Free New Media Residencies

(Re)Create Inc

1199 Ca’ Sarasina, Italy

Name of Residency: (Re)CreateApplications are currently by invitation only, as we are shifting our focus to invite and host artists at risk, refugees, and artists from zones of conflict and war. ​​Artists in residence at (Re)Create have the opportunity to spend their time as they see fit in order to replenish their creative energy, or to fulfill an ambitious project with (Re)Create’s support.Selected artists will have the possibility to reside at Casa Bianca in Castelnuovo Calcea or Venice, Ital

Agency

Unit 102 / 35 Johnston St., Australia

Name of Residency: Agency AiRAgency AiR is a program of residencies dedicated to First Nations participants, developed by Agency in collaboration with different partners. The program includes: urban residencies, regional residencies, community-based residencies, hybrid residencies (with both IRL and digital components), and international residencies. Residencies are offered to First Nations artists, curators, writers, cultural leaders, Elders, experts and art practitioners—selected by invitation

AiR Celeia

Celje, Slovenia

AiR Celeia is a two-month artist-in-residence program active since at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Celje, Slovenia, welcoming international artists and curators. Residents receive free studio accommodation, a monthly stipend of up to 600 Euro, and opportunities to exhibit or present their work in public spaces throughout the city.

AIR Wro

Wrocław, Poland

AIR Wro is one of Poland's longest-running artist mobility programmes, developed as a legacy of Wrocław's European Capital of Culture designation. It supports Polish and international artists, curators, researchers, journalists, activists and animators through residencies and study visits, focusing on contemporary culture, urban issues, and international cultural exchange.

American Academy in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany

The American Academy in Berlin is a private, nonprofit institution offering semester-long residential fellowships to American scholars, artists, writers, composers, and journalists for advanced independent research and creative work in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and public policy. Fellows reside at the Hans Arnhold Center on Lake Wannsee and engage in transatlantic dialogue through public lectures, readings, performances, and discussions.

Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori Public University

152-6, Japan

ACAC（アジア芸術文化センター）は、アーティスト・イン・レジデンス（AIR）プログラムを公募しています。現代美術作家、キュレーター、研究者など、文化芸術活動に携わる方々に、展覧会、パフォーマンス、ワークショップ、トークなどの活動に向けた準備の実践機会を提供しています。これらの活動を通して、世界中からアーティストが集まり、青森の地域社会と国際交流を行う機会を提供しています。選考に選ばれたアーティストは、最長3ヶ月間ACACに滞在することができ、滞在費、渡航費、制作費が支給されます。滞在中は、リサーチと制作活動に加え、ワークショップ、トーク、共同制作、地域社会との交流プログラムなどに参加し、展覧会やパフォーマンスなど、様々な形で成果をあげることができます。ACACは、アーティスト、学生、そして地域住民が多様な交流を通して芸術体験を育む機会を提供することで、芸術教育と芸術文化の振興を目指しています。Residency Programme since: 2002Description of Organisation: 青森公立大学附属国際芸術センター青森（ACAC）は、八甲田山麓のダイナミッ

Based in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Artist Residency Thailand has an international reputation for delivering high-quality, bespoke residency experiences for artists and Creative Practitioners at different stages in their careers.. Residents are provided with the necessary environment and mentoring, to develop skills as workshop leaders, as well the resources and support to produce and evolve their own Creative Practice.All of our residencies are FREE and practitioners are selected via a comm

Avatar Audio and Electronic Art

Québec, Canada

Avatar is an artist-run centre in Québec City dedicated to research, creation, production, and dissemination of audio and electronic artworks. The organization offers multiple residency programs ranging from one to four weeks, designed to support emerging and established artists in developing innovative sound art projects with access to specialized studios, equipment, and technical expertise.

Beppu Project

Beppu City, Japan

Beppu Project is a non-profit art organization founded in April that operates artist residency programs in Beppu City, a renowned hot spring area in southern Japan. The organization hosts the KASHIMA Artist in Residence program (since ) and short-term residencies at Kiyoshima Apartment, welcoming artists across multiple disciplines to create work while engaging with the local community.

