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Taking Time / Prendendo Tempo

APPLY NOW for 2026 and 2027 / residency periods May – October annually

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis / outcome is communicated within a week
Min. 1 week residency period

An Individual Residency provides uninterrupted periods of time in the beautiful environment of Collemacchia in Italy’s Molise region, for centuries home to the family of Tracy Mackenna, curator of The Museum of Loss and Renewal.

Ethos
Attentiveness, meaningful exchange and unhurried working are prioritised. Care is an essential value that is extended to our residents, and to the local community.

Creatives, scholars and researchers working in all disciplines are welcome to join us in residence.

Submitted on Thu, 04/09/2026 - 14:16

medienfrische

The Tyrolean Bschlaber Valley lies at an altitude of 1,400 meters and is one of the most remote places in Austria. Today, fewer than 90 people live there, with an aging population and rural exodus taking their toll on the region. For the fifth time, medienfrische is taking place there over 21 days. medienfrische is a contemporary art and media festival that focuses on current developments. The landscape and the completely different way of organizing everyday life in the valley require new and unconventional ways of thinking and ideas, as well as a questioning of conventional ways of working and living.

Submitted on Wed, 12/17/2025 - 20:56

Group Residency Programme, Orkney: MICRO-MACRO

MICRO-MACRO has been devised around the relationships of ‘Air, Sea and Soil’, encompassing the Orkney Islands’ remarkable natural environment.

The Group Residency will be lead by Tracy Mackenna, Curator of The Museum of Loss and Renewal and facilitated by Tracy and programme contributors. A range of multidisciplinary Orkney-based discipline experts who hold precious knowledge of archaeological sites, spatial and local history past and present, and collecting and presenting, will contribute to bespoke sessions.

Submitted on Wed, 12/17/2025 - 15:26

Open call for winter writing residencies December 2024 – February 2025

Taidetila Muijala & The Temporary Bookshelf present:

Open call for winter writing residencies December 2024 – February 2025

application deadline: 6.10.2024

We are very happy to announce our first open call for winter writing residencies in collaboration with The Temporary Bookshelf.

During December 2024 – February 2025 we will host a series of reading & writing residencies where writers can work on their individual literary projects.

Submitted on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:26

Landscape Exhibition

LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION

OPAL is looking for artwork that depicts the artist's interpretation, relationship, or experience with the landscape theme. All mediums will be accepted (drawing, painting, mixed media, digital/new media, printmaking, photography, ceramics, fiber, sculpture, etc).

This show welcomes diverse visions of the world outdoors. Here are a few ways to interpret what landscape art can be:

● Re-imagine everyday environments as new frontiers.

● Pay homage to pastoral scenes rich in heritage, or depict urban jungles thrumming with activity.

● Reveal the nostalgia of fading rural relics and uncover beauty in overlooked metro corners.

● Compare and contrast urban and natural environments.

Submitted on Wed, 08/09/2023 - 21:19

AIR: Commons, Chaotic Fluid, Inspiration

The Nature, Art & Habitat Residency: An ECO-Laboratory of Multidisciplinary Practice is an art program hold in Taleggio Valley (Italy) and Santa Ynez (California) that aims to unfold and display a sensitive culture that responds to nature’s needs and uses nature’s insights as a source of inspiration and as measure of impacts on available resources. The ultimate goal of NAHR is to uncover intimate links between all living organisms in order to support more resilient development where humans and nature can successfully coexist.

Submitted on Mon, 03/20/2023 - 17:13

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