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ARCUS RESEARCH WINTER 2027

ARCUS Research Winter is a six-week residency and self-funded program that offers an uninterrupted time and contemplative environment for creative experimentation, in-depth fieldwork, and research for practitioners and professionals in art and other cultural fields, including artists, curators, researchers, university educators, or writers.

ARCUS Project 2026 Full-Funded Residency Program

ARCUS Project’s artist-in-residence program provides opportunities for artists in the field of contemporary art to cultivate their artistic creativity and vision. Located around an hour from Tokyo, a residency at ARCUS Studio allows participants in the program to come into contact with the contemporary art scene in Japan as well as devote themselves to their creative endeavors in a calm environment while interacting with the local community. Through the support the program offers from its dedicated team of coordinators and regular tutorials with a curator, artists are able to search for and explore approaches in their practices and undertake new challenges in their artistic expression.

ARCUS Research 2026 Summer Residency Program

ARCUS Research is a self-directed residency program that offers an uninterrupted time and contemplative environment for creative experimentation, in-depth fieldwork, and research.

The program enables not only artists but also curators, researchers, writers, and practitioners in the cultural field to engage in creative discourses and activities. Located in an hour from Tokyo and close to Mt. Tsukuba, ARCUS Research provides a calm environment and working space where participants can reflect and unwind the creative process.

We are currently accepting applications for the summer 2026. The application deadline is December 8th, 2025.

Duration of residency

One-month residency: 1 or 2 participants on each duration

Full Funded Residency Program: ARCUS Project

ARCUS Project’s Artist-in-residence program is dedicated to supporting artists engaged in creative activities worldwide by providing time, space, and a contemplative environment for in-depth fieldwork and research. Through financial and practical support, the residency program offers from its dedicated staff members of directors and regular tutorials with a curator, artists can explore approaches in their practices and undertake new challenges in their artistic expression.

ARCUS Research 2025 Residency Program (Winter & Short)

ARCUS Research is a short-term and self-funded program that offers an uninterrupted time and contemplative environment for creative experimentation, in-depth fieldwork, and research for practitioners and professionals in art and other cultural fields, including artists, curators, researchers, university educators, or writers. The residency program is available in three terms from December 2025 through February 2026. 

ARCUS Research 2025 Winter

ARCUS Research is a short-term and self-funded program that offers an uninterrupted time and contemplative environment for creative experimentation, in-depth fieldwork, and research for practitioners and professionals in art and other cultural fields, including artists, curators, researchers, university educators, or writers.

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