Björkö Konstnod (BKN) is an artist run space where the forest meets the sea in the Northern Stockholm Archipelago Sweden, welcoming artists of diverse ages, backgrounds, and disciplines in the exploration and expansion of their creative practices. You get your own studio with accommodation for 1-2 months. We practice “Thinking Together Learning Together.” The main objective of BKN is to provide an opportunity to within the stay, focus on, the artistic practice while immersed in nature and embedded in a community of international artists. Resources: nature, colleagues, share sessions, darkroom, crafts studio/wood workshop, loom etc founder of WAP/walking as practice.
Artist community Nieuw en Meer, closed to the center of Amsterdam welcomes applications from artists in all disciplines for work periods of max. three months. Situated within the beautiful surroundings of the Oeverlanden, a park bordering the lake ‘Nieuwe Meer’ in Amsterdam, the guest studio offers the ideal environment for artists in terms of personal reflection and concentration, but as well for exchange and collaborations with artists from our community. In the past years Nieuw en Meer has put emphasis on the sustainability of the community and site, specifically with regard to the maintenance of the buildings and the ecological aspects of the surrounding land and permaculture. At the end of each stay a presentation of the executed project is expected for the residents of Nieuw en Meer. [Photo: official website]
Since 2009 the artist collective Medea Electronique has organized annually a 10-day experimental artist residency, Koumaria, near Sparta in Greece, focusing on improvisation and new media practices. Artists from all over the world, inspired by the Greek natural landscape, come together to create a multicultural and cross-media ‘dialogue’ culminating in a collective presentation at the end of the residency. The cross-cultural dialogues that the residency engenders both create new artistic speculations and smelt older assumptions. Past residents have formed lasting friendships and new artistic partnerships. Medea Electronique, being an eclectic art collective, is interested in people from diverse cultural and artistic backgrounds. For us the residency serves as a model for future creative endeavors.
Stuudio Labus is an artist-run residency programme primarily designed for fiber and textile artists. Our primary aim is to cultivate an environment that fosters creativity, experimentation, and introspection for artists working within the textile field. We strive to offer a platform for sharing skills, experiences, and connections within the vibrant world of fiber and textile art. Situated in an industrial area of Tallinn, Estonia, our studio is located within a former cement factory building. Our residency can accommodate 1-2 artists, with stays ranging from a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of three months. An integral part of our residency programme is the introduction to Estonia's fiber and textile art scene. This includes events, workshops, visits to studios and cultural institutions, and more. We extend a warm invitation to residents to actively partake in these activities.
"MASSIA is based in the Estonian countryside, near the Baltic sea, about 180 km south of Tallinn, and 140 km north of Riga (Latvia). The residency is located in the old school house of Massiaru, a little village with about thirty inhabitants, surrounded by forests, fields and bogs. MASSIA is a project and residency space for individuals and groups from any field – artists, practitioners, researchers, scientists, activists, etc., who seek to examine and determine their own conditions of work. It is a self-organised residency that operates without staff and asks for participatory ways of being. MASSIA is for people who can motorize their own artistic and knowledge production, not only responding to the opportunities given by the institutional market. Initiated and run by artists, researchers and practitioners themselves, MASSIA is a user-created informal residency. There is no selection process and it is open to anyone as long as there are rooms available and as long as prospective participants agree with the basic principles laid out in MASSIA basics. (https://www.massia.ee/massia-basics/)
[Photo: Kitchen and herbal apothecary, photo by Rasmus Jurkatam]"
This independent, not-for-profit gallery was established in 1995 and is known as a foremost centre for contemporary art in Slovakia. In 1996 they turned the ruined synagogue of Samorin into a centre for contemporary art. This unique gallery hosts site-specific installations, concerts, and cultural events and works with artists and curators from home and abroad to encourage cultural exchange. We offer short term residency possibilities for artists, musicians, and writers, and accept proposals for site-specific installations. Artists must find their own funding sources for the residency or exhibition. The renovated former Jewish school close to the synagogue houses the residence.
Scandinavian Cello School is located next to a historic fishing village which features one of Denmark’s oldest harbors. An explosion in interest is due to the unique ethos at the school – achieve a healthy work-life balance, side by side with world class music training. Scandinavian Cello School was on the front page of the New York Times and seen by 2.1 billion worldwide with their alternative approach to things - such as playing music to farm animals. Outreach concerts, outdoor experiences and collective living are all part of their philosophy to create more balanced and ultimately better musicians. A founder and international award-winning cellist Jacob Shaw works closely to help promote, support and educate young musical talents. We welcome all musicians and all cultural visitors to take a mini-residency. For musicians, to be eligible to attend you must have a specific project in mind. Music is a strong artistic form of the past residents, however, we do accept other art forms. [photo by Carsten Snejberg]
MeMeraki Artist Residency is a non-profit organisation based in Limassol. It was founded by Katerina Savvides in 2019, from the need to exist in a multicultural and multidisciplinary artistic community, within which artists can find ongoing stimulation based on feedback exchange and critiques. Aiming to minimise the gap between the public and the local artistic community, MeMeraki’s main Residency Program hosts local and international artists, providing for three 2-3 month Residency Periods in the course of a running year. During their stay, the residents are expected to give talks on their creative process and engage in critique and discussions. Participate in Open Studios and an Exhibition. During each given Residency Period, we host various other side events, in order to create opportunities to meet the Artists-in-Residence, which are announced accordingly.
The PRÁM Studio gathers 12 graduates of the Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Given the unique space of our building, we aim to extend the range of our activities to services and cultural events for the public benefit with exhibitions, concerts, conferences, screenings and alternative festivals. Our mission is to create a place for international encounters, creation of authentic art and alternative education. We want to support independent artists and raise awareness of contemporary cultural activities. Our plan includes a residential program aimed at encountering artists from abroad. Residents can take advantage of a spacious studio where they can also live. There are plenty of opportunities for artistic and social interaction with local members. Residents are chosen via email applications by an open call each year.
Res Artis: Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies is a 30 year old network of arts residency, and the network comprises more than 650+ vetted Members in over 80 countries.
organized by DuchCulture and it aims to combine and share knowledge and experience on artist-in-residence programmes and other international opportunities for creative professionals to temporarily stay and work elsewhere.
