Open Call for Exchange Residency in Antwerp by Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, and MORPHO are delighted to inaugurate their collaboration in 2026 with an international residency exchange. The Institute supports the participation of one Polish artist going to Antwerp for a three-month residency, aiming to support and promote contemporary Polish creation in Belgium and reciprocate its longstanding exchange with the Flemish community.
Period
The residency in Antwerp, Belgium, lasts for 3 months, from August 1 until October 31, 2026.
For whom?
- This call is open to Polish artists living in Poland.
- You are a visual artist, possibly with a transdisciplinary approach.
- You want to focus on artistic research and the development of your work in the company of peers.
- You are welcome regardless of age, ethnic-cultural background, gender diversity, neurodiversity, and more.
- We do our best to accommodate everyone’s needs, but the specific architecture of the building (stairs, no lift) means the residency is not suitable for all conditions.
- There is room for 1 adult, possibly with a child (arranging daycare is challenging but we have good contacts with a municipal primary school). You are welcome to contact us in advance to discuss your personal situation.
MORPHO offers
- Artistic, productional and administrative guidance from the team.
- Room in our shared residency house (including kitchen, living room, library and shared bathroom).
- Individual workspace in the monastery (ranging between 20-30 m2).
- Use of our project space and monastery garden.
- Weekly programme of sessions (composed in response to the residents’ input and interests).
- Access to the production facilities of St Lucas School of Arts (dark room, ceramics, lasercutting or screenprinting…).
- Online presentation of your work (website and social media).
- Newly commissioned portrait by artist-photographer Miles Fischler.
- Free entrance to exhibitions and events at neighbouring Kunsthal Extra City.
Financial support
Up to 500 euros round trip travel costs are covered. The residency also provides a 1,000 euros monthly fee and up to 1,000 euros project/production budget.
How to apply?
- Follow the online info session with Caroline Dumalin (artistic director MORPHO) to ask your questions. Sign up here.
- Fill in the application form here (in English).
- Do you have additional questions? Ask them via [email protected].
Selection criteria
- The match between the artist’s needs and what the residency can offer.
- The impact the residency is likely to have on the development of the artist/project.
- Projects offering a pronounced experimental or collaborative approach are particularly welcome.
Jury
The applications are collectively selected by a jury including members from the teams of MORPHO, Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art.
Save the dates
- Online info session: March 5, 2026 at 2pm
- Application deadline: March 22, 2026, midnight
- Announcement of results: week of April 20, 2026
Organizers
About MORPHO
MORPHO is an Antwerp-based nonprofit that supports artists in their artistic development and advocates for their place within the city. MORPHO initiates studio projects and residency programmes that offer artists time and space to work, alongside a community of peers and sessions that empower and connect them. MORPHO’s main premises - housing its office, residency house and studios - are located in a former monastery and historic townhouse behind Antwerp Central Station and the Zoo. The monastery site is shared with Kunsthal Extra City. In addition, MORPHO manages fifteen studio buildings in the city centre and surrounding districts, renting subsidised workspaces to approximately 250 artists. With the support of the City of Antwerp and the Flemish Government, MORPHO aims to build and sustain a solid and lively base for artistic practice. More information: morphoantwerp.be.
About Adam Mickiewicz Institute
The Adam Mickiewicz Institute (IAM) brings Polish culture to people around the world. Being a state institution, it creates lasting interest in Polish culture and art through strengthening the presence of Polish artists on the global stage. It initiates innovative projects, supports international cooperation and cultural exchanges. It promotes the work of both established and promising artists, showing the diversity and richness of our culture. The Adam Mickiewicz Institute is also responsible for the Culture.pl website, a comprehensive source of knowledge about Polish culture. More information: iam.pl.
About The Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art
The Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, established in 1989, is located in a reconstructed 17th century baroque palace situated on the edge of the royal park in the heart of Warsaw. U-jazdowski develops, presents, and promotes art in all its forms. It is a place of bold reflection on cultural and artistic practices, as well as on the state of society – in the face of challenges, opportunities, and crises. The residencies constitute an important branch of U-jazdowski's programme. In 2026, U-jazdowski residencies will become a space for activities focused on reflecting on coexistence, collaboration, and the relationship in post-human world in the face of contemporary crises. We invite artists and researches of various disciplines, whose work explores possible strategies of coexistence and regeneration. We are interested in how our everyday practices can become a starting point for building more sustainable and solidaristic futures. Projects developed within the U-jazdowski residencies often take an intimate, small-scale form, unfold over time, and remain open to process, uncertainty, and failure. While working at U–jazdowski, residents draw on its resources and engage with the surrounding environment, frequently uncovering new meanings through attentive and context-sensitive approaches. Projects developed in collaboration with artists, researchers, and local communities create a space for experimentation, knowledge exchange, and shared experience, both within U–jazdowski and beyond its walls. More information: u-jazdowski.pl.
