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title: SensoryScapes 2026
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# SensoryScapes 2026

**Hosted by:** Studio 88 Artist Residency

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Studio 88 Artist Residency, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Thailand | **Deadline:** September 15, 2026

## About This Program

> "Local Roar • Global Resonance — sensory, environmental and cross-disciplinary work bridging local stories and global conversations"

OPEN CALL | SensoryScapes 2026
Local Roar • Global Resonance
Create. Experiment. Perform. Connect.

Studio 88 Artist Residency invites artists, designers, performers, musicians, filmmakers, writers, technologists, and interdisciplinary creatives to spend 4–6 weeks in Chiang Mai developing bold new ideas through collaboration, experimentation, and creative exchange.

Taking place during the magical Loy Krathong & Yi Peng Lantern Festival and alongside Chiang Mai Design Week 2026, SensoryScapes is an opportunity to immerse yourself in one of Southeast Asia's most inspiring cultural moments while developing work that bridges local stories and global conversations.

We're looking for artists who are curious, collaborative, and unafraid to cross disciplines. Whether your practice explores performance, sound, installation, design, technology, or ecology, we'd love to hear from you.

- Develop new work
- Collaborate with international artists
- Connect with Chiang Mai's creative community
- Present your work during Chiang Mai Design Week 2026

### Duration of residency

Two to six weeks

### Accommodation

Private accommodation, standalone bungalows, with a kitchen for light cooking.

### Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

Artists across disciplines: visual, performance, literary, digital, sound, and more. Creatives exploring environmental themes in dialogue with diverse peers. Practitioners ready to engage in exchange and cross-cultural learning.

### Studio / Workspace

Both private and shared, large and small. Darkroom, ceramics studio, woodworking, metalworking. For more information, visit our website.

### Fees and support

Variable, depends on the length of stay. Please visit our website or contact us for more information. Potential funding is available for specific countries and circumstances.

### Expectations towards the artist

All exhibitions or workshops are optional and to be discussed and agreed upon between Studio 88 Artist Residency and the artists. There may be additional fees involved.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** visual art, design, performance, literary, digital art, sound art, music, film, technology, sound, literary arts
- **Note:** Disciplines, work equipment and assistance

Artists across disciplines: visual, performance, literary, digital, sound, and more Creatives exploring environmental themes in dialogue with diverse peers Practitioners ready to engage in exchange and cross-cultural learning

## Compensation & Benefits

Fees and support are variable and depend on the length of stay. Potential funding is available for specific countries and circumstances. Artists are asked to visit the website or contact the residency for more information.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private accommodation, standalone bungalows, with a kitchen for light cooking.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Both private and shared, large and small. Darkroom, ceramics studio, woodworking, metalworking. For more information, visit our website.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 4, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 15, 2026
- **Program Start:** November 1, 2026
- **Program End:** December 13, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA_kiugMJxYxuX85QF6sys4ytazcfhsIMOJClMn5nBSQK7Uw/viewform