2026 Shiro Oni Studio Artist Residency Open Call
Features
StudiosAvailable
AccommodationsAvailable
Presentation(exhibition, performance, and open studio)Available
Grants and subsidies for travel expensesNot available
Grants and other financial supports/ Support by coordinators and art professionalsNot available
Art genresVisual arts/ Fine arts , Performing arts , Craft / Applied arts , Film / Video
RegionsKanto
| Program | |
|---|---|
| Application period | Regular call |
| Description | Away from the congested urban life of Japan and surrounded by mountains in the small town of Onishi (ogre stone) in Gunma prefecture, artists can work free from outside distractions. Shiro Oni Studio was founded with the belief that while artists produce much of their work individually, the development of ideas going into that work benefits from a strong social network. |
| Residency location | Shiro Oni Studio |
| Residency period | Nearly 200 artists have participated in the Shiro Oni Studio artist in residency program. Groups of 9 artists spend 6 weeks in the town of Onishi (population 5000). Full-time artists, grad students, and university professors come to focus on their work in an intimate environment, work with other artists, and to build relationships with the people of Onishi. |
| Qualification | * Age 25 and older * Can communicate in English or Japanese * Attend meetings * Participate in Open Studio exhibition * Donate a piece of art to the residency (chosen by artist) |
| Pay by artists / Support for artists | In 2026 there is a participation fee of $2,750 USD* (*paid as 400,000 Japanese Yen) Shiro Oni Studio Covers: a private bedroom and all building utilities, 24/7 access to a private studio space and our woodshop and ceramic facilities, residency arrival and departure transportation, translation support, bicycles, and flyer printing expenses. Artists Cover: Travel expenses, food costs, and workshop fees. Artwork materials: artists are responsible for their own materials. There is a storage room of free artist materials left from previous artists. The storage room has things like paper, fabric, ink, tape and paint. It’s also possible to source natural materials like bamboo from the surrounding mountains, or wood from lumber mills’ off-cuts. |
| Selection process | To Apply: Please fill out the Shiro Oni Artist Application: https://forms.gle/fWyoDxxcyewRvPnk7 Selected applicants will be interviewed over Zoom |
| Contact | Any questions, please email shiroonistudio@gmail.com |