Visual Arts & Design

Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), operated by a division of The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, offers artist-in-residence programmes for international creators working in various creative fields to stay, engage in creation and conduct research activities in Tokyo.

Rooted in Visual Studies Workshop’s (VSW) mission to provide support to experimental photo, film and media art artists, the goal of the Project Space Residency is to provide time, space, and resources to artists so they can create.

The Rele Arts Foundation introduces The R2 Space, a visual arts residency programme for mid-career ( ages 35 and upwards) African and diaspora artists. The residency will be open to artists of various disciplines and backgrounds as well as to curators, art writers and researchers.

The Polygona Kunstverein e.V. invites applications for two artist-in-residence positions as part of the KOBRA Cultural Network’s Passage Art-Residency-Programme in the Wittenberg region, Germany. This four-week residency (October 2026) brings together artists working in photography and film to engage with two distinct research contexts:

The 2027 Wachtmeister Award will be given to an interdisciplinary visual artist pushing the boundaries of traditional and nontraditional materials and approaches.

The Fondation Fiminco is launching an open call for artists working in visual arts and arts and crafts for their residency programme in Romainville (Seine-Saint-Denis) within greater Paris.

Earthwise Residency, in Mols, Denmark, is calling for applications from performing artists and visual artists with an interest in time-based work and performance who already have an initial contact to or an ongoing collaboration with a researcher for the Curious Encounters 5 residency, 1 September to 2 November 2026.

The Chalet du Parc, in partnership with Maison Gutenberg, is launching an open call for its artistic residency programme. For its first edition, the programme will host three creative residencies taking place within a unique cultural and natural environment in Lyon.

The Narva Art Residency (NART), in cooperation with the Narva City Architecture and Urban Planning Department, is organising a third competition to create a new large-scale installation or sculpture.

The Farm is leading Arts Residency programme in Western Australia, offering an opportunity for artists to develop work that engages thoughtfully with the land, in an eight-to ten-week residency to be undertaken between February and November 2027.

The Tirana Art Residency – Vila 31 x Art Explora is an international residency programme supporting contemporary artistic creation and research, with a strong emphasis on engagement with the cultural, social, and political contexts of the Balkan region.

Mon-Art Residence Programme is calling for applications from artists for a residency at the Valserena Abbey, Parma (Italy), for an average of 3–6 months.