Rimbun Dahan Southeast Asian Arts Residency 2026
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: Mid-career Southeast Asian artists, who have already committed at least a few years to their professional arts career, not within 5 years of graduation from their initial arts degree or training.
About the call: The Southeast Asian Arts Residencies at Rimbun Dahan are for artists in any discipline (visual or performing artists, and literature) who are both from and based in ASEAN nations only (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Timor Leste. The residencies are intended to provide an opportunity to live and engage in artistic work at Rimbun Dahan in Malaysia, for 2 months between 1 March and 30 November 2026.
We provide workspace and accommodation in a serene garden setting, away from the bustle of the city. This residency is recommended for artists seeking solitude, quiet and/or space to focus on their work, or artists who have specific professional interests in our indigenous Southeast Asian garden and arboretum, Malay heritage textile collection, or contemporary and heritage architecture.
What you get:
Accommodation and private studio/workspace, including electricity and water [writers will have work space in their accommodation, but are also welcome to work in the shared office/artist lounge]
Monthly allowance of MYR1000
One travel stipend, paid upon arrival for the second month of the residency only
