Artist Residencies in Viborg with Stipend

Hald Hovedgaard

Viborg, Denmark

Hald Hovedgaard, located near Viborg in central Denmark, serves as the Danish Centre for Writers and Translators, offering free working residencies since 1999 to Danish authors, translators, and illustrators at the historic manor. The H.A.L.D. program selects four international fiction authors annually to reside and work alongside Danish peers in the main building, while the Hello World Literary Residency invites four published international writers and translators each summer for two-week stays with a €1,000 grant.

Viborg Kunsthal

Viborg, Denmark

Riddergade AIR at Viborg Kunsthal is a three-month residency program for professional international visual artists, offering workshop facilities (such as graphic workshop or studio), housing in a shared villa, a grant of 18,000 DKK (~2400 EUR) for materials, living, and travel costs, and access to local, national, and international networks. Residents are expected to participate in events like artist talks or open studios and engage with the local art community. The program, running since , aims to strengthen artistic practice and the Danish contemporary art scene.