Contemporary Performance

06/16/2026

06/16/2026

Pioneer Works Residency 2027 is now accepting applications.
https://contemporaryperformance.com/2026/06/16/pioneer-works-residency-2027/

Selected Visual Arts Residents receive a $5,000 financial award and a five-month residency in Brooklyn, New York.

Selected Music Residents receive a $3,000 financial award and one month in a professional recording studio.

Open to artists, musicians, and sound artists. International applicants may apply (but are responsible for their flights and housing - It is a studio residency).

Deadline: July 13, 2026, 11:59 PM EST.

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06/15/2026

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06/15/2026

This week's newsletter features 14 opportunities with more than $207,000 in verified listed support.

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Highlights include:
• Berlin Artist Residency + Exhibition
• $100,000 Future Generation Art Prize
• AIR Taipei 2027
• Kinosaki International Arts Center
• DANCE BOX Japan Residency
• TOKAS Tokyo Residency
• ARCAthens Fellowship
• TaDA Switzerland Residency

Several major deadlines arrive before the end of June. If you're planning to apply, now is the time to begin gathering materials, refining project descriptions, and reviewing application requirements.

The full newsletter includes verified opportunities, deadlines, support details, and Strategy Coach Notes designed to help artists understand how applications may be reviewed.
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06/10/2026

Fully Funded Japan Artist Residency Tokyo 2027, Airfare, Housing & Funding

https://contemporaryperformance.com/2026/05/29/japan-artist-residency-tokas-2027/

Airfare, accommodation, studio space, daily living support, and project funding for international artists, designers, and architects

The Japan Artist Residency opportunity at Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) offers international creators a three-month residency in Tokyo with accommodation, studio space, round-trip airfare, daily living support, and project funding. The International Creator Residency Program 2027 supports artists, designers, and architects from outside Japan who wish to develop research and creative projects while engaging with Tokyo’s cultural environment. Six creators will be selected across three residency periods between May 2027 and March 2028.

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

FILE NOT FOUND Artistic Research Residency is now accepting applications.

Artists worldwide can apply for an archive-based residency that supports artistic research, production, and exhibition development.

Support includes:

• €2,000 artist fee
• €2,000 production budget
• Up to €2,000 travel and accommodation support

The residency takes place between August 2026 and May 2027 and culminates in an exhibition at BLMK in Germany.

Eligible disciplines include visual arts, performing arts, media arts, installation, theatre, artistic research, heritage research, and interdisciplinary practices

Deadline: June 7, 2026, 12:00 (GMT+1)

Apply via the link in bio.

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06/02/2026

€4,000 FILE NOT FOUND Artistic Research Residency 2026

Apply for the FILE NOT FOUND Artistic Research Residency 2026. Receive €4,000 support for archive-based artistic research. Deadline June 7, 2026....

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06/02/2026

$200,000+ in artist support opportunities are currently open.
This week's opportunities include:
• Just Tech Fellowship ($60,000)
• Dance Advancement Fund NYC (up to $40,000)
• Serpentine Future Art Ecosystems Fellowship (£10,000)
• TOKAS International Creator Residency (Japan)
• Casa Wabi Residency (Mexico)
• Transmediale Lattice Labs (Germany)
Upcoming deadlines:
June 2 — Dance Advancement Fund NYC
June 7 — Serpentine Fellowship
June 7 — Transmediale Lattice Labs
June 14 — Casa Wabi Residency
June 16 — TOKAS Residency
June 28 — Just Tech Fellowship
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06/02/2026

Hypertextile 2027 is accepting applications from artists and collectives for its international performance open call in Arraiolos, Portugal.
Selected artists receive a €1,500 artist fee, a €500 production grant, travel support, accommodation, workspace access, and presentation as part of the official program of the Alentejo Contemporary Art Biennial and Évora_27 European Capital of Culture.
Eligibility:
Artists and collectives from any discipline, age 18+.
Projects must already be completed and have been publicly presented at least once.
Deadline: July 3, 2026, 11:59 PM (Portugal)
Apply via link in bio.
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