies focus on participation in

Arts Initiative Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

Arts Initiative Tokyo (AIT) is a residency program in Tokyo that hosts artists, curators, writers, educators, and practitioners for 1-3 month research-focused stays, emphasizing interdisciplinary work, international exchange, and connections to the Japanese art scene rather than production or studio work. It operates on a partnership model with international organizations, providing housing in a converted Japanese storehouse in Yukigaya or central apartments, and encourages participation in AIT's educational and dialogue activities. Recent themes include holism, well-being, climate crisis, art brut, spirituality, and alternative education.

Arxiu Comarcal de l’Urgell (ACUR)

Carrer de les Sitges, Spain

Name of Residency: ACUR Residency ProgramThe residency program is located in a public archive in a small city in the region of Catalonia. From the Arxiu Comarcal de l’Urgell(ACUR) we want to support the creators and researchers, from any scientific or artistic discipline, who produce, reflect upon or research, the documents and archives for inspiring and basing the work.Therefore, ACUR provides residents with their equipment for carrying out their creations and research. With particular interest

ASLD Color Scheme Residency

Denver, United States

7-month residency at Art Students League of Denver for visual artists 21+, prioritizing underrepresented communities. Provides 900 sq ft studio, $4000/mo stipend, workshops, and culminating exhibition. Open to any visual arts media.

Atelier Calder

Saché, France

Atelier Calder, established in 1989 in Alexander Calder's former studio and home in Saché, France, is the oldest artist residency program of its kind in the country, hosting international visual artists for three-month periods to create new work with technical and financial support. Artists receive accommodation in a furnished house, access to a 300 sqm studio equipped with tools, a €5,000 stipend, and €6,000 production budget, culminating in public open studio events. The program supports projects in visual arts like installation and sculpture, selected by a board including representatives from the Calder Foundation and French cultural institutions.

Atelierhaus Salzamt Linz

Linz, Austria

Atelierhaus Salzamt Linz is an artist residency program in Linz, Austria, offering studios and apartments primarily for visual artists from Austria and internationally. It provides free studio and housing, often with a monthly stipend such as €1000, and includes an exhibition space for presentations. Residencies typically last 1-3 months, with variations for specific calls focusing on public space or university-related projects.

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.

Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA)

New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States

Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA), nestled in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, stands as a beacon of interdisciplinary artistic collaboration and excellence. Established in 1977 by the visionary Doris Leeper, ACA fosters a nurturing environment where artists across multiple disciplines can converge, create, and share ideas. The center is renowned for its Mentor Artist-in-Residence Program, which pairs emerging and mid-career artists with distinguished mentors to explore new projects, experiment, and engage in rich dialogues across artistic fields. Beyond its core residency, ACA extends its creative reach through community arts and wellness initiatives, offering a broad spectrum of programs that underline the center's commitment to artistic innovation and community engagement.

Baldreit Stipendium

Baden-Baden, Germany

The Baldreit-Stipendium is a residency program offered by the city of Baden-Baden, Germany, providing artists from literature, visual arts, and composition with a rent-free 70m² apartment in the city center and a monthly stipend (recently €1,100 total). It awards two 6-month residencies annually (October-March and April-September), expecting recipients to engage with the local community by presenting their work. German language skills are desirable, and the apartment is not barrier-free.

BAR Project

Barcelona, Spain

BAR Project is an independent, mobile, non-profit curatorial organization in Barcelona that promotes artistic exchange through international residencies for artists and curators, focusing on transdisciplinary dialogue, hospitality, and collaboration. It offers 3-month residencies where participants develop projects related to the city, utilizing partner-provided apartments in the Eixample district and studios at Fabra i Coats, along with material and economic support.

Beppu Project

Beppu City, Japan

Beppu Project is a non-profit art organization founded in April that operates artist residency programs in Beppu City, a renowned hot spring area in southern Japan. The organization hosts the KASHIMA Artist in Residence program (since ) and short-term residencies at Kiyoshima Apartment, welcoming artists across multiple disciplines to create work while engaging with the local community.

Bernheim Artist in Residence

Clermont, United States

The Bernheim Artist in Residence Program, established in 1980 at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky, annually selects up to four visual and mixed media artists to live and create site-specific works inspired by the natural environment. Artists receive a $2,500 stipend, housing in a furnished one-room cabin, and access to a lakeside studio, with one slot dedicated to regional artists from Kentucky or nearby Indiana counties and another to those addressing environmental issues like climate change and biodiversity loss. Residents must produce at least one artwork for Bernheim and participate in a public engagement program.

Bethany Arts Community

Ossining, United States

Bethany Arts Community (BAC) in Ossining, NY, offers multidisciplinary artist residencies for emerging and established artists across various disciplines, including visual arts, writing, performance, and more, providing private studios, housing, meals, and stipends. Residencies emphasize community engagement through required public programming and interaction with peers and locals. Programs include short-term fall residencies (2 weeks) and longer emerging artist fellowships (4 months).

Name of Residency: Between Bridges ResidencyThe residency takes place twice a year from January to June and from July to December, consisting of a five month working phase and a one month exhibition or public presentation. The residency is suitable for professional individual visual artists, artist duos or small groups working collaboratively. It offers facilities with a total size of 100 square meters including two generous work and exhibition spaces, a workshop/ storage, office, small kitchen

Bibliothek Andreas Züst

Oberegg, Switzerland

The Bibliothek Andreas Züst in Oberegg, Switzerland, offers studio residency stipends for national and international cultural workers in disciplines such as visual arts, literature, new media, music, theatre, design, architecture, film, and photography, with projects focused on the library or its sub-areas. Residencies typically last 4-6 weeks at the Alpenhof panorama lodge, providing free accommodations, meals, studio access, travel costs coverage, and optional living stipends up to CHF 750. The program supports individuals, duos, collectives up to 5 people, and families, emphasizing research into cultural diversity.

Bierumer School

Bierum, Netherlands

Bierumer School is an artist residency and production space located in a former school building in Bierum, Northeastern Groningen, Netherlands. It offers artists space for production and presentation, hosting guest artists for residencies while supporting artistic research, experimentation, and community engagement. The residency follows the Dutch Fair Practice Code and assists artists in obtaining funding and artist fees.

Bilbao Arte

Bilbao, Spain

BilbaoArte is an artistic production center run by the Bilbao City Council that provides young creators with studio spaces, workshops for engraving, silkscreening, digital imaging, sculpture, photography, and more, along with grants for production. It offers three modalities—Studio Assignment, Production, and Cooperation—with durations of 6-12 months, stipends ranging from 500 euros monthly to 4,000 euros total, and complementary shared housing support. Selected artists gain access to 12 studios and must contribute one work to the center's collection.

Blue Mountain Center (BMC)

Blue Mountain Lake, New York, United States

Founded in 1982, Blue Mountain Center (BMC) is located in the Adirondack wilderness on historically Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe lands. Originally a 19th-century golf resort, it now serves as a nurturing refuge dedicated to social justice for artists, activists, writers, and cultural workers. Blue Mountain Center focuses on providing a space that facilitates both the creation of transformative works and the rejuvenation of its residents. The center emphasizes the integration of its residents with the local and global communities, providing a serene environment conducive to creative and restorative practices. BMC operates on the core values of racial, economic, and environmental justice, and gender equality, welcoming a diverse group of applicants particularly those producing work that reflects social and ecological concerns. BMC offers month-long residencies from June to September each year, supporting a range of creative disciplines including writing, filmmaking, and visual arts, among others. Residents are selected by an admissions committee of accomplished authors and artists through a process that prioritizes work aimed at a general audience with a clear social conscience. The residency provides studio space, accommodation, and communal living areas, all set against the backdrop of the scenic Blue Mountain Lake. This setting not only inspires artistic endeavors but also encourages personal well-being and community interaction, free from the distractions of everyday life such as cell phones and constant internet connectivity.

Blueproject Foundation

Barcelona, Spain

The Blueproject Foundation, based in Barcelona, Spain, was a non-profit organization operating from to that supported emerging national and international artists through a residency program open to all creative disciplines, including visual arts, music, performing arts, and gastronomy. Residents received access to a dedicated studio space (El Taller), production support, financial grants, and opportunities for exhibitions or performances at the foundation's venues. Since late , the foundation has no permanent space and focuses on delocalized projects, podcasts, and collaborations, with the residency program appearing inactive.

BOOM Universe Residency

Pittsburgh, United States

BOOM Universe Residency at Alloy Studios by BOOM Concepts supports Black, Brown, Queer, and Femme artists with live/work housing, stipends, studio space, mentorship, and Pittsburgh art ecosystem connections. Quarterly program for creative entrepreneurs.

Boston Center for the Arts

Boston, United States

The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) offers multiple artist residency programs, including the BCA Studio Residency, which provides selected artists with affordable, work-only studio space in Boston's South End for up to three years, supporting experimentation in fields like photography, sculpture, painting, video, digital media, performance, and public art. Additional programs include the seven-day ACTivate Residency for site-responsive performative or visual work in the historic Cyclorama and the Public Art Residency for interactive temporary installations on BCA's campus. These residencies foster a diverse arts community through networking, exhibitions, curatorial visits, and professional development opportunities.

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.

Braunschweig University of Art

Johannes-Selenka-Platz 1, Germany

Name of Residency: Braunschweig ProjectsEach year the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig (HBK)/ Braunschweig University of Art announces the Braunschweig Projects scholarship to be awarded on behalf of the Federal State of Lower Saxony:a) Two (2) “Braunschweig Projects” scholarships for artists in Sound Artb) Five (5) “Braunschweig Projects” scholarships for artists in Fine ArtThese scholarships are part of the programme of the State of Lower Saxony for the support of emerging artists a

Bridge Guard Art / Science Residence Centre

Pri Colnici 2, Slovakia

Name of Residency: Bridge Guard Art / Science Residence CentreTo support artists, scientists and personalities from other professions who work on projects which place emphasis on uniting, connecting, and bridging. Support consists of making possible a 3 to 6 months sojourn in the Bridge Guard residence in Štúrovo, Slovakia, with the right to work in complete freedom on one’s own project, and with only minimal duties.Next to the work on his or her own project, the most important duty of the Bridg

Brno House of Arts

Brno, Czechia

The Brno House of Arts residency program, known as Brno Artists in Residence (BAiR), has hosted visual artists, curators, and theoreticians since to foster exchange between Czech and international art scenes, with facilities in the House of the Lords of Kunštát including studios and accommodation. It connects residents to the G99 gallery for exhibitions and provides production support, stipends, and open studios events. Typical stays last two months, such as March-April or May-July periods.

