This artist residency programme invites art practitioners to join a one-month period of surveying, researching, and creating works around a shared interest in the concepts and processes of myth making in Trà Vinh, Vietnam.
The residency is from 15 October to 15 November 2026 and in late December 2026 there will be a showcase at No Cai Bum Festival 2026.
The residency will select four art practitioners from the Lower Mekong Subregion: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. The open call welcomes emerging practitioners (regardless of age) whose practice and interest engage with the intersections of culture, history, and linguistics, and/or explores the nature of linguistic fragmentation, ruptures, and absences. Writers with a focus on creative writing, allegorical narratives and critical fabulation are welcome, as are applicants interested in the process of making research-driven, experimental, or community-rooted methodologies.
Selected artists will receive:
- An artist and production fee of up to 800 EUR
- Fully funded round-trip travel from the artist’s country of residence to Trà Vinh, Vietnam
- Accommodation, shared working space (including a simple ceramic studio), local transportation in Trà Vinh, and a living stipend of EUR 200 per person
- Curatorial and logistical support from a Vietnamese curator and local coordinator
- A weekly programme featuring local experts, including talks, workshops, screenings, and guided tours
- Opportunities to engage and collaborate closely with local communities in Trà Vinh
- Connections with artists and cultural practitioners across Vietnam
- An open studio presentation and the opportunity to exhibit or perform work as a collateral event of the No Cai Bum Art Festival in Trà Vinh and Bến Tre, Vietnam, with fully funded round-trip travel and accommodation for exhibition setup and participation in the Trà Vinh programme of the festival (approximately 25 December 2026–2 January 2027).
