This residency program is open to artists and artist collectives, researchers, and curators of all nationalities, without age restrictions, who can demonstrate a minimum of five years of professional activity and have exhibited their works and research internationally.
Whether your application concerns the first residency session (January-March 2026), the second session (May-July 2026), or the third session (September-November 2026), you must submit your application to this current call.
Eligible artistic disciplines include: visual arts, performance arts, digital arts, art criticism, and curatorial practices. Eligible research fields include: humanities, social sciences, sciences, technological innovation, and ecology.
Find the presentation of the call for applications and the residency programme here in English.
Each resident benefits from:
o A 3 months residency in Vila 31, in Tirana
o A studio-apartment (only one double bed), fully equipped and furnished
o A grant of 800 euros per month
o A production grant of up to 1,500 euros
o A round trip to the residence
The residency programmes are designed to support a project in its entirety or just one stage of it: no output is required at the end of the residency.
Important Dates:
Application deadline: May 30, 2025
Announcement of laureates: September 2025
For more information on how to apply and submit your project, please refer to this page.
If you have questions about the application process, please contact: residencies-tirana@artexplora.org