BY ART MATTERS Residency is a non-profit program under the BY ART MATTERS contemporary art museum in Hangzhou, China, offering contemporary artists and researchers a dynamic space for living, working, showing, and sharing to foster international and domestic art exchange. It provides fully-equipped studios (50-100 sq. m each) with separate bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms, accommodation for 7 days to 3 months, a living stipend, and opportunities for public presentations and artist talks. Initially aimed at overseas artists, it now focuses on Chinese artists due to travel restrictions, with plans to resume international residencies.

Casa de Velázquez

Madrid, Spain

Casa de Velázquez, the Académie de France in Madrid, is a public institution offering artist residencies for stays of 2 to 11 months, welcoming around 30 artists annually across disciplines like visual arts, architecture, music, choreography, film, and photography. Residents receive dedicated studios, accommodation, and support through calls for applications and partnerships, fostering creation, research, and professional development linked to the Iberian Peninsula. Programs include long-term 11-month residencies for 13-15 artists and shorter collaborative grants.

Casa Padula

Padula, Italy

The Artist-in-Residence program at Casa Padula, hosted by Art Center Padula in the historic center of Padula, Italy, welcomes artists and writers across various mediums to live, work, and immerse in the local community for 18-day sessions (extendable by combining sessions). Participants receive a private room, luminous private studio, access to shared kitchen, gardens, and weekly group dinners, with no required activities to support flexible creative practice. The program aims to revitalize the depopulating southern Italian village through art, hosting 3-8 residents per session from May to October.

Casa Planas Creative and Cultural Centre

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Casa Planas Creative and Cultural Centre in Palma de Mallorca offers artist residencies for creators and researchers focusing on contemporary art, tourism imagery, and the Planas Archive, providing workspaces, accommodation for some programs, and opportunities for collaboration, research, and public presentation.

Cayman Brac Culture and Heritage

Cayman Islands

Name of Residency: Brac AiR ProgrammeNovember 2018 saw us signing the rental contract for the first used Caymanian historic home at Walton’s Mango Manor in Stake Bay, Cayman Brac to use as Caymans AiR programme. We have since rebranded to Brac AiR Programme under Cayman Brac Culture and Heritage organization.Residency Programme since: 2018Description of Organisation: We became a register non profit as Brac Heritage Autumn Festival in July 2018. November 2018 saw us signing the rental contract fo

Caza d’Oro

Le Mas-d'Azil, France

Caza d'Oro is an international contemporary art center and artists' residency located in Le Mas-d'Azil, Ariège, southwestern France, dedicated to artistic research, creation, and dissemination since . It offers artists a three-month residency period with a stipend (bourse) and production resources in a rural context, fostering engagement with the local territory and community through contemporary art. The program also hosts art critics and presents exhibitions to promote vital contemporary works in the region.

Center for the Arts Evergreen Artist-in-Residence

Evergreen, United States

Center for the Arts Evergreen’s Artist-in-Residence Program in Evergreen, CO offers emerging and established artists 12-week residencies with housing, private studio, $250/month stipend, teaching/sales opportunities, and community engagement.

Centrale Fies

Dro, Italy

Centrale Fies is an independent art residency and production center for contemporary performing arts, located in a repurposed 19th-century hydroelectric power plant in Dro, Italy. It supports artists worldwide through residencies, equipped spaces, curatorial guidance, technical assistance, and networking, with a focus on experimental performance, live practices, and interdisciplinary projects like the LIVE WORKS Free School of Performance. Programs include stipends, accommodation, meals, and public presentations at events such as the Live Works Summit.

Centre for Aesthetics, Religion and Contemporary Culture

Carrer Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27, Spain

Name of Residency: Javier & Marta Villavecchia FellowshipThe Centre for Aesthetics, Religion and Contemporary Culture and the Haas Library at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra are pleased to announce a call for applications for two individual fellowships, permitting the successful applicants to carry out original artistic and/or research projects at the Haas Library for a period of three months during - . We welcome scholarly and/or artistic submissions from any disciplinary background or per

Chashama North

United States

Name of Residency: Chashama North ( ChaNorth )ChaNorth upholds the storied tradition of the Hudson Valley by providing local and international artists with a supportive and secluded environment in which to create new work. The artist residency is embedded in the rural communities of the surrounding towns, serving as a cultural resource for the Hudson Valley. The program offers networking, exhibition and teaching opportunities and promotes awareness and understanding of visual arts in a rural com

CHINO BASE AIR

SHIGA, Japan

The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park (SCCP) in Shiga, Japan, offers an Artist in Residence program since 1992, providing ceramic artists and visual artists a creative space to work freely without a fixed curriculum. Residents can stay from 2 months to 1 year, with access to studios, accommodations (fee charged), technical support, exhibitions, and for guest artists, travel grants, artist fees, and material costs.

Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat

United States

Name of Residency: Chulitna Lodge Wilderness Retreat Creative ResidencyThere are 3 ways to participate as an artist at Chulitna.Fellowship – No fee, all expenses related to room and board + travel stipend, 6 week attendance Resident Artist – Highly reduced fee, 1 or 2 week attendance Honarary Resident – No application required, no work required, full-fee with full-service, come make and enjoy! Fellowships:All expenses covered including gourmet meals, travel stipend, and charter flight from Ancho

Civitella Ranieri Center

Perugia, Italy

The Civitella Ranieri Foundation is an international artist residency program located in a 15th-century castle near Umbertide, Italy, hosting visual artists, writers, and composers for fully-funded 4-6 week sessions from May to November each year. Fellows are selected through a competitive nomination and jury process by distinguished professionals, providing private housing, studios, meals, and travel support in a communal environment that fosters independent work and interdisciplinary exchange. Since its founding in 1995, it has welcomed over 1,000 artists from more than 100 countries.

Columbus State University (Department of Art)

Columbus, United States

Columbus State University's Department of Art hosts multiple residency programs including the Visiting Artist and Scholar Residency Program and Summer River Fellowship, which bring prominent studio artists, art historians, art critics, and curators for long or short-term residencies. Resident artists teach workshops, provide mentorship to students, give public lectures, and create new works while engaging with the university and local community.

Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec

MONTRÉAL, Canada

The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) offers the Atelier-résidence à Montréal, a six-month program exclusively for Quebec artists and writers living outside Montreal, providing access to a studio in the city. In partnership with PHI Montréal, CALQ supports the Résidence artistique d'engagement public, also six months long, for one Montreal-based artist and one from elsewhere in Quebec to develop and present public engagement projects. These residencies include financial support, with the PHI program offering a 12,000 CAD stipend per artist and housing for the non-Montreal resident.

Contemporary Art Center Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu, Japan

Non-profit center est. 1997 in Kitakyushu for study/research in contemporary art. Offers fellowships for young artists/curators in art, curatorial work, design, architecture; includes studios, seminars, exhibitions.

Context AiR Plovdiv

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Context AiR Plovdiv is an artists-in-residence program initiated and funded by the Culture Department of the Municipality of Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city. It focuses on producing new artistic works in public space inspired by interactions with the city's distinctive history, heritage, and communities. The program provides full scholarships covering living expenses, production costs, and shared living/working spaces at Nishaniyan House, while requiring artists to organize public presentations and community engagement events.

Name of Residency: Site-SpecificCreative Body Institute offers immersive, site-specific residencies designed to support thematic, cross-disciplinary inquiry. Our residencies are intergenerational and curated for emergent, mid-career, and established artists working across visual art, sound, performance, writing, installation, dance, social practice, and beyond. We welcome artists with existing embodied practices as well as those seeking to deepen or expand their relationship to the body, land, a

Creative Residency

Elizabethtown, United States

Craigardan's Creative Residency Program in the Adirondacks offers 2 weeks-3 months for interdisciplinary artists, scholars, farmers, chefs. Provides housing, studios, scholarships ($850-$1350/week), stocked kitchen, access to programs.

CYENS “Boundary-Crosser” Residency

Nicosia, Cyprus

The Boundary-Crosser is an artist-in-residence programme hosted by the CYENS Centre of Excellence in Nicosia's historic centre, offering artists the opportunity to explore creative intersections with technologists across eight participating research labs. Selected artists collaborate with CYENS researchers to generate artistic work through Creative Placemaking processes while engaging with the local community.

Dados Negros

Villanueva de los Infantes, Spain

The Dados Negros AIR residency program, run by Fundación Pepe Buitrago at the Centro de Holografía y Artes Dados Negros in Villanueva de los Infantes, Spain, supports national and international artists in developing contemporary art projects focused on research, creation, or holography-related work. Residencies last from 15 days to 1 month typically in July, providing individual housing in shared double rooms with bathroom, kitchen-dining area, workspace, and a €300 stipend. Selected projects may lead to evaluation, production, and exhibition at the center.

DAIS Ishinomaki (Diversity Art Interactive Studio)

Japan

Name of Residency: DAIS AIRDAIS AIR is a self-directed Artist In Residence (AIR) program that emphasizes the production process rather than the result/outcome. Residents can interact with diverse communities and visitors, enjoy the natural environment, and “plan and execute their own plans.” Currently, we are still testing and developing pilot programs, but in the future we hope to launch the following four categories (at this point… so no guarantee):CategoriesInvitational Residency: Field Trip

De Ateliers is an independent artists' institute in Amsterdam offering a two-year postgraduate studio and tutoring program for emerging visual artists, with individual feedback from renowned tutors, studios, stipend, production budget, housing, and facilities.

DE PROEF.

Majoor van Swietenlaan 15, Netherlands

Name of Residency: DE PROEF. ResidencyAt DE PROEF, we support artists and makers who are eager to explore nature-related subjects and have a clear vision for their work. Our residency offers a unique balance of freedom and guidance, tailored to each resident’s individual needs. Whether you thrive in self-directed exploration or benefit from structured support, we provide an inspiring environment where creativity, ecology, and craftsmanship intersect.Residents stay on our 8-hectare site in Freder

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.

District Arts and Cultural Promotion

Berlin, Germany

District promotes art and culture, focusing on artists and collectives critically reflecting contemporary urban space, social issues, and young cultural producers. Offers studio grants twice yearly to professional female artists.

Djerassi Resident Artists

Woodside, United States

The Djerassi Resident Artists Program offers fully funded 4-5 week residencies on a 583-acre ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Woodside, California, providing artists with uninterrupted time, private studios, housing, meals, and a natural environment for creative work and collegial exchange.

Dos Mares

Marseille, France

Dos Mares is an international art research center founded in in Marseille, France, offering tailor-made residencies focused on research, creation, and training rather than production, welcoming visual artists and curators from around the world. Residencies typically last 1-3 months, include private housing, shared studios equipped for various media, weekly curatorial discussions, logistical support, and stipends ranging from €1,000-€1,500 per month. The program emphasizes rethinking artistic practices in a supportive environment conducive to encounters and professional networking.

