Residencies abroad
Residency spaces allow artists to question and develop their practice during a temporary stay in a particular place.
Residencies mainly offer time and space, sometimes accompanied by a programme of activities or opportunities to produce and show work.
By staying in another city or country, or by meeting residents from home and abroad, artists expand their international networks.
Voor binnen -en buitenFor residencies at home and abroad, artists can apply for a residency grant (in Dutch).
Residence locations that Flanders collaborates with
In addition to residencies in our own country, many Flemish artists also attend residencies abroad. This is possible, among other things, in the residency locations with which the Flemish government has a partnership.
- Academia Belgica (Rome)
- AIR Berlin Alexanderplatz (Berlin)
- Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris)
- Jan Van Eyck Academie (Maastricht)
- Isola Comacina (Como Lake)
- Le 18 (Marrakech)
- Residency Unlimited (New York)
- Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art (Warschau)
- TOKAS (Tokyo Arts and Space)
- Art Hub (Copenhagen)
How do you find a foreign residency?
Res Artis is a network that brings together organisations worldwide that offer residencies for artists. On the site you can find an overview of residencies for which you can register.
In addition, it also offers TransArtists a lot of information, including a checklist that helps you prepare a candidacy application.
You’ll find more information about other residency options abroad on the websites below:
- The Big Artist Opportunities List: Shared Google Doc bursting with information on residencies, grants, and more.
- AIR-J (Japan): Online database of residency programmes
- artinres.fi (Finland): Information about Finnish artist-in-residence opportunities
- Artist-in-residencies (The Netherlands): Mondriaan Fund mapping of (inter)national residency programmes
- artists-in-residence.ch (Switzerland): Information pool and interface for artists in residence and studios
- Arts en résidence (France): National federation of residency organisations
- China Residencies (China & Hong Kong): Online directory of residency opportunities
- CNAP (France): Practical guide and directory of residency programmes
- Curators’ Network (Europe): Platform for cultural collaborations
- Direction des Arts plastiques contemporains Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles: an overview of residencies in Brussels and Wallonia
- Mapping Residencies (International): Annual magazine about residencies worldwide
- Microresidence Network (International): Network of micro-residencies around the world
- NACMM (North Africa): North Africa Cultural Mobility Map
- On The Move (International): Cultural Mobility Information Network
- Overview of visual arts residencies (Estonia): Estonian Ministry of Culture
- Res Artis (International): Worldwide network of artist residencies
- TransArtists (International): Artist-in-residence guide and database
- Triangle Network (International): Global network of artists and arts organisations
Interesting publications regarding residency activities
- Artists And Curators In Residency: essay door Ash Bulayev
- Contemporary Artist Residencies Reclaiming Time and Space: publicatie door Taru Elfving, Irmeli Kokko, Pascal Gielen
- Kunstenpocket #2 (Re)framing the International: publicatie van Kunstenpunt
- Re-tooling Residencies: A Closer Look at the Mobility of Art Professionals
- Residencies and future cosmopolitics: keynote by Taru Elfving
- Residencies Exchange: publicatiob by hablarenarte
