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Kampi ya Lucki - Kakamega Forest Residency
Western Kenya, along Kakamega-Webuye road: 300 meters before Kambiri junction.
Kampi ya Lucki sits against a granite outcrop on the edge of the Kakamega Rainforest, one of the last fragments of the ancient forest that once stretched across East Africa, with the Nandi Hills escarpment rising on the other side. It began as a conservation project: land left to regenerate, beekeeping in its wilder corners, indigenous trees given room to return. Hosting artists grew out of that same instinct, a belief that creative work and the land it happens on shouldn't be separate things. We invite you to spend a month here, letting that connection shape your work. You'll sleep in one of the new lodges, designed and built by Lucki himself from local materials, with hot water and electricity, and work in a separate studio cabin set apart, closer to the forest. Days move at the forest's pace: early light, long open hours, afternoon tropical rain, walks into the rainforest reserve, meeting local communities, evenings by the rock. This residency is for artists who want to disconnect from routine in the rural landscapes of Western Kenya and reconnect, through landscape, material, and the local community, to the forest and what it can bring to their practice.
Lucki Mutebi
Hosted Artist Residencies on the edge of Wollemi Wilderness, near Sydney, Australia
Bilpin, Australia
BigCi is an independent, artist run, not for profit artist residency program focusing on artists’ professional development and facilitating their projects. BigCi has been established and run by Rae Bolotin, a practicing artist, and Yuri Bolotin, environmentalist and wilderness explorer. Because of our location on the edge of Wollemi National Park within the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Greater Blue Mountains and the knowledge base of our team, many of our resident artists are particularly interested in projects that explore environmental or ecological issues, although many others use our beautiful natural surroundings as a source of creativity for a variety of different artistic pursuits. All residents have opportunities to take part in bushwalks conducted by Yuri Bolotin, an experienced mountain guide and author, and to learn first hand about the unique natural environment of the area. Artists-in-residence are able to present their work during a BigCi Open Day that usually takes place at the end of their stay.
Yuri Bolotin
PRE-COLUMBIAN COLORING TECHNIQUES INSTRUCTIONAL RESIDENCY
Puebla, México
The Mesoamerican Codex Painting Instructional Program acknowledges the rich artistic heritage of Mesoamerican codices and offers a nuanced perspective that connects traditional tlacuilo —painter-scribes trained in complex artistic traditions— painting techniques with contemporary artistic practices. This 3-week mentored production program includes 27 hours of master instruction by Arquetopia’s studio maestro, who teaches techniques historically associated with the extraction of color, the production of pigments used on amate paper, and the painting methods employed in codex creation. Instruction focuses on learning and experimentation with traditional pigments, organic and mineral color preparation, amate painting processes, line work, and related codex painting techniques. Instruction is in Spanish, though participants need not speak Spanish to successfully complete the course. Individual mentoring is provided by our directorial and curatorial staff for personalized project guidance and critique. Participants also work independently in our spaces. Instruction focuses on the preparation and use of organic and mineral pigments historically associated with codex production, including cochineal, Maya blue, earth pigments, and organic binders.
Arquetopia
Myoju Residency Fellowship near Kyoto
Ōmihachiman, Japan
Based in Shiga, we run a jewelry brand using freshwater pearls from Lake Biwa while creating a space where art and people connect through experiences. Myoju 明珠 — meaning “shining pearl” — is an artist residency rooted in the quiet richness of Shiga, shaped by the nature and deep history of Lake Biwa and the belief that each person carries a unique inner radiance. Located in Omihachiman, a historic merchant town and home of the Biwako Biennale, about 35 minutes from Kyoto, the residency offers a setting where Western contemporary perspectives meet an Eastern historic landscape. Alongside the residency, we operate a small gallery café that serves as a gentle meeting point between artists and the local community. Here, artists live, research, create, and engage with their surroundings in an ongoing exchange shaped by intention and meaningful relationships, forming a creative ecosystem where international and local perspectives naturally meet and grow.
Tina
Residency in the rural Peruvian Andes
Andabamba, Peru
Our space is nestled in the Andean mountains of Peru, surrounded by greenery and open air. We offer a private studio for artistic work, a private accommodation for rest, and shared bathrooms, all within a tranquil, rural setting. It's a short journey from local villages and artisan communities. This peaceful environment is the perfect place for artists to grow, explore the andean culture, and connect.
Mélani Recuay
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!
