Eastern Europe

The European project OASIS is calling for applications from artists for an international art residency from 14 to 22 August 2026 in the High Tatras, where artists, youth culture and alternative creative spaces unite to respond to the rapid loss of Carpathian landscapes, wildlife habitats and authentic mountain life.

CreArt is calling for applications from international artists for a 5-week residency in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Artists will work in a local school to act as a creative mentor for a group of 20+ students.

SLEEPING BEAUTIES is a multi-residency project designed and developed by EUNIC Romania. It involves six cultural institutions operating in Romania – the British Council, the Czech Centre, the Goethe Institute, the Cervantes Institute, the Polish Institute and Fundația9 – each engaged in supporting one residency.

Across three distinct routes—from a drifting boat residency through the canals of France to a cycling expedition connecting Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest—participants engage in a tapestry of experiences. These include water quality testing, participatory artistic interventions, storytelling, and hands-on workshops on the rights of nature.

Shared Futures call selects 3 cultural facilitators, referred to as Social Dreamers, with an active role in facilitation, vision-building and stakeholder dialogue.

European Solidarity Residency (ESR) is inviting early-career curators and cultural professionals residing in Creative Europe countries—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—to join the 2026 cohort across Budapest, Dubrovnik and Lidice (14 September–13 October 2026).

The residency at Tihany Abbey, for three to six months between 1 August 2026 and 30 April 2027, focuses on hosting artists whose work responds to the Benedictine rhythm of life, the cultural–spiritual heritage of Tihany Abbey, in the specific landscape of the Balaton Uplands, Hungary, developing site-sensitive works that activate dialogue between monastic tradition, contemporary culture, and the seasonal flow of visitors.

Developed by Marginal in partnership with the Institute of Biology Bucharest and 2Celsius, the residency is looking for one artist to join the Otherwise second cohort, for a practice-based artistic research residency, focusing on anthropogenic fugitive methane emissions within Romania’s energy infrastructure.

European Concert Halls Offering Eco-Solutions (ECHOES), a project co-funded by the European Union Creative Europe programme, is launching the Eco-Soundscapes Open Call for emerging and mid-career artists working at the intersection of sound, ecology, and sustainability.