Artist Residencies in Poland with Housing

Fundacja Ziemniaki i

Jonkowo, Poland

Fundacja Ziemniaki i is an international cultural foundation dedicated to supporting early-career artists, designers, craftspeople, writers, and curators. The organization emphasizes the vital role of culture in addressing critical issues like climate change and social polarization. In collaboration with Stroboskop Art Space, they aim to strengthen the cultural sector in Central and Eastern Europe.

Literary Residencies

Kraków, Poland

The International Residency for Writers in Kraków, a cornerstone initiative of the Kraków UNESCO City of Literature, is designed to enrich the global literary community by fostering cross-cultural exchanges among writers. Established in a city with a storied history of literary greatness, this residency offers a two-month program specifically tailored for emerging writers and poets from around the world. The program is housed in the former apartment of Czesław Miłosz, a Polish poet and Nobel Prize laureate, providing a space steeped in literary heritage. Participants are selected through a competitive process and are provided with a stipend, travel expenses, and comprehensive access to the vibrant cultural life of Kraków. This includes opportunities to engage with local authors, participate in literary events, and present their work to new audiences. The residency aims to not only provide writers the time and space to focus on their creative projects but also to immerse them in Kraków’s rich literary traditions and contemporary cultural dynamics. By connecting international writers with the Polish literary community and promoting the exchange of ideas and literary works, the residency enhances Kraków's position as a global hub for literary dialogue. It supports the city's mission as a UNESCO City of Literature to uphold the freedom of expression, foster literary talent, and celebrate the universal power of literature. Through this program, Kraków continues to build its legacy as a city that both honors its literary heritage and pushes the boundaries of contemporary literature.

Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art

Warsaw, Poland

The Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw offers interdisciplinary artist residencies since 2002, hosting over 300 professionals including artists, curators, researchers, and collectives from more than 50 countries. These invitation-based or open-call stays, lasting several months, emphasize individual practice, experimentation, research, and collaboration with local context, providing access to production facilities and leading to diverse outcomes like performances, lectures, and community projects.[1][4][7]

Villa Decius

Kraków, Poland

The Villa Decius Institute for Culture in Kraków, Poland, operates the Artists' Residencies Centre, hosting multiple residency programs for writers, translators, visual artists, scriptwriters, playwrights, and persecuted creators from around the world. Each program provides housing in comfortable rooms at the historic Łaski's House within the Renaissance palace-park complex, along with monthly scholarships, travel reimbursements, and opportunities for professional development and cultural engagement. Specific initiatives include the Krakow UNESCO Residency, ICORN for at-risk artists, Artistic Scholarship for visual artists focused on Polish heritage, and others like Arts in Exile for literature, visual arts, and music.