A Creative Guide to Artist Residencies in India and Beyond
Artist residencies are fast becoming vital spaces for growth, collaboration, and cultural exchange. Designed to bring together creatives from around the world, these programs offer more than just time and space to work. In a world where creativity often flourishes in solitude, residencies provide a much-needed shift, a retreat from the noise of daily life where like-minded individuals come together to exchange ideas, share meals, and form lasting bonds across cultures. These temporary homes offer a chance to deeply immerse oneself in the artistic process and grow, not just as an artist, but as an individual, while also offering a platform to showcase one’s work. It’s an experience every artist should encounter at some point in their journey.
Here’s a list of upcoming artist residencies you can’t miss!
Dharamkot Studio
Deadline: Taking up applications
Where: Dharamkot Village, Dharamshala
Period: 4 July – 20 August, 2025
About: Started in 2019, Dharamkot studio is a pottery studio and community art space located in the Himalayas of North India. They curate and host Pottery Retreats, Beginner’s Courses, Advanced workshops and Residency Programs for artists and art lovers.
Hampi Art Labs
Deadline: 22 May, 2025
Where: Hampi, Karnataka
Period: July – Sept, 2025
About: Launched in 2024, Hampi Art Labs Artist Residency offers 1-3 month long opportunities to artist and creative practitioners working across mediums, by providing a multidisciplinary, experimental space, facilities and support.
Farm Studio International Artist Residency
Deadline: Taking up applications all year long
Where: Raniya Khera, Rajasthan
Period: January – February 2026
About: Farm Studio was founded to realize the creative potential of exchange, dialogue and collaboration between Indian rural artists and artisans and international contemporary artists. Locally, Farm Studio promotes and celebrates community artistic and cultural identity and supports community-based activities. Artists of all disciplines creating can apply, Open to established and emerging artists.
Parc & Muse
Deadline: Taking up applications
Where: Naggar, Himachal Pradesh
Period: 4 August- 15 September
About: Immersive program designed for fresh graduates in architecture, design and fashion. The residency emphasizes sustainable design, material exploration, creative collaboration and business mentorship.
International Residencies
Hayama Art Residency
Deadline: 30 September, 2025
Where: Hayama-machi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Period: 1 June – 30 June, 2026
About: Hayama Artist Residency offers a nurturing environment for artists to immerse in japanese culture. Application is open to any visual artist over 21 years old, working in any medium and based anywhere in the world.
Córtex Frontal
Deadline: Taking up applications all year long
Where: Portugal
Period: 4 weeks – 3 months
About: Córtex Frontal is a multidisciplinary cultural project established in 2016 in Arraiolos, Alentejo, Portugal by the Cultural Association Córtexcult. Disciplines include visual arts, performative arts, literature and music.
Wassaic Project
Deadline: 2 June, 2025
Where: Wassaic, New York
Period: 4 months in 2026
About: Founded in 2008, The Wassaic Project is a non- profit artists run arts, community and art education space in Wassaic. They host visual artists, writers, musicians, dancers and filmmakers.
DongGang International Photo Festival
Deadline: 1 June, 2025
Where: Yeongwol, South Korea
Period: 11 July – 28 September 2025
About: DongGang International Photo Festival aims to feature a quality selection of photography projects from around the world. DIPF’s open call is devoted to offering a platform and supporting photography, showcasing photography and related media from emerging and established artists. Both individuals and collectives are eligible to apply.
Feature Image Courtesy: Cortex Frontal
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