The Kintai Arts Residency invites artists and professionals working in culture and academia fields to apply for an individual residency programme. The duration of the residency can vary from one week to 1 month. This programme is dedicated to those seeking a quiet retreat in nature, a peaceful place to focus on various types of cultural and academia projects. The Residency provides accommodation and workspace for a wide range of activities, including both research-based practices and multidisciplinary artistic practices (ceramics, painting, sculpture, sound art, performance, choreography, etc.).
Residents are invited to live within the community and organize various events that promote their work and nourishes the exchange of ideas with their peers.
Individual residents and collectives are welcome during January - February, April - June and September - October, 2026. Duration of a residency can vary from 1 week to 1 month. Applications must be submitted not later than one month before the chosen start date of the residency.
The residency programme is fee-based. For those seeking funding, Kintai Arts provides letters of collaboration and official acceptance letters.
For further information, please contact info@kintaiarts.lt
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Conditions and requirements
To present in a single pdf. file:
- Free-form CV reflecting your field of activity,
- A portfolio with examples of your work or another source that reflects your practice;
- A brief description of what you plan to do during the residency;
- Arrival and departure dates
- Specific needs related to accommodation and work conditions
The Kintai Arts Residency offers accommodation in private studios with a separate bathroom and kitchenette, as well as double rooms or four-person rooms with a shared bathroom. The residency building also features a shared kitchen and a space for communal dinners.
Work conditions:
- A shared workshop space for visual art practices (approximately 60 m²), equipped for woodworking and painting.
- 2 smaller working rooms (20-35 m²)
- Gallery space, two halls (approx. 110m²) and exhibition space in the basement of the residency
- Movement practice, choreography, music and interdisciplinary practices can be accommodated in the surrounding buildings of the residency (the multifunctional centre hall, the Vydūnas Centre, the Evangelical Lutheran church buildings, the Kintai library)
- Sound studio. Residency offers professional equipment for sound practice. A catalogue is available upon the request.
- Ceramics studio
Kintų miestelyje taip pat yra galimybė naudotis sporto sale, tinklinio ir krepšinio aikštelėmis, viešose erdvėse yra daug didelių kūrybiniams sumanymams tinkamų sienų, laukai, miškas ir, žinoma, Kuršių marios, siūlančios tiek aktyvaus sporto, tiek ramaus laisvalaikio galimybes, bei paukščių migracijos stebėjimą Ventės rage. Galima naudotis rezidencijos dviračiais kelionėms po vietovę.
The price includes accommodation and the provision of space and equipment during the residency. The price does not include working materials, travel and meal expenses.
- A studio (single bed) with private facilities (WC and a kitchenette) - 30 EUR/night
- A double room (1 double bed) with individual facilities - 40 EU/night
- A triple room (double bed + single bed) with individual facilities - 50 EU/night
- Spaces at mezzanine with shared facilities (from 1 to 4 persons) - 15 EU/night per person (only during a warm season)
If you want to participate in the residency programme but it is financially difficult, please mention this in your email application. We hope that we can find an accommodation price that is within the applicant's means.
This programme is not funded. Incoming residents must cover travel and accommodation costs. The Residency can issue an official letter of acceptance to residents applying to the Individual Fellowship and Residency Funding Programmes.
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