ARCUS PROJECT 2022 IBARAKI ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM

ARCUS Project’s artist-in-residence program provides opportunities for emerging 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.

The program particularly emphasizes research-based practices and presents the initial results of these processes at open studios. It welcomes ideas for artworks and projects that develop out of encounters with people, the land, and culture, and aspire to form critical spaces that are open and international.

Program period
August 30 through December 7, 2022 (100 days) 
The schedule is subject to change.

Eligibility
The applicant must:
--- be an emerging artist engaged in contemporary visual arts or other related fields.
--- possess a nationality other than Japanese.
--- be resident outside Japan and able to enter Japan legally.
--- have completed his/her educational program as of August 2022 and not be enrolled at an educational institution during the program period unless it is a PhD program.
--- be in a state of good health and able to carry out daily activities on his/her own.
--- have an English-language ability proficient enough to communicate with other artists and staff.

Program Provisions (Full-funded) 
The artist is provided with 180,000 JPY for living expenses, 450,000 JPY for artistic activities. A studio, accommodation, and round-trip airfare are provided. 

Application Deadline
May 13, 2022 (23:59:59 UTC+9)

To apply, please visit: http://www.arcus-project.com/en/residence/

For your reference, please visit our online Open Studios for 2020-2021 resident artists: https://www.arcusprojectopenstudios.com