Northern Europe

Helsinki International Curatorial Programme (HICP) offers one-month residencies (17 August – 13 September 2026) for contemporary art curators.

The Factory International x EUNIC Creative Producers Programme is a collaborative partnership between EUNIC and Factory International to enhance cultural dialogue and artistic collaboration between EU and the UK.

Studio Light Moves: Open Futures 2026 takes the form of a residency-based lab space for dance artists and digital-media artists to explore and develop the intersection of dance across media, interaction design and screen-based practices.

CreArt Kaunas and Kaunas Artists’ House announce an open call for land/environmental art creators and invite them to create land/environmental art installations in public spaces along the river Nemunas in Kaunas. The implementation period is from 10–24 May 2026 with the created works presented on 23 May 2026 during the festival ‘Let’s Celebrate the River!’

The New Theatre Institute of Latvia, as part of the Magic Carpets, invites applications for an artist residency in Riga in Contemporary Dance on the theme of Inclusive Movement and Accessibility.

With support from the Getty Foundation, the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC) will offer a limited number of travel grants for museum and/or conservation professionals from emerging economies and developing countries (ICOM country categories 3, 4, and 5) in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Latin America to attend the 21st Triennial Conference of ICOM-CC in September 2026 in Oslo, Norway.

TAH and ROSL are seeking proposals from artists who would engage in a two-month supported residency at TAH’s purpose-built accessible studios in Wakefield, between May and July 2026.

CPH STAGE invites emerging artists and producers based in the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland) to apply for the EAP – Buddy Programme, a two-year professional development initiative designed to strengthen international networks, build industry skills, and provide guided access to major performing arts platforms.