Research Residency Program 2026

Deadline: June 25, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

The open-call program “Research Residency Program” aims to invite distinguished and highly motivated creators in the fields of visual art, film, design, architecture, music, sound art, performing art and curation from all over the world and offer them with opportunities to work in Tokyo.

Eligibility:

1. Has considerable experience in his/her specialized area of expertise and is expected to make good achievements in the near future

2. Has sufficient ability to communicate in English with other residing creators and TOKAS staff for mutual understanding

3. Independent and capable of working and living on his/her own

4. Creators working as a duo are also eligible

5. Students are ineligible (except for Ph.D. candidates)

What you get: Living space (single room)

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International Creator Residency Program 2026

Deadline: June 25, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility:

1. Resides outside of Japan

2. Has 5 years or more of experience in his/her specialized area of expertise

3. Has sufficient ability to communicate in English with other residing creators and TOKAS staff for mutual understanding

4. Independent and capable of working and living on his/her own

5. Creators working as a duo are also eligible (A duo consisting of at least one creator residing outside of Japan is eligible)

6. Students are ineligible (except for Ph.D. candidates)

About the residency: The open-call program “International Creator Residency Program” aims to invite distinguished and highly motivated creators in the fields of visual art, film, design, and architecture from all over the world and offer them with opportunities to work in Tokyo. We provide financial support to allow creators to develop and present new works and ideas. The result of the residency will be presented at the OPEN STUDIO and/or the Result Presentation at TOKAS Hongo.

What you get: Living space (single room), airfare, living expenses (per diem), and fee for creative work/project

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Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency

Deadline: June 22, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: The residency is open to local and international artists, curators, programmers, writers, researchers and practitioners who practice in contemporary performing arts, at any stage of their career. The residency can accept applications from companies, ensembles, collectives, work groups or duos but can only provide funding, work space, airfare and accommodation (if from overseas) for one (1) person.

About the residency: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay invites local and international artists, curators, programmers, writers, researchers and practitioners across all disciplines in the performing arts to apply for the Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency, taking place in Singapore between April and June 2026. In its third edition, the Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency is an artist capability development programme by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, supported by the National Arts Council, Singapore.

What you get: A stipend of S$2,000 per month (minimum one month, maximum three months) An allowance of up to S$1,000 for research materials or support (subject to approval) Shared-working space for all residents Studio spaces when required Accommodation and international airfare to and from Singapore, if from abroad Resources for organising a public programme (to be further discussed with the residency team) Consultation with the Selection Panel to support and strengthen the research Opportunity to engage with fellow residents for peer feedback and support Programming support in the form of research connections, networking, etc.

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Hambidge Center’ Artist Residencies

Deadline: Recurring  April 15, September 15, January 15 – The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences provides a residency program that empowers talented artists to explore, develop, and express their creative voices.

Submission Fee: $30 Application Fee

Situated on 600 acres in the mountains of north Georgia, Hambidge is a sanctuary of time and space that inspires artists working in a broad range of disciplines to create works of the highest caliber.

Apply now for the upcoming season.

Eligibility: Qualified applicants must be working at a professional level in their field. We seek applications from emerging and mid-career creatives, as well as from those who are established with national and/or international reputations.

Applications for residency are judged primarily on the quality of submitted work samples and professional promise. Hambidge accepts approximately 170 artists each year. There are no publication, exhibition, or performance requirements contingent on a Hambidge residency.

The Hambidge Center encourages creative professionals of all backgrounds to apply for admission. We celebrate varied ideas, world views, and personal characteristics, and are committed to being an organization that welcomes and respects everyone regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, philosophical or political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, geographic origin, and socioeconomic status.

WHEN
Hambidge’s Residency Program opens mid-February and closes mid-to late-December through the month of January. Application deadlines are:

• Apply from March 1 through April 15 for the FALL SESSION (September through December).

• Apply from August 1 through September 15 for the SPRING SESSION of the following year (mid-February through May).

• Apply from December 1 through January 15 for the SUMMER SESSION (June through August).

Hambidge is closed from mid-December to mid-February.

FEES & FELLOWSHIPS
The actual cost of a residency is $2250/wk. Every year, the Hambidge Center raises funds to supplement $1950 for every residency week, leaving each resident with only the $250/wk fee.

Hambidge offers several merit-based Distinguished Fellowships which remove the fees for a two-week residency and provide a $700 stipend. Available Distinguished Fellowships vary from session to session and are listed in the Awards & Financial Assistance section of each session’s application. Unless otherwise noted, they are reserved for first-time residents…  See website for current listing.

