SOMA Summer is a program for critical and porous reflection, far from essentialisms and binary thought, that fosters discussion and the exchange of different points of view. 

  
Each SOMA Summer is organized around a different theme that provides a compelling conceptual framework for research and creative work. The practice or interests of participants should be related to the subject.

  
The 2025 edition is based on the ethical and political orientation proposed by Brazilian indigenous thinker Ailton Krenak: if we are to delay the end of the world we need to cultivate stories that, unlike the capitalist simulation that instrumentalizes resistance movements, are rooted in the vast network of life. 

The tuition fee for the four week program is $3,000 USD and does not cover travel to and from Mexico City, nor does it include living expenses.

Participants must find their own housing. SOMA will facilitate a list of places to stay at accessible prices, and may assist during the process.

  
SOMA provides limited financial assistance for participants in need, with consideration given to both financial circumstances and the quality of their applications. These scholarships are awarded based on portfolio review and evidence of financial need. If you would like to apply for this financial support, please indicate your interest in the application form on our online platform. 

  
Additionally, we are happy to provide letters of support if you are applying for travel grants or funding through other organizations.

SOMA SUMMER

Delfina Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to facilitating artistic exchange and developing creative practice through residencies, partnerships and public programming. In partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.), Delfina Foundation welcomes applications from Taiwanese artists and curators for a 12-week residency in London, taking place from 23 June to 14 September 2025\. Each year, Delfina Foundation runs four three-month residency seasons. These residency seasons are dedicated to ‘open’ independent research or to 'thematic’ collective research around a specific issue or idea. This residency will take place during our ‘open’ summer season 2025\. 

  
Alongside offering practitioners time and space to develop their work, Delfina Foundation residencies offer a programme that includes: 

  
— Opportunities to meet and engage with artists, curators, academics and researchers through organised presentations, studio visits, events, and meals; 

  
— Professional development activities including presentations and crits, portfolio reviews, and mentoring activities to strengthen the artistic practice; 

  
— Collaborative exchange between residents through informal gatherings; and — Guided visits to museums, galleries, non-profits, artistrun spaces and studios, as well as trips to institutions outside London. 

**A twelve-week residency at Delfina Foundation, including:**

  
— A return economy-class flight

— Airport transfers in the UK

— Reimbursement of visa fee (if required) 

— A living allowance of £35 per day 

— A materials budget of £800 

— Local travel pass 

— A single bedroom at Delfina Foundation - a house which hosts up to 8 residents with shared facilities, including: bathrooms, laundry rooms, a kitchen, library and dining room. 

Open Call for Taiwanese Artists and Curators

Each summer, Ox-Bow offers the Summer Fellowship program for students from competitive schools all over the nation a fully funded opportunity to focus on their work, meet with renowned artists, and grow as members of this unique community. Fellowship students experience the entire Ox-Bow summer session and live on campus for 13 weeks where, in addition to providing support labor to an arts non-profit, they will participate in all areas of campus life. By working closely with staff, fellows develop relationships with others who have also made artmaking their lives.

Fellows are selected based on the merit of their work, their commitment to making inspired and innovative art, and their stated growth potential at Ox-Bow. The Summer Fellowship program is a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate within an engaging artist-run community.

**Fellowship recipients receive:**

* A studio space with 24 hour access
* All Fellows will participate in 20 hours of work per week, alongside Ox-Bow staff, and will receive a $300 weekly stipend.
* Room and board, including 3 meals per day
* Weekly studio visits with Visiting Artists
* Opportunity to exhibit their work on campus
* Opportunity to TA a class

  

The Summer Fellowship Program

Our residencies programme supports professional development, cultural exchange, and artistic experimentation. We host up to twenty residencies each year, bringing artists from all over the world to London. All our residencies are self-led, non-prescriptive and process-based; they are about enabling artists to research and develop new work, engage with the city, and build their networks. 

  
We provide administrative, pastoral, and curatorial support throughout the residency, but we expect residents to be self-motivated, and to lead on the research and production of their own work, during their time with us. 

