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title: Individual Residency Programme
description: Self-funded 1-week to 1-month residency in Kintai, Lithuania for artists and cultural/academic researchers, with studios, sound and ceramics facilities.
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updatedAt: "2026-10-01"
programType: Residency
organization: Kintai Arts
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/kintai-arts
deadline: "2026-09-30"
location: Kintai Arts Residency, Kintai, Šilutė, Lithuania
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compensationRange: No fee to the artist; residents pay for accommodation (15–50 EUR/night) which includes the provision of space and equipment. Working materials, travel and meal expenses are not included.
disciplines:
  - ceramics
  - painting
  - sculpture
  - sound art
  - choreography
  - research
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# Individual Residency Programme

**Hosted by:** Kintai Arts

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Kintai Arts Residency, Kintai, Šilutė, Lithuania | **Deadline:** September 30, 2026

## About This Program

The Kintai Arts Residency invites artists and professionals working in culture and academia fields to apply for an individual residency programme. 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.).

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 with professional equipment for sound practice, a catalogue is available upon the request; ceramics studio.

The presentation of the work in the end of the residency is optional, not obligatory.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** ceramics, painting, sculpture, sound art, choreography, research
- **Note:** Open to artists and professionals working in culture and academia fields. Individual residents and collectives are welcome.

### Additional Requirements

To present in a single pdf file: a 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.

## Compensation & Benefits

No fee to the artist; residents pay for accommodation (15–50 EUR/night) which includes the provision of space and equipment. Working materials, travel and meal expenses are not included.

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 EUR/night
- a triple room (double bed + single bed) with individual facilities – 50 EUR/night
- spaces at mezzanine with shared facilities (from 1 to 4 persons) – 15 EUR/night per person (only during a warm season).

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - 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. Paid by the resident: studio (single bed) with private WC and kitchenette 30 EUR/night; double room 40 EUR/night; triple room 50 EUR/night; mezzanine spaces with shared facilities 15 EUR/night per person (warm season only).
- **Studio Access:** Provided - 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
sound studio with professional equipment for sound practice (catalogue available upon request)
ceramics studio

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).

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 4, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 30, 2026
- **Program Start:** April 1, 2026
- **Program End:** October 31, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://kintaiarts.lt/en/atviri-kvietimai/individualios-rezidencijos-2026/