Drake Hotel

Toronto, Canada

The Drake Hotel in Toronto offers an Artist in Residency program that provides artists with accommodation to work in their chosen medium, often in public hotel spaces, fostering creativity and experimentation in a unique environment. The program has been a staple in Toronto's creative scene for years, hosting local, national, and international artists, and includes related offerings like the Artist Loft for touring performers. A sister program at Drake Devonshire in Prince Edward County features 2-3 night stays with food allowances during winter months.

Name of Residency: El Galpón AluminéCooperar y acompañar los procesos creativos, experimentales y de investigación. Practicar la escucha profunda, la sensibilidad, la responsabilidad y el cuidado mutuo. Deshacer nuestro condicionamiento cultural y cuestionar los sistemas que transitamos.Habrá invitadxs especiales y salidas temáticas enfocadas en prácticas abiertas a la curiosidad y al pensamiento crítico, para agudizar nuestras percepciones y captar energías renovadoras. Podés invitar a la comun

El Mirador de Akasha is a self-managed artist residency founded in by artists Daniela S. Checa and María Salmerón in Granada, Spain, welcoming international artists to share their work with locals in the Albaicín neighborhood. It provides a large shared workshop with a ceramic kiln, eight individual bedrooms, gardens, terraces, and views of the city, Sierra Nevada, and Alhambra, promoting critical thinking, ecological awareness, and free artistic creation. The residency hosts events and workshops on creativity, bioenergetics, and therapeutic thought while offering an 'AKASHA ARTISTIC CREATION SCHOLARSHIP' that includes materials.

Eliza Moore

Virginia, United States

The Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence awards early-career artists a $10,000 grant and residency to develop works addressing plants, gardens, or landscapes at Oak Spring Garden Foundation's 700-acre landscape.

Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Artist Resident

Rockland, United States

Award-winning artist residency offering 1, 2, or 6-month sessions with studio space, exhibition/performance venue, and community engagement in Maine's creative hub.

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.

Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Bloomington, United States

The McKinney International Art and Design Residency at Indiana University Bloomington's Eskenazi School invites established international artists and designers for a 4-6 week residency. Selected residents receive studio space, lodging, an $8,000 USD fellowship, health insurance, and up to $500 in supplies, while participating in the McKinney Visiting Artist Lecture Series and coordinating public-facing activities such as studio visits and workshops.

ExtrArtis, Artists Residencies for Creative Economy

Via Fuorimura 9, Italy

Name of Residency: ExtrArtisExtrArtis identifica l’ambiente costruito come un laboratorio in cui declinare una nuova prosperità inclusiva che riguarda l’inscindibilità tra i luoghi ei suoi abitanti. ExtrArtis organizza approcci partecipativi per accompagnare le comunità nella transizione culturale del nostro tempo, stimolandole attraverso l’arte a guardare al patrimonio culturale con responsabilità ed educando le persone all’adattabilità dei contesti in qualità di depositari della memoria collet

Fienile Fluò

Via Paderno, Italy

Given the nature of the location, immersed in the beautiful setting of the Bolognese hills, and the fact it is equipped with a theatre and the possibility to host guests in the guest quarters, we wish to dedicate ourselves to developing and implementing our artistic residency programme. Since 2007, the year of our opening of Fienile Fluò we hosted productions and creative and experimental periods for Italian artists. In 2013 Fienile Fluò Crexida began a scheme to develop international artistic r

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown

Provincetown, United States

The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is one of the world's leading artist residency programs, offering 20 seven-month residencies annually to emerging visual artists, fiction writers, and poets. Since its founding in 1968, the Work Center has provided time, space, and creative connections to artists and writers, with each Fellow receiving an apartment, studio space, monthly stipend, and opportunities for public readings and exhibitions.

Fire Island Residency

New York City, United States

The Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR) is a non-profit program founded in , the first U.S. residency exclusively for emerging LGBTQ+ identifying visual artists, providing free live/work space in the historic Cherry Grove community on Fire Island, New York. Artists participate in a four-week summer program featuring studio visits, discussions, and public lectures by renowned curators, scholars, and artists. FIAR offers lodging, studio space, stipends for meals and travel, and an honorarium.

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.

Flax Art Studios in Belfast runs an International Residency programme since 1994, offering artists 8-week stays with artist fees of £2100 per month, furnished private accommodation, city centre studio access, and facilities including the only dedicated sculptural workshop in Northern Ireland featuring wood, plaster, casting, digital fabrication, and textile. It supports sculptural and contemporary visual arts practice, acting as a hub for professional development, international networking, and outreach, with various residency types including production, graduate, curator, and exchanges. The studios provide spaces for over 70 artists and emphasize work inspired by Belfast's evolving cultural narrative.

The Fondation Montresso* in Marrakesh, Morocco, operates the Jardin Rouge Artist Residency, a fully-funded program established in for visual artists including painters, sculptors, and photographers to develop ambitious projects over 1-3 months. It provides individual studios, accommodation, meals, transportation, materials, and production budgets, with opportunities for exhibitions, networking, and return invitations. The foundation fosters cultural exchange and promotes contemporary art through its spaces and partnerships in Morocco and internationally.

Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte

Via G.B. Serralunga 27, Italy

Name of Residency: UNIDEE residency programsIn 1999 Michelangelo Pistoletto founded Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte’s programme of artists’ residencies for art and social transformation. The programme is open to artists and professionals from all over the world and it aims at providing instruments for “artivators”, i.e. subjects working at the boundaries between artistic practices, processes of social change and collaborations with communities external to the art world, weaving together mome

Fondazzjoni Kreattività

Spazju Kreattiv, Malta

Name of Residency: Artists’ Residency – Spazju KreattivThe Artists’ Residency programme by Fondazzjoni Kreattività was launched back in 2001, just a few months after the creation of the Foundation based within St James Cavalier. The Programme aims to enrich cultural diversity within the national creative scene, and encourage productive interactions between international creatives and local creatives, between international creatives and communities as well as physical and virtual environments.The

Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House

Buffalo, United States

The Martin House Creative Residency Program at Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House in Buffalo, NY, is a project-based residency offering creative individuals 2-4 weeks onsite to develop new works inspired by this iconic 20th-century architecture. It supports artists across various disciplines and researchers focusing on related themes, with residents receiving a $5,000 stipend, up to $1,000 in travel expenses, and housing in the Wright-designed Barton House. Participants must deliver a free public program, performance, or exhibition sharing their Martin House-inspired work.

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Artist in Residence

Fukuoka, Japan

The Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Artist in Residence Program, started in 1999, invites local and international artists, including those from Asia, to stay in Fukuoka for 70-90 days to create and exhibit artworks such as paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, films, and performances. Participants collaborate with local artists and the public, organize workshops and talks, and contribute to cultural exchange and understanding of contemporary Asian art. The program provides studio space in Artist Cafe Fukuoka and short-stay apartment accommodation, with financial support for one person per group in open calls.

GALLERIES on DOWNING

United States

Name of Residency: Eco-conspiraciesEco-conspiracies CON: with SPIRE: to BreatheUsing Art to Bring Wildlife Conservation Closer to HomeOpening space for contemplative practice, we invite participants to slow down and breathe with surrounding plants in our sphere, practice creative acts of sci/art conservation & share seeds and their stories of restoration. Broadening perceptions of ‘home’ to include outdoors spheres around our lived-in structures, we invite participants to re-cognize relationship

Gallery 44

Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8, Canada

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is an artist-run centre in Toronto committed to supporting diverse approaches to photographic and image-based practices through exhibitions, education programs, and artistic production. The organization offers multiple residency opportunities including the Career Launcher program for OCAD U students and the Member-in-Residence program for current Gallery 44 members, providing access to production facilities, mentorship, and exhibition opportunities.

Garage Gallery is an independent space in Prague for contemporary art exhibitions and international artist residencies (-). Offers furnished housing for up to 2, stipend, and culminates in a final exhibition.

Gartenhaus am Süderwall

Otterndorf, Germany

The Gartenhaus am Süderwall in Otterndorf, Germany, is an artist residency program offering stipends since 1985 for writers (typically June to October, 5 months) and since for visual artists (about 6 weeks in April-May), providing free housing in a historic classical garden house with a studio space, kitchen, and bath. Residents receive a monthly stipend for writers (around 1,200 Euro) or a fixed grant for artists (1,800 Euro plus up to 1,200 Euro for exhibition), expecting primarily on-site presence and public presentations of their work.

Gedok Atelierhaus

LÜBECK, Germany

Gedok Atelierhaus in Lübeck, Germany, offers a guest studio residency program sponsored by the state of Schleswig-Holstein, primarily for female artists in visual arts, applied arts, literature, and music to support and promote their creativity. Residents receive a stipend of 1,000 euros per month (with 400 euros deducted for rent and costs) and must be present during the stay, produce a report, and work in a studio with kitchen and bathroom near the old city. The typical duration is 1-3 months, though some sources specify two months.

Glass Box Studio

Wausau, United States

Glass Box Studio at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI, offers residencies for visual artists with studio, housing, honorarium, and outreach opportunities. Length: 2 weeks-2 months. Opened .

Goyki 3 Art Inkubator

Sopot, Poland

The AiR Goyki 3 Art Inkubator is a residency program run by Goyki 3 Art Inkubator, a local government cultural institution in Sopot, Poland, dedicated to visual arts, literature, performing arts, music, and science popularization. It supports research-focused projects engaging with Sopot's context, offering curatorial support, networking, and typically two-month stays in spring (April-June) or autumn (September-November). Residents must organize at least one public meeting related to their work.

Grand Marais Art Colony

Grand Marais, United States

The Grand Marais Art Colony provides self-guided and juried artist residencies in professional studios on Minnesota's North Shore, offering artists distraction-free space and time to develop their artistic practices. The organization operates multiple studio types including clay, painting, printmaking, and writing facilities, with residency lengths ranging from 1-4 weeks and various support options including lodging and stipends for juried residents.

Graves Mill Farm Writers and Artists Residency

Madison, United States

The Graves Mill Farm Writers and Artists Residency is a fully funded one-week retreat for writers and visual artists at all career stages, held on a 2,000-acre farm in Madison, VA. It emphasizes inspiration from nature, balancing private work time with communal meals and interactions, culminating in a studio night sharing. Participants explore the property and forests, with dedicated studios and housing provided.

Greenhut Artist Residency

Harvard, United States

Five-week artist residency providing time, space, community, and support to emerging artists, writers, and scholars in rural New England with funding, housing, multidisciplinary studios, and nature access.

Greylight Projects

Heerlen, Netherlands

Greylight Projects in Heerlen, Netherlands, is an artist-run residency program founded in , offering 3-month stays in a former school building to support multidisciplinary visual artists' research on themes like space, time, environment, and audience relations through installations, performances, video, sound, and other media. Residents receive guidance, participate in networking via Borderland Residencies or collaborations like schrit_tmacher Festival, and culminate in public presentations or open studios. The program provides studio-living spaces, workshops, garden, and exhibition areas in a dynamic community hub.

