Artist Residencies in Türkiye with Housing
5 residencies
5 artist residencies in Türkiye include housing. Accommodation is provided so you can immerse yourself in the local art scene.
AIMA artistic retreat
Balikesir, Türkiye
The AIMA artistic retreat in Balikesir, Türkiye, offers artists time and space to create in a laid-back, casual atmosphere with access to artistic networks, nature, culture, unique culinary experiences, and a distraction-free home-like comfort. It supports disciplines including Installation & Sculpture, Photography, and Media & Digital. Affiliated with the Ayvalık International Music Academy, it is located in the Ayvalık district.
Elagza Dağ Evleri
İstanbul, Türkiye
Elagza Artists' Retreat (E.A.R.) is an artists' residency program hosted at Elagza Dağ Evleri chalets, offering a peaceful environment surrounded by tea fields and forests for creative work from October to May each year. It provides six accommodations including two duplex apartments, three bungalows, and one village house, each around 50 square meters, with five slots paid by artists and one free via open call or invitation. The program supports artists from diverse disciplines with flexible furnishing, shared facilities like kitchen and sculpture studio, exhibition opportunities, and connections to the Turkish art scene.
Halka art project
Istanbul, Türkiye
Halka Art Project is a self-sustaining, independent art organization in Istanbul's Moda district, Kadıköy, running an international residency program since for artists, curators, writers, performers, and researchers from various disciplines. The program offers stays from 2-3 weeks to 3 months in a three-floor historic house with private rooms, shared studios, kitchen, bathrooms, garden, and gallery space, supporting project development through curatorial assistance, exhibitions, talks, and local connections. It emphasizes collaboration, community engagement, and production over mere tourism, with a program fee required.
Kulturakademie Tarabya
Tarabya, Türkiye
Kulturakademie Tarabya is a residency programme established in in Istanbul, run by the German Embassy in Ankara with curatorial responsibility held by the Goethe-Institut. It offers four- to eight-month residencies to artists and cultural professionals from various disciplines, fostering German-Turkish cultural exchange through living and studio facilities on historic grounds in Tarabya.
Nilufer Municipality Libraries
Bursa, Türkiye
The Nilüfer Municipality Libraries residency, known as Göl Yazıevi or Writers' House, is a program managed by the Nilüfer local government in Bursa, Türkiye, dedicated to supporting writers in a historic two-story house in the village of Gölyazı on Lake Uluabat. It provides facilities including separate bedrooms with desks, shared kitchen and bathroom, and integrates with the local community near restored cultural sites, contributing to Bursa's literary arts scene through the municipality's extensive public libraries.
Frequently asked questions
Do artist residencies in Türkiye provide housing?
Many residencies in Türkiye include accommodation as part of the program. Options range from private apartments to shared artist housing. Check each listing for details.
What kind of housing do residencies in Türkiye offer?
Housing varies by program — from private studios with living space to shared artist houses. Some are in city centers while others are in rural settings.
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