The Residency

Mexico City: August 17-23, 2026

This summer we are giving 11 Artists from around the world the space to grow and explore their practice in the heart of vibrant Mexico City. This Residency is a unique experience for artists of all stages who are looking to immerse themselves within a beautiful villa and dive deep into new projects and ideas. There will be special guests from prominent galleries and institutions, as well as a private chef to cook group meals and an abundance of time to explore the city. This is the time to experience your personal cultural renaissance. We are providing the space, materials, and connections to make it happen.

This Residency is a non-traditional space with no explicit rules or demands on the finished product. We only ask for you to come in with an open mind and take all you can from this experience, both personally AND professionally.

This experience is open to artists & creatives of ALL the following practices — painting, photography, filmmaking, drawing, mixed media, writing, curating, etc — as well as ALL backgrounds and ALL countries are welcome to submit an application.

A COMPLIMENTARY/FREE scholarship for this opportunity will be offered to one person. This will include everything being paid for and your application fee returned.

We hope to foster the growth of the next generation of emerging and mid-career artists, giving them the platform and exposure to elevate them. We will be documenting the week and host a curated group exhibition post-residency.

Accommodation

FAQ

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  • We carefully go through and seriously take into consideration each application one-by-one.

    The focus is on where an artist is at in their journey personally, diversity and drive.

    To avoid receiving thousands of submissions - essentially creating less competition for you AND weeds out low effort applications - a one time non-refundable application fee of just $25 is the cost to submit an application. This fee will be deducted for all selected artists who participate in The Residency. This fee also allows us to cover future project initiatives like this where we can all collectively support emerging artists globally.

    Once an artist is selected, they will have 3 days to confirm their spot.

    You can expect to hear back from us on the status of your application by end of April.

  • We are offering ONE person to join this Residency completely FREE of cost.

    The small fee to apply for this Residency is being used to help an artist with this opportunity of a lifetime.

    There is no special reason or selection process for who will receive the complimentary spot. All we ask is for a great application and your WHY.

    The winner will be announced on our platform.

  • You will be living for one week amongst 10 others in a classic 8-bedroom villa in the heart of Mexico City’s Roma Norte neighborhood.

    Casa Azul has 5 private bedrooms, 2 double bedrooms and one triple bedroom.

    The accommodation is first come, first serve and very affordably priced according to which type of room you would like.

  • A full in-depth schedule will be shared privately with participants:

    The Residency begins on Monday August 17th. Feel free to arrive anytime on this day. We will host a welcome dinner with a private chef, get to know one another, our practices and goals for the week ahead.

    Tuesday August 18 - Friday, August 21: We will dive into the Residency with spending half the day working on new personal projects. You can break for lunch at your convenience.

    We will have 2-3 guest speakers from various galleries and institutions in CDMX come into the house (depending on their availability) to give small lectures and meet with you.

    Additionally we will have various meetings built into the days chatting about business, building relationships, online presentation and more.

    Work day hours: 10am - 6pm

    Once the work day is over, around 6pm, your evenings are completely free.

    Saturday, August 22: We will visit various art spaces around Mexico City. Everything will be within walking distance.

    Sunday, August 23: Check out of the villa by 11am

  • What we cover:

    • Accommodation for 6 Nights

    • Any special guests, lectures, any meals with our private chef

    • Daily light breakfast, coffee anytime, available snacks

    • Some art materials: small-scale canvases, paper (for works on paper), notebooks, easels, brushes, etc.

    • Gift bag w/ luxury products

    What is not covered:

    • Your flight

    • Your transportation to and from airport (Uber is the best and affordable!)

    • Any meals outside of the house

    • Any activities you decide to do on your own time in Mexico City

  • Please view ALL terms & policies on this page.

    Due to the nature of this project, this is a non-refundable residency. We highly recommend purchasing trip insurance in case something comes up that would cause you to miss this experience.

  • As mentioned above, what is covered is: accommodation, certain meals, guest lectures, supplies, sponsored gift bags.

    Our goal is the keep this Residency AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE.

    We are not a non-profit and cannot go into debt supporting artists, but want to provide an equitable space for opportunity, experience and connection.

    Depending on the type of room that is reserved, whether a single, double or triple - the single room will be more expensive by nature.

    The rooms, chef, all included activities, supplies AND food will run starting at $878 - Pretty much ANYTHING that happens inside the villa is covered.

SUBMIT YOUR WORK HERE

Submission Deadline
Thursday April 9, 2026 11:59pm

All submissions and payments are private, secured and protected. You should receive an automatic email upon successfully completing your application!