TOKAS Residency Programs｜Curator Residency Program 2025
Curators, art critics, and cultural researchers are invited to apply for a 1-3 month residency in Tokyo to conduct research, present their work, and mentor emerging local creators.
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Get matched →- Deadline
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- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- Living space, roundtrip economy airfare, and project/research fee
- Location
- Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Exhibition window
- May 1, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
About
Overview
Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) offers a Curator Residency Program for distinguished curators, art critics, and cultural researchers from around the world. Selected curators will conduct research in Tokyo, present their work, and mentor emerging local creators.
Key dates
- Application deadline (documents): July 2, 2024, 18:00 JST
- Application deadline (materials): July 9, 2024, 23:00 JST
- Residency periods: May–July 2025, September–November 2025, or January–March 2026
Duration and location
Residency lasts 1 to 3 months. TOKAS Residency is located in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, an area with historic culture and access to museums, galleries, and cultural venues.
What is provided
- Living space (single room)
- Roundtrip economy class airfare from your nearest airport to Tokyo
- Fee for research and project work
Eligibility
International curators, art critics, and cultural researchers are eligible. The program seeks distinguished and highly motivated individuals.
Expectations and deliverables
- Selected curators must give mentoring sessions to local emerging creators
- Must deliver a public talk (Curator Talk or Open Studio Talk)
Application
Download the Outline and Application Package from the TOKAS website.
Number of positions
6 curators will be selected.
- Award
- Living space, roundtrip economy airfare, and project/research fee
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The program invites curators to conduct research in Tokyo and contribute to the local creative community through mentoring and public presentations.
- Eligibility
- International curators, art critics, and cultural researchers
- Audience
- Distinguished and highly motivated curators in the field of curation, art criticism, and cultural research from all over the world
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