Artist Retreats: ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA and THE MIDDLE EAST
AUSTRALIA
Allegretta Art Studios and Exhibition Space, PO Box 1137, Freemantle 6160, Australia. Tel.: 61-9-4308145 (visual arts).
The Artists' Foundation of Western Australia, 8 Phillimore Street, PO Box 999, Freemantle 6160, Western Australia. Tel.: 61-9-4832696
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery Road, Domain Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. Tel.: 61-2-2251700 (visual arts).
Artspace, The Gunnery, 43-51 Cowper Wharf Rd., Woolloomooloo 2011, New South Wales, Australia. Tel.: 61-2-3681899. 12 studios. (visual arts) http://www.artspace.org/au
Bundanon Trust, PO Box 3343, North Nowra 2541, New South Wales, Australia. Tel.: 61-44-235999 http://www.bundanon.com.au
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, 200 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia. Tel.: 61-3-94193406. http://www.200GertrudeStreet.comInternational Art Space (IASKA), Perth Business Centre, PO Box 8087, Perth, BC WA 6849 Australia. Tel: 61-8-9224-2888. 4 artists for up to 3 month residencies; AIR Program with community interaction required of artists. (visual arts) http://www.iaska.com.au
Laughing Waters Artist-in-Residence Program, Nillumbik Shire Council, PO Box 476, Greensborough 3088 VIC, Australia. Tel.: 61-3-9433-3126. Located on protected bushland approximately 30 km. east of Melbourne. Residencies of 1 to 4 months from April to November, for artist working in any medium. Live/work space in two buildings (Birrarung, a heritage mudbrick house, or River Bend, with spectacular views of the Yarra River) for 2 to 4 artists at a time. Artists are required to devise and deliver a community project with support from Council Officers. No stipend is available, but a fee will be paid by Council (as budget allows) for artists to deliver these projects. Artists must have their own transport during the residency. Overseas artists supported by reputable art organisations or institutions may apply. Travel arrangements and costs remain the responsibility of the artist. Joint and group applications will be considered. (visual, performing, literary arts) http://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au/
Raw Space Residencies, Level 3 Metro Arts Complex, 109 Edward St., Brisbane 4000 Australia. Tel.:+ 61 7 3002 7192. Artist run initiative comprising of a moving image studio gallery, a moving image workshop, & residential accommodation for 4 artists, located in Brisbane, Australia. Our focus is Moving Image visual art. This includes, but is not limited to, video art, video installations, documented performance, animation, text based pieces, experimental film, light works, digital media, interactive media etc.(media and visual arts) http://www.rawspace.org/resi_intro.php
Union Bank Arts Centre, 22 Fraser Street, 3370 Clunes Victoria, Australia. Tel: 61-3-5345-3755. Residencies of 1-3 months, open year-round, can accomodate artists' families. http://www.unionbankartscentre.com.au
Varuna Writers' Centre, 141 Cascade St, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. Tel.: 61-47-825674
Visual Arts/Craft Fund of the Australia Council for the Arts, 372 Elizabeth St., Surry Hills, NSW 2010 Sydney, Australia. Tel: 61-2-9215-9133. (visual arts). http://www.ozco.gov.au
Western Australia Project, 355a Willarong Rd., Caringbah NSW 2229, Australia. Tel.: 61-2-5262989
CHINA
Art Institute, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China PR. Tel: 86-10-6275-7452. http://www.pku.edu.cnJingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Sijiali Sanbao Jingcheng Town, 333001 Jindezhen, Jiangxi Province, China. Tel: 87-798-848-3665. (visual arts). http://www.chinaclayart.com
Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, BIAP Artist Residency Program, No. 319-1, East End Art-A, Caochangdi Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015, China. Tel: 86-10-6432-0091 or 86-10-6432-0169. Residencies of 8 to 12 weeks in Beijing for up to 2 artists at a time. Open to visual or performing artists, critics, curators, and researchers of contemporary art. Fees charged for studios; artists responsible for all food, travel, and personal expenses. Studios are designed for one person, with kitchen, bath, studio room, internet, bicycle, and weekly cleaning provided. (visual, performing arts) http://www.platformchina.org/en/biap.asp.
