Japan

This year’s open call AIR is intended to provide people involved in a wide range of cultural and artistic pursuits – including artists, curators, and researchers – with an opportunity to engage in creative activities while residing at ACAC.

Approximately an hour from Tokyo, ARCUS Project is calling for applications from visual artists for their funded artist-in-residence programme from 29 August to 26 November 2025.

Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM) Artist in Residence Programme invites artists from across Japan and worldwide, including but not limited to Asian countries and regions.

The Hokuriku Region Dance Festival 2025 is an Artist-in-Residence (AIR) programme, running from 14 to 22 July 2025.

Paradise Air is calling for applications from all people of all nationalities working in the arts field for their 11th Longstay Programme between May and July 2025 (70–90 days duration) in Matsudo, Japan.

Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (BIPAM), Kyoto Experiment and the Japan Foundation (JF) are launching ‘Shifting Points’, an incubation project for the next generation of performing arts artists in Thailand, Japan, and Southeast Asia, jointly organised by the three organisations.

Chiba City Arts Triennale (main period September – November 2025) is calling for applications from international artists for the ‘Project Social Dive’, an open call inviting artists to immerse themselves in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Saison Artist in Residence Visiting Fellow aims to build up an international network for contemporary performing arts and to enhance mutual understanding, and gives opportunities for international artists and arts managers to research the contemporary performing arts scene in Japan. The programme supports research visits to Japan for those who are expected to play an important role in the international performing arts scene.

The 12th 1minute Projection Mapping Competition, a competition of projection mapping works of 1 minute to 1 minute and 59 seconds, will be held again this year. The screening of finalists’ works and the announcement of results will take place from 14 to 16 September 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), operated by a division of The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, offers artist-in-residence programmes for international creators working in various creative fields to stay, engage in creation and conduct research activities in Tokyo.

Asian Performing Arts Camp, a programme for performing arts practitioners working in various parts of Asia, is calling for applications.