Harvest Works

NEW YORK, United States

Harvestworks is a national artist residency program supporting contemporary American artists and legal U.S. residents working at the intersection of art and technology. Selected artists receive a $5,000 commission to develop and present new projects at the T.E.A.M. Lab in New York City, exploring how technology can deepen understanding, provoke ideas, and inspire innovation through integrated sound, visual art, and experimental forms.

Here Arts Center

New York, United States

The HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP) at HERE Arts Center supports mid-career, cross-genre artists in developing innovative hybrid works in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, visual art, and new media over 1-3 years, providing commissions, developmental support, career planning, and opportunities for full productions. Artists receive substantial support including $50,000-$125,000 in cash, equipment, space, and services, tailored to individual needs within a collaborative peer community. The program emphasizes artist control, ownership of work, and skill-building in areas like grantwriting and audience relations.

Hessische Kulturstiftung

Luisenstrasse 3, Germany

Since 1993 the Cultural Foundation of Hesse (Hessische Kulturstiftung) has been providing a scholarship programme of high renown for visual artists who were born in Hesse, have a permanent residence here or hold a diploma from a Hessian art academy. These scholarships are awarded every two years as free travel grants or as a 12 months residence in one of the foundation’s studios in London, Paris or New York. Both the studio grants and the freely disposable travel grants from the Hessische Kultu

Hidden Creek Arts Centre

Nelson, Canada

The Hidden Creek Arts Centre, also known as The Narrows Artist Residency, offers retreat-style residencies at a sustainable eco-centre near Grohman Creek, a short boat ride from Nelson, BC, primarily for local artists in visual arts, creative writing, and music composition, though open to all career stages. Residencies typically last one week, providing shared housing, food allowances in some cases, boat transport, and access to a dedicated straw bale studio, with past recipients spanning visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, and theatre. The program emphasizes solitude and artistic development in a natural setting.

Homesession

c/ Creu dels Molers 15, Spain

Name of Residency: HomesessionHomesession Residency is a programme designed for visual artists and curators looking to develop their research or projects in Barcelona. Residencies last from one to three months, offering participants the chance to immerse themselves in a vibrant, culturally rich neighbourhood at the heart of the city. The close connection Homesession maintains with the local art scene makes the residency a meaningful and inspiring part of the creative process.Residency Programme

Hordaland Kunstsenter in Bergen, Norway, has hosted an artist residency program since 1987, open to international artists, curators, writers, researchers, and other contemporary art professionals for research, production, and exchange with the local scene. Residencies typically last 1-2 months or 4-8 weeks, often themed (e.g., curatorial practices, writing), and include covered travel, furnished accommodation, stipend, workspace, and support for public presentations.

House Work Presents

London, United Kingdom

House Work Presents is an artist-run residency in Hackney, East London, offering one early-career artist a free, fully supported month of creative experimentation with weekly mentorship from arts professionals and a culminating solo exhibition. The program welcomes artists across all disciplines and provides dedicated studio space, private accommodation, and professional development opportunities within London's vibrant creative community.

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.

index freiraum

Rautistrasse 31, Switzerland

Name of Residency: index freiraum Artist ResidencyThe index freiraum Artist Residency is an international artist-in-residence program for artists and curators from all artistic disciplines, including visual arts, literature, music, theatre, dance, and film. The fellowship includes free use of a live-in studio apartment in the city of Zurich as well as a contribution toward living expenses. In addition, the program fosters artistic exchange and networking with the local cultural scene. When neede

Indiana University Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Bloomington, United States

The McKinney International Art and Design Residency at Indiana University Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design in Bloomington offers established international artists and designers a 4-6 week stay to develop their practice using university facilities, collections, and research centers. Residents participate in the McKinney Visiting Artist Lecture Series, studio visits, open studios, and a workshop while receiving studio space, lodging, an $8,000 fellowship, health insurance, and up to $500 in supplies. Applications are open to contemporary studio practitioners and critics from outside the US, with the next cycle for .

Name of Residency: Itinera Arte Artist Residency Program – Rio de JaneiroThe Itinera Arte Artist Residency offers an immersive and experimental environment for artists from diverse contexts and disciplines, fostering dialogue between contemporary practices and the historical and urban landscape of Rio de Janeiro. The program combines curatorial mentorship, collective exchanges, studio visits with Brazilian artists, field activities, and public exhibitions, encouraging the development of critical

JISER Reflexions Mediterrànies

Barcelona, Spain

Jiser Reflexions Mediterrànies is a non-profit association based in Barcelona that promotes artistic creation and art as a tool for social transformation in the Mediterranean region through residencies connecting artists from Spain, Tunisia, and Algeria. The program supports young visual artists with 2-month stays in host cities like Barcelona (typically January-February), providing workspaces, accommodation, travel, stipends, and production support in collaboration with local partners such as Hangar. Residencies emphasize research, experimentation, and public presentations within local cultural contexts.

Joan Mitchell Center Residency

New Orleans, United States

The Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans offers visual artists 6-14 week residencies with private studios, weekday meals, $150 weekly stipend, and professional development opportunities. Open to New Orleans-based/natives and former Joan Mitchell Foundation grant recipients.

Name of Residency: Artist Residency in beautiful Hainan, ChinaWhy do we launch residency programs?We believe nowadays it has been more urgent than ever to build a creative community across different cultures and backgrounds, not in the sense of what the internet boasts of having brought about to the world. With the increasingly connected world by social media and e-commerce, the boosting availability of goods and products has evidently pushed people’s energy outward to conveniently gain anything

Kaatsbaan Subsidized

Tivoli, United States

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park provides opportunities for artists of all genres to create, live, and collaborate in the Hudson Valley countryside with state-of-the-art studios, theater, and accommodations.

Kacalisian Art Village AIR

Taiwan

Kacalisian Art Village in Taiwan promotes indigenous culture and arts in a scenic tribal area, serving as a creative hub for artists. Offers 40-day residencies with homestay, creative fees, and daily allowances.

KAIR

Hlavn 40, Slovakia

Name of Residency: Košice Artist in ResidenceKAIR is an international Artist-in-Residence-program for the artists from all over the world and out of all artistic disciplines and expressions. KAIR is strongly focused on creation of international cooperations between the Slovak and foreign artists and art organizations.Residency Programme since: 2011Description of Organisation: Košice Artist in Residence is an international residency program for artists from all over the world and all artistic dis

Kamiyama Artist in Residence

Tokushima, Japan

The Kamiyama Artist in Residence (KAIR) program, established in 1999, invites 3-5 artists annually to Kamiyama, Tokushima, Japan, for collaborative projects with locals, culminating in exhibitions, workshops, and open studios. Artists reside in provided two-story houses and studios, drawing inspiration from the town's natural surroundings and cultural heritage to create original works. A self-funded 'Bed & Studio' option is available outside the main September-November period.

Kingsbrae International Residency

St. Andrews, Canada

Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts (KIRA), established in , is an artist residency program in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, that awards six artists multi-week residencies to foster creativity and promote excellence in the arts while benefiting the local community. Residents receive individual studio space, private housing on a historic seaside property, two daily meals prepared by an on-site chef, and a stipend, with requirements to engage the community through workshops, talks, or collaborations. The program supports diverse disciplines including visual arts, music/composition, writing, new media, and interdisciplinary arts, welcoming artists at all career levels with a collaborative attitude.

KINITIRAS CHOROTHEAMA

NIKIOU 133, Greece

Kinitiras is the first Residency Centre for performing arts in the city of Athens, It was created in December and until August it hosted numerous artists throughout the world from the fields of dance, theatre and performance. Inside its small premises located underneath Akropolis, Kinitiras became a creative hub while at the same time it opened the pathway for the idea of residency centre in Greece.It is now time for us to move on and create another flexible model of residency that wil

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.

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

Kultur Service Steiermark GmbH

Graz, Austria

Kultur Service Steiermark GmbH, also known as Kulturvermittlung Steiermark, operates artist residencies in Graz, Austria, including the Styria-Artist-in-Residence (St.A.i.R.) program providing studios for international artists and theorists to foster networking in the Styrian cultural scene, and the Graz Residency for International Photographers (GRIP) in collaboration with Camera Austria for lens-based artists. These programs offer housing in central Graz locations, stipends ranging from €1,000 for one-month stays to €1,100 monthly for minimum two-month residencies, working spaces, and opportunities for presentations and local connections. They support emerging talents across visual arts, photography, literature, and theory, emphasizing research, production, and engagement with Graz's vibrant art scene.

Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf

Niederer Fläming, Germany

The Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf offers an international and interdisciplinary residency program for individual artists, writers, scholars, and groups at Schloss Wiepersdorf, a castle in rural Brandenburg, Germany, about 75 km south of Berlin. Fellows receive free room and board, a monthly stipend of €1200, and a €480 material grant, with stays typically lasting 1-3 months (often three months in spring, summer, or fall periods). The program supports fields like literature, visual arts, composition, and research, providing studios, ateliers, conference rooms, and opportunities for presentations and networking.

Kunsthal Gent

Ghent, Belgium

Kunsthal Gent, located in a 14th-century Carmelite monastery in Ghent, Belgium, offers residency programs including approximately six mini-residencies per year (up to 1 week with apartment access and €500 budget) and a Development Fellowship for up to 3 months with up to €5,000 budget for research and practice development. These programs support artists, collectives, and organizations in visual arts, architecture, design, audiovisual, performing arts, and public space, fostering experimentation, collaboration, and integration into the public programme. International participants receive an apartment, with irregular open calls for applications.

Kunsthuis SYB

Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands

Kunsthuis SYB is an artist residency program in Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands, that provides artists with a six-week stay to conduct research, experiment, and foster new collaborations based on project proposals. It offers a furnished apartment, studio space, organizational support, artistic feedback, publicity, a project budget, and culminates in public weekend access and a final presentation.

Künstlerhaus Dortmund

Dortmund, Germany

Since , Künstlerhaus Dortmund has offered a Summer Residency program for international artists in all fields of the visual arts during the summer months (July/August). The residency provides a guest studio, combined living/bedroom, shared kitchen and bathroom, along with a travel subsidy up to 500 EUR, daily per diem of 10 EUR, and production costs up to 500 EUR. Note that the program is paused in , with no current application opportunity.

Künstlerhaus Lauenburg

Lauenburg/ Elbe, Germany

Künstlerhaus Lauenburg in Lauenburg/Elbe, Germany, offers three annual residency fellowships in visual arts, literature, and composition, plus a working fellowship for artists with children and a scholarship by invitation, typically lasting 4 months from mid-May to mid-September. Fellows receive housing, studio space, and are expected to spend at least 50% of the time on-site, culminating in presentations like exhibitions, artist talks, or premieres. The program also features a Stadtgalerie for exhibitions and public events.

