RESIDENCIES IN CHINA, TAIWAN AND KENYA

(ALL DISCIPLINES) Beijing Studio Center Fellowship
Residency in Beijing, China, open to all nationalities; duration, two months. Beijing studio center is a residency program for international visual artists, designers, writers, curators and academics located in Song Zhuang Art Area. The BSC Huaguang Fellowship is offered to international established artists by the BSC and Hua guang Art Academy. The aim is to support the communication of contemporary art between China and the rest of the world and to strengthen the art scene of QuanZhou City and benefit local people. The fellowship includes: one month stay at the BSC (studio,three meals a day,group exhibition in the BSC gallery, studio open event, dynamic artists' community ); round trip airfare to Huaguang Art Academy Fujian province; one month stay in Huaguang Art Academy (meals, accommodations ,allowance,local sights tour). Deadline: July 31, 2009.

The fellowship is offered to established artists who work in the specific field more than five years and are interested in Chinese culture and in collaborating with Chinese artists. Application address: 60 Art District, North Road of Shangshang Art Museum Xiaopu, Songzhuang Art Village, 101168 Beijing, China. Telephone: 008610 89578052, E-mail: [email protected]. For more information, go to: www.beijingstudiocenter.org.
Beijing Studio Center also offers partial scholarships and work scholarships. Check their website for more information.

(ARTISTS) Kuona Trust Residency in Kenya
International Residency for visual and media artists, duration: one to two months. Kuona is looking for applications from visual artists from different cultures to participate in 1 - 2 month studio residencies alongside twenty Kenyan artists in Nairobi. As a resident artist you have the opportunity to experience Nairobi, meet and collaborate with Kenyan artists and get to know the many cultural aspects of Kenya.

Accommodation is in a guest house with sitting room, TV, own kitchen and shared garden.
Only apply if you can fund yourself or seek funding from an organization in your country. Kuona can only accept artists who have medical and travel insurance. The monthly rent for the studio space is 120 euro. Deadlines: July 1, October 1, February 1. Application address: Kuona Trust, PO Box 4802, Nyayo Stadium 0506, Nairobi, Kenya. Telephone +254 02 550980. Fax +254 20 557288. E-mail [email protected]. For more information, go to: www.kuonatrust.org.

(ALL DISCIPLINES) Taipei Artist Village
International residency, duration: four to eight weeks. The Taipei Artist Village (TAV) first created the International Artist-in-Residence Program to provide a base in Taipei where local and international artists are brought together to facilitate creative intercultural encounters and collaboration. Facilities available for artists’ use include a computer room with Internet access, Mac G4 (editing and design), black and white darkroom, piano studio, dance studio, slide projectors, video projectors, DVD players, and VCR facilities and so on. Accommodations: an office, ten live-in studios, two public rooms, a seminar room and two gardens are located in a four-story building. Deadline: July 31, 2009. Application address: #7, Beiping East Road, Taipei, 100, Taiwan. Telephone +886-2-33937377*103. Fax +886-2-33937389. E-mail [email protected]. http://www.artistvillage.org/en_artist_apply.php?lang=en.

***I normally try to post only those residencies that are free or offer some kind of financial assistance but residencies in Kenya are far and few between so I posted it. If you can get yourself there somehow, it is very inexpensive. As with any international residency, when seeking funding for travel, contact the cultural consulate of the country you wish to go to and also check out transartists.org's funding link. You might find something there. Good luck...Mira