Red Gate Artists Residency Program, PO Box 100600, 9039 Beijing, China. Tel: (8610) 6525-1005. Residencies of 1 to 6 months; fees charged. (visual, literary, performing arts and arts administrators). http://www.redgateresidency.com
Shanghai Duolun MoMA Artists Residency Program; No.27 Duolun Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200081, China. Tel: (8621) 6587-5996. Residencies of 2 to 6 months for 2 to 3 artists per session, with residency programs taking place twice a year. Room, studio, and small stipend for living expenses provided in the first (and for now only) museum of modern art in mainland China; artists responsible for travel and all other costs. Open to international and Chinese professional artists at all stages of their careers. (visual arts). http://www.duolunart.com
EGYPT
Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, 9 Fanatess Al-Maya Street, Almaza 11361, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. (visual arts). http://www.thetownhousegallery.com.
INDIA
Auroville, Prathana - Samasi II, Auroville 605101, Tamilnadu, India. Tel.: 91-413-623821. Email: avnews@auroville.org.inChitraniketan Residency and Art Gallery, Studio54, Grove Park, London SE5 8LE, UK. Tel.: 00-44-207-7331806. Located in the foothills of the Kunnumpara hills. Studio, accomodation, meals. Facilities include painting studios with supplies, two kilns, computer access, outdoor work space. 8-10 artistts at a time; year-round; minimum stay of one month. Visual artists in all disciplines, performing arts, martial arts, editing and film production, Ayurvedic therapy. Fees charged. (Visual, performing, media arts) http://www.artgalry.com
Global Arts Village, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, Utsav Mandir, Gitorni, New Delhi 110030, India Tel: 91-11-55657265. Offers residencies to mid-career and established artists on a 3 acre property that includes gardens, studios, a meditation hall, performance spaces, and accomodations. The buildings are designed in accordance with the ancient wisdom of Vastu, which harmonizes man-made structures with their natural environments. Residencies of 45 to 90 days. Fees charged; some full and partial fellowships available. Open to artists, including practitioners of the healing arts, culinary arts, and arts coordinators. Residencies include room, board, laundry service, shared or private studio, concluding exhibition opportunities. Artists must commit to specific community hours per week, which can be spent cooking, offering a workshop, working on event promotion or planning, or in other tasks. Artists live communally, share meals and evening activities. NOTE: I have received notice that a group of artists in summer 2006 left en masse after conditions at the colony deteriorated. Caveat emptor! (visual, literary, performing arts). http://www.globalartsvillage.org
High Resolution, Flat-L, Shri Gurukrupa, no 23, MM Layout, 560032 Bangalore, India. Tel: 91-80-354-3170. (media arts). http://www.highresolutionindia.com
International Centre for Cultural Development, Pareeksha Bhavan, TC32/1719, Anayara PO, Thiruvananthapuram, 695029 Kerela, India South. Tel.: 91-47-173368.
Kala Bhavanam, c/o Studio 54, Grove Park, London SE5 8LE, UK. Tel.: 00-44-207-7331806. Located in the tropical backwaters of the South West Indian state of Kerala, on 2 acres of lush tropical gardens, surrounded by canals, lakes, paddy fields, banana plantations, and forests of coconut palms. Can accomodate up to 14 artists at a time, year round, with a miniumum stay of one month. Writers, visual artists, musicians, and Ayurveda studies. Fees charged. (Visual, performing, literary arts) http://www.artsresidencies.com
Kanoria Centre for Arts, Navarangpura, 390009, Ahmedabad, India. Tel: 91-630-8727. (literary, performing, and visual arts). http://www.kanoriacorp.com
Kala Khoj, Prathana-Community, Auroville, 605 101 Talminadu, India. Tel. 91-413-62382.
Lalit Kala Akademi-Garhi Artists Village, Rabindra Bhavan, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi 110001, India. Tel.: 91-11-381435.
Sanskriti Pratishthan Foundation, C-6/53 Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi 110016, India. Tel.: 91-11-6963226. Residencies of 1-12 weeks, vegetarian meals, fees charged. (visual, literary, performing arts, also scholars). http://www.sanskritifoundation.org
Tasara, Centre for Creative Weaving, Beypore North, 673015 Calicut, India. Tel: 91-495-414-832. http://www.tasaraindia.com
Xal Praxis Foundation, 29 New Queen's Rd., Bombay 400 004, India. Tel.: 91-022-3630421. (United Kingdom: 44-1714022212).