ARTErra
Anceu Coliving — Rural Coworking & Community in Galicia
Anceu, Pontevedra, Galicia
A restored rural property in the village of Anceu, Ponte Caldelas, Galicia — about 60 minutes from Santiago de Compostela and 45 from Vigo. Founded in 2020, Anceu houses 15-20 remote workers and creatives at a time, combining 1 Gbps fiber coworking (a silent zone, a call-friendly zone, and two private call rooms) with shared meals, a pool, and hands-on local-impact projects. It co-founded Rural Hackers, a non-profit blending technology and art through workshops, open-source projects, and artist residencies rooted in the village. Rooms are individually decorated by past resident artists. Dogs are welcome ('dogmunity'); the space isn't set up for children. Optional communal dinners run Monday-Friday (20 euros/week), and the team can arrange pickup from the Ponte Caldelas train station.
Two weeks painting and sketching across Nepal, guided by Kate Hardy & Jan Turner
Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Kande, Pokhara & Muktinath
Two weeks painting and sketching across Nepal with working artists Kate Hardy and Jan Turner, moving through Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Kande, Pokhara and Muktinath. Days are built around sketchbook work, watercolour and landscape painting, with individual tutorials, group critiques and cultural visits woven in along the way. This is a paid, instructor-led course rather than a free exchange: accommodation, meals, tuition and local transport in Nepal are included; flights, visas, permits and food outside organised meals are not.
Contemporary art residency in the South Tyrol mountains — BASIS
Schlanders
BASIS is a contemporary art space and residency program in Schlanders, in the Vinschgau valley of South Tyrol. It supports artists working in contemporary and experimental disciplines, offering studio space and accommodation in a mountain setting at the cultural crossroads of Italy and Austria. South Tyrol's bilingual, bicultural character — Italian and German — gives it a distinct atmosphere unlike anywhere else in Italy. The Vinschgau valley is one of the most dramatic in the region, with the Ortler massif visible from the studio windows. Bolzano, with its strong contemporary art institutions including the Museion, is about an hour away. The program is connected to a broader network of Alpine and Central European art spaces.
Interdisciplinary residency for live arts in Venice — C32
Venice
C32 is run by Live Arts Cultures, an international network supporting artists working across performance, visual art, installation, and experimental disciplines. Based in Venice, it offers residency periods for artists whose practice benefits from the specific conditions of the city — its spatial constraints, its water-bound geography, and its relationship to spectacle and display. Residencies are structured around the Venice Biennale cycle, making C32 particularly relevant for artists interested in the international contemporary art conversation. The programme includes studio time, public presentations, and regular exchange with the broader Live Arts network. Best suited to interdisciplinary practitioners and those working in time-based or site-responsive forms.
Independent studio residency in central Florence — Chiasso Perduto
Florence
Chiasso Perduto is an independent artist residency and studio space in the historic centre of Florence. It offers working residencies for visual artists and creatives who want access to Florence's museums, archives, and artistic heritage while maintaining a self-directed, non-institutional practice. The residency is deliberately small-scale and informal. Artists work in private studios, with accommodation nearby. Florence's density of public collections — the Uffizi, Bargello, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo — makes it a useful base for artists whose practice is in dialogue with art history, material culture, or craft traditions. Best for artists who want the city, not the countryside.
Farm residency for artists in the Po Valley — Cascina Dell'Arte
Crescentino
Cascina Dell'Arte is an artist residency on a working farm in the Po Valley of Piedmont, near the town of Crescentino. It offers studio space and accommodation in a rural agricultural setting for artists working across disciplines. The program emphasises connection between creative practice and the landscape — the flat, river-threaded plains of the Po are a very different Italy from the Tuscan hills or the Roman urban context. Artists who have worked here describe the surrounding flatness and the light as unexpectedly generative. Turin is approximately 45 minutes away and offers access to a strong contemporary art scene, including the Fondazione Sandretto and Castello di Rivoli.
Self-directed residency in a medieval Tuscan village — Banditto Art
Montefollonico
Banditto is an independent artist residency in Montefollonico, a walled medieval village in the Val d'Orcia in southern Tuscany. It offers self-directed residencies for visual artists, writers, and performers in a setting that prioritises quiet, focus, and the particular quality of light and landscape that characterises this part of Italy. Residencies are flexible in length and structure. Artists work independently in private studios, with accommodation in the village. The surrounding countryside — vineyards, cypress avenues, hilltop towns — is both a working context and an amenity. Montefollonico is a short drive from Montepulciano and Pienza, and roughly two hours from both Florence and Rome.
