Narva Art Residency’s – Open Call for 2026
The international artist-in-residence program in the North-Eastern border of Estonia is open for artists and creatives operating across all arts – visual arts, music, performance, architecture, design, film, literature, and curatorial practices etc. The program aims to generate creative exchange between practitioners as well as strengthen ties with the local context. Artists are invited to make interactive, socially engaged, and/or community-based work that is relevant also to the locals of Narva. It is best if the engagement is already intertwined into the process of artmaking itself.
The residency offers free private accommodation, common working spaces, a shared kitchen and shared washing facilities, and access to the Kreenholm factory. Residents get help to reach out to communities for creating meaningful connections. In warmer months, it is possible to use the residency’s bicycles and a small boat. Residents have the possibility to propose exhibitions or events for NART gallery spaces.
This residency is for
- artists from all fields and all parts of the world
- single artists or artistic duos
- artists who make interactive, socially engaged, and/or community-based work and who seek to engage a clearly defined group
The residency offers
- accommodation and working facilities for free
- residencies that are 1.5 – 2 months long
- support for reaching out to communities, organizing events
- access to the vacant Kreenholm manufactory
- a vibrant centre with many activities
The residencies do not involve financial obligations or support. Production and other expenses need to be provided by the artists. NART gives a letter of confirmation for artists who apply for outsourced funds.
Category: various fields, including visual art, music, theater and performance.
Eligibility: all
Location: NART is located in Narva city on the Estonian-Russian border at the historicist villa, which was originally built for the director of Kreenholm Textile Manufacture.
Key Dates: Submission deadline no later than 26 October 2025 at 23:59 (Estonian time).
Application Fee: free
For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the link below.