Kyoto Art Center

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Art Center's Artist-in-Residence Program supports emerging artists and researchers in pursuing creative activities in Kyoto, alternating annually between visual arts and performing arts, with focused on visual arts, literature, and cross-genre works. Participants must plan and implement public exchange projects and communicate in English or Japanese, with stays up to three months between April and March . The program provides accommodation, a studio, round-trip economy airfare, a 200,000 JPY production subsidy, and coordinator assistance.

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 Kunsthalle Mulhouse

Mulhouse Cedex, France

La Kunsthalle Mulhouse is a contemporary art center in Mulhouse, France, offering various artist residencies including programs for young creators, textile artists from Mexico, curators, and researchers, often in partnership with international networks like Atelier Mondial. Residencies typically provide accommodation, studios, stipends or grants ranging from €3,000 to €10,000, and support for research or production, with durations from 2 months to a year. It emphasizes experimentation, cross-border collaboration in the Upper Rhine region, and public engagement through exhibitions and events.

La synagogue de Delme

Delme, France

The Centre d'art contemporain - la synagogue de Delme in Delme, France, operates an artist residency program in the former presbytery of Lindre-Basse, in collaboration with the Lorraine Regional Natural Park. Housed in a refitted historic building, the program supports contemporary artists through production and exhibition opportunities, complementing the center's temporary shows in the converted 19th-century synagogue. Selected artists receive a residency allowance and production budget to develop site-specific projects.

La Térmica - Creators

Malaga, Spain

La Térmica - Creators is an annual artist residency program at the Contemporary Culture Center of the Provincial Council of Malaga, Spain, supporting six emerging plastic, visual, and multidisciplinary artists with workspaces, accommodation, meals, and financial stipends to develop projects over typically 2-4 months. Residents collaborate on public presentations, studio openings, and a final group exhibition, with requirements to donate a work to the center's collection and submit reports. The program, running since , fosters international talent through open calls and partnerships like BIENALSUR.

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.

Name of Residency: Læsø Artist in ResidenceThe objective of the Læsø AiR programme for professional visual artists is to support the development of new and valuable relationships with fellow artists, the community on Læsø, the island’s unique nature, and the history of Per Kirkeby and Asger Jorn — all for the benefit of the regional art scene and Nordic contemporary art in general.Læsø AiR wishes to support the artistic process and research phase by providing the artists with time, space and opp

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.

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.

Leveld Kunstnartun

Ål, Norway

Leveld Kunstnartun is an international artist residency program established in in Leveld, Norway, offering free accommodation, workspaces, and a monthly stipend to professional artists including visual artists, writers, musicians, curators, filmmakers, dancers, and architects for stays of 1 to 3 months. It promotes interdisciplinary artistic expression in a mountain village setting with facilities like bright studios, a writing room, graphics workshop, and equipped living quarters, while hosting open studios, workshops, and summer exhibitions.

Name of Residency: FMRFMR – Festival for Art in Digital Contexts and Public Spaces is a biennial festival showcasing artistic processes and positions that reflect the ephemeral nature of our digitally connected present. FMR invites artists or art collectives to create a new work, or further develop an existing project. During the residency, FMR will provide space, resources and facilities for productive experimentation, dialogue, and collaboration. The work developed during the residency

Name of Residency: DAR (Druskininkai Artists’s Residence)In seeking to develop international cultural exchanges, the Lithuanian Composers’ Union initiated Druskininkai A.I.R (Artist in Residence) international artists’ residency programme in 2011. Since 2012, it has continued to function under a new title, DAR (Druskininkai Artists’ Residence), with over one hundred artists from Lithuania and other countries having participated in it.The DAR programme is intended for composers and sound artists.

Live Art Ireland

Milford house, Ireland

Name of Residency: Live Art IrelandResidencies are for 3 weeks to 3 monthsWe generally do a call out for a themed residency twice or three times a yearWe aim to support artists working with live art and performance art, video and film, dance -art, participatory practice and new mediaWe ask artists to consider the socio political context of the site and perhaps engage with the landscape. Information on the history of the site and the nature of the re-wilding land surrounding the house and barns i

Lost and Found Lab Residency

Cos Cob, United States

Artist residency in Cos Cob, CT, honoring James Stevenson. Offers 2-4 week invitation-only stays for visual artists, scholars, writers, curators exploring visual art and written word. Includes $1000 stipend, housing, studio, library, and access to archives.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Residency

New York, United States

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Residency Program, founded in 1973, offers various artist residencies in New York City, including Workspace (9 months for emerging visual artists and writers), Arts Center Residency (8 months for multidisciplinary artists at Governors Island), and Process Space (2-8 weeks for performing artists). These programs provide free studio spaces, stipends when available, professional development, peer community, and public presentation opportunities to foster creative experimentation and career growth.

Mahler & LeWitt Studios

Spoleto, Italy

The Mahler & LeWitt Studios in Spoleto, Italy, offers a residency program centered around the former studios of Anna Mahler and Sol LeWitt, providing a focused environment for artists, curators, and writers to develop new practices in dialogue with peers and the region's cultural heritage. It hosts three sessions per year in spring, summer, and autumn, each up to six weeks, with accommodation, studio space, and often travel funds, per diem, and materials budgets. The program includes special projects like music residencies and collaborations with events such as the Spoleto Festival.

MakerHouse

United States

Name of Residency: MakerHouse ResidencyAs a Resident, you will receive free housing, workshop access, and a living stipend for one month so that you can focus on exploring these themes and contributing knowledge to the world.Our workshop includes tools for woodworking, metalworking (welding, casting, blacksmithing), ceramics, software, electronics, music, robotics, 3D printing and laser cutting. We also have a full time shop master who can teach you how to use any tools you aren’t familiar with.

Marble House Project

Dorset, Vermont, United States

Marble House Project is an expansive, multi-disciplinary artist residency program situated in Dorset, Vermont. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration, sustainability, and community engagement by offering artists from a wide array of disciplines a place to live and work harmoniously. Focusing on conservation and organic food production, it invites artists to integrate with the natural surroundings and local community, aiming to foster both individual artistic growth and communal enrichment. With sessions running from mid-April through October, the program curates a diverse mix of approximately 60 artists annually, both from the United States and abroad, across all creative fields including visual arts, writing, choreography, music composition, performance, and culinary arts.

Mary Sky

United States

Name of Residency: Mary Sky Artist ResidencyMary Sky’s Artist Residency is hosted in a tiny-cabin on a forested mountainside in rural Vermont, adjacent to hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest land.The residency campus is rural, and staying in the cabin is much like camping, which presents certain undeniable realities. You must be generally physically fit and able to walk up steep hills in order to participate in the program.The culmination or outcome of this residency is ultimately

Name of Residency: MeMe Art ResAiming to minimise the gap between the public and the local artistic community, MeMeraki’s main Residency Program hosts local and international artists, providing for three 2-3 month Residency Periods in the course of a running year. Its schedule consists of various events namely: Meet the Artist Dinner, Open Studios, Critiques, Lecture Series, Studio Visits, Discussion Panels and various Group Shows.Artists apply mainly through open calls, or by special invitation

Migration in Changing Climates

Oregon, United States

The Migration in Changing Climates Fellowship is a residency program offered through the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx) at Oregon State University, targeting established and emerging artists working in any discipline to explore themes of migration amid climate change, potentially in collaboration with sites like PLAYA. It emphasizes supportive, generative experiences at the intersections of arts, humanities, science, and technology, such as unplugged retreats or interdisciplinary projects. The program aligns with environmental and creative research initiatives in Oregon.

Miller Art Museum

United States

Name of Residency: DOME HOUSE AL & MICKEY QUINLAN ARTIST RESIDENCYWhitefish Bay, located on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula (USA), has long been a creative haven for artists who were an important part of the local community and brought the process of creating art into daily life. Inspired by the history of the Dome House and the vibrant artistic community in Door County, the Al & Mickey Quinlan Artist Residency aims to give one artist the opportunity to create work in a unique environment providing i

MMCA International Artist/Researcher Residency

Dobong-gu, South Korea

International residency program run by National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. Supports artists and researchers with live-in studios, monthly grants, and creative exchange opportunities.

MoT +++

Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

MoT+++ is an independent, artist-run space in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, managing the A. Farm International Art Residency program, which offers funded, self-funded, and exchange-based opportunities to artists from Vietnam and abroad to foster experimental creativity and international exchange. Established in , A. Farm provides shared studios in a traditional wooden house (Tree House), exhibition space, individual housing at Amanaki Thao Dien Hotel, tailored mentorship, and public programming like open studios, workshops, and performances. The program emphasizes complete artistic freedom, local art scene connections, and community engagement without obligations.

Muncie Arts and Culture Council

Muncie, United States

PlySpace is an artist-in-residence program run by the Muncie Arts and Culture Council in Muncie, Indiana, offering visual artists, writers, performers, designers, and other creatives dedicated time and space to pursue their practices while fostering community collaboration through personal and public projects. Residents engage with local communities via tailored programming, public events, and partnerships, with residencies lasting 2-12 weeks and including a $500 travel stipend. The program emphasizes experimentation, provocation, and accessible projects that spark conversation and social change in Muncie.

Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens

Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium

The Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens residency program, hosted in the iconic Woning Van Wassenhove modernist house in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, offers Europe-based practitioners in visual arts, art & architecture, or writing up to 4 consecutive weeks for reflection, research, and limited production while respecting the heritage site. Residents receive institutional support, organize a public presentation, and benefit from funding including travel, per diem, and production budget. The program emphasizes solitary practice in this architecturally significant space designed by Juliaan Lampens.

Muzeum Susch / Art Stations Foundation CH

Susch, Switzerland

The artist residency 'Temporars Susch' by Muzeum Susch / Art Stations Foundation CH in Susch, Switzerland, offers individual residencies to artists of all disciplines, writers, curators, cultural producers, and researchers in a historic Chasa next to a medieval monastery, emphasizing contemplation, intellectual exchange, and disconnection from production pressures without requiring tangible outcomes. Residents engage with the community through workshops, talks, or discussions and benefit from the inspiring Engadin valley setting historically linked to figures like Nietzsche and Giacometti. The program provides accommodation, travel expenses, and a weekly stipend of 350 CHF, with typical stays of 2-4 weeks.

Explorer: This residency is designed for artists who want to explore or experience new artistic processes. It is open for a group of 3-4 artists so that the dynamics and interaction among them feed creativity. Criticism is only a motor towards objectivity respecting the autonomy of each project.Creator: 29-day residency, open to both local and international artists, the idea is to offer space, time, and resources for project development.Our residency program offers a unique approach to accommoda

Nancy B. Negley Artist Residency program

France

Name of Residency: The Dora Maar HouseThe Nancy B Negley Residency Program providesone to three months in residence at the Dora Maar Housea private bedroom and bath and a study or studio in which to worka travel award for travel from a fellow’s home to the Dora Maar Housea grant based upon the length of stay at the Dora Maar HouseResidency Programme since: 2007Description of Organisation: The Nancy B. Negley Artists Residency Program, based at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, hosts resid

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.