Bibliothek Andreas Züst

Oberegg, Switzerland

The Bibliothek Andreas Züst in Oberegg, Switzerland, offers studio residency stipends for national and international cultural workers in disciplines such as visual arts, literature, new media, music, theatre, design, architecture, film, and photography, with projects focused on the library or its sub-areas. Residencies typically last 4-6 weeks at the Alpenhof panorama lodge, providing free accommodations, meals, studio access, travel costs coverage, and optional living stipends up to CHF 750. The program supports individuals, duos, collectives up to 5 people, and families, emphasizing research into cultural diversity.

Blueproject Foundation

Barcelona, Spain

The Blueproject Foundation, based in Barcelona, Spain, was a non-profit organization operating from to that supported emerging national and international artists through a residency program open to all creative disciplines, including visual arts, music, performing arts, and gastronomy. Residents received access to a dedicated studio space (El Taller), production support, financial grants, and opportunities for exhibitions or performances at the foundation's venues. Since late , the foundation has no permanent space and focuses on delocalized projects, podcasts, and collaborations, with the residency program appearing inactive.

BY ART MATTERS Residency is a non-profit program under the BY ART MATTERS contemporary art museum in Hangzhou, China, offering contemporary artists and researchers a dynamic space for living, working, showing, and sharing to foster international and domestic art exchange. It provides fully-equipped studios (50-100 sq. m each) with separate bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms, accommodation for 7 days to 3 months, a living stipend, and opportunities for public presentations and artist talks. Initially aimed at overseas artists, it now focuses on Chinese artists due to travel restrictions, with plans to resume international residencies.

Curiosibot Lab (Curiosibot SL)

Valencia, Spain

Curiosibot Lab in Valencia, Spain, offers artist residencies for creatives in media, music, interaction, and sound art, with a focus on integrating AI tools for music production and sound design. The program provides on-site accommodation, workspace, mentoring, technical training, and for funded editions like the CREAte Music Residency, includes travel and daily allowances. It caters especially to Europe-based musicians, female and underrepresented applicants, with self-funded options also available.

Dados Negros

Villanueva de los Infantes, Spain

The Dados Negros AIR residency program, run by Fundación Pepe Buitrago at the Centro de Holografía y Artes Dados Negros in Villanueva de los Infantes, Spain, supports national and international artists in developing contemporary art projects focused on research, creation, or holography-related work. Residencies last from 15 days to 1 month typically in July, providing individual housing in shared double rooms with bathroom, kitchen-dining area, workspace, and a €300 stipend. Selected projects may lead to evaluation, production, and exhibition at the center.

DE PROEF.

Majoor van Swietenlaan 15, Netherlands

Name of Residency: DE PROEF. ResidencyAt DE PROEF, we support artists and makers who are eager to explore nature-related subjects and have a clear vision for their work. Our residency offers a unique balance of freedom and guidance, tailored to each resident’s individual needs. Whether you thrive in self-directed exploration or benefit from structured support, we provide an inspiring environment where creativity, ecology, and craftsmanship intersect.Residents stay on our 8-hectare site in Freder

Name of Residency: El Galpón AluminéCooperar y acompañar los procesos creativos, experimentales y de investigación. Practicar la escucha profunda, la sensibilidad, la responsabilidad y el cuidado mutuo. Deshacer nuestro condicionamiento cultural y cuestionar los sistemas que transitamos.Habrá invitadxs especiales y salidas temáticas enfocadas en prácticas abiertas a la curiosidad y al pensamiento crítico, para agudizar nuestras percepciones y captar energías renovadoras. Podés invitar a la comun

The Embassy of Foreign Artists (EOFA) is an international residency program based in Geneva, Switzerland, established in , that welcomes artists, researchers, and cultural actors from around the world. The program provides logistical and financial support for creative development, with a focus on bridging artistic and scientific practices around themes such as imagination in research processes.

Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Bloomington, United States

The McKinney International Art and Design Residency at Indiana University Bloomington's Eskenazi School invites established international artists and designers for a 4-6 week residency. Selected residents receive studio space, lodging, an $8,000 USD fellowship, health insurance, and up to $500 in supplies, while participating in the McKinney Visiting Artist Lecture Series and coordinating public-facing activities such as studio visits and workshops.

