Calls

Open call for Cove Park

Cove Park is a charity which creates funded residencies for individuals and groups, which are paid for by public and private grants and donations. It also runs an open programme which allows organisations, companies and individuals to pay for a residency at Cove Park.

Prepare for 2017 - deadlines overview

Many calls are currently open for residencies taking place next year - time for you to get your agendas in order and plan ahead. Here is an overview of calls relating to residencies taking place in 2017 that we will try to keep up to date in the coming weeks.

Uberbau_house residency in Sao Paulo, Brazil

This residency on contemporary art research is accepting applications for September-December 2016 on monthly basis. Read more in the article.

Maison des auteurs, Angoulême, France

La Maison des Auteurs at the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image provides residency opportunity to French and foreign comics authors and animators of 2 months to 2 years. The next deadline is October 10th, 2016.

Open call for family residencies at the Wassaic Residency

The organizers of the Wassaic residency recognize that artists who have families often opt-out of peer community building for practical reasons: residencies don't often take children, events happen late at night, childcare is expensive.  Bowie, Jeff and Eve (Wassaic co-founders) have kids; they're all artists.  They have families that they want to be with and not away from.  And they also want to connect with other artist peer groups and build community.

Self-directed residencies in Toronto, Canada

Artscape Gibraltar Point offers short-term studio and accommodation rentals for artists who want to focus on their work in a distraction-free environment. Enjoy clean and cozy private accommodations, bright and spacious studios, a shared kitchen and lounge, free WiFi, bike rentals, beautiful outdoor spaces and spectacular views of the lake from the Gibraltar Point Beach.

1-3 month residency at Sammaki Residency, Cambodia

Sammaki has an open call for talented artists, curators, and researchers who are interested in working in Battambang, Cambodia. Ongoing call - residency listed on TransArtists.org in 2015.

The Sammaki Residency offers a free 1-3 month residency. Sammaki provides:

Ongoing call for artists - Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taiwan

Bamboo Curtain Studio (BCS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1995. The goal of BCS is to encourage cross-cultural exchanges, national and international, by providing a platform that stimulate new ideas and possibilities. BCS welcome artist/curator/researcher/ creative worker from around the world for a short residency at BCS.

ArtsLink Residencies and independent projects

ArtsLink offers opportunities in the United States for International artists and arts managers from 37 countries. Deadline for ArtsLink Residencies: October 15, 2016 (Performing arts & literature). Residency will take place in fall 2017.

Other open calls

TransArtists.org is one of the existing online platforms listing open calls and ongoing deadlines for residency programmes. But there are other that might be useful to you... here is a short intro, and we hope to make this list grow with your input!