Culture Moves Europe Call for Residency Hosts 2026 - 2027 now open

The Culture Move Europe Call for Residency Hosts 2026 - 2027 provides financial support to NGOs, cultural centres, self-employed persons, museums or companies that can host a residency project and invite up to 5 residents from Creative Europe countries.

This call offers support for residences that:

• Propose a concept for a residency project to host between 1 and 5 residents.
• Follow 2 of these objectives: to create, to learn, to explore, to connect, or to transform.
• Have the capacity to implement the residency project and provide adequate accommodation and workspaces.
• Offer at least one mentor to provide artistic guidance to the residents.
  

Who can apply for hosting residencies?

• Legal entities that: are registered and based in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the overseas countries and territories and outermost regions. See our Culture Move Europe Call for Residency Hosts funding page for countries that are eligible.
• Have the capacity to host the proposed residency project with artists and cultural professionals from other Creative Europe countries.
• Are active (regardless of being a new or well-established entity), in one of the eligible sectors: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts.

What will be funded?

Your residency project must pursue two of the following objectives:

• Explore: to conduct creative andartistic research, investigate,draw inspiration and work on aspecific theme or new concept.
• Create: engage in a creativeprocess seeking to produce anew piece of artistic or culturalwork.
• Learn: enhancecompetences and skills, forexample, throughcollaboration with aspecialist
• Connect: develop a professional network, engage with audiences, peers or stakeholders.
• Transform: contribute to societal change in line with the New European Bauhaus values and principles.
• Applicants who choose this objective are expected to design their residency in line with the values and principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB), such as sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion. Find out more about the initiative New European Bauhaus.

Visit our our Culture Moves Europe website for further information on this funding call, grants amounts, and how to apply.

Culture Moves Europe Linktree page is a really useful resource to help you apply for funding and they host regular Q&A and partner matching webinars.