Estonia

VARES is calling for applications for their spring residency, from 11 May to 28 June 2026 in Valga, Estonia.

The call for applications for the Tartu UNESCO City of Literature International Residency (April–May 2026) is now open.

The Estonian National Museum’s (ERM) photo archive, ranging from glass negatives to digital images, is open to researchers. Four residents will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the photo archive over a six-month period and co-create a joint exhibition in ERM’s temporary exhibition hall, open from 25 November 2026 to 4 July 2027.

Through this open call, the technological art farm Maajaam, Estonia, is seeking proposals for installations, interventions, or processes to be placed in natural landscapes that explore the human condition in a contemporary technological society. The residency duration at Maajaam is approximately three weeks, depending on the production plan. The dates are 15 June to 5 July or 17 August to 9 September 2026.

This Open Call offers 7-week residencies for Ukrainian and Ukraine-based artists and art professionals affected by the war in Ukraine. Residencies are hosted by members of the LOORE network from March to October 2026.

Applications are now open for the Creative Europe-funded initiative aimed at women and gender-diverse individuals committed to driving diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the music industry.

The Estonian Literary Society, in cooperation with the Tartu Literature House Foundation and other literary organisations, invites writers and translators to apply for a residency in Tartu, Estonia, November–December 2025.

Through the Ambassadors of Good Practice Programme, Creative FLIP is supporting 10 peer-learning exchanges designed to identify and showcase exemplary practices on how local communities in non-urban areas are revitalised through arts and culture.

The Narva Art Residency (NART) has an open call for the Finno-Ugric creative residency, which will take place from 16 October to 8 December 2025.

The RESEO Europe and Beyond mobility programme provides financial assistance enabling organisations and professionals based in selected countries to participate in RESEO activities. The second edition will focus on the RESEO Conference, 23-25 October 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Kai Art Center’s core programme, the Kai Residency, invites artists, curators, and writers from Nordic and Baltic states to apply for its Fall 2025 residency programme.

Narva Venice Embassy, a summer residency programme held in Narva, Estonia, is looking for artists for a three-week summer residency.