STUDIOS
Hambidge has 9 secluded cottage/studios which provide living and working space, feature great views, lots of privacy, kitchens and bathrooms.

MEALS
Resident Fellows gather each evening Tuesday through Friday in Lucinda’s Rock House for delicious vegetarian fare prepared by our talented chef.

SETTING
Hambidge is located on 600 pristine acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains featuring nature trails, meadows, waterfalls, a swimming hole, an abundance of wild flowers and crisp, clean mountain air.

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Emerging New Media Artists Programme, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Deadline: June 16, 2025 – Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the MENA region’s first New Media Arts hub, has announced a call for applications for the second cycle of its Emerging New Media Artists programme, set to launch in October 2025.

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: The programme is designed for artists worldwide who are 35 years or younger, at graduate or postgraduate completion stage, with experience in New Media and Digital Art.

About the residency: The Emerging New Media Artists Programme is a supported one-year programme of theoretical engagement, creative production and technical training for emerging artists working in New Media and Digital Art. Developed in collaboration with Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains, the programme offers participants access to cutting-edge technology, production facilities, and mentorship from leading international artists and scholars.

Over the course of the year, participants will explore themes such as AI, virtual and augmented reality, sound, cinema and digital archives, culminating in a final curated exhibition at DAF.

THEME:
The first three months of the academic year span a series of thematic and conceptual explorations led by artists and theorists through seminars, lectures, screenings, and workshops.

Topics include:

• Nature, human, non-human

• Nature, Climate, Environment and Societal Transformation

• The body and technological transformations of living beings

• Migration, post-colonialism and a critique of capitalism

• Mapping Memory, the relationships between digital practices and the archive

• Internet and the post-internet era

• Global Modern and Contemporary Art and Arabic Regionalism

In the following six months, you will receive personalised mentorship from prominent artists, while you produce your artwork using the technologies offered by the Diriyah Art Futures labs. You will have access to cutting-edge technologies such as advanced audio-visual techniques, immersive reality, coding, sensing, machine learning and spatial audio-visual environments. The artwork you produce will be exhibited with Diriyah at Futures as a final curated and juried outcome of the one-year programme

Artists are invited to explore a range of contemporary fields in New Media Arts, including:

• Reality and Artificial Reality

• Sound and Cinema Creation

• Humans and Artificial Intelligence

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The Walls Have Ears: Sound Studies Writing Residency

Deadline: June 15, 2025

Submission Fee: Free

Eligibility: EU-based individual artists with at least one publication (e.g. peer-reviewed article, book, or equivalent) in the field of sound studies

About the residency: Sonic Acts and De Ateliers/Woonhuis present The Walls Have Ears – a fully funded sound studies writing residency taking place in Amsterdam in February 2026. Open to one established artist, researcher, or scholar working in the field of sound studies.

What you get:

• Accommodation in Amsterdam (2 February – 3 March 2026)

• Travel expenses within the EU

• Artist fee of €3,000

• Tickets to Sonic Acts Biennial 2026 events

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R.E. Award 2025 Residency

Submission Deadline: May 30, 2025

Award Info: Up to ¥100,000 in support

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

• Be open to actively engaging with local communities during their residency.

• Be an individual artist or a collective.

• Have at least five years of artistic experience (not required for “r.e. award 2025” applicants).

• There are no restrictions on age or nationality.

About the Residency: The [R.E. Award 2025] and [r.e. award 2025] are residency and exhibition-based art awards designed to support diverse artistic practices and creators. The R.E. Award 2025 provides opportunities for artists and collectives with an established practice to deepen their engagement with new contexts, while the newly introduced r.e. award 2025 is tailored for artists, encouraging experimental and boundary-pushing projects.

Through exhibitions, residencies, events, and workshops, we have fostered exchanges between artists, communities, and places. This year, our initiative is jointly organized by ASP (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and hazi (Aichi, Japan). We invite you to position yourself within a "three-point perspective," with your current location as one of the observation points, alongside ASP and hazi. By reconsidering borders—both conceptual and physical—we hope this award will serve as a catalyst for new artistic expressions that extend beyond personal and geographical boundaries.

What you get:

R.E. Award 2025

• Up to ¥100,000 in support.

• A residency opportunity of approximately one month at either ASP, hazi, or both, providing space for research, experimentation, and artistic production.

• At the end of your residency, you will have the opportunity to make some kind of presentation, such as an exhibition or workshop, if you wish.

r.e. award 2025

• Up to ¥30,000 in support.

• A residency opportunity of approximately one month at either ASP, hazi, or both, providing space for research, experimentation, and artistic production.

