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Deadline

Aug 18, 2026

Information

Laboratoires Artistiques du Vivant

Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Performance
Organisation: other
Duration: 2 months
Theme: Exploring the connection with living things through performance.

The residence provides

Grant: 4,500 €
Working condition: Studio
Rent/fee: free
Travel refund: up to 500 €

Location

Court-St.-Étienne
Belgium

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Belgium

Additional information

Location setting: urban
Workshop: unknown
Companion possiblity: unknown

Exhibition space: unknown
Exhibition: unknown

Description

The Artistic Laboratories of the Living are launching their fifth call for residencies. For this new edition, we are looking for visual artists exploring the link with the living world through performance, whether this approach is already part of their practice or they wish to develop it, particularly for public presentation.

Link

https://www.ccbw.be/projet/llav/

Contact

Centre culturel du Brabant wallon
Rue Belotte 3
1490 Court-St.-Étienne
Belgium

Application type

online

Application fee

none

Application documents

portfolio, CV, form, project description, motivation letter

Previous participants

2026: Frouke Wiarda
2025: Jonas Moënne

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Deadline

Aug 19, 2026

Information

Vashon Artist Residency

Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Digital / Sound / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture
Organisation: other
Duration: 1 month
Theme: No theme

The residence provides

Working condition: Studio
Accommodation: Privat space
Rent/fee: 2,550 $ per / stay

Location

Vashon Island
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

No students

Additional information

Location setting: rural
Workshop: unknown
Companion possiblity: unknown

Exhibition space: unknown
Exhibition: unknown

Description

Vashon Artist Residency offers artists space and time to create, connect and live in a community of artists on spectacular Vashon Island on the Salish Sea in Washington State. This opportunity is a self-directed residency and we welcome artists at all stages of a creative career.

We strive to make this opportunity accessible and include artists of varied economic, cultural and geographic backgrounds to stimulate an insightful, respectful and compelling communal experience.

Link

https://vashonartistresidency.com/application-guid...

Contact

Vashon Artist Residency
n.a.
98070 Vashon Island
United States of America

Application type

online

Application fee

25 $

Application documents

portfolio, CV, form, project description

Previous participants

unknown

Deadline

Aug 19, 2026

Information

FMAC - Curatorial Projects in Residence

Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Curatorial
Organisation: Institution
Duration: 1 year
Theme: Collection of the FMAC

The residence provides

Grant: 26,500 CHF + 50,000 CHF Project and programming
Working condition: Studio
Rent/fee: free

Location

Geneva
Switzerland

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Bern (CH), Freiburg (CH), Genève (CH), Jura (CH), Neuchâtel (CH), Vaud (CH), Valais (CH)

Additional information

Location setting: urban
Workshop: unknown
Companion possiblity: unknown

Exhibition space: Yes
Exhibition: Yes

Description

The Ville de Genève met au competition for a design project for the commissioner's residence for the 2027 anniversary, which is part of the collection of contemporary art. Début de la résidence début décembre 2026 and programming in les spaces du FMAC au printemps et à l’automne 2027.

The project consists of a residence (poste de work, accès à la collection, pas de logement) pour l’année 2027 au FMAC visant à apporter un regard curatorial personnel, original and singulier sur la collection. The restitution of the residence took place in the form of programming for the public on FMAC, with two periods of programming, from May to June, from 2 months to 2 months and in automne (September to December, from 4 months). The residence will begin its debut in December 2026 and its dates will be in December 2027.

Link

https://www.geneve.ch/demarches/repondre-appel-pro...

Contact

Ville de Genève
Service culturel
Route de Malagnou 17
1208 Geneva
Switzerland

Application type

online

Application fee

none

Application documents

portfolio, CV, project description, cost estimation

Previous participants

2026: Rita el Hajj
2026: Ghalas Charara
2024: Isaline Vuille
2023: Gabrielle Boder, Tadeo Kohan & Camille Regli

Deadline

Aug 21, 2026

Information

MIRA - Nouveaux regards

Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Video
Organisation: Institution
Duration: 2 months
Theme: Bicentenary of photography

The residence provides

Grant: 500 €
Rent/fee: free

Location

Strasbourg
France

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Grand Est (FR)

Additional information

Location setting: urban
Workshop: unknown
Companion possiblity: unknown

Exhibition space: unknown
Exhibition: Yes

Description

For the fourth consecutive year, marking the 2026 bicentenary of photography, MIRA (a regional film archive) is offering an audiovisual creation grant to an artist active in the Grand Est region.

The selected artist will undertake an eight-week residency at MIRA’s facilities—between September and November 2026—and will receive individual support throughout the project.

Link

https://www.miralsace.eu/actualites-nouveaux-regar...

Contact

MIRA
31, rue Kageneck
67000 Strasbourg
France

Application type

online

Application fee

none

Application documents

portfolio, CV, project description, motivation letter

Previous participants

2024: Léo Lefrançois
2023: Jeanne Assiga

Deadline

Aug 21, 2026

Information

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Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Installation / Sculpture
Organisation: Institution
Duration: 6 weeks
Theme: ltsa Glang shid

The residence provides

Grant: 6,000 €
Working condition: Studio
Accommodation: Privat space
Rent/fee: free

Location

Flhsu-sélie-rart
France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of France

Deadline

Aug 21, 2026

Information

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Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Digital / Printmaking / Sculpture / Researcher
Organisation: University
Duration: 10 days
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The residence provides

Grant: 2,000 $
Working condition: Shared studio
Rent/fee: free

Location

Tapma
United States of America

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United States of America

Deadline

Aug 23, 2026

Information

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Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Organisation: Institution
Duration: 11 months
Theme: No theme

The residence provides

Grant: 500 € budget
Working condition: Studio
Rent/fee: free

Location

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France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of France

Deadline

Aug 23, 2026

Information

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Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Organisation: Institution
Duration: 6 months
Theme: No theme

The residence provides

Grant: 4,500 € + 6,000 € honorary + 6,000 € budget
Accommodation: Privat space
Rent/fee: free
Travel refund: up to 2,000 €

Location

Voytet
France

Eligibility conditions

Resident of France

Deadline

Aug 23, 2026

Information

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Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Digital / Painting / Architecture / Drawing / Literature / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Curatorial
Organisation: Foundation
Duration: 2 months
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The residence provides

Grant: 375 € per week + 2,500 € production budget
Working condition: Studio
Accommodation: Privat space
Rent/fee: free
Travel refund: up to 1,500 €

Location

Ogccna
France

Eligibility conditions

No students

Deadline

Aug 23, 2026

Information

Dencsirwy iesle

Genre: Artist Residency
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Organisation: Institution
Duration: 6 months
Theme: No theme

The residence provides

Grant: 850 € per month + Mentoring
Working condition: Live/work studio
Accommodation: Live/work studio
Rent/fee: free

Location

Bssluers
Belgium

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Applicants must have developed at least two years of professional practice and have participated in several exhibitions