Apply for International Creator Residency Program

Residency Projects 

• Individual Projects
  • The open-call program “International Creator Residency Program (Individual Project)” aims to invite distinguished and highly motivated creators in the fields of visual art, film, design, and architecture from all over the world and offer them with opportunities to work in Tokyo. They provide financial support to allow creators to develop and present new works and ideas. The result of the residency will be presented at the OPEN STUDIO and/or the Result Presentation at TOKAS Hongo.
• Theme Projects
  • The open-call program “International Creator Residency Program (Theme Projects)” for the period from May to July 2025 aims to invite two distinguished and highly motivated international creators in the fields of visual art, film, design, and architecture who would engage in creative activities based on the theme “Technology and the future of humanity.” At the same time, they will call for two local creators in Japan who would stay at TOKAS Residency under the “Local Creator Residency Program” to work on the same theme during the same period. The four creators will have an opportunity to exchange ideas and have a dialogue based on the theme, while working independently on their own projects. The result of their residency will be presented at the OPEN STUDIO and/or the Result Presentation at TOKAS Hongo in the following year.

What TOKAS offers?

• Living space (single room)
• Shared studio
• Airfare: A round-trip economy-class air ticket between the nearest airport from the place of residence and Tokyo (either Narita or Haneda Airport) will be provided
• Living expenses (per diem): JPY 3,500 (consumption tax excluded) per day
• Fee for work/project: JPY 300,000 (consumption tax excluded)
• Income tax (20.42%) will be deducted from the above amounts
• A twin-bedded room will be provided to creators applying as a duo

Duration

• Individual Projects
  • 3 months in the following periods:
    • From the beginning of September, 2025 to the end of November, 2025
    • From the beginning of January, 2026 to the end of March, 2026
• Theme Projects
  • From the beginning of May, 2025 to the end of July, 2025

Eligibility Criteria

• Resides outside of Japan
• Has 5 years or more of experience in his/her specialized area of expertise
• Has sufficient ability to communicate in English with other residing creators and TOKAS staff for mutual understanding
• Independent and capable of working and living on his/her own
• Creators working as a duo are also eligible (A duo consisting of at least one creator residing outside of Japan is eligible)
• Students are ineligible (except for Ph.D. candidates)

For more information, visit Tokyo Arts and Space.