INDONESIA
Antena Projects, Tromol Pos no 09 Kp x Kalasan 55571 Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Tel.: (62) 0274 7499671. Located in a village on the outskirts of Yogyakarta-Central Java, surrounded by rice paddy fields and views of Mt. Merapi and Prambanan Temple. Private facilities for the Artists Residency Program include a 110 sq. meter communal indoor studio space, 70 sq. meter outdoor sculpture studio, several small private studios, a printing press, a kiln and video editing facilities. Situated among extensive gardens, the facilities also include a guest house with bedrooms for visiting artists, two bathrooms, a fully-equipped kitchen and a second-story Joglo (traditional Javanese open pavilion) used for social gatherings, performances and dining. On-site staff provides full housekeeping assistance and meals based on traditional Indonesian cuisine. An off-site home with 3 bedrooms, a studio, kitchen and gardens which is 5 minutes from Antena Projects is available on a limited basis to foreign artists and their families. Fees charged. Rolling deadlines. (visual, literary, and media arts) http://www.antenaprojects.org/
IRAN
Iranmehr Publication Co., PO Box 14335-538, Teheran 14, Iran. Tel: 98-21-884-2489. (visual arts)
ISRAEL
Foundation de Jerusalem, 11 Rivka Street, PO Box 1312, Jerusalem 91012, Israel. Tel.: 972-2-751711.Herseliya Artists' Residence, 7 Yodffat St., Herzeliya, Israel. Tel: 972-9-9510601. (visual arts).
Hilai, The Israeli Center for the Creative Arts, 212 B'nai Ephraim St., PO Box 53007, Tel Aviv 61530, Israel.
KEA Project, 35 Gordon St., 63414 Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel: 972-3-522-5427. (visual arts).
Mishkenot Sha'ananim, PO Box 8215, Jerusalem 91081, Israel. Overlooks Mt. Zion, private room, studio, or apt., families welcome, year-round. (visual, literary arts)
Nira Pereg, 7 Yehoash St., Apt. #7, 63575 Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel: 972-54-923-700. (visual arts).
Varda Carmeli, Derech-Haharon 108, 45101 Hod-Hasharon, Israel. Tel: 972-9740-5325. (visual arts).
JAPAN
Akiyoshidai International Art Village, 50 Nakayamada, Akiyoshi, Shuho-cho, Mine-gun, Yamaguchi, 754-0511 Japan. Tel: 81-837-63-0020. (visual, performing arts) http://www.artnet.or.jpAomori Contemporary Art Centre, 152-6 Goshizawa, Yamazaki, Aomori 030-0134, Japan. Tel: (81) 17-764-5200. Spring and Autumn residencies. Artists recieve stipend, housing, studio, exhibition, and airfare. (visual arts) http://www.acac-aomori.jp/en/index.html
Arcus Project Artist in Residence Program, 978-6 Kasahara-cho, Miro, Ibaraki 310-8555, Japan. Tel: (029) 301-2735. Residencies for 5 young and mid-career artists at a time for up to 5 months max. Stipend paid, plus housing, studio, exhibition, and airfare. (visual arts) http://www.arcus-project.com
Asian Cultural Council, 437 Madison Ave., 37th Flr. New York, NY 10022. (212) 812-4300. http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org
Fumio Najo, Twin Building, Daikanyama B-102, 30-8 Sarugakuche, Shibuya-Ku Tokyo 150, Japan. Tel.: 3-3780-0491.
Japan-US Friendship Commission, 1120 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 925, Washington, DC 20005. 6 month residency, stipend, transportation, reimbursement for Japanese language study, 5 artists at a time. (visual, literary, performing, media arts) http://www.jusfc.gov
Kamiyama Artist in Residence Program, 100 Honnoma, Jinryo, Kamiyama-cho Myozai-gun, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan 771-3395. Tel: +81-88-676-1552. Located on the the island of Shikoku. Open to artists over 30 working in painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, and land art. Travel expenses, room and board, studio and materials allowance provided. 3 artists will be selected, one Japanese and two international. All artwork produced during residency becomes the property of the organizer, although artist retains copyright. (visual arts) http://www.town.kamiyama.lg.jo/kair/index_eng.html.
