Open Call: TOKAS Residency in Tokyo 2024 (Japan)

TOKAS Residency programs are currently accepting applications for three categories: International Creator Residency, Curator Residency, and Research Residency.

Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), a division of The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, offers artist-in-residence programs for international creators from various creative fields. These programs provide opportunities to stay, engage in creation, and conduct research activities in Tokyo/Japan.

TOKAS is seeking creators from diverse backgrounds to actively exchange ideas and participate in creative activities during their residency at TOKAS. Please carefully review each program's details as eligibility and conditions vary.

1. International Creator Residency Program:
  - Two categories: A) Individual Project and B) Theme Project.
  - A) Individual Projects:
  - Residency Period: 3 months between September and November 2024 or January and March 2025.
  - Number of Creators: 3.
  - Disciplines: Visual art, film, design, and architecture.
  - What TOKAS Residency offers: Living space (single room), airfare, living expenses, and project fees.
  - Studio/workspace: Shared studio.
  - Outcome: Presentation in the Open Studio and Result Exhibition planned for TOKAS Hongo in 2025.
  - B) Theme Projects:
  - Theme: "Beyond Divisions."
  - Residency Period: 3 months from May to July 2024.
  - Number of Creators: 2.
  - Disciplines: Visual art, film, design, and architecture.
  - What TOKAS Residency offers: Living space (single room), airfare, living expenses, and project fees.
  - Studio/workspace: Shared studio.
  - Outcome: Presentation in the Open Studio and Result Exhibition planned for TOKAS Hongo in 2025.

2. Curator Residency Program:
  - Residency Period: 1 to 3 months between May and July 2024, September and November 2024, or January and March 2025.
  - Number of Curators: 6.
  - Disciplines: Curation, art criticism, and cultural research.
  - What TOKAS Residency offers: Living space (single room), airfare, and project fees for research.
  - Studio/workspace: None.
  - Outcome: Presentation in the Open Studio Talk or/and Curator Talk.

3. Research Residency Program:
  - Residency Period: 6 to 12 weeks between May and July 2024 or January and March 2025.
  - Number of Creators: 4.
  - Disciplines: Visual art, film, design, architecture, music, sound art, performing art, and curation.
  - What TOKAS Residency offers: Living space (single room).
  - Studio/workspace: None.
  - Outcome: Presentation in the Open Studio.

Eligibility

• Resides outside of Japan.
• Has 5 years or more of experience in his/her specialized area of expertise
• Has sufficient knowledge to communicate in English with other residing creators and TOKAS staff for mutual understanding.
• Independent and capable of working and living on their own.
• Creators working as a duo are also eligible. A duo consisting of at least one creator residing outside of Japan is eligible
• Students are ineligible (except for PhD candidates)

Application Deadline
 

Deadline to submit documents: June 26, 2023, 18:00 (JST)
Deadline to submit support materials: July 3, 2023, 23:00 (JST)
 

Read about application requirements and how to apply in the TOKAS open call.