Percebendo a Fronteira

The Narva Art Residency (NART) invites five individual artists from Nordic or Baltic countries to engage with the border between Estonia and Russia in Narva. Over a 10‑week residency, each artist will focus on one of the five human senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste—to transform the geopolitical reality of the border into a multisensory experience. The program offers a €2,000 creative grant, €1,000 production budget, and €300 travel reimbursement, along with free private accommodation, shared studio and kitchen facilities, access to local cultural sites, and mentorship from visiting experts. Artists must be permanently residing in the specified countries, be available for the full residency period, and work in any artistic discipline. Applications are due by 25 October 2026 and must be submitted via the provided form.

Free private accommodation, common working spaces, shared kitchen and washing facilities, access to Kreenholm Manufactory and Narva Venice Embassy, bicycles, small boat, support connecting artists with local communities, production assistance, translation support, communication and event launching, one‑to‑one sessions with visiting experts, networking opportunities, weekly meetings and mentoring, possibility to propose exhibitions or events, chance to give lecture/seminar, collaborative environment, support for organizing public/community activities, letter of confirmation for external funding.

Professional artists permanently residing in Nordic or Baltic countries (Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Åland, Latvia, Lithuania); not eligible for Estonian residents; any discipline; individual artists; available for a 10‑week residency.