  
This residency is supported by the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation and Charles Wallace India Trust.

**The eleven-week, fully funded residency will take place at Gasworks in London from 7 July – 15 September 2025 and include**:

• 24-hour access to a fully accessible private studio at Gasworks, alongside other resident artists, and a community of London-based studio holders.

• Single room accommodation in Gasworks’ Residency House: a two-story house, with three communal bathrooms and a kitchen, shared with other resident artists.

• Economy return flights and taxi transfers from the artist’s home country to London, including one cabin and one hold luggage.

• All visa costs and support with the visa application process.

• A weekly stipend of £150 to cover living expenses in London.

• A materials budget of up to £800.

• A prepaid travel card (TFL zones 1+2) for unlimited travel within central London throughout the residency.

• An Open Studio event and presentation introducing the work and research developed during the residency, which will take place on Saturday 6 September.

• Access to Gasworks’ basic tools and AV equipment, subject to availability.

• A dedicated residency page on Gasworks’ website, including short video interview introducing the artist’s work, filmed and edited by Gasworks during the residency.

• Networking opportunities and at least two individual studio visits with other artists, curators and arts professionals.

• Administrative, pastoral, and curatorial support from Gasworks’ staff during office hours, from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Residency open call for artists based in India

**Are you an artist with a special interest in graphics and printmaking?** If so, you can now apply to join the Summerworks Residency in New York in July 2025.

  
Once again, Art Hub Copenhagen has joined forces with the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA) to offer four artists a four-week residency at the Academic Guest House in New York. The focus of the residency is printmaking and the expansion of the participants’ networks in an international environment. 

  
As part of Summerworks, the artists in residence will have access to the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, which offers introductory courses in various printmaking techniques and the workshop’s specialised facilities. Residents will have 24-hour access to a shared studio at EFA, who will also facilitate excursions and studio visits with external art professionals. 

  
Residents are expected to participate in EFA’s program, which includes an open studio event. In addition to the stay in New York, residents will be required to attend two-three preparatory meetings at AHC on Thoravej in Copenhagen. These meetings will take place in May and June 2025\. Here, residents will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet one another, as well as meet EFA online. Curator and project manager, Marie Braad Larsen will help coordinate and make preparations for the residency. 

  

**SUMMERWORKS 2025 INCLUDES:** 

  
* Coverage of travel expenses (round-trip flights CPH/NYC).
* Accommodation in Academic Guest House in individual apartments.
* 24-hour access to a 34 m2 shared studio at EFA.
* Free access to EFA’s Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
* Access to meeting room at EFA.
* An introduction to the local art scene as well as excursions, studio visits with external art professionals.
* Open studio event at EFA.
* A small amount of money towards production expenses and participation in workshops and teaching.

AHC x Bikubenfonden : Summerworks 2025

This program joins visual artists with the wonder and unexpected opportunities in Wyoming State Parks. This is a 10 day road trip residency in August/September 2025 where artists will have a choice of itinerary that includes visiting a minimum of 4 state parks where you can be inspired by the beauty of the state. Camping is required, no gear will be provided although cabins, yurts and dorm housing may be available. This is a joint program through Wyoming State Parks and the Wyoming Arts Council.

  
**REQUIREMENTS:** 

* Must be able to travel to a minimum of 4 state parks over the course of 10 days in August/September, 2025,
1. Create a daily State Parks blog post with photos to be posted on the Wyoming State Parks website.
2. Daily social media posts of travel and artwork (Facebook, Instagram) that can be posted at Wyoming State Parks and individual parks pages as well as personal pages. All social media posts MUST be from inside Wyoming State Parks and follow brand standards.
3. With the support of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, the artist will be required to produce a community service component either in conjunction with the residency or within two months of commencement.
4. 75% of the work must be created within the confines of Wyoming State Parks.
* Artists must create a minimum of 10 pieces inspired by their experience for the Artist in Residence Show and Sale, hosted at the Wyoming State Museum, November 2025 - January 2026 each year in the lobby.
1. Works must be limited to 4 pieces no longer than 60" in their longest dimension and all other works being below 20" in their longest dimension. Depending on final sizes and number of works produced, not all pieces may be included in the final show and sale due to space constraints.
2. A 25% commission will be collected and given to Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources.
3. All information including titles, dimensions, pricing, or other exhibition needs must be delivered to the Wyoming State Museum two weeks before the show's opening date.
* Artist agrees to respect public lands and historic structures by following the use regulations and any verbal, written or posted rules of the various land management agencies (i.e. obtaining necessary use permits, staying on designated roads and trails, etc.).
* Valid driver’s license, a personal vehicle and auto insurance in the amount of $500,000 minimum limits. Artists MUST be 18 years of age or older.
* A contract with the state of Wyoming is required.
* Sign an agreement stating that the Artist will comply with rules and regulations of Wyoming State Parks and the Artist in Residence Program.