Kyoto Art Center, Muromachi Takoyakushi, 604-8156 Nakagyo-lu, Kyoto, Japan. Tel: 81-75-213-1000. Residencies of up to 3 months for up to 12 "rising young artists" at a time. Accomodations provided; artist must pay travel and living expenses. (visual, performing, media, literary arts). http://www.kac.or.jp
Sai-No-Kuni Programme, The Museum of Modern Art Saitama, 3-30-1 Tokiwa Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture Ko Matsunaga, Japan. Tel.: 81-48-8240111.
South & West Districts Development Divisions, Ibaraki Prefectural Government, 1-5-38 Sannomaru Mito 310, Japan.
Studio Youkobo, Zempukuji 3-2-10, 167-0041 Suginamiku Tokyo, Japan. Tel: 81-3-5930-5009. Residency for 1 artist at a time for up to 6 months. Fees charged for accomodations. (visual arts). http://www.youkobo.co.jp
Tama Life 21 Association, Second Floor, Tokyo Tachikawa Chiiki Bosal Center, 3233-2 Midori-cho Tachikawa-shi Tokyo 190, Japan.
KENYA
Paa Ya Paa Arts Centre, Phillda Ragland NJAU, Ridgeways off Kiambu Road, PO Box 49646, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel.: 254-2-512257.
KOREA
The Art Studio Changdong and Goyang, 601-107 Chang-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, 132-040 KOREA. Tel: 82-2-995-0995. Residencies of 3-4 months or 1 year. Housing, studio, exhibition space provided. Artists must pay own food, travel, materials, and personal living expenses. (visual arts) http://www.artstudio.or.krKorean Nature Artists Assciation - Yatoo, 314-090 2F 114-11 Kyo-Dong, Kon-ju Chungnam, Korea. Tel.: 82-416-8415420.
MALAYSIA
Mun Sen Art Gallery, E7, Riverdale Park, Jalan Bukit Antarabangsa, 68000 Hulu Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: 603-4106-1048. (visual arts). http://www.khengwah.bizland.com
MOROCCO
Le Four a Chaux dar Bouazza, International Art Village, 265 Bd. Zerktouni, Casablanca, Morocco. Tel: 212-2-369-266-67-68.
NEW ZEALAND
New Pacific Studio, Mount Bruce R.D. 1, Masterton, New Zealand. Tel: 64-6-375-8441. (Summer address: 321 Nevada St., Vallejo, CA 94590 707-649-8499). Located next to the National Wildlife Centre in the Lower North Island, a beautiful rural area in the northern Wairarapa. Open to artists and environmentalists from all over the world who are established in their field. 2 artists at a time; fees charged; community outreach opportunities available to resident artists. (visual, literary arts) http://www.newpacificstudio.org
REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO
Afrique Profonde, PO Box 4807, Pointe-Noire, Republique du Congo. Tel: 242-570-862. http://www.afriqueprofonde.org
SAUDI ARABIA
Meftaha Plastic Art Village, King Fahd Cultural Centre, PO Box 1229, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
SENEGAL
Art Horizon, Sicap Mermoz Villa 7041, BP 5439, Dakar-Fann Senegal, West Africa. Tel.: 011-22-1251612.
SINGAPORE
Studio 106, Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, 90 Goodman Rd. 439053 Singapore. Tel: 62-6340-9162. (visual arts) http://www.lasallesia.edu.org
SOUTH AFRICA
Caversham Centre for Artists and Writers, PO Box 87 Balgowan, 3275 Kwazulu - Natal, South Africa Tel: 27-33-2344080. http://www.artistcommunities.org/caversham.htmlKeyabopha, Studio 54, Grove Park, London SE5 8LE, UK. Tel: 00-44-207-7331806. Located in the rolling foothills of the Magaliesberg Mountains, on an 82 hectare estate full of wildlife, including monkeys. Year round, minimum stay one month. Can accomodate 16-18 artists. Fees charged. Patining, sculpture, ceramics, performing arts, photography, silversmithing, printing, Ayurvedic studies. (visual, performing arts) http://www.artsresidencies.com
TAIWAN
Taipei Artists' Village, Artist-in-Residence Program, No. 7 Beiping East Road, 100 Taipei, Taiwan. Tel: 886-2-33-937-377. Up to 10 artists at a time. Residencies of 3 months. Housing provided; residents responsible for own meals; stipend awarded. (visual, media, performing arts) http://www.tav.taipei.gov.tw
TUNISIA
Centre Culturel International, Hammamet, Tunisia. Tel.: 011-216-2-80410.