Finnish Society of Bioart

Helsinki, Finland

The Finnish Society of Bioart, based in Helsinki, Finland, organizes the Ars Bioarctica residency program at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in sub-Arctic Lapland, emphasizing art-science collaborations focused on the Arctic environment. It offers residencies typically lasting 2-4 weeks or one month, open to artists, scientists, and interdisciplinary teams from various disciplines and career stages, with access to labs, field equipment, and living facilities. Additional initiatives include the biannual Field_Notes field lab and partnerships in programs like Learning Materials in Helsinki.

Impakt Works

Utrecht, Netherlands

Impakt Works is the residency program of IMPAKT Centre for Media Culture in Utrecht, Netherlands, focused on media artists working with digital media, video, sound, interactive technologies, and related fields in an interdisciplinary context. Residencies are typically project-based, lasting two months, with artists expected to complete a finished work such as a video, performance, or installation. The program provides accommodation, studio space, technical facilities, a per-diem stipend, and travel reimbursement, often in collaboration with networks like EMAP and EMARE.

index freiraum

Rautistrasse 31, Switzerland

Name of Residency: index freiraum Artist ResidencyThe index freiraum Artist Residency is an international artist-in-residence program for artists and curators from all artistic disciplines, including visual arts, literature, music, theatre, dance, and film. The fellowship includes free use of a live-in studio apartment in the city of Zurich as well as a contribution toward living expenses. In addition, the program fosters artistic exchange and networking with the local cultural scene. When neede

Invisible Flock

West Bretton, United Kingdom

Invisible Flock is an award-winning interactive arts studio based at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, UK, offering a rolling artist residency program that emphasizes collaboration, experimentation, and art at the intersection of technology and environmental themes. Residencies provide access to high-quality facilities including a workshop, tech lab, and creation space, along with mentoring, peer feedback, and networking, as seen in past ten-day programs for local artists. The program supports national and international artists, often with a focus on socially engaged and environmental art, without pressure for set outputs.

Itinera Arte

Av. Franklin Roosevelt, Brazil

Name of Residency: Itinera Arte Artist Residency Program – Rio de JaneiroThe Itinera Arte Artist Residency offers an immersive and experimental environment for artists from diverse contexts and disciplines, fostering dialogue between contemporary practices and the historical and urban landscape of Rio de Janeiro. The program combines curatorial mentorship, collective exchanges, studio visits with Brazilian artists, field activities, and public exhibitions, encouraging the development of critical

Name of Residency: Artist Residency in beautiful Hainan, ChinaWhy do we launch residency programs?We believe nowadays it has been more urgent than ever to build a creative community across different cultures and backgrounds, not in the sense of what the internet boasts of having brought about to the world. With the increasingly connected world by social media and e-commerce, the boosting availability of goods and products has evidently pushed people’s energy outward to conveniently gain anything

KAIR

Hlavn 40, Slovakia

Name of Residency: Košice Artist in ResidenceKAIR is an international Artist-in-Residence-program for the artists from all over the world and out of all artistic disciplines and expressions. KAIR is strongly focused on creation of international cooperations between the Slovak and foreign artists and art organizations.Residency Programme since: 2011Description of Organisation: Košice Artist in Residence is an international residency program for artists from all over the world and all artistic dis

Kingsbrae International Residency

St. Andrews, Canada

Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts (KIRA), established in , is an artist residency program in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, that awards six artists multi-week residencies to foster creativity and promote excellence in the arts while benefiting the local community. Residents receive individual studio space, private housing on a historic seaside property, two daily meals prepared by an on-site chef, and a stipend, with requirements to engage the community through workshops, talks, or collaborations. The program supports diverse disciplines including visual arts, music/composition, writing, new media, and interdisciplinary arts, welcoming artists at all career levels with a collaborative attitude.

Kinono Tinos Art Gathering

Tinos, Greece

Kinono Tinos Art Gathering is a multidimensional cultural organization in Tinos, Greece, since , running the 'Four-plus one- Elements' residency program that integrates the landscape, seasons, and elements (earth, water, air, fire, plus time) into artistic creations. It hosts interdisciplinary artists for site-specific works including visual arts, performing arts, sound, film, workshops, and research projects in non-urban island locations, fostering collaboration with locals and producing content for a digital artistic map of Tinos. The program emphasizes reflection on nature, tradition, history, and metaphysics, with past editions like the residency involving around 45 participants across five landmarks.

