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02/11/2026

OPEN CALL: Mudhouse Artist Residency | Greece 🇬🇷

The Mudhouse Residency is inviting visual artists, writers, musicians, performers, and creative practitioners from around the world to apply for its 2027 artist residency programme in Crete, Greece.

Taking place in the beautiful village of Agios Ioannis, the residency offers artists an opportunity to develop their creative practice, explore new ideas, and connect with an international community of artists. Surrounded by stunning natural landscapes and rich cultural history, the programme provides a peaceful environment for artistic exploration, collaboration, and creative growth.

Participants will have access to accommodation, studio spaces, and two meals daily throughout the residency. The programme also includes cultural experiences, visits to historical sites, opportunities to share work with fellow residents, and a closing exhibition showcasing the artists’ creative projects.

The residency welcomes artists working across different disciplines and offers full and partial fellowships based on artistic merit to help make the experience more accessible.

Residency duration: 2 weeks
Residency dates: July 5–19, 2027
Application deadline: January 5, 2027
Open to: Visual artists, writers, musicians, performers, and multidisciplinary creatives
Focus: Artistic exploration, cultural exchange, creative development, and interdisciplinary collaboration
Funding: Full and partial fellowships available

🔗 Apply: https://mudhouseresidency.slideroom.com/ #/login/program/91836
🌐 More info: www.mudhouseresidency.com

28/10/2026

Save the date! ❤️

The Res Artis Conference is coming to Lagos, Nigeria, from 21–25 September 2027.

Mark your calendars for a gathering of artists, residency organisers, and creative practitioners from across the world.

More details to come.

26/10/2026

OPEN CALL: Tuwaiq Sculpture 2027 | Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

Riyadh Art is inviting sculptors from Saudi Arabia and around the world to apply for the eighth edition of Tuwaiq Sculpture, an international sculpture symposium bringing artists together to create large-scale public artworks in Riyadh.

Under the curatorial theme “Where Roots Run Deep | في أعماق الجذور,” the 2027 edition invites artists to explore ideas of land, belonging, identity, memory, and transformation through sculptural practice.

Selected artists will join a live, three-week symposium in Riyadh, where they will develop and create large-scale sculptures. The programme will culminate in an exhibition, with completed artworks subsequently installed permanently across the city, contributing to Riyadh’s evolving public art landscape.

The open call welcomes individual artists and duos with at least three years of professional sculpting experience, a minimum of three completed sculpture examples, and experience exhibiting their work publicly. Applicants may submit up to three original sculpture proposals responding to the curatorial theme.

Selected artists will receive an honorarium, full travel support, and accommodation for the programme.

Application deadline: 8 November 2026, 23:59 (GMT+3)
Artists selected: 20
Open to: Eligible sculptors from Saudi Arabia and internationally
Application languages: English and Arabic
Support: Honorarium, travel, and accommodation

🔗 Apply & more info: https://riyadhart.rcrc.gov.sa/en/opencall/tuwaiq-sculpture-2027-open-call/
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23/10/2026

New Member Spotlight: Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation | Nigeria 🇳🇬

Introducing Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, a Nigerian non-profit organisation founded in 2019 by Yinka Shonibare CBE to support artistic production, critical inquiry, and interdisciplinary exchange.

Operating across two sites in Lagos and Ikiṣẹ, Ogun State, G.A.S. delivers artist residencies, public programmes, and research initiatives that bring together creatives, researchers, and practitioners from diverse fields. Since becoming operational, the Foundation has supported more than 100 residents from over 20 countries, fostering collaboration, dialogue, and new forms of cultural exchange.

Rooted in the social, cultural, and ecological contexts of its locations, G.A.S. creates space for experimentation across contemporary art, design, architecture, ecology, agriculture, and environmental research. Its programmes encourage sustained engagement with local communities and landscapes, connecting artistic practice with broader social and ecological questions.

📍 Lagos & Ikiṣẹ, Ogun State, Nigeria
📸 Follow: Guest Artists Space Foundation
🔗 Explore: guestartistsspace.com

Current opportunities:

🔗 International Research and Creative Residency 2027–28: guestartistsspace.com/News/open-call-gas-international-research-and-creative-residency-open-call-2027-28

🔗 Project Nexus Supported Residencies 2027: guestartistsspace.com/News/open-call-project-nexus-supported-residencies-2027

19/10/2026

OPEN CALL: Reviving Nature 2027 Artist Residency & Festival | Thailand 🇹🇭

Application deadline extended to 14 November 2026!

Studio 88 Artist Residency is inviting artists and creative practitioners from around the world to apply for the third edition of Reviving Nature, an international artist residency and festival exploring the connections between art, nature, and community.

Under the theme “Play • Learn • Perform • Participate,” the programme encourages creatives to explore environmental awareness through imagination, experimentation, and shared experiences. Artists working across visual arts, performance, music, writing, film, design, and interdisciplinary practices are welcome to apply.

The residency offers 3–8 weeks to develop projects, exchange ideas with fellow artists, and connect with Chiang Mai’s creative community. Participants will also have opportunities to share their practices through exhibitions, workshops, and public activities.

✨ One sponsored residency place is available, offering a full waiver of residency fees for one selected artist. Travel and food expenses are not included. Self-funded places are also available.

Residency dates: 4 January – 28 March 2027
Duration: 3–8 weeks
Application deadline: 14 November 2026
Funding: One residency fee waiver available

📍 Chiang Mai, Thailand
🔗 Apply & more info: studio88artistresidency.com/2026/09/08/reviving-nature-2027/

16/10/2026

New Member Spotlight: The Civita Institute | Italy 🇮🇹

Introducing The Civita Institute, an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of medieval Italian hill towns and their enduring cultural, architectural, and environmental significance.