New Roots Foundation

Santa Ana Antigua, Guatemala

The New Roots Foundation runs a multidisciplinary artist residency program at La Nueva Fábrica, a contemporary art center in a historic textile factory in Santa Ana, Antigua, Guatemala, welcoming emerging and established artists, curators, scholars, and cultural practitioners without restrictions. Residents stay 2-8 weeks with on-site housing, a USD $2,000 stipend, airport transfers, mentoring, and access to studios, textile looms, wood/metal workshops, and exhibition spaces, while encouraged to engage in public programs and community activities. The program fosters reflection, research, dialogue, and interdisciplinary collaboration between local and international participants.

NG Art Creative

France

Name of Residency: NG Art Creative, Residency and Gallery, ProvenceNG Art Creative program offers the following:– Reside in a 17th century olive mill Moulin de Gréoux– Create work in a large studio equipped with professional lighting, easels, tables, and wall hanging space.– Access to an outdoor wet area to work with clay and/or other materials– Foster and support all creative endeavours to maximise their full potential– Guide and mentor into the commercial art world by residency di

No Discipline Limited

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

No Discipline Limited curates 'Something Foreign,' an interdisciplinary international artist residency program in Hong Kong that promotes cross-cultural exchange by bringing unfamiliar ideas, practices, and cultures to the local arts community. It features two seasons annually (Spring in April/May and Autumn in October/November), hosting 1-2 artists for 4-6 weeks with performative presentations, experience sharing, and collaborations with local practitioners. The program provides comprehensive support including round-trip flights, accommodation, living and research allowances, studio space, and networking assistance.

Nordic Artists' Centre Dale

Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway

Nordic Artists' Centre Dale (NKD) is an artist-in-residence program in Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway, for visual artists, architects, and designers. Offers private houses, studios, facilities, monthly stipend of NOK 11,000, and travel support.

Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dale / Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale

Dalsåsvegen 143, Norway

NKD is an independent foundation concentrating exclusively on long-term residencies, workshops and projects. Residencies are offered to visual artists, architects, and designers. The centre has five private residency houses, one for each artist, and five 50 m² studios with a 6-meter-high ceiling and north-lit panorama windows. An additional common studio and carpenter’s workshop furnished with a good selection of equipment and heavy machinery are also at disposal. The artists’ lodgings are fully

North Louisiana Arts Interchange

Ruston, United States

The North Louisiana Arts Interchange is a collaborative program for 8 U.S. visual artists, emphasizing Louisiana locals. Features weekly Zoom meetings, in-person launch in Ruston, LA, pair projects with $200 stipend, and group exhibit Jul 27-Sep 11, at Gilbert Center Gallery.

Northern AiR

Kauppilantie 15, Finland

Name of Residency: Northern AiR networkThe objective of the innovative network is to create permanent supporting structures for the residency field. We aim at increasing cultural mobility and to establish new forms of cooperation through residencies.Residency Programme since: 2019Description of Organisation: Northern AiR – a newly established unique artist residence network in northern Finland as a part of the KRIPA-project.Organisation founded in: 2020What type of organisation are you?:Not-for-

Oak Garden Foundation Interdisciplinary

Upperville, United States

The Oak Spring Garden Foundation Interdisciplinary Residency in Upperville, Virginia, offers 2-week or 5-week sessions for artists, conservation practitioners, researchers, scholars, scientists, and writers to pursue creative projects focused on plants, landscapes, gardens, and the natural world. This flagship program, started in , provides time and space for independent work alongside optional activities like library visits, landscape exploration, and volunteering at the Biocultural Conservation Farm. Selected residents receive stipends of $800 for 2-week stays or $2,000 for 5-week stays, with housing and ground transportation from Dulles Airport or Union Station.

Oficinas do Convento

Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal

Oficinas do Convento is a nonprofit cultural association based in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, that accepts year-round artistic residency proposals and project development opportunities across multiple disciplines. The organization operates from the São Francisco Convent and related facilities, focusing on visual arts, sound arts, design, and heritage, with a mission to support innovative artistic creation while contributing to the revaluation and sustainability of local cultures.

Oolite Arts Studio Residency

Miami Beach, United States

Oolite Arts Studio Residency offers free 24/7 studio space in Miami Beach for South Florida artists, plus facilities like printshop, connections to curators, exhibitions, and $12K-$15K annual stipends for eligible residents.

Ottawa School of Art

Canada

Name of Residency: Ottawa School of Art Residency ProgramThe Ottawa School of Art (OSA) established an artist residency program during its 135th anniversary. The residency program is located solely in the ByWard Market campus in downtown Ottawa. OSA has opened its specialized studios there for ceramics, printmaking & sculpture for use by resident artists during the schools regular hours of operation. OSA will accept a maximum of 2 artists per studio at any time during the year. We suggest that t

Ox-Bow, School of Art and Artists' Residency

Saugatuck, United States

Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency, founded in 1908, is a year-round artist residency and educational program located on a 115-acre campus in Saugatuck, Michigan. It offers intensive courses, fellowships, and residencies for artists at all career stages, with studio access across multiple disciplines and a community-based living model.

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.

Peru Athens Residency

Athens, Greece

ARCAthens' flagship Athens Residency offers fully-funded 2-month fellowships for visual artists, curators, and scholars. Includes housing, $2,000 prize, weekly stipend, air travel. Open to non-Greek residents; features networking and public events.

The Peter Bullough Foundation offers 4-week residencies for emerging artists and writers in Winchester, VA, providing housing, studios, $600 stipend, and community engagement opportunities, prioritizing diverse and LGBTQIA2S+ voices.

Pfaelzer Hof

United-Kingdom

Pfaelzer Hof Artist Residencies is an artist-led cultural development project in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, offering residencies for artists, writers, and composers in a renovated former hotel since . It provides spacious apartments with natural light, a shared outdoor terrace, a 24/7 accessible project and exhibition space, and connections to local galleries and Trier University workshops. Residencies last 1-6 months from April to October, with fees varying and a €1500 monthly stipend available in some cases.

Pilchuck Glass School

Seattle, United States

Pilchuck Glass School is the most comprehensive educational center in the world for glass artists, offering residency programs since 1980 that bring established and emerging artists to experiment with glass on a scenic Pacific Northwest campus. The school provides access to expert glass fabricators, artist assistants, and various studio facilities while fostering an international community of artists exploring creative uses of glass in art and design.

Points Center for Contemporary Art

Wuxi Shi, China

Points Center for Contemporary Art (PCCA) is a non-profit residency in Jinxi Ancient Town, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. Focuses on curatorial practices, visual art, new media, video, performance, installations, and public engagement research for international artists and curators.

Pragovka Gallery

Praha 19000, Czechia

Pragovka Gallery in Prague, Czechia, runs an artist residency program (AIR Pragovka Gallery) launched in , providing artists and curators with an 80m² studio in a former industrial car factory area to work and research intensively. The program supports Czech and international participants through fully equipped apartments, artist fees, travel costs by agreement, materials contributions, and PR/production aid, with past residents exhibiting in the gallery and public spaces. Residencies typically last 2-8 weeks, tailored to the project, with themed open calls like 'Mutual Benefits' for .

Provincetown Community Compact

Provincetown, United States

The Provincetown Community Compact offers Dune Shack Residencies in historic shacks located in the Cape Cod National Seashore, providing stays for visual artists, writers, and the general public from April through November. It includes three 3-week juried residencies for visual artists (one for an emerging artist of color with a $500 fellowship), two 1-week funded writer residencies selected by lottery, and community residencies by lottery. Founded in 1993 as a non-profit, the program supports artists and community vitality in Provincetown.

Public Room

Skopje, North Macedonia

Public Room in Skopje, North Macedonia, is a multifunctional creative hub spanning 1,500 m² that combines coworking spaces, event rooms, gallery spaces, a restaurant, and bar to foster a community of creatives, entrepreneurs, artists, students, and professionals. It has hosted artist residencies, including design residencies for emerging designers and a CreArt 3.0 program in at the nearby Cultural Informative Center, offering space, equipment, and a 375 € presentation fee for exhibitions.

Radar Sofia

Sofia, Bulgaria

Radar Sofia is an independent art hub in Sofia, Bulgaria, offering residencies primarily for writers, playwrights, dramaturgs, theatre makers, performers, and visual artists, including those at risk, with free live/work space, networking, and presentation opportunities.

RAINBOW ART RESIDENCIES

carretera de San Isidro Labrador S/N Aranjuez, Spain

Name of Residency: RAINBOW ART RESIDENCIESRainbow art Residencies International Program links the contemporary art practice with traditional artisan work based in iron traditional techniques, ceramic from Talavera de la Reina, Glass works, Raku ceramic techniques, Roman Mosaic traditional techniques, non silver Fine Art Photographic processes, and Textile works.Our Goals are to work with artists, artisans and designers integrating natural material with traditional hand made technology & contempo

REC.ON

calle Alegria 5, Spain

Name of Residency: REC.ON SpainResidency offers artists, writers, musicians, dancers, photographers, researchers and creators a space where they can focus on their work while immersing themselves in Andalusia’s nature and supportive community. Our program is designed to encourage artistic exploration, collaboration and personal growth. The residency inspires residents to create new work and explore local culture. We expect each resident to emerge with a deeper connection to their creative proces

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.

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.

Retreat.cz — A Deep Work Retreat in the Czech mountains

Kuncice pod Ondrejnikem 823, Czech Republic

Retreat.cz is a deep work retreat in the Czech mountains for creative professionals, artists, developers and digital nomads. The minimum stay is 7 days and the house accommodates up to 8 people.You can check out the prices, availability and book our Retreat through Airbnb. We use Airbnb service to process international payments in compliance with Czech tax laws:https://www.airbnb.cz/rooms/6176686Retreat.cz was founded by Robert Vlach & Lenka Paprok:I got the idea to open a deep work retreat in t

Riga Circus Residency

Riga, Latvia

The Riga Circus Residency Program, run by Rīgas cirks in Riga, Latvia, serves as a laboratory for new forms of artistic research and practices, primarily focused on contemporary circus arts, while also welcoming interdisciplinary artists for site-specific projects related to the circus or the city. It supports up to 4 artists or groups, providing working spaces, accommodation, and for , a daily stipend of 40 EUR per person plus travel for Baltic applicants, with residencies typically lasting 2-3 weeks. The program promotes circus development in Latvia and the Baltic region through experimentation, collaboration, and community engagement.

Rock Street Artist Residency

Marquette, Michigan, United States

Rock Street Artist Residency (RSAR) is a transformative artist residency located in a historic 1887 Victorian home in Marquette, Michigan, offering a unique creative space set against the inspiring backdrop of the Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior's shores. The residency hosts two artists per session in a peaceful, distraction-free environment with fully equipped studio spaces, gourmet meals featuring locally sourced ingredients, and opportunities for community engagement.