KONTEJNER bureau of contemporary art praxis

Zagreb, Croatia

KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis is a non-profit NGO based in Zagreb, Croatia, founded in , focusing on progressive contemporary intermedia art, sound art, experimental music, and projects exploring science, technology, and the body. They organize artist residencies, often in collaboration with programs like EMAP (two-month production residencies emphasizing collaboration in digital art, media art, and bio-art) and A Sea Change (two-week residencies at MedILS in Split with grants). Residencies provide stipends, accommodation, travel support, and access to technical facilities for innovative, research-based projects.

Kultur einer Digitalstadt e.V.

Darmstadt, Germany

Kultur einer Digitalstadt e.V. is a platform in Darmstadt, Germany, for artistic research, interdisciplinary discussions, and cultural networking in the digital city context, offering artist residencies at the studio house Ludwig-Engel-Weg 1 on Rosenhöhe. Their Artist-in-Science-Residence (AiSR) program provides 6-week stays linked to collaborations with research institutes like hessian.AI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum, and ESOC, open to artists of all disciplines. Residencies typically include housing, a studio, stipend, and opportunities for exhibitions and public engagement.

Kunsthal Gent

Ghent, Belgium

Kunsthal Gent, located in a 14th-century Carmelite monastery in Ghent, Belgium, offers residency programs including approximately six mini-residencies per year (up to 1 week with apartment access and €500 budget) and a Development Fellowship for up to 3 months with up to €5,000 budget for research and practice development. These programs support artists, collectives, and organizations in visual arts, architecture, design, audiovisual, performing arts, and public space, fostering experimentation, collaboration, and integration into the public programme. International participants receive an apartment, with irregular open calls for applications.

Kutztown University Artist in Residence

Kutztown, United States

The Marlin and Regina Miller Art Gallery at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania offers a 4-week in-person artist residency culminating in a site-specific immersive gallery installation piece. The residency provides artists, craftspeople, and designers with opportunities to dive deeply into their artistic research and creative endeavors while collaborating with students and the university community.

Laznia Center for Contemporary Art

Gdansk, Poland

The Artists and Curators in Residence Program at Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdańsk, Poland, is dedicated to Polish and international artists, curators, and researchers across various disciplines, focusing on art in public space, art & science, international exchange, and education. Since , over 100 participants have engaged in residencies held in the converted top floor of the Łaźnia 2 building in Nowy Port, which includes living spaces, gallery, workshops, studio cinema, and library. The program features bilateral exchanges, an AIR Incubator for young artists, and open calls like those offering long-term research residencies with housing, per diems, and fees.

Leveld Kunstnartun

Ål, Norway

Leveld Kunstnartun is an international artist residency program established in in Leveld, Norway, offering free accommodation, workspaces, and a monthly stipend to professional artists including visual artists, writers, musicians, curators, filmmakers, dancers, and architects for stays of 1 to 3 months. It promotes interdisciplinary artistic expression in a mountain village setting with facilities like bright studios, a writing room, graphics workshop, and equipped living quarters, while hosting open studios, workshops, and summer exhibitions.

ligeti center

Hamburg-Harburg, Germany

The ligeti center in Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, is an artistic-scientific institution founded in that bridges arts, sciences, and innovation through its 'Artists and Scientists in Residence' program. It invites artists and scientists specializing in sound and multimedia productions for interdisciplinary projects in collaboration with on-site labs featuring technologies like immersive audio, motion capture, and experimental instruments. Residencies typically last 3-6 weeks or up to three months, offering stipends, accommodation support, technical assistance, and presentation opportunities.

Name of Residency: FMRFMR – Festival for Art in Digital Contexts and Public Spaces is a biennial festival showcasing artistic processes and positions that reflect the ephemeral nature of our digitally connected present. FMR invites artists or art collectives to create a new work, or further develop an existing project. During the residency, FMR will provide space, resources and facilities for productive experimentation, dialogue, and collaboration. The work developed during the residency

Live Art Ireland

Milford house, Ireland

Name of Residency: Live Art IrelandResidencies are for 3 weeks to 3 monthsWe generally do a call out for a themed residency twice or three times a yearWe aim to support artists working with live art and performance art, video and film, dance -art, participatory practice and new mediaWe ask artists to consider the socio political context of the site and perhaps engage with the landscape. Information on the history of the site and the nature of the re-wilding land surrounding the house and barns i

MakerHouse

6706 McPherson Blvd, United States

Name of Residency: MakerHouse ResidencyAs a Resident, you will receive free housing, workshop access, and a living stipend for one month so that you can focus on exploring these themes and contributing knowledge to the world.Our workshop includes tools for woodworking, metalworking (welding, casting, blacksmithing), ceramics, software, electronics, music, robotics, 3D printing and laser cutting. We also have a full time shop master who can teach you how to use any tools you aren’t familiar with.

