This grant aims to support the implementation of artist residencies through funding for arts institutions, encouraging artistic production and mobility, fostering networks for knowledge exchange, and promoting spaces for reflection, experimentation, and dialogue between artists and other players in the art world.

Support for these residencies will be granted on a multi-annual basis, for up to two editions, with the aim of building foundations of knowledge and practice both within the supported institution and the local artistic scene.

Terms of eligibility

Applications are open to legally established non-profit private entities whose primary purpose is artistic in nature, and which meet the following criteria:

• Be based in one of the following countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, or São Tomé and Príncipe;
• Have a proven track record of activity in the national artistic scene.

Applications must ensure:

• Two editions of the artist residency, with the first edition taking place no later than 6 months after the approval notification, and the second edition no later than 31 March 2027;
• Each residency edition must include a minimum duration of two weeks, a curator of recognised merit in the visual arts, and at least five resident artists per edition, with a minimum of 40% of selected artists being international—specifically from other PALOP countries;
• One public presentation of the work developed during the residency, per edition.

How to apply

• Only applications submitted online will be accepted;
• Register at  MyGulbenkian;
• Before submitting your application form, check all the eligibility criteria and be sure to read the Call Conditions (available in the documents section);
• Applications may only be submitted once all the mandatory fields of the form have been completed and the documents required under the Call Conditions have been uploaded;
• Don’t forget to click “submit application”. Try not to submit your application in the last few days leading up to the deadline to avoid any unforeseen last minute problems.