An international platform for artistic research and production connecting expanded photography, contemporary practices, local contexts, and transcultural exchange between Argentina and China. This hybrid program combines a 12-month online curatorial training (Sept 2026 – Aug 2027) with a one-month on-site residency in Chongqing, China (distributed in flexible cohorts throughout 2027-2028).

The ACRE (Academic and Creative Research) Residency Programme invites artists, researchers, writers, and creative practitioners to live and work at Braziers Park while developing independent projects. 

ACRE residents join the community as lodgers, typically for periods ranging from one month to one year. During this time, residents pursue their own research or creative practice while engaging with the social, ecological, and cultural environment of Braziers Park. 

Braziers Park is both a home and an educational charity dedicated to exploring the possibilities and challenges of living in community. As such, the residency programme is not only a space for individual work, but also an opportunity to participate in and reflect on collective life. 

ACRE residents contribute to Braziers’ research culture and community life, while benefiting from a supportive environment for developing ideas, creative work, and collaborative inquiry. 

For this open call, we are welcoming up to 12 ACRE residents between 1 December 2026 and 28 February 2027. Residencies may be proposed for any period within these dates, with the possibility of extension on request, depending on room availability and community capacity.

“The Seeker’s Sabbatical” is an on-farm, artist-in-residence program for creatives, thinkers and justice seekers of all persuasions whose work is making a generous contribution to healing - personal or planetary. We’re living in a precious and precarious moment and the residency is designed to support those people with unique gifts who can awaken our hearts, widen our circles of care and compassion and give form to truths that will carry us through. (More about our philosophy on the power of art in this time can be read here: https://erikjacobs.substack.com/p/seekers-sabbatical-an-invitation)

There is much (and by design, little) on offer for the artists who reside with us: A simple, rustic yet well-appointed cabin, ample quiet and glorious sunrises. There will be opportunities to observe and contribute to the daily work of the farm. You are invited to participate in our monthly artist gathering - The Art of Us. But mostly the residency is designed to provide creatives time and space to follow their own intuitive sense of center, recharge their creative spirit and overflow into their work. Walking shoes, yoga mats, favorite authors, and journals are all are encouraged. A commitment to turning in and openness to encounter are required.

Kolaj Institute’s Solo Residencies in New Orleans are designed to provide artists, curators and writers with dedicated time and space to work on projects. The mission of Kolaj Institute is to support artists, curators and writers who seek to study, document, and disseminate ideas that deepen our understanding of collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st-century movement.

Residents may spend one or two weeks developing a focused body of work, conducting research using the Institute’s archive and collections, exploring New Orleans as a place through collage, working on a book project, creating collage poetry, making a stop-motion collage film, preparing work for exhibition, or documenting and organizing their artistic work. Kolaj Institute is also open to artist-proposed projects with clear goals.

Kolaj Institute provides housing and studio space at its Gallery in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans. Residents have a private bedroom with access to shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and work in the Gallery studio with collage-making supplies and a printer. Prior to the residency, Institute staff meet with each resident to identify community partners, local resources, and opportunities that support the project, then work together to develop a plan for their time in New Orleans.

The residency is for self-motivated artists, curators and writers who benefit from uninterrupted time, creative exchange and engagement with New Orleans’s vibrant cultural landscape.

Founded in 2010, FotoCreativaBA is an international residency and training platform located in the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina, inside the vibrant "Galería Patio del Liceo"—an artistic hub of designers, bookstores, and galleries. Open year-round, the residency welcomes visual artists, photographers, researchers, curators, and work groups (up to 5 people) seeking dedicated time and space to reflect, discuss, and create. Our mission is to promote cultural projects linked to contemporary photography and combined arts, fostering a lively transdisciplinary dialogue. The residency structure provides deep curatorial support, periodic project feedback, tailored studio visits to natural or historic heritage sites, gallery tours, and free access to all FotoCreativaBA activities and educational workshops. The program operates on a flexible, fee-based timeline ranging from 1 week to 3 months. It culminates in an open studio event, showcasing the resident's process and research to the local art community. While accommodation is not directly on-site, the staff provides close assistance and references for private housing options.

The "Expanded Photography Research Residency" is an international hybrid program bridging Latin America and Japan, co-organized by FotoCreativaBA and IDEA R LAB. Designed for visual artists, photographers, and researchers worldwide, the program combines a long-term online laboratory with a one-month immersive on-site research residency in Kurashiki, Japan. Phase 1 consists of a 12-month online laboratory featuring monthly theoretical and creative triggers connecting contemporary expanded photography with Japanese aesthetics (Wabi-Sabi, Kintsugi, Ma, Provoke movement), combined with individual curatorial mentorship and group critiques. Phase 2 transitions into a 1-month on-site residency at IDEA R LAB in Kurashiki, Japan. Artists utilize studio spaces to explore site-specific research, material culture, and the creative reuse of industrial waste. The program concludes with Phase 3: open studios, process-based activations, and public presentations or group discussions online or at the FotoCreativaBA gallery in Buenos Aires. This bilingual program (English/Spanish) is built on an ethos of exploration, deep observation, and transcultural dialogue rather than purely production-driven output.