Founded on Etruscan and Roman settlements, these historic towns offer valuable insights into sustainable living, historic preservation, local traditions, and the relationship between heritage and contemporary life. Through its programmes, The Civita Institute encourages members to explore these themes through drawing and painting, photography, research, writing, and the professional design arts.

Since 1984, the Institute has offered fellowships supporting creative and scholarly exploration. Today, its work also includes educational programmes and membership activities centred around its property in Civita di Bagnoregio, providing opportunities for interdisciplinary learning, cultural exchange, and deeper engagement with Italy’s historic landscapes.

Follow: The Civita Institute
Explore: civitainstitute.org

13/10/2026

OPEN CALL: Way Beyond Transdisciplinary Residency | Finland 🇫🇮

Arteles Creative Center is inviting artists, writers, researchers, and creative minds from around the world to apply for Way Beyond, a transdisciplinary residency programme exploring consciousness, reality, and the unknown.

Taking place in the Finnish countryside, the residency offers participants time and space to develop ideas, exchange perspectives, experiment, and explore new directions in their creative or research practice. The programme encourages curiosity and cross-disciplinary thinking, creating room for new questions, unexpected connections, and fresh approaches to creative work.

The residency is ideal for practitioners interested in exploring ideas beyond conventional boundaries, engaging with different perspectives, and immersing themselves in a focused, inspiring environment away from everyday distractions.

Residency duration: 1 month Residency periods: April and May 2027 Application deadline: October 29, 2026 Open to: Artists, writers, researchers, and creative minds Focus: Consciousness, reality, the unknown, and transdisciplinary exploration

🔗 Apply & more info: www.arteles.org

09/10/2026

OPEN CALL: L’Appartamento Napoli Artist Residency | Italy 🇮🇹

L’Appartamento Napoli is inviting artists and creative practitioners from around the world to apply for its artist residency in the heart of Naples, Italy.

Set within a beautiful, light-filled apartment in a historic Neapolitan palazzo, the residency offers artists the time, space, and freedom to step away from everyday pressures and focus on their practice. Whether developing a project, conducting research, writing, experimenting, or simply finding new inspiration, artists are encouraged to shape the residency around their own needs.

The programme is open to artists and creatives of all disciplines, nationalities, and career stages, from emerging practitioners to established artists. Residents have their own spacious private room suitable for both living and creative work, while sharing the apartment with up to one other resident and the host, Amelia.

With no required artistic outcome, the residency offers a flexible and supportive environment for studio work, photography, research, writing, conversations, or exploring Naples and its surroundings.

Residency period: Winter 2026/2027 & Spring 2027
Duration: 2 or 4 weeks, with longer stays possible subject to availability
Open to: Artists and creatives of all disciplines, nationalities, and career stages
Funding: Self-funded by the participating artist
Accommodation: Private room in a shared apartment
Costs covered: Accommodation, workspace, and associated household costs

🔗 Apply & more info: lappartamentonapoli.com

08/10/2026

OPEN CALL: Hektor Artist Residency 2027 | Spain 🇪🇸

Hektor is inviting artists and activists from around the world to apply for its 2027 Artist Residency on the inspiring island of Lanzarote, with a focus on planet-driven art, environmental awareness, land regeneration, and sustainable living.

The residency welcomes artists whose work is driven by a desire to make a positive change and imagine a more beautiful and sustainable world. All artistic disciplines are welcome, with opportunities for painters, illustrators, ceramic artists, writers, musicians, and interdisciplinary practitioners to work independently or alongside other artists.

Residents stay in private 30–40 m² suites equipped with a kitchenette, dining area, en-suite bathroom, double bed, and artwork from Hektor’s collection. The residency also provides access to a shared workspace, 13,500 m² of farmland, a shared pool, picking garden, library, and Auchón, Hektor’s community of rescued animals.

Artists can stay for two weeks or as long as they wish, with residency fees starting from €690. The workspace includes materials for painting and illustration, basic materials for ceramics, and options for outdoor work, while a kiln is available for rent on the island.

Residency period: January 5 – December 17, 2027
Duration: From 2 weeks onwards
Application deadline: October 31, 2026
Open to: All artistic disciplines and activists
Application requirement: Online portfolio or SoundCloud

🔗 Apply & more info: hektor.es/air-2027

05/10/2026

OPEN CALL: Reviving Nature 2027 Artist Residency & Festival | Thailand 🇹🇭

Studio 88 Artist Residency is inviting international artists and creative practitioners to apply for Reviving Nature 2027, an international artist residency and festival exploring how art can inspire environmental awareness through play, imagination, and shared experience.

The 2027 edition, themed “Plearn: Play • Learn • Perform • Participate,” invites creatives to connect ecology, community, and imagination through creative practice and shared experiences. Projects may take the form of interactive installations, performances, games, workshops, storytelling, sound, movement, digital media, ecological design, public interventions, or socially engaged work.

The programme welcomes artists, collectives, designers, researchers, educators, makers, architects, technologists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, environmental practitioners, and creative thinkers interested in exploring themes such as climate change, biodiversity, forests, food systems, waste, air and water, Indigenous and local knowledge, community resilience, regenerative practices, and our relationship with the living world.

Artists can apply for a 3–8 week residency taking place in Chiang Mai, with the opportunity to develop work within an environment that encourages curiosity, participation, and connection with nature and local communities.

Residency dates: January 4 – March 28, 2027
Duration: 3–8 weeks
Application deadline: October 31, 2026
Open to: International artists and creative practitioners
Fee-waived opportunity: 1 selected artist will receive a fee-waived residency place

📍 Chiang Mai, Thailand
🔗 Apply: Scan the QR code in the official call
📸 Follow: Studio 88 Artist Residency

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