  

 Camping and Day Use fees are waived for the 10 days an artist will be in State Parks. Stipend is $3500.00, half is payable prior to the trip and half is payable upon completion of the 10 day trip.

Artist in Residence Program 2025

BRIClab offers emerging to mid-career artists essential support and opportunities to share their work. All residents receive a $2,500 stipend, mentorship, skills-based learning and professional development, and documentation of their work. Additional support, in the form of funding, space, access to equipment and media classes, and other resources vary according to tracks. BRIClab artists will also have the opportunity to share their work through public programming that will take place in Spring and Summer 2026.

  
The program’s three tracks are Contemporary Art, Film + TV, and Video Art. Each track offers unique resources and opportunities designed to meet the needs of varied artistic practices.

All residents receive a $2,500 stipend, mentorship, skills-based learning and professional development, and documentation of their work. Additional support, in the form of funding, space, access to equipment and media classes, and other resources vary according to tracks. BRIClab artists will also have the opportunity to share their work through public programming that will take place in Spring and Summer 2026.

BRIClab 

The Kluane National Park Artist Residency provides an opportunity for established visual artists to pursue work that brings together science and art through connection with the spectacular landscape of Kluane National Park and Reserve in the southwest Yukon. With the support of the Yukon Arts Centre, Parks Canada and the Arctic Institute of North America’s (AINA) Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS), artists are given valuable time to retreat, reflect, and focus on their work with access to researchers and scientists. The residency is the perfect setting to explore the interplay between science, conservation, and art, and give artists a chance to share and connect with people from all over the world.

**About Kluane National Park and Reserve:** The heart of Kluane National Park and Reserve is the St. Elias Mountains, among the youngest and largest mountains in North America. This vast wilderness area is part of a World Heritage Site and is home to some of the largest non-polar icefields and valley glaciers in the world. The park’s high mountain peaks, alpine tundra, montane forests and glacial fed rivers provide critical habitat for abundant wildlife and is the homeland of the Southern Tutchone people. Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and the Kluane First Nation, together with Parks Canada, cooperatively manage this special place.

**About the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA):** The Arctic Institute of North America is Canada’s first and longest-lived Arctic research institute. Our mandate is to advance the study of the North American and circumpolar Arctic through the natural and social sciences, the arts and humanities, and to acquire, preserve and disseminate information on the physical, environmental and social conditions in the North. We strive to meet that mandate through research, education and public engagement and through our data and information services. The Arctic Institute of North America operates the Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS). Located on the south shore of Lhù’ààn Mân (Kluane Lake), KLRS is privileged to be situated within the Traditional Territory of the Kluane First Nation (KFN) and the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN). Research in the region often occurs within the Traditional Territories of KFN, CAFN, and the White River First Nation (WRFN). The station was established in 1961 and has provided support to researchers from across Canada and around the world since that time.

  
**About the Residency:**

There are two seperate 2-week residencies available each year. These are to occur between late June to early September of 2026.

 During the residency artists will be expected to present

* three public workshops, talks, demonstrations, or events
* two ‘artist at work’ drop in sessions

These programs will be planned and delivered in collaboration with Parks Canada and Kluane Lake Research Station staff. The possible locations for these programs are the Kathleen Lake day use area, the Thechàl Dhâl’ Visitor Centre, and the Kluane Lake Research Station.

