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PADA Studios Research Residency 2026

Our Research Residency is designed to appeal to those who want to spend time with the community at PADA but don’t need a studio space. Candidates are welcome to apply for periods of 1 or 2 months. The provisional residency periods are as following:

+ 1: 7th April - 2nd June (coinciding with PADA 57)
+ 2: 7th April - 4th May (first month of PADA 57)
+ 3: 6th May - 2nd June (second month of PADA 57)
+ 4: 9th June - 6th July (first month of PADA 58)
+ 5: 4th November - 30th November (second month of PADA 60)

There will be a preference for applications that fully align with the International Residency (i.e. we may prioritise an applicant that chooses April - June rather those that choose April or May alone).

Open Call for Auditions

The MA programmes are specifically tailored and designed for performance practitioners, or professionals with extensive experience and sufficient knowledge of performance practice, theatre, choreography, live art, somatic or body practices, or who hold an equivalent degree with sufficient professional experience in the field. The programmes attracts candidates with interests in challenging their practice and therefore offers a vocational, rigorous, intensive residential teaching which facilitates the demands for learning and development for people working in the field. As a result, the programmes cater for those already working as independent and responsible artist researchers and wishing to advance further and more rigorously their career through research.

Research Fellowships at Smith College Special Collections

Smith College Special Collections (SCSC) invites applications for the Travel to Collections Fellowships for the 2026-2027 cycle.
 

  • All topics of research using the SCSC collections may apply.

  • Applicants do not need to have an institutional affiliation.

  • Creative projects, subject-specific works, digital humanities projects, and more, are all welcome.

 

Deadline for application: Monday, January 5, 2026 by 11:59pm EST

 

Open Call 2025-26 - Residencies in Ibiza for artists and curators

This is an open call for a two-phase residency hosted by SES DOTZE NAUS and available to: one visual artist or curator in based in the Balearic Islands; and two visual artists or curators based in Spain or elsewhere in Europe. During the first phase of their residency, participants engage with the island through research and exploration, fostering a rich contextual understanding. The second phase invites participants to return to the island to finalize their projects: the artists will produce their works, the curators will continue their research, and both will hold public activities and present the results of the projects developed during the residency. 

Call for entries | Martine Franck Curatorial Research Grant

The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck.
The Fondation holds all the prints, film negatives, contact sheets and documents bequeathed by the two photographers. 

Created in 2025, the Martine Franck Curatorial Research Grant aims to help researchers and curators develop a research and exhibition project on the work of Martine Franck and/or Henri Cartier-Bresson, working from the Foundation’s archives.

TUR Artist Residency in Riga || August – September 2025

TUR, Contemporary Space for Art, is mostly known for curated art exhibitions in its characteristic industrial-meets-white-cube space at the core of one of Riga’s cultural quarters. With a focus on artistic experimentation, interdisciplinary exchange, and public engagement beyond the traditional art scene, TUR fosters a dynamic platform for innovative contemporary art and dialogue.

In 2025, TUR will expand its activities by offering an artist in residence program that supports artistic development and research, networking and international collaboration. 

The residency is run in cooperation with two other renowned cultural institutions in Riga – the international photography platform, ISSP and the comic art publisher kuš!.

Who can apply?

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