Scholarships
Slow Travel artist:in residence in Scotland
The artist residency, running from 22 April – 12 May 2026, will offer two individual artists from Germany and France the opportunity to explore Scotland’s diverse landscapes, sustainability challenges, and emerging climate solutions. The residency will provide a slow-travel experience, with the artists journeying by train and/or boat from their home countries to Edinburgh, Glasgow, […]
European Media Art Platform (EMAP) Residencies
Apply now for our next EMAP Residencies 2026 in 15 European countries! European artists and collectives working in the fields of digital art, media art, robotic art, and bio art are invited to apply with a project proposal for a two-month residency taking place between April and December 2026. The residency program includes an invitation […]
2026 residency scholarships from the Atelier Foundation Art and Nature
Dyie Atelier-Stiftung Kunst und Natur is once again awarding residency scholarships to artists in 2026. The application period begins on 01.02.2026 and runs until 15.03.2026. Studio Foundation Art and Nature Dr. Birgit Krähe and Dr. Jan Thomas Bandelow Mittelweg 164 20148 Hamburg +49 40 45000741 Deadline: 15.03.2026
Slow Travel Artists’ Residency: Earth Month 2026
Earth Month 2026 is a joint initiative of the Goethe-Institut Glasgow, the Institut Français d’Écosse and the Alliance Française Glasgow, which aims to promote cultural exchange and climate action through artistic and cultural practices. This program brings together France, Germany and Scotland in a dynamic, multidisciplinary dialogue on sustainability, with a particular focus on the […]
Space grant for artists with chronic illnesses
Period: 2 weeks stay in Libken, flexible by arrangement (April – end of September) Application until: March 15, 2026 / Application in writing max. 1 DIN A4 page. or as a short video (max. 3 minutes) Artists with chronic illnesses are structurally disadvantaged in the cultural sector. Many funding institutions are geared towards continuous availability, […]
Howard Tanenbaum Fellowship for Artistic Research in Photography 2026-2027 (Canada)
The Image Centre offers a variety of fellowships for research related to photography. Research fellows have the opportunity to study select areas of the Centre’s photography collections first-hand. These include the Black Star Collection of photo-reportage, with over a quarter-million prints spanning the 20th century; a historic and fine art photography collection; The Francis Bedford […]
“Forced labor/en – Work Force/d” Residencies
The Akademie Schloss Solitude and the Koordinierungsstelle Erinnerungskultur der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart are awarding two artistic residency fellowships of six months each in the period from July 2026 to June 2027. The fellowships are aimed at both international artists and artists from the Stuttgart area from the fields of visual arts and art in public space. […]
Research grant: Guest at Urbane Künste Ruhr
The Zu Gast bei Urbane Künste Ruhr programme is aimed at artists interested in a contemporary perspective on the Ruhr region and its themes and has been realized in cooperation with local partners since 2019. For the year 2026, Urbane Künste Ruhr, together with the History of the Ruhr Foundation, is awarding three three-month research […]
Individual/Cooperation Scholarships Schloss Wiepersdorf
The Kulturstiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf grants residency scholarships to artists and scientists at Schloss Wiepersdorf (Brandenburg/Fläming) in accordance with the following guidelines and subject to the availability of state funds.There is no entitlement to the scholarship. RequirementsNational and international artists and scientists from the following countries are eligible to apply – Literature (including poetry, prose, drama, […]
Open Call for Residencies
VORBRENNER is a contemporary art platform that promotes process-oriented work across all disciplines and genres. It offers short-term opportunities for collaboration for both collectives and individual artists in search of new insights and contemporary forms of expression that engage with an interdisciplinary concept of art and science. The focus is on a movement that is […]
My First Arquetopia Residency
This program is conceived for emerging or first-time residents who wish to define or reframe the foundations of their work through contextual immersion and guided observation. Taking place in Puebla between March and July, the residency is intentionally scheduled during academic recesses – spring and summer breaks – allowing young artists and students to pursue […]
Call for applications for the 2026 application process – Living and working in the Vorwerk-Stift artists’ residence
Vorwerk-StiftBasic requirements – 19 apartments, from 22 sqm (€ 395) to 37 sqm (€ 445) Duration of use: 2 years (with possibility of extension)- (shared shower and WC on the floors)- Work areas: Roof studio, cellar, garden- Workspaces: photo lab, music practice room, wood workshop- Exhibition spaces: Gallery, corridors, terrace, garden- Events: Information at www.vorwerkstift.de- […]
Artists-in-Residence Harbourfront Centre – Craft & Design Program in Canada
For more than five decades, Harbourfront Centre has supported emerging makers as they build the skills, confidence, and networks essential for sustainable careers in craft and design. The Craft & Design Studio is Canada’s only career-focused artist-in-residence program dedicated to contemporary craft and design, offering opportunities in ceramics, design, glass, metal and textiles. Functioning as […]
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY
Applications for Jan – Jul 2027 are now open. Our International Residency Program welcomes artists from different disciplines to stay from 1 or 2 months. We will favor artists who have researched and propose projects suitable to the residency and the surrounding environment. This is what you will need to apply and begin your preparations: […]
Art scholarship “Smile” Künstlerhaus Meinersen
The Bösenberg Foundation in cooperation with the Künstlerhaus Meinersen is offering an art scholarship for visual artists in residence at the Künstlerhaus Meinersen for 2026.“Smiling” has a magical effect. The “smile of the Mona Lisa” is the most expensive painting in the world, a subtle smile has often led to special reactions from the other […]
OPEN CALLSÍM Residency 2026 – Reykjavík, Iceland
The SÍM Residency is an international, nonprofit residency program in Reykjavík, Iceland, for contemporary artists and cultural practitioners, run by SÍM – The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists. It is the largest and most established residency program in the Nordic region, welcoming around 200 artists from across the world each year. Our mission is to […]
summer.fresh.art X Culterim | Residencies
Güterbahnhof Bremen – Areal für Kunst und Kultur e.V. is awarding a one-year studio grant to an artist living in Bremen starting May 1, 2026. About the Bremen freight depot – an area for art and culture Güterbahnhof Bremen – Areal für Kunst und Kultur has been a place of work for independent artists, creative […]
Traces / Huellas Residency Program
Residency period: 1 or 2 months between July, August and September 2026 Conceived and founded in 2020 by Raegan Truax, PhD, Durational Performance Artist, Professor of Performance and Embodied Praxis, Founder and Director of Creative Body Institute, ON DURATION supports durational artists to engage in creative research and site-responsive public praxis. Taking over AADK’s living […]
Fresh A.I.R. #12 – Future Visions
Fresh A.I.R. is an artist-in-residence scholarship program in Berlin and offers artists and cultural practitioners from the field of Urban and New Contemporary Art the time, space and resources to devote themselves to an artistic project within the framework of a specific thematic complex (and oriented towards the funding priorities of the Stiftung Berliner Leben). […]
Nopoint Print Residency
Nopoint is probably not the “typical” artist residency. Because we invite artists to our studio. But also to our home. Over the years, we built that home around the idea of welcoming artists from all around the world. To work together for a while. To live together for a while. To explore our understandings together. […]