Royal Over-Seas League

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) partners with The Art House in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK, to offer two fully funded two-month artist residencies annually for international visual artists from Commonwealth or former Commonwealth countries, the US, EU/EEA, or Switzerland who have not yet exhibited or worked in the UK. Residents receive dedicated studio space, on-site accommodation, travel/visa coverage, per diem, material budgets, access to print, ceramic, and darkroom facilities with technician support, plus networking and professional development opportunities including visits to London galleries. The program emphasizes creative development over mandatory outcomes, with optional open studios or exhibitions.

Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

RSA Residencies for Scotland is an artist-led scheme providing research and development opportunities for visual artists at all career stages across Scotland's centres of artistic excellence. Artists can apply for up to £5,000 in funding and are responsible for managing their own residency in collaboration with partner venues, with emphasis on research, production, skill development, and idea exchange.

Sant Andreu Contemporani

Barcelona, Spain

Sant Andreu Contemporani (SAC) in Barcelona offers the International Curatorial Residency Programme, targeted at international curators who join the jury for the Miquel Casablancas Prize for the Visual Arts and develop a curatorial project featuring selected Catalan artists. The residency provides a working space at Fabra i Coats – Fàbrica de Creació de Barcelona, accommodation, travel budget, fees, and production funds totaling around €4,000 (subject to taxes). Projects are integrated into SAC's exhibition program and may be presented internationally.

Sapporo Artist in Residence

Sapporo, Japan

S-AIR (Sapporo Artist-in-Residence) was established in 1999 with partial funding by the Agency for Cultural Affairs to run an artist-in-residence programme in Hokkaido. Since , S-AIR has hosted 3 artists and one curator/researcher each year, mostly on an exchange basis, fostering unique arts and culture at an international level by inviting leading contemporary artists and promoting exchange with local artists and communities.

Schafhof – European Center for Art Upper Bavaria

Am Schafhof 1, Germany

Name of Residency: European Art Fellowship of the District Council of Upper BavariaThe artists and their personal and artistic needs form the focal point of the artist-in-residence program. The stipend and residency in the host countries are intended to provide artists the opportunity to devote themselves exclusively to their artistic work for this time period. This specifically includes conceptual work, networking and research; artists are not required to produce work.The Center for Art organiz

School of Arts

Porto, Portugal

The School of Arts at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto hosts artist residencies funded by multiple programs including InResidence (Porto Municipality) and the Gulbenkian Foundation. The residency provides space, time, and assistance for research, experimentation, and production in fields such as Cinema, Sound, Photography, New Media Art, and Heritage Conservation, with results publicly presented upon completion.

Scottish Sculpture Workshop

Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) is a rural artist residency in Aberdeenshire that supports artists through collective learning and experimentation with various materials and processes. The program offers highly subsidized group residencies where artists live and work together for four weeks, with access to specialized workshops including ceramics, metal fabrication, blacksmithing, and stonework, supported by skilled technicians and a programmed schedule of social and professional exchange activities.

Seoul Art Space Geumcheon is an international artist residency program in Seoul, South Korea, housed in a renovated printing factory, offering studios and support for visual and new media artists. It provides 3-month residencies with facilities like studios, media lab, warehouse, accommodation, and partial stipends for international artists, focusing on emerging artists in fields such as painting, installation, video, photography, digital art, and interactive art. The program includes PR, expert criticism, network support, and opportunities for exhibitions and open studios.

Ses Dotze Naus Foundation

Eivissa, Spain

Ses Dotze Naus Foundation, founded in in Ibiza, Spain, is a non-profit organization that promotes contemporary artistic creation through residencies, exhibitions, and public programs to strengthen the island's cultural identity and foster social change. The residency program is a two-phase opportunity for visual artists and curators based in the Balearic Islands, Spain, or Europe, involving initial research and exploration followed by production, public activities, and presentations. Participants receive accommodation, workspace, honoraria, travel support, and production funds while engaging deeply with Ibiza's contexts.

Seven Below Arts Initiative

Burlington, United States

The Seven Below Arts Initiative is a residency program established in in partnership with Burlington City Arts, offering visual artists quiet, inspiring environments for individual and collaborative work in a renovated 200-year-old barn situated on 65 acres outside Burlington. Three artists at a time participate in eight-week sessions (April-May, June-July, or August-September) with private work spaces, living accommodations, and a $2,000 stipend, designed to support artists at any career stage working in virtually any visual arts genre.

Sheepscot Arts Preserve

United States

We offer offer artists space and time to work independently on their own projects. Artists can choose whether they want to take this time to work on a specific project, or if they would rather use this time to explore their art from a different perspective and develop new ways of working. Each artist gets their own living space and a private studio and free use of all of the communal spaces across the property.Some to all meals are provided, depending on the residency type, with the goal of givi

Smack Mellon Artist Studio

Brooklyn, NY, United States

The Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program, launched in , provides six NYC-based emerging or early career visual artists with free private studio space (250-300 sq ft) accessible 24/7, a fellowship, and access to shared facilities including a digital production lab and fabrication shop. The program runs for an eleven-month period and includes opportunities for studio visits with curators and public open studio events twice yearly.

Name of Residency: SODAS 2123 residency programThe SODAS 2123 artist-in-residence programme invites artists, curators, designers, architects, researchers and other creators to become part of the SODAS 2123 community. The programme’s participants are welcome to initiate event-based programmes, participate in open studios, present the results of their residency in various forms and become part of the SODAS 2123 community’s events. The residents develop their artistic projects with the support of t

Spazio Berlendis

Cannaregio 6301, Italy

Name of Residency: Berlendis Residency 2027The call is intended to support a production residency, a period of work and creation that will lead to the realization of an exhibition at Marignana Project. The experience, which will take place within the facilities of Spazio Berlendis, will offer the opportunity to develop a project of study and in-depth research also in relation to the city of Venice—its history, its many suggestions, and the stimuli it generates—through dialogue and exchange with

Stiftelsen Pro Artibus

Gustav Wasas gata 11, Finland

Name of Residency: Snäcksund The CroftThe Pro Artibus Foundation administrates the residency programs The Villa and The Croft in Tammisaari in Finland.The Croft is a place for short periods of artistic or art-related research. The Croft building is adjoined to the Snäcksund The Villa residence. The residence programme The Croft, open to Nordic artists, curators, art critics and educators, is built around both invited projects and periodically announced open calls. Each residency is planned indiv

The Stiftung Künstlerhof Roter Ochse in Schleusingen, Germany, is a foundation that awards residencies to up to three young artists or scholars from diverse fields including music, literature, visual arts, performing arts, and new media, for stays of up to nine months. Residents live, work, and present their creations to the public, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and community engagement in the historic town. The program aims to create a vibrant communication center in the tradition of arts and sciences symposia.

Stiftung Starke

Berlin, Germany

The Stiftung Starke Artist in Residence program in Berlin supports emerging artists under 40 from all genres with 3-12 month residencies including free living and studio space, a stipend, and exhibition opportunities at the Löwenpalais. Established artists can access short-term guest apartments, while projects receive scientific accompaniment by international curators. Applications are accepted year-round by an independent jury, though fellows cover their own energy costs.

Stuart Artist-in-Residence

Brookings, United States

<p><strong> Stuart Artist-in-Residence</strong><br>School of Design<br>South Dakota State University<br>Brookings, South Dakota<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.sdstate.edu/school-design/stuart-artist-residence">https://www.sdstate.edu/school-design/stuart-artist-residence</a></p><p><strong>Residency Term:</strong>&nbsp;September 8–October 2, </p><p><strong>Honorarium:</strong>&nbsp;$2,500<br><strong>Materials Stipend:</strong>&nbsp;$200</p><p>Applications for 4-week artist-in-residence are now being accepted from visual artists working in any discipline, including interdisciplinary approaches. The committee encourages artists to create and develop artwork independently in the Ritz Gallery. Artists should be willing to discuss their project conceptualization and visual progression with School of Design students, faculty, and the community during open studio hours and public events. It is not intended that the selected artist teach or provide workshops.</p>

Studio for the Research on the Art of Acting

Krušče 2, Slovenia

Name of Residency: Krušče Creative CenterKrušče Creative Center stretches through few plots of land with six buildings. The property is being renovated since 2006 and has almost 1000 m2 of spaces for group work and accommodation. The renovation has been a process of artistic directors collaborating with architects, students of scenic design and others to establish spaces and landscapes that respect cultural heritage, being at the same time contemporary and homey. Krušče Creative Center is being

Studio H Canada

Canada

Name of Residency: Studio H multimedia & interdisciplinary artist residencyStudio H Canada collaborative art residency and exchange is hosted by Heidi Bergstrom in Metchosin, a stunningly beautiful rural municipality of Victoria, BC, Canada. Artists from around the world and Canada, in all disciplines and media, are invited to engage in collaborative projects or to develop new work on their own in this creative and inspiring setting. The vision of the Studio H Canada Art Residency program is to

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.

The Art House

Wakefield, United Kingdom

The Art House in Wakefield offers fully funded, two-month international artist residencies in partnership with the Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) for artists living outside the UK who have not yet exhibited or worked there. The program provides studio space, accommodation, materials budget, travel costs, mentoring, and professional development support, with artists encouraged to experiment and develop their practice without requirement to produce finished work.

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora

Christchurch, New Zealand

The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch, New Zealand, offers a Creative Residency Programme for creative professionals from diverse fields including visual arts, crafts, music, theatre, dance, film, writing, design, photography, digital and sound art, fashion, and gaming, with stays typically lasting 1-3 months. Residents receive housing in fully furnished rooms with shared living spaces, a daily per diem of $85 NZD, up to $1500 NZD travel support, publicity, and community engagement opportunities, often culminating in public events. A self-funded residency option is also available for 2-10 weeks, providing accommodation without financial support.

The Center of Gravity at Niels Bohr Insitute

Copenhagen, Denmark

A three-month artist residency hosted by the Center of Gravity at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, where artists engage with cutting-edge gravitational physics research, including black holes and gravitational waves. The program offers a participative residency with regular meetings with scientists, and artists are expected to produce and publicly exhibit a final work.

The Edward F. Albee Foundation

Montauk, United States

The Edward F. Albee Foundation operates The Barn, a year-round residency program in Montauk, New York, designed to support writers and visual artists by providing private studios, bedrooms, and communal spaces for focused creative work. Founded in 1967 by playwright Edward Albee, the foundation accepts four artists per month based on talent and need, with no application fees and newly renovated facilities completed in .

The European Investment Bank

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

The European Investment Bank Institute's Artists Development Programme (ADP) is a three-month residency for emerging European visual artists under 35, offering mentorship from renowned artists, studio space, and production support. Participants spend two months at Cité internationale des arts in Paris (September-October) and one month at neimënster in Luxembourg (November), with all travel costs covered and a daily allowance provided.