Mary Sky

1700 VT Route 100, United States

Name of Residency: Mary Sky Artist ResidencyMary Sky’s Artist Residency is hosted in a tiny-cabin on a forested mountainside in rural Vermont, adjacent to hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest land.The residency campus is rural, and staying in the cabin is much like camping, which presents certain undeniable realities. You must be generally physically fit and able to walk up steep hills in order to participate in the program.The culmination or outcome of this residency is ultimately

Museu Zer0

Cooperativa Agricola de Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, Portugal

Museu Zer0 is a digital art museum and living laboratory located in the former silos of the Cooperativa Agrícola de Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, Portugal, dedicated to supporting digital artistic creation, research, innovation, and community engagement. It hosts artist residencies as part of its opening program, challenging artists to create works in dialogue with the site's industrial heritage, with a current call for residencies open until March 13, . The facility includes immersive rooms, creative ateliers, and incubation spaces for artistic startups, revitalizing the Algarve countryside through technology and local heritage.

Nancy B. Negley Artist Residency program

58 rue du Portail Neuf, France

Name of Residency: The Dora Maar HouseThe Nancy B Negley Residency Program providesone to three months in residence at the Dora Maar Housea private bedroom and bath and a study or studio in which to worka travel award for travel from a fellow’s home to the Dora Maar Housea grant based upon the length of stay at the Dora Maar HouseResidency Programme since: 2007Description of Organisation: The Nancy B. Negley Artists Residency Program, based at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, hosts resid

No Discipline Limited

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

No Discipline Limited curates 'Something Foreign,' an interdisciplinary international artist residency program in Hong Kong that promotes cross-cultural exchange by bringing unfamiliar ideas, practices, and cultures to the local arts community. It features two seasons annually (Spring in April/May and Autumn in October/November), hosting 1-2 artists for 4-6 weeks with performative presentations, experience sharing, and collaborations with local practitioners. The program provides comprehensive support including round-trip flights, accommodation, living and research allowances, studio space, and networking assistance.

Retreat.cz — A Deep Work Retreat in the Czech mountains

Kuncice pod Ondrejnikem 823, Czech Republic

Retreat.cz is a deep work retreat in the Czech mountains for creative professionals, artists, developers and digital nomads. The minimum stay is 7 days and the house accommodates up to 8 people.You can check out the prices, availability and book our Retreat through Airbnb. We use Airbnb service to process international payments in compliance with Czech tax laws:https://www.airbnb.cz/rooms/6176686Retreat.cz was founded by Robert Vlach & Lenka Paprok:I got the idea to open a deep work retreat in t

Sarai Media Lab

Delhi, India

Sarai Media Lab is a prominent new media initiative at CSDS in Delhi that hosts artist residencies, fellowships, and collaborative projects focused on urban space, media culture, and contemporary practices. The program invites artists, scholars, and practitioners from South Asia and internationally to engage in creative and experimental work across various media forms including video, audio, digital, and installation art.

Schafhof – European Center for Art Upper Bavaria

Am Schafhof 1, Germany

Name of Residency: European Art Fellowship of the District Council of Upper BavariaThe artists and their personal and artistic needs form the focal point of the artist-in-residence program. The stipend and residency in the host countries are intended to provide artists the opportunity to devote themselves exclusively to their artistic work for this time period. This specifically includes conceptual work, networking and research; artists are not required to produce work.The Center for Art organiz

School of Arts

Porto, Portugal

The School of Arts at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto hosts artist residencies funded by multiple programs including InResidence (Porto Municipality) and the Gulbenkian Foundation. The residency provides space, time, and assistance for research, experimentation, and production in fields such as Cinema, Sound, Photography, New Media Art, and Heritage Conservation, with results publicly presented upon completion.