Artists will provide Partners with at least one image of a work that was initiated or worked on during the residency (by November 31st

Residency Includes:

* $3000 CAD honorarium from the Yukon Arts Centre.
* Accommodations and meals for two weeks in a cabin at the Kluane Lake Research Station which is located 220 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon, on the south shore of Lhù’ààn Mânʼ (Kluane Lake). The research station is close to the northern limit of Kluane National Park and Reserve and is located equidistant to Burwash Landing and Haines Junction, Yukon.
* Artists are responsible for their own transportation to and from the residency. A vehicle is strongly recommended during the residency.
* Basic art supplies for participants attending public programs will be provided.
* Artists will have opportunities to access scientists, ecological experts, and Parks Canada staff to help inspire their work and plan their public programs.
* Artists will be given access to the two Kluane National Park Visitor Centres and to any public spaces in the park. Please note that Kluane National Park is a remote wilderness park. To access the majority of the park requires hiking or other forms of non-motorized travel.

  

Kluane National Park Artist Residency

Granada ImproFest (GIF) invites artists from all disciplines to participate in its 2025 edition, which willtake place in Granada. This international festival focuses on improvisation and interdisciplinary arts, offering a unique space for collective creation, cultural exchange, and professional development.

  
The festival, which has been alternating between Denmark and Spain since 2023, has become a reference in the contemporary art scene due to its promotion of collaboration between artists from various disciplines and cultures.

  
GIF 2025 will feature a four-day program that includes concerts, workshops, talks, interdisciplinary jams, and educational activities. In addition, it will highlight its intensive artistic residency, where participants will collaborate under the guidance of experts, culminating in a collective performance at the close of the event.

**What We Offer**

  
* Interdisciplinary creation space with local and international artists.
* Intensive artistic residency with collective creation sessions facilitated by members of the festival team.
* Opportunities to present personal projects and participate in formative activities such as workshops and talks
* Direct interaction with the audience through performances and educational activities.
* Connection with an international network of artists and cultural agents
* Documentation of the presented project
* Accommodation during the festival for international artists
* A fee of 300 euros per resident artist

  
**Dates and Location**

  
The festival will take place over four days, in the last week of November 2025, in Granada, Spain.

Granada ImproFest 2025 Intensive Artist Residency

Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics (NCA) invites Iranian, Georgian, Italian, French, German and Chinese independent artists and art organisation representatives to submit project proposals for “NCA Cultural Crossroads: Artist Residency Program - Open Call for Artists from Georgia, Iran, Italy, France, Germany and China” program, which is implemented by Henrik Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics (NCA). The program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia.

  
The aim of the “NCA Cultural Crossroads: Artist Residency Program - Open Call for Artists from Georgia, Iran, Italy, France, Germany and China” program is to foster the exchange of cultural heritage and traditional art forms through short-term artistic projects, strengthen intercultural ties between the neighboring, European and Asian countries and establish new partnerships by providing the participating artists with the resources and platform to share their work, skills, and knowledge with other international and local artists and communities. The participants will become acquainted with the cultural similarities and differences of Armenia, Georgia, and Iran and European and Asian artists will grow acquainted with the regional art sector and cultural heritage.

  
The program will be implemented at the National Centre for Aesthetics’ subdivisions in both the capital, Yerevan, and across other regions of Armenia - Tavush, Shirak, Lori, Gegharkunik, Syunik (10 days in Yerevan and 5 days in the regions), - enabling the art-loving communities of these remote regions to meet and work with international artists and help them to have a better understanding of the Armenian people and life in the regions. The selected projects will be matched with NCA subdivisions, taking into consideration their suitability with the areas of expertise of NCA subdivisions. The project outputs (exhibitions, open lessons, presentations, small-scale concerts, short performances) will be presented in Yerevan.

Travel expenses, accommodation, food, and in-country transportation expenses will be covered by the National Centre for Aesthetics with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia. Project materials will be provided by the National Centre for Aesthetics.

Cultural Crossroads Artist Residency Program

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