Artist Opportunities in Europe
Europe is the world's most established destination for creative residencies. The landscape spans fully funded fellowships in French châteaux, fee-based studio programs in post-industrial Lisbon, art exchanges across Tuscany and Andalusia, and paid commissions from galleries and hotels from Athens to Amsterdam.
Artaway connects artists directly with European hosts — no intermediaries, no commission fees. Whether you're looking for a three-month residency with a studio and stipend or a two-week exchange where your work covers the stay, the listings below are a starting point.
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Writers' Retreat at a Historic Loire Valley Château
Beaumont-en-Véron, France
Escape the distractions of everyday life and immerse yourself in writing at Château de Détilly, a peaceful historic château in the heart of France's Loire Valley. Whether you're starting a new project or finishing a manuscript, you'll find the time, space, and inspiration to write. Choose from our fully hosted 2-day or 5-day château writers' retreats, with private ensuite accommodation, shared meals, workshops, and time to write, or enjoy a self-catered stay in the independent Coach House gîte. Surrounded by vineyards, gardens, and quiet country lanes, Château de Détilly offers a welcoming creative environment where writers can focus, connect with fellow authors, and leave feeling inspired.
Grahame Elliott
Yoga and Art Residency on the Coast of Portugal (Non-Profit)
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Lovely People Place was created for people who want to go deeper into their practice — whether that’s yoga, art, or both. This is not a retreat or a holiday. It’s a community-driven residency in a beach town of Portugal for people who are serious about creating, practicing, learning, and sharing life together. We believe meaningful work needs space, structure, and fewer distractions.Shared art and yoga studio for Serious Yogi's and Creatives/Artists The monthly payment is 500 € + 50 € (utilities). The €500 is a charitable donation that goes directly to support one of our causes, while the remaining €50 only covers shared house expenses such as electricity, water, and heating. We do not take profit from the residency ourselves. Accommodation Included - Stay in a Beach Town Self-Organized & Community Driven Please apply through lovelypeopleplace.org or contact us directly. - 10 People Maximum Capacity - Preferred to join the first of the month and stay to the last of the month - Food costs your responsibility. Evening meals are shared. Must cook & pay for one shared dinner & one lunch meal once every two weeks of stay in addition to breakfast, weekend meals, and any snacks you may want. Estimated 300 euros basic food cost per month Monthly cost: €550 - €50 for house expenses. - €500 charitable donation supporting one of our causes
Allan Madhura
ARTErra- Portugal multidisciplinary art program
Tondela
Multidisciplinary art residency in a village in the heart of Portugal. Open call ongoing for artists world wide. A wonderful retreat.Be creative!
ARTErraCascina Prunetto — flexible artist stays on a working farm in the Alta Langa
Prunetto, Piemonte
Three private bedrooms, each with a double bed and its own bathroom, plus a separate 50 m2 stone cabin with kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and a garden with a terrace. The cabin is still under construction. To work in there are sheds, an old water silo and a shared living room of about 100 m2, along with basic technical gear: speakers, audio interfaces, projectors and a clay oven for ceramics. The kitchen is professional, and you can cook alone or join the family meals for a small contribution. Prunetto sits at 800m in the Alta Langa, on the border with Liguria, looking across the valleys towards the Alps. The sea is an hour away by car, Genoa an hour and a quarter, Turin an hour and a half. Walking trails lead straight from the farm into the forest. Pick-up from the nearest train station or airport is possible. From September the stay is shaped around what you need rather than a fixed programme: one week or three months, alone or in a small group, high season or deep winter. There are no mandatory presentations and no required outcomes. The hosts describe it as space to make without finishing, with room for slow research and the productive dead ends. You set the rhythm, and the conversation is there when you want it. The farm is run by Anne Maike Mertens, farmer and theatre director, and Yannick Noomen, theatre actor, who made theatre in the Netherlands for nearly fifteen years with their company Nineties before moving here. It is a working organic farm: edible flowers and herbs, walnuts from thirty trees pressed into oil, millefiori-acacia honey from eight hives, and a polycultural kitchen garden. Artists from any discipline are welcome, solo or as duos. They prefer a conversation to an application form.
Cascina Prunetto
Nectar — rural creative residency in the Tarragona countryside
Tarragona
A rural centre for creative work in a masia in the Tarragona countryside, Catalonia, roughly an hour from Barcelona. Nectar combines co-working and co-living: you get quiet, unhurried time for your own project, shared meals, and the company of other people working on theirs. The setting is the draw, with limestone ridges, woodland and long views over the valley. Nectar has hosted artists since 2018 through its NECTAIR residency programme, which included exhibitions and collaborations with Galeria angels barcelona, Art Nou and On Mediation. It also runs RURALCREA, supporting cultural, research and creative projects in small rural towns across the province of Tarragona, in dialogue with the territory, its inhabitants, landscape and memory. Stays suit artists, writers, designers and researchers who want to step out of the city and work at a slower pace. Exact dates, length and conditions are arranged directly with the hosts.
The Ravenshill Project
Cliffords Mesne, Gloucestershire
A self-directed writing retreat in a private annexe on a flower farm in West Gloucestershire, surrounded by woodland and open countryside. The annexe includes a double bedroom, living room and study area, kitchen and shower room, with access to the grounds and library. A welcome hamper and breakfast are included. Optional mentoring, grocery delivery and local station transfers are available. The project also offers four funded weeks each year for unpublished writers facing barriers to their practice.
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