Residency for Performance artists 2025 “Arrival of Light”

About the Open Call

The International Artist Residency Pedvale is accepting applicants for its performance artists Residency programme in December 2025, inviting up to 9 individual performance artists or a group (5-7 people) for a month-long residency. The theme is "victory of light over darkness," encouraging artists to stage performances indoors or outdoors. The Pedvale Art Park & Artist Residency is located two hours northwest of Riga, encompassing almost 100 hectares with landscape and art. The residency runs from December 5, 2025, to January 2, 2026. Accommodation is provided in a refurbished 19th-century manor house with fully-furnished private bedrooms, access to a kitchen, common areas, laundry, and parking. Four studios (~30 sqm) on the ground floor and three smaller ones in the basement are available 24/7, with opportunities to work outdoors. Artists must self-fund travel, materials, and equipment. The artist’s residency fee is €480 for individuals, and group rates apply (5 artists €2290; 6 artists €2602; 7 artists €2866). The fee covers program costs and historic building maintenance. The residency does not offer grants or stipends but can assist with recommendation letters for external funding.

What is Offered

One month residency from December 5, 2025, to January 2, 2026, accommodating up to 9 artists. Artists are provided with fully-furnished private bedrooms in a refurbished manor house, with access to kitchen, common areas, laundry, Pedvale Art Park grounds, and car parking. Four studios on the ground floor (~30 sqm each) and three smaller ones in the basement are available 24 hours a day, with options to work outdoors in the sculpture park. Assistance for necessary arrangements can be provided, and letters of recommendation for artists seeking external funding are available upon acceptance.

Requirements

The Residency is open to individual performance artists or performance artist groups. Artists must self-fund their travel and specific materials or equipment. Artists are responsible for supplying their own materials. Participants are invited to show the performances created during the residency in the exhibition hall between December 27 and December 30.

How to Apply

Applicants shall apply by email with an open application. Applicants shall submit: an artist CV and a resume, a proposal letter, and samples of their work. Applications can be sent to: pedvale@pedvale.lv