Artist fellowship at Civitella Ranieri — medieval Umbrian castle
Umbertide
Civitella Ranieri Foundation awards residential fellowships to artists, writers, and composers in a restored 15th-century castle in the hills of Umbria. Fellows receive private accommodation, all meals, and studio space for 5-week residencies in a setting that has hosted hundreds of artists since 1995. The foundation runs two annual sessions — spring and autumn — and accepts applications from emerging and mid-career practitioners across all disciplines. The community is deliberately international and interdisciplinary, with fellows typically numbering around 15 per session. Based near Umbertide, the castle is surrounded by olive groves and woodland. Rome and Florence are both reachable by train for day trips.
Künstlerhaus Hooksiel — Contemporary Art Residency on the North Sea
Hooksiel, Lower Saxony
A contemporary art residency on the North Sea coast committed to critical and experimental artistic practice. Residents receive a full apartment in the Künstlerhaus, a vernissage at the start and finissage at the close of their stay, with work created on location exhibited publicly. Optional workshops with adults and children. Located in the Weser-Ems region.
Floodwater Residency — Stilt House on the River Seege
Gartow, Lower Saxony
A stilt house built directly on the River Seege in Gartow — an artistic work by American artist Mark Dion, operating as a social sculpture since 2007. No electricity, WiFi, drinking water, or sanitary facilities; bed linen provided. Artists explore a theme related to their stay and share results (writing, images, sound) with the Kunstverein archive. The stilt construction is suitable even during flood season. Stays: 1–4 weeks.
Künstlerhaus Götz — Art & Nature Residency near Berlin
Groß Kreutz, Brandenburg
A year-long residency in a rural farmhouse 50 minutes from Berlin-Charlottenburg, reachable by the RE1 train. Set in a nature reserve with swimming spots and hiking trails. The residency connects artistic practice to self-sufficiency: goats, chickens, a vegetable garden, beehives, and fruit trees are part of daily life. All media welcomed — artists with an interest in nature, technology, or sustainable living are especially encouraged to apply.
Alte Tischlerei — Figurative Art Residency near Berlin
Grünheide, Brandenburg
A residency dedicated to figurative painting and drawing in a converted joinery on a lakeside in Brandenburg, 25 minutes from Berlin-Ostkreuz. A 100m² studio with northern lights and high ceilings, wood workshop, mini loft accommodation, and a shared kitchen. Up to 10 residents at a time, with weekly group meetings and an open studio at the end of each stay.
AlmResidency — Mountain Residency in the Bavarian Alps
Waakirchen, Bavaria
Five artists gather annually for an intensive 10-day period of work and research in two secluded mountain huts in the Bavarian foothills. With 42 international residents to date, AlmResidency is a recognized cultural institution funded by the Cultural Department of the City of Munich.
Kunsthaus Erfurt — Studio Residency for Women Artists in Erfurt's Old Town
Erfurt
Kunsthaus Erfurt is a historic artist space in Erfurt's old town, founded in 1990 by the artist group Ex Terra XX. The house is open primarily to female artists and women writers, and promotes cultural experiments across all disciplines. Residents can exhibit in the gallery during their stay. Residencies run from 1 to 6 months.
Kunsthaus Erfurt
Künstlerbahnhof Ebernburg — Scholarship Residency in a Former Railway Station
Bad Münster-Ebernburg
Künstlerbahnhof Ebernburg has awarded residency scholarships in a converted historic railway station since 1979, in the Nahe wine valley in Rhineland-Palatinate. Each 2-month scholarship includes a studio, accommodation, health insurance, and the purchase of one artwork up to €800. Residents exhibit their work in the station gallery during the second month. Two to three scholarships are awarded per year to early-career professional artists.
Künstlerbahnhof Ebernburg e.V.
Ponderosa — Rural Residency for Movement, Performance & Writing
Stolzenhagen, Brandenburg
Ponderosa is a residency and gathering place in a farmhouse in Stolzenhagen, a village in the Nationalpark Unteres Odertal on the German-Polish border. Four studios, endless fields, forests, lakes, and the Oder river. Residencies are self-organised; residents share meals, exchange creative practices, and give work-in-progress showings. Cost is €30 per day including housing. Minimum two weeks recommended.
Ponderosa
Artists Unlimited e.V. — Künstlerhaus Residency in Bielefeld
Bielefeld
Artists Unlimited is an artist-run Künstlerhaus in Bielefeld with an active residency programme, gallery, and community. Residencies run for approximately 3 to 4 months and include studio space, housing, and financial support. The house has a continuous exhibition programme spanning visual art, performance, and multimedia.
Artists Unlimited e.V.