Seoul Art Space Geumcheon is an international artist residency program in Seoul, South Korea, housed in a renovated printing factory, offering studios and support for visual and new media artists. It provides 3-month residencies with facilities like studios, media lab, warehouse, accommodation, and partial stipends for international artists, focusing on emerging artists in fields such as painting, installation, video, photography, digital art, and interactive art. The program includes PR, expert criticism, network support, and opportunities for exhibitions and open studios.

Name of Residency: SODAS 2123 residency programThe SODAS 2123 artist-in-residence programme invites artists, curators, designers, architects, researchers and other creators to become part of the SODAS 2123 community. The programme’s participants are welcome to initiate event-based programmes, participate in open studios, present the results of their residency in various forms and become part of the SODAS 2123 community’s events. The residents develop their artistic projects with the support of t

Sonic Acts

Utrecht, Netherlands

Sonic Acts offers artist residencies focused on sound studies, new media, and electronic arts, often fully funded and including accommodation, fees, and access to events like the Sonic Acts Biennial. Programs such as 'The Walls Have Ears' take place in Amsterdam, while others like OVEREXPOSED x Lives of Deltas occur in Utrecht with online components. Residencies support researchers, artists, and scholars in developing writing projects, new artworks, or eco-acoustic practices.

Squeaky Wheel

BUFFALO, United States

Squeaky Wheel's Workspace Residency supports artists and researchers working on media arts projects, offering short-term stays open to applicants from Buffalo and across the United States for resources, time, and support on ongoing or new work. Residents receive tailored access to facilities and equipment at Squeaky Wheel and partners like Buffalo Game Space, The Foundry, Mirabo Press, and Silo City, plus participate in public events such as artist talks and workshops. Typical durations are two weeks in spring and three weeks in summer, with stipends, housing for non-locals, and additional support provided.

The Stiftung Künstlerhof Roter Ochse in Schleusingen, Germany, is a foundation that awards residencies to up to three young artists or scholars from diverse fields including music, literature, visual arts, performing arts, and new media, for stays of up to nine months. Residents live, work, and present their creations to the public, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and community engagement in the historic town. The program aims to create a vibrant communication center in the tradition of arts and sciences symposia.

Stiftung Starke

Berlin, Germany

The Stiftung Starke Artist in Residence program in Berlin supports emerging artists under 40 from all genres with 3-12 month residencies including free living and studio space, a stipend, and exhibition opportunities at the Löwenpalais. Established artists can access short-term guest apartments, while projects receive scientific accompaniment by international curators. Applications are accepted year-round by an independent jury, though fellows cover their own energy costs.

Studio Das Weisse Haus

Vienna, Austria

Studio Das Weisse Haus is a residency and studio program in Vienna, Austria, founded in by the art association das weisse haus, offering spaces for international and local artists, curators, theorists, and journalists in fine arts, photography, and media arts. It promotes intercultural and cross-disciplinary exchange through residencies typically lasting 2-4 months, including studio space, housing, stipends or grants, and networking opportunities like open studio days and events. Programs vary, such as public space projects or curator residencies focused on photography.

Studio for the Research on the Art of Acting

Krušče 2, Slovenia

Name of Residency: Krušče Creative CenterKrušče Creative Center stretches through few plots of land with six buildings. The property is being renovated since 2006 and has almost 1000 m2 of spaces for group work and accommodation. The renovation has been a process of artistic directors collaborating with architects, students of scenic design and others to establish spaces and landscapes that respect cultural heritage, being at the same time contemporary and homey. Krušče Creative Center is being

Studio H Canada

4731 Lisandra Rd, Canada

Name of Residency: Studio H multimedia & interdisciplinary artist residencyStudio H Canada collaborative art residency and exchange is hosted by Heidi Bergstrom in Metchosin, a stunningly beautiful rural municipality of Victoria, BC, Canada. Artists from around the world and Canada, in all disciplines and media, are invited to engage in collaborative projects or to develop new work on their own in this creative and inspiring setting. The vision of the Studio H Canada Art Residency program is to

Thami Mnyele Foundation

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Thami Mnyele Foundation, established in 1990, runs a three-month artists-in-residence program in Amsterdam for artists from Africa and the diaspora, focusing on contemporary visual arts including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video, film, audio, and multimedia to promote cultural exchange with the Netherlands. Residents receive free housing and studio space in a historic school building, a monthly stipend of around 900 euros for living and materials, travel reimbursement, insurance, and opportunities for networking. A shorter residency option exists for invited artists needing temporary accommodation without stipend or travel support.