Name of Residency: Grant Wood FellowshipSponsored by the University of Iowa, the Grant Wood Fellowship and Art Colony is a year long appointment. In addition to living and studio accommodations, the Fellowship provides a Visiting Associate Professor appointment with salary and benefits at the University of Iowa’s School of Art & Art History or Division of Performing Arts.Residency Programme since: 2001Description of Organisation: The Grant Wood Art Colony seeks to provide a creative home for the

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 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 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

BERLIN, Germany

The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Potsdam, Germany, hosts an artist residency program since , providing artists with studio space in the historic Kleiner Fotorefraktor building, accommodations in Potsdam, and a stipend paid in three monthly installments. Selected by the Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD, Potsdam Town, and PIK, residents integrate into the PIK community to foster interdisciplinary exchanges between artists and climate researchers on global sustainability. Note that a distinct 'Planetary Transitions' residency exists at the nearby RIFS Potsdam, not PIK.

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.

Tobačna 001 Cultural Center

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Tobačna 001 Cultural Center in Ljubljana offers a flexible two-month artist residency program for international visual artists, providing a private apartment, studio space, and opportunities for cultural exchange through lectures, workshops, and exhibitions. Artists integrate into the local scene or focus on their creative practice, with projects showcased in the center's gallery upon completion. The program, part of the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, emphasizes multi-layered cultural exchange in a renovated historical tobacco factory building.

Triangle - Astérides

Marseille, France

Triangle-Astérides is a contemporary art center and residency program in Marseille, France, offering 10-week research residencies for emerging and mid-career visual artists from France (excluding Marseille residents) and internationally. The program provides a studio, shared housing, curatorial support, professional networking, a monthly stipend of 1000 euros, and an open studio fee. It operates three sessions per year at La Friche la Belle de Mai, focusing on research, experimentation, and public engagement in contemporary art.

UMAM Documentation and Research

Beirut, Lebanon

UMAM Documentation and Research operates an artist in residence program through The Hangar, a converted warehouse in South Beirut that facilitates cultural exchange and artistic production. The program supports artists through production grants and residencies while engaging the local community in dialogue about Lebanon's past through archival materials and cultural events.

United Cowboys

Eindhoven, Netherlands

United Cowboys offers an open residency program at their Art House in Eindhoven, providing artists from various disciplines the opportunity to develop, finalize, and present their work while fostering exchange with local artists, networks, and audiences. The program emphasizes mutual enrichment, collaboration across art forms, and public engagement through events like open rehearsals and quarterly Seasoning micro-festivals. Residencies support national and international artists with facilities including studios, performance spaces, accommodation, and no obligation to collaborate directly with United Cowboys.

University of Michigan

United States

Name of Residency: Roman J. Witt Residency ProgramThe – Witt Residency is organized in partnership with the Stamps Gallery, a public center for contemporary art and design in downtown Ann Arbor, part of the Stamps School of Art & Design, at the University of Michigan. The Stamps Gallery opened in after years of being located in three disparate campus spaces. Building on the school’s strong tradition of excellence, thought leadership, and community engagement, our goal is to develo

University of Victoria & Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park Artist Scholar Residency

Victoria, Canada

The University of Victoria & Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park Artist Scholar Residency is an annual program for artists and scholars to create work for exhibition or publication inspired by Jeffrey Rubinoff’s sculptures and the park experience, typically spanning 2-6 weeks in September-October at the Sculpture Park on Hornby Island, BC, plus one week at UVic in Victoria to engage with faculty and students.

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.

Upper Jay Art Center

new york, United States

The Upper Jay Art Center in Upper Jay, New York, hosts the CA+MP (Creative Arts and Multidisciplinary Performance) artist residency program, providing artists across all disciplines with 1-4 weeks of time, space, housing, and creative freedom in a historic Adirondack setting to create, dream, and perform. The program supports working artists by offering stipends to offset costs and aims to share new creative perspectives with the local community through performances and exhibitions. It welcomes musicians, writers, filmmakers, visual artists, dancers, theater practitioners, and others, though applications are not being accepted.

The Jan van Eyck Academie is a multidisciplinary post-academic institute in Maastricht, Netherlands, offering an 11-month residency program that welcomes 30-42 participants annually from around the world. The residency supports artists, designers, architects, curators, writers, and other creative practitioners to develop, materialize, and disseminate their research through access to studios, specialized labs, and a collaborative community.

Van Gogh artist-in-residence

Zundert, Netherlands

The Van Gogh artist-in-residence program at the Vincent van Gogh Huis in Zundert invites contemporary artists to create works inspired by Vincent van Gogh's life and style during stays at locations like the Sexton’s House or Flemish Shed. Residents work in dedicated studios near Van Gogh's birthplace, culminating in exhibitions or open studios to showcase their output. The program aims to channel Van Gogh's spirit, encouraging artists to produce differently from their usual practice.

Verein Schloss Werdenberg

Städtli 31, Switzerland

Name of Residency: SCHLOSSMEDIALE IN SCHLOSS WERDENBERG A grant for a five-week residency will give three individually active artists the opportunity to develop new art at a location that is steeped in history, and to display, install or perform their work in the unique spaces of the castle in creative and open engagement with it.The works created will be shown in the castle during the Schlossmediale Festival.We are looking forward to welcoming artists who are ready to find inspiration for their

Viborg Kunsthal

Viborg, Denmark

Riddergade AIR at Viborg Kunsthal is a three-month residency program for professional international visual artists, offering workshop facilities (such as graphic workshop or studio), housing in a shared villa, a grant of 18,000 DKK (~2400 EUR) for materials, living, and travel costs, and access to local, national, and international networks. Residents are expected to participate in events like artist talks or open studios and engage with the local art community. The program, running since , aims to strengthen artistic practice and the Danish contemporary art scene.

Victoria & Albert Museum

London, United Kingdom

The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London offers residency programs, including the Adobe Creative Residency, supporting artists, designers, and makers to research collections, develop practices, and engage audiences through public programming. Residents typically commit to 12-month full-time positions with studio access, mentorship, salaried compensation, and a culminating display, while shorter residencies also exist. Programs emphasize interdisciplinary work across V&A sites, fostering innovation and community connections.

Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e.V.

Berlin, Germany

Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e.V. is a European-American foundation based in Berlin that operates artist residencies primarily at its sites in Los Angeles, including Villa Aurora and Thomas Mann House, fostering transatlantic exchange in arts, literature, and culture. It offers fellowships and grants such as the Berlin Fellowship for LA-based artists to reside in Berlin for several weeks, and supports programs like music residencies and Thomas Mann Fellowships addressing global issues. The organization emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, providing stipends, housing, and networking opportunities for artists from Germany and internationally.

Villa Concordia

Bamberg, Germany

Villa Concordia is an International Artist-in-Residence Programme founded in 1997 by the Free State of Bavaria, hosting German and international artists in a baroque water palace on the Regnitz river in Bamberg. The program supports artists in visual arts, literature, and music through residencies, providing lodging, studio space, monthly scholarships, and project grants while promoting cultural exchange and public engagement through exhibitions, readings, and concerts.

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.

Villa Sträuli

Winterthur, Switzerland

Kulturhaus Villa Sträuli in Winterthur, Switzerland, is a non-profit contemporary art center established in 1999 that offers tailor-made international artist residencies emphasizing interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange, diversity, and inclusion for artists, curators, and researchers of all disciplines and backgrounds. Residents receive professional curatorial, technical, and production support, integration into public programs, networking opportunities with local and international cultural scenes, and access to facilities including three autonomous studios with living spaces. Applications can be made directly or via partner institutions like Pro Helvetia, with residencies varying in duration from two months to several months depending on the program.

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.

Visegrad Artist Residency

Bratislava, Slovakia

The Visegrad Artist Residency Program, run by the International Visegrad Fund, supports artistic exchanges for citizens of Visegrad Group countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) by funding residencies in a different V4 country, requiring artists to secure a host organization. It covers various fields including visual and sound arts, performing arts, literature, and others, with typical durations of 3 months or 4 weeks depending on the specific call, providing fees or stipends to both artists and hosts. Residencies emphasize innovative projects and must be implemented through approved hosting institutions across V4 countries.

Washington University

St. Louis, MO, United States

Washington University's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts offers multiple artist residency programs, including Paris Studio residencies at the Cité internationale des arts (minimum two months) and the Island Press Artist Research Fellowship (one-week printmaking residency). These programs support students, alumni, and faculty across various artistic disciplines to develop their work, expand international networks, and engage in intensive artistic practice.

Weir Farm Artist-In-Residence

Wilton, United States

Premier NPS artist residency program continuing 140-year tradition at Weir Farm. Hosts 6-7 established and emerging visual artists annually for month-long residencies emphasizing contemporary and experimental art.

West Dean College

West Dean, United Kingdom

The West Dean College Residency Programme at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation in the UK offers professional artists, writers, makers, and researchers onsite stays of one to three weeks (with occasional longer options like six weeks) to develop work, experiment with materials, and access workshops and facilities. Residents engage with students through tutorials, workshops, and presentations, continuing the legacy of founder Edward James in supporting early- to mid-career practitioners focused on craft, making, and sustainability. Various partnership residencies provide full board accommodation, studio space, and sometimes stipends.

Wexner Center for the Arts

Columbus, United States

The Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, operates as a research and development laboratory supporting artists across disciplines including visual arts, performing arts, film/video, and soon education through residencies and commissions since 1989. The Artist Residency Award program provides substantial financial resources (totaling $200,000 annually), technical support, and tailored residencies to selected artists for developing new work, often involving collaborations with Ohio State University and the community. Specific programs like Film/Video Studio Residencies offer housing, editing facilities, and 1-3 week stays for post-production projects, though new applications are paused.

Whitsundays Artist Run Initiative (ARI Whitsundays)

Australia

Name of Residency: Visual Artist Residency, Masterclass and Community Forum.Funded by Whitsundays Regional Arts Development Fund, this 2-week residency offers the artist time, privacy, and support to work on their individual practice. At the conclusion, an open studio or Master Class will be offered to interested local artists and a Q&A style forum will be hosted for the community. Residency Programme since: 2022Description of Organisation: Whitsundays Artist Run Initiative offers visiting artis

Yukon Arts Centre

Whitehorse, Canada

The Yukon Arts Centre offers multiple artist residency programs for visual arts, performing arts, film, music, and literary arts. Programs include the Jenni House Artist Residency (June-October , one-month residencies with $1,000 CAD honorarium), the Kluane National Park Artist Residency (two-week residencies June-August with $3,000 CAD honorarium and accommodations), and the @YAC Residency for performing arts. Residencies serve artists from the Yukon, northern regions, and circumpolar countries.