Nomad Art Residency Bangkok
Nomad Art Residency Bangkok
Nomad Art Residency Bangkok supports mid-career international artists, curators, writers, choreographers, and creative technologists through an intellectually rigorous residency programme rooted in the Khlong San district on the bank of the Chao Phraya river. Each cycle is anchored by a published thematic research question, bringing a small, carefully selected cohort of four to six residents into sustained dialogue with each other, with a community of over ten working Thai artists in the same building, and with Bangkok’s creative, ecological, and historical landscape.
The programme operates two tracks. The four-week Nomad Track is open to self-funding mid-career practitioners through an open call. The twelve-week Lab Track offers a deeper research and production cycle including dedicated curatorial mentorship across multiple sessions, facilitated peer critique, and a four-day field research component with the Pga K’nyau community at Baan Nong Tao in Chiang Mai — a direct encounter with indigenous ecological knowledge that grounds the program’s thematic ambitions in lived experience.
All residents receive studio space, accommodation, a guided cultural orientation across Bangkok’s galleries and institutions, a heritage tour of the Khlong San district, access to the building’s Thai artist community, and grant application support — including a formal letter of invitation and itemized budget documentation for funding applications in their home country.
Ground floor, 69/1 Charoen Rat Road soi 30
Khlong Ton Sai
Khlong San
Bangkok 10600
Thailand
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Nomad Art Residency Bangkok welcomes applications from mid-career international artists, curators, writers, choreographers, and creative technologists. Applicants should have a minimum of five years of professional practice and a demonstrable engagement with the cycle’s thematic research question.
We are looking for practitioners at a stage in their career where sustained immersion in a new context would generate meaningful new directions — not early-career applicants building foundational skills, and not practitioners whose engagement with the residency would be purely additive to an already fully formed body of work.
Applicants must be available for the full duration of their chosen cohort period and able to fund their participation through personal resources, institutional grants, or arts council mobility funding from their home country.
Nomad Track — 4 weeks
Program fee: ฿55,000 THB (approximately USD 1,650)
The fee covers studio space appropriate to your discipline, accommodation in Bangkok for the duration of the residency, Bangkok art scene orientation including guided visits to galleries and institutions, a heritage tour of the Khlong San district, access to a community of over ten working Thai artists in the same building, welcome and farewell dinners, one public program event, photography and video documentation, and grant application support including a formal letter of invitation and itemized budget documentation.
Lab Track — 12 weeks
Programme fee: ฿240,000 THB (approximately USD 7,200)
The fee covers all of the above, plus dedicated curatorial mentorship across multiple sessions throughout the program, two facilitated peer critique sessions, a four-day field research component with the Pga K’nyau community at Baan Nong Tao and a city visit in Chiang Mai including train travel and accommodation, professional photography and video documentation of the residency, and inclusion in program publications and digital archive.
Accessibility
Nomad Art Residency Bangkok is located on the ground floor and is fully wheelchair accessible. Studios, the communal kitchen, shared gathering spaces, and all program areas are on a single level with no steps between spaces.
Resident accommodation is located a seven to eight minute walk from the studio building through the streets of Khlong San. Bangkok’s pavements vary in condition and may present challenges for some practitioners. We are happy to discuss additional transport support for residents with specific access requirements.
BTS Charen Nakhon station, the nearest public transport link, is fully accessible with lifts. River boat services and EV tuk-tuks provide additional transport options in the neighborhood, though these vary in accessibility.
For the 12-week Lab Track, the Chiang Mai field research component involves train travel and a rural homestay setting. Practitioners with specific mobility requirements are encouraged to contact us in advance so we can discuss suitable arrangements for this component.
We welcome applicants with a range of physical needs and encourage anyone with specific access requirements to contact us before applying.
Nomad Art Residency Bangkok is committed to welcoming practitioners with a range of physical needs. The studio building is on a single ground floor level. Accommodation is currently located a short walk from the studios through Bangkok’s street environment, which may present challenges for some practitioners. We encourage applicants with specific access requirements to contact us before applying so we can discuss individual arrangements and ensure the program can genuinely support their participation.
Housing & Accomodation
Nomad Art Residency Bangkok’s communal spaces are designed to keep the boundaries between working, gathering, and daily life deliberately open.
Studio C — 116 sqm Multipurpose Hall
The residency’s largest space serves as the primary shared working environment and public program venue. At 116 square metres with track lighting throughout, the hall is used for critique sessions, cohort gatherings, public talks, performances, screenings, and open studios. Its scale accommodates the full cohort alongside guests and Bangkok’s wider arts community during public program events.
Communal Kitchen
Adjacent to Studio C and open plan, the kitchen is fully equipped with an induction cooktop, oven, microwave, refrigerator, sink, and ample counter and storage space. It is designed for shared daily use — cooking, eating, and informal conversation. The kitchen is also suited to food-based programming and experiential activities for residents whose practice extends in that direction. A selection of local breakfast dishes is available each morning at additional cost from the accommodation, offering residents an introduction to Khlong San’s neighborhood food culture.
The Garden
At the back of the building sits an established garden with mature fig, rose apple, and jackfruit trees that have grown largely undisturbed over the years. The open area alongside the planted beds is large enough for outdoor gatherings — a BBQ, a coffee morning, an informal critique session, or a moment of quiet before the day begins. Residents whose practice involves land, nature, or sensory and community-activated work will find the garden a natural extension of their studio space.
All communal spaces are on the ground floor and fully wheelchair accessible.
Studio & Facilities
Studio A — 21.5 sqm — Private Studio
A self-contained private workspace with direct access to a planted outdoor courtyard. Natural light enters through a full-width doorway opening onto the greenery. Suited to research-based, text-based, drawing, painting, or mixed-media practices. Air-conditioned with electrical points and studio lighting.
Studio B — 30 sqm — Shared Studio
A shared workspace opening onto the outdoor courtyard through full-width doorways with glass block transoms above, filling the interior with diffused natural light throughout the day. The original factory elevator door remains in place on the back wall and traces of the building’s former working life are preserved which is a material trace of the space’s history as a working garment factory. The adjacent courtyard extends the working area outdoors, suited to practices involving assembly, material processes, or spatial arrangements that benefit from open-air conditions. Air-conditioned with electrical points and studio lighting.
Studio C — 116 sqm — Shared Multipurpose Hall
The residency’s largest space, serving as both a shared working environment and the venue for critique sessions, public program events, performances, and cohort gatherings. Track lighting throughout provides flexible, adjustable illumination suited to both working and presentation conditions. Directly adjacent to the communal kitchen. Air-conditioned with electrical points.
Outdoor Courtyard
A shared outdoor working and gathering area connecting Studios A and B, with an established planted garden at the rear featuring mature fig and jackfruit trees. Large enough for outdoor assembly work, material processes, and informal gatherings.
Communal Kitchen
Fully equipped with induction cooktop, oven, microwave, refrigerator, sink, and ample counter and storage space. Open plan and adjacent to Studio C.
Shared Facilities
- High-speed Wi-Fi throughout
- Air conditioning in all studio spaces
- Ground floor throughout — fully wheelchair accessible
All studios are completed with electrical points, track or fluorescent lighting, and air conditioning. The building retains its original industrial character; concrete floors, exposed ceiling beams, and original factory windows throughout.