Name of Residency: Grant Wood FellowshipSponsored by the University of Iowa, the Grant Wood Fellowship and Art Colony is a year long appointment. In addition to living and studio accommodations, the Fellowship provides a Visiting Associate Professor appointment with salary and benefits at the University of Iowa’s School of Art & Art History or Division of Performing Arts.Residency Programme since: 2001Description of Organisation: The Grant Wood Art Colony seeks to provide a creative home for the

The Paseo Project

Taos, United States

The Paseo Project offers two artist residency programs in Taos, New Mexico: the Paseo Project AIR Fellowship, a 2-4 week project-based residency with community engagement and stipend support, and the Paseo @ Hotel Willa Artist in Residence, a four-week self-structured residency for independent creative work. Both programs provide housing, studio space, and opportunities for artists across all disciplines to work within Taos's vibrant cultural and natural landscape.

TYPA Artist in Residence

Tartu, Estonia

TYPA Artist in Residence is a dynamic residency program founded in at the TYPA Paper and Print Centre in Tartu, Estonia, welcoming artists from Nordic and Baltic countries as well as international artists. The program offers 3-month residencies with access to printmaking and paper arts facilities, accommodation, workspace, and financial support, while also accepting artists working in diverse mediums including new media, sculpture, sound, and painting.

The Jan van Eyck Academie is a multidisciplinary post-academic institute in Maastricht, Netherlands, offering an 11-month residency program that welcomes 30-42 participants annually from around the world. The residency supports artists, designers, architects, curators, writers, and other creative practitioners to develop, materialize, and disseminate their research through access to studios, specialized labs, and a collaborative community.

Villa Medici

Roma, Italy

Villa Medici, home to the French Academy in Rome since 1803, is a prestigious artist residency on Rome's Pincian Hill that welcomes nearly 70 artists, writers, researchers, and craftspeople annually for stays ranging from two weeks to one year. The program provides fully funded residencies with accommodation, studio space, and support across diverse disciplines including visual arts, music, literature, architecture, and crafts, maintaining a legacy of artistic patronage dating back to 1666.

Visual Studies Workshop

ROCHESTER, United States

The Visual Studies Workshop (VSW) in Rochester, NY, offers the Project Space Residency, a 4-week program for artists at any career stage working in experimental photography, film, and media arts, providing 24/7 private studio access, digital printing equipment, analog darkroom, staff support, public engagement opportunities, a $1000 stipend, $250 supplies budget, $500 travel stipend, and accessible housing.

Washington University

St. Louis, MO, United States

Washington University's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts offers multiple artist residency programs, including Paris Studio residencies at the Cité internationale des arts (minimum two months) and the Island Press Artist Research Fellowship (one-week printmaking residency). These programs support students, alumni, and faculty across various artistic disciplines to develop their work, expand international networks, and engage in intensive artistic practice.

Whitsundays Artist Run Initiative (ARI Whitsundays)

579 Gloucester Avenue, Australia

Name of Residency: Visual Artist Residency, Masterclass and Community Forum.Funded by Whitsundays Regional Arts Development Fund, this 2-week residency offers the artist time, privacy, and support to work on their individual practice. At the conclusion, an open studio or Master Class will be offered to interested local artists and a Q&A style forum will be hosted for the community. Residency Programme since: 2022Description of Organisation: Whitsundays Artist Run Initiative offers visiting artis

Yukon Arts Centre

Whitehorse, Canada

The Yukon Arts Centre offers multiple artist residency programs for visual arts, performing arts, film, music, and literary arts. Programs include the Jenni House Artist Residency (June-October , one-month residencies with $1,000 CAD honorarium), the Kluane National Park Artist Residency (two-week residencies June-August with $3,000 CAD honorarium and accommodations), and the @YAC Residency for performing arts. Residencies serve artists from the Yukon, northern regions, and circumpolar countries.