Palestine

This residency is for artists working in contemporary visual and interdisciplinary practices, currently based in Finland. The residency is organised as part of an exchange with Ramallah Municipality, HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme and Sumud. The residency period is from 15 April to 15 June 2026 at “Mammarat”, Ramallah in Palestine.

Mishkal Project invites applications for production grants to participate in the inaugural edition of Ramallah Design Week 2026. The implementation period is from May 2025 to June 2026 and the programme includes mentorship opportunities with international experts.

The Goethe-Institut on behalf of the EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture Cluster Palestine and the European Union has announced an opportunity for emerging Palestinian and European artists to participate in an interdisciplinary artistic residency programme for two months (between January and June 2025).

The Goethe-Institut, on behalf of the EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) Cluster Palestine and the European Union, is calling for applications from emerging Palestinian and European artists to participate in an interdisciplinary artistic residency programme.

The French Institute of Jerusalem has partnered with Palestinian and French counterparts to design a residency programme that will organise approximately 50 residencies (20 in Palestine and 30 in France).

The European Commission has launched a new regional cultural programme for the MENA Region: ‘Support to Cultural Actors Addressing Global Issues’. The global objective of this call for proposals is to improve human development and the quality of life in the Southern Neighbourhood region through culture.

The Soil Futures Residency Exchange is an initiative between Arts Catalyst, RIWAQ, Sakiya and Vessel Art Project, for artists to undertake a six-week residency that will take place within the period from October – December 2022. UK based artists can apply for a residency at Sakiya - Art/Science/Agriculture (Palestine). Palestine based artists can apply for a residency at Vessel Art Project (Italy). Italy based artists can apply for a residency at RIWAQ (Palestine).

Mahmoud Darwish Chair, Bozar, A. M. Qattan Foundation, Camargo Foundation and Mucem join forces for an open call honouring the legacy of the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. Selected applicants will undertake a 4-week residency in one of three locations – Camargo / Mucem in France, A. M. Qattan Foundation in Palestine, and Bozar / Darwish Chair in Belgium – from July 2021 to July 2022. Applications are welcome from all countries and nationalities that compose the MENA Region and its Diaspora.

The Octopus Programme is a guided research-based educational programme that encourages artistic research across sectors. The call for the next phase of the programme is open to all Diploma Students, Master’s and PhD students at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design Stockholm, as well as artists from or based in South Africa, Palestine and Tunisia. Applicants should have oral and written proficiency in English and be able to travel abroad twice between June 2021 and June 2022 (5 to 7 days).

For Hydra PACE – Platform for Artistic Collaboration and Exchange, six visual or interdisciplinary artists, living and working in Slovenia, Slovakia or Palestine, will be selected via open call to take part in a two-month residency in selected cities (Ljubljana, Košice, Ramallah). Residencies will take place June - July 2021.

Funded by the Netherlands’ Research Organization, the IMAGINART project explores the role of socially engaged art in reinventing failing public institutions and social structures. Three PhD positions are being made available at University of Amsterdam for researchers to work within the IMAGINART project. Each of these positions has a geographic focus – Hungary; Lebanon and Palestine/West Bank; and Italy – and will involve extensive field work. The projected start date is 1 September 2020. Deadline: 31 May 2020.

Birzeit University’s Faculty of Art, Music and Design is offering a residency opportunity for a creative practitioner in one of its programmes: ‘Contemporary Visual Art’ or ‘Design’. The resident artists will stay for two months at the faculty to conduct research and teach. The first residency will take place April – May 2020, and the second October – November 2020. Applicants should have a minimum of five years of experience in the fields of contemporary visual art or design. Deadline: 15 March 2020.