As an emerging community-based organization, Azule has developed a retreat and residency program for craftspeople, writers, architects, builders, researchers, and artists of all types. Azule’s mission is to provide an environment where artists and community meet, work, and learn together through the arts in their many forms. Located in Western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, our facility is the result of decades of work by local craftspeople, using predominantly locally harvested or reused materials and constructed with traditional techniques.

Residents are each provided a room (shared or private) with a bed, work space, and beautiful views of our Appalachian setting. The remainder of the structure is communal and includes a full kitchen, dining area, library, and various side rooms and open spaces that serve as work space, gathering space, and studio space as needed.

We invite residents to join us to enjoy a retreat from everyday life where there is time and space to relax, dream, and create. We now accept and process applications on an ongoing basis throughout the year.

We invite musicians, new media artists, and makers from around the world to undertake a residency here. If you are a resident of Valencia, we invite you to contact us about our Musician Membership.

Note: When submitting, be as specific with your plan as possible. Vague or unprofessional proposals will not be considered.

Who are we?

We are Curiosibot Lab, located in beautiful Valencia, Spain in the artistic neighborhood of Russafa. We are a facility catering to creatives in media, music, and interaction. Opened and operated by Curiosibot, we have shown installations at Maker Faire, Sonar, TOA, and other venues and have many years of experience in the music industry as engineers, producers, and artists. Our space is a bajo of 110 square meters located in the center of Valencia.  

We are a space that encourages learning and collaboration. We provide practical training and advice to those who come here.

Duration of Residency 

1-3 months year round except August and during christmas holdays.

Description of Residency

The residency consists of an artist developing an idea in order to present or release. This concept should have a clear plan for production and execution. The artist will have access to equipment and tools to build their project, as well as technical and artistic mentorship from the staff. In the instance of an installation or performance, the space may be used as a venue for the work. We work with Ableton and Pro Tools, but Logic is also available.

Kala Yatra invites applications for its concept-driven, community-engaged artist residency program in Kathmandu, Nepal. Rooted in socially relevant practice and cross-cultural dialogue, Kala Yatra is a not-for-profit, artist-run collective offering space for reflection, experimentation, and transformation across disciplines.

What residents receive:
• Flexible self-funded residencies (2 weeks–1+ month)
• Private self-catering accommodation with shared spaces
• Opportunities for exhibitions, open studios, talks, or non-productive reflection
• Access to a diverse, supportive art community
• Possibility of reduced fees for SAARC artists
• Open to visual artists, writers, performers, curators, filmmakers, architects, musicians & more

Residency Fee Structure:
€ 200 (two weeks / 14 Days)
€ 400 (a month/ 30 Days)
€ 300 (a month/ 30 Days - for SAARC Artist)*
*We offer promotional or reduced residency fee exclusively to artists who are both residents and citizens of SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka).

The Grant Wood Fellowship (http://grantwood.uiowa.edu/fellowship) program at The University of Iowa, which supports one-year fellowships in the arts, is currently seeking a candidate appointed through the department of Theatre Arts with a specialty in interdisciplinary digital media in live performance. We seek applications from emerging to mid-career artists who are engaged in creating theatrical experiences, performances, happenings, and/or interactive installations that incorporate video, projections, and new/emerging technologies in bold and exciting ways to engage audiences for the twenty first century. The fellow will promote interdisciplinarity across the university in teaching, research, and creative work.

Fellows Receive:

• An appointment as a Grant Wood Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance-Theatre, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts
• $40,000 salary plus benefits
• Office in the Theatre Building at the University of Iowa

The Truro Clay Works Artist Residency invites three ceramicists to join our creative community for a one-year term starting October 5 of 2026. Residents live in a large fully furnished communal home with private bedrooms, two full shared bathrooms, living room, laundry room, pantry and kitchen. There is 24-hour access to a separate and fully equipped communal ceramic studio on site. This is a great opportunity for an artist to explore a new body of work or collaboration. The residency is designed for independent artists who appreciate both quiet focus and a shared creative environment — a place where craft, nature, and community intersect. We welcome ceramic artists of all backgrounds and approaches — from functional pottery to sculptural and experimental work.

Artists with experience in glaze chemistry, gas kiln oxidation and reduction firing and/or skills teaching hand building are particularly encouraged to apply.

This residency is ideal for those seeking dedicated studio time within a supportive, relaxed environment surrounded by nature. Applicants must be self motivated and independent in their personal studio practices as well as being community minded.

Fees are $1,500 per month, which includes housing, utilities, full access to the studio and 50lbs of clay each month. Additional clay can be purchased at cost.

Residents are expected to contribute an exchange of 16 hours per month, approximately 4 hours per week, toward the shared operations of Truro Clay Works. 

Cultivarte is an ecological artist residency located in the warm and peaceful mountains of Anapoima, Colombia. Our program offers artists, writers, and creatives a quiet and inspiring environment to deepen their practice, rest, reconnect, and develop new ideas. Surrounded by nature, residents have access to open studio space, simple and comfortable accommodations, gardens, walking trails, and areas for reflection, movement, and creative experimentation.

We welcome artists from any discipline and from anywhere in the world. Cultivarte operates as a self-sustained, fee-based residency, with stays designed to support both creative focus and personal well-being. Residents are free to work independently at their own pace while also having the option to participate in community-building activities and gentle wellness practices.

Our aim is to offer a nurturing place where creativity, nature, and inner balance meet, allowing artists to unwind, explore, and create in a supportive and tranquil setting.

The Trinacria Festival Residency is a 3-week, community-centered program designed for professional artists whose work directly engages the Pezzolo community. The dates of the program are July 24 - August 13, 2026.

We will select five to six artists or small collectives (no more than 3 collaborators) whose practices engage with Pezzolo in thoughtful and meaningful ways—through collaboration, cultural exchange, site-responsive work, or processes shaped by dialogue with the village and its landscape.

Selected artists will develop individual projects (new or evolving) that culminate in a public presentation at the annual Trinacria Arts Festival. Community engagement and participation is at the core of this Festival. 

Artists will receive:

• A structured residency environment
• Regular group sharings and workshops
• Accommodation and meals
• Local transportation support
• Workspace
• A small materials budget
• Support in developing a public presentation for the festival

The experience offers artists the opportunity to create in a dynamic environment while fostering meaningful connections with the local community.  It is ideal for artists excited by community connection, interdisciplinary exchange, and the challenge of shaping a new or evolving work toward a shared public moment.