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These programs offer creators a period of residence at TOKAS Residency or at affiliated overseas residency programs to engage in the creation of works or research. During their residencies, programs open to the public such as the OPEN STUDIO provide opportunities for the creators to present their works. The contents of support provided during the residency periods differ depending on the program.

Residency Programs
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International Creator Residency Program

This program offers accomplished creators from abroad the opportunity to engage in new creative activities. Support is provided for creation of works or conducting research during a residency period of about three months.

Contents of support	Airfare, living expenses, fee for creative work/project, living space (single room), shared studio space
Residency periods	3-month periods in May to July / Sep to Nov / Jan to Mar

Exchange Residency Program

This program is conducted in affiliation with overseas arts spaces or residency organizations to enable the mutual exchange of Japan-based and overseas creators.

Contents of support	Japan-based creators sent abroad: Airfare, living expenses, fee for creative work/project International creators from abroad: Living space (single room), shared studio space
Residency periods	Japan-based creators sent abroad: Differs by affiliated residency destination International creators from abroad: 3-month periods in May to July / Sept to Nov / Jan to Mar
Residency Locations (2026)	Atelier Mondial (Basel, Switzerland) Callie’s (Berlin, Germany) WIELS (Brussels, Belgium) Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (Dublin, Ireland) HIAP [Helsinki International Artist Programme] (Helsinki, Finland) Centre Clark (Quebec [Montreal], Canada) SeMA Nanji Residency (Seoul, Korea) Treasure Hill Artist Village (Taipei, Taiwan)

Curator Residency Program

This program aims to invite distinguished and highly motivated curators in the fields of curation, art criticism, and cultural research from all over the world and to offer them opportunities to conduct research in Tokyo.

Contents of support	Airfare, fee for research/project, living space
Residency period	1- to 3-month periods in May to July / Sep to Nov / Jan to Mar

Local Emerging Creator Residency Program

This program is for Japan-based emerging creators who wish to develop their careers by means of overseas activities in the future. It supports their creative activities and also provides opportunities for exchange with international curators and to receive advice from them.

Contents of support	Living expenses, fee for creative work/project, living space, shared studio space
Residency period	60 to 90 days periods in May to July / Sep to Nov / Jan to Mar

Research Residency Program

This is a program for creators from Japan and abroad in a variety of genres, from artists, curators and administrators to architects, designers, composers and writers, to conduct research in the arts and culture or research for their own new creative activities.

Contents of support	Living space (single room)
Residency periods	6 to 12 weeks in May to July / Sep to Nov / Jan to Mar (Available period differs by year)

Curator Talk

A mini-lecture series in which curators participating in the Curator Residency Program will introduce their activities and the art scene in the countries/regions where they are based.

OPEN STUDIO

The TOKAS Residency studio space is used for exhibiting works created and research conducted in residence and for the artists themselves to give presentations on their activities and works. Also, TOKAS activities are promoted widely to the public through programs like facility tours and introduction to affiliated overseas organizations for our Exchange Residency Program. Furthermore, we organize events to provide opportunities for sharing information and dialogue about various issues in the art world.