• At the end of your residency, you will have the opportunity to make some kind of presentation, such as an exhibition or workshop, if you wish.

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Graduate Residency Programme

Deadline: June 6, 2025

Submission Fee: free

Eligibility: The programme is open to applications from current final year students or recent graduates (within two years) from BA or MA courses in Art and Design. In exceptional circumstances we will consider applicants who do not meet this criteria; please contact the School to discuss further.

About the residency: Leith School of Art’s Graduate Residency programme offers a unique opportunity to develop a substantial body of new work within an established Art School leading towards professional practice or further postgraduate study.

What you get: Successful applicants will benefit from dedicated studio space, available at all times during School opening hours, allowing for flexibility of working practice and the scope to develop a new body of work. Graduates will be encouraged to develop an ambitious proposal challenging previous work or current practice and will be allocated a personal tutor to oversee their development throughout the year. Graduates will receive critical feedback on their work and learn how to situate their practice in the wider context of the contemporary art world. Course Structure During the programme graduates will develop a proposal of study within art or design practice, outlining focused critical enquiry and personal contextual research. Studio practice will be supported by gallery visits, exhibition opportunities and professional consultation from visiting practitioners. One day a month is structured around seminars in professional practice. Seminars will discuss personal practice, liaising with galleries and collectors, building a support network, developing an online presence, managing time and money, collaborating with others working in a similar field and developing a greater critical awareness of individual practice. In addition graduates will be offered the opportunity to contribute to lectures, seminars and studio teaching with the guidance and support of our experienced staff team. Graduates will be encouraged to develop an online research portfolio including an archive of recent works and relevant written texts. This portfolio will be available for peers and tutors and may be adapted at the end of the course to become an online portfolio.

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Feminist Creative Residency, Centre Pompadour

Deadline: Ongoing

Submission Fee: Free

About the residency: CP promotes artistic, creative, scientific work and research projects in the fields of feminism and gender studies and a lotta fun.

CP welcomes like-minded creative professionals from all over the world to work on individual or collaborative projects that place feminist empowerment and gender equality at the heart of the creative process and outreach. CP offers accommodation and private work spaces for a determined period of time.

Eligibility:

Individual Creative and Reading Residencies: To qualify for an individual creative or reading residency you have to be a creative professional or do research in any field with a feminist topic. We accept individual feminist residency proposals of minimum 2 weeks and maximum 2 months.

Collaborative Research Retreats: For a collaborative research retreat (for institutions or teams)in any field with a feminist topic of minimum one week please send us a detailed proposal. Our capacity of 5 double bed rooms and 2 individual rooms (all with private bath rooms) can welcome up to 12 feminist researchers. (For a collaborative research retreat we accept a minimum of 6 participants)

Institutional Partnerships: For a study retreat (art, literature, feminist, or gender studies) organized by an educational institution of minimum 3 weeks for teachers and students with their own work program please send us a detailed proposal. Our capacity of 5 double bed rooms and 2 individual rooms (all with private bath rooms) can welcome up to 12 students and 2 teachers

Fees: Please note that we are a non-for-profit organization, and that our feminist facilitators are volunteers.

The residency fee per person and per week (for a room with private bathroom, linens and towels, wifi, breakfast Monday to Friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville) is 600€.

Should you wish to travel with a friend and share a room, the residency fee for 2 feminists in one room is 800€ per week (in one room with private bathroom, linens and towels, wifi, breakfast Monday to Friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville).

Should you wish to travel with 2 friends and share a room, we can offer the attic loft, with its private bathroom. the residency fee for 3 feminists in the attic loft (linens and towels, wifi, breakfast monday to friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville) is 1000€.

Please note that availability might change based on dates and length of your stay.

If you should be accepted as a resident at CENTRE POMPADOUR and travel on a stately/private or educational grant, we are happy to provide you with an official acceptance letter if needed.

For emerging feminist creatives of any age we offer 3 grants per year of 50% off our residency fee. Should you apply for a CP grant please let us know why the cultural counsel of your town, region, country, public or private institution has declined founding your feminist residency at CP.

Traveling costs and expenses for working material must be paid by the residents.

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Stochastic Labs Residency

Deadline: Ongoing

Submission Fee: Free

Stochastic Labs awards fully-sponsored residencies to exceptional engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world.

Residencies are of variable length and include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated workspace, shop access (laser cutter, 3D printer etc), a $1k monthly stipend and a budget for materials.

Residents become part of Stochastic’s creative community, participating in weekly dinners and invitation events. Residents may apply as individuals or as teams. While applicants may be at any stage in their career, the selection is highly competitive. Applicants may request funds to support travel and other expenses.

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