Associated Residency Program
The NIRMAN Residencies offer time and space for sustained artistic and research practice within a living campus. Bringing together international cohorts of residents, the programme supports independent work while providing opportunities for dialogue across disciplines and practices.
Some residents work primarily in solitude, while others engage more actively with the life of the campus through conversations, workshops, or shared activities. Residency experiences include communal meals, a Hindustani music baithak, a forest walk, a boat journey on the Ganga, and a concluding public showcase. Participation in community activities is always optional, allowing each resident to find their own balance between focused independent work and engagement with campus life.
The programme includes Independent, Collaborative, Thematic, and Family & Extended Residencies, allowing different forms of creative and research practice to find an appropriate context.
There is no application deadline
Url/web link to application
Residency Eligibility
Residency Length
1 week - 6 months
Average Number of Artists in Residence at a Time
8
Discipline
Acting
Architecture
Art Conservation
Art Education
Art History
Book Arts
Ceramics/Clay Arts/Pottery
Choreography
Costume/Fashion Design
Criticism
Dance
Digital Media
Documentary
Drawing
Ecology
Electronic Arts
Environmental Arts
Environmentalism/Conservation
Fiction
Film
Fine Metals/Jewelry
Glass Arts
Graphic Design
History
Illustration
Interdisciplinary Arts
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Literary Nonfiction
Mixed Media
Moving Image
Multimedia Arts
Music
New Genres
Nonfiction
Painting
Paper Arts
Performance Art
Philosophy
Photography
Playwriting
Poetry
Public Art
Science
Screenwriting
Social Practice
Sound Art
Storytelling
Theater
Virtual Reality
Visual Arts
Woodworking
Writing
Country of Residence
Open to artists based anywhere in the world
Family Friendly
Spouses/partners allowed for full stay (non-collaborators)
Children allowed for full stay
Additional Expectations/Opportunities
Give artist talk or presentation
Residency Experience Summary
Meals Provided
All meals
Residents have access to shared kitchen
Residents have access to private kitchen
Studios/Special Equipment
Private Studios
Shared Studios
Exhibition / Installation Space
Performance/Presentation Facilities
Studios/Facilities Accessibility
Partially Accessible (50% or more)
Type of Housing
Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house)
Private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus
Application Information
Additional Eligibility Information
Priority consideration for the 2026–27 season: 31 August 2026. Applications will continue to be reviewed on a rolling basis thereafter, subject to availability.
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Further Information
Residencies
https://www.nirman.info/residencies.html
Number of Artists Accepted in Most Current Year
12
Travel Stipend/Material Stipends
Fee Details
The fees are $1450 - $2200 per four-week session, depending on the type of housing you choose.
Grant/Scholarship/other Funding Support
Grant/Scholarship/Other Funding Support Details
20-50% need-based funding available.
Application Type
Open application
