“International Creator Residency Program” aims to invite distinguished and highly motivated international creators in the field of visual art, film, design, architecture, and to give opportunities to work in Tokyo.
The open-call program “International Creator Residency Program (Theme Projects)” for the period from May to July 2025, invites two international creators who would engage in creative activities based on the theme “Technology and the future of humanity.”
Together with two creators of “Local Creator Residency Program,” the 4 creators who work on the theme will seek to actively exchange ideas on the cultural differences in thoughts, recognitions, actions and languages, while working independently on their own projects.
The result of their residency will be presented at the OPEN STUDIO and/or Result Exhibition.
International Creator Residency Program
Under this program, there are two categories: A) Individual Project and B) Theme Project.
Individual Projects
Residency Period: 3 months within the following residency periods
- from the beginning of September to the end of November, 2025
- from the beginning of January to the end of March, 2026
- Number of Creators: 4 creators (2 creators per period)
- Disciplines: Visual art, film, design, and architecture
- What TOKAS Residency offers: Airfare, living expenses (per diem), fee for creative work/project and living space (single room)
- Studio/workspace: Shared studio
- Outcome: Presentation in the Open Studio, and Result Exhibition planned to be held at TOKAS Hongo in 2026.
Theme Projects
- Based on the theme: “Technology and the future of humanity”
- Residency Period: 3 months from the beginning of May to the end of July, 2025
- Number of Creators: 2
- Disciplines: Visual art, film, design and architecture
- What TOKAS Residency offers: Living space (single room), airfare, living expenses (per diem), and fee for creative work/ project
- Studio/workspace: Shared studio
- Outcome: Presentation in the Open Studio, and Result Exhibition planned to be held at TOKAS Hongo in 2026.
Curator Residency Program
Residency Period: 1 to 3 months within the following residency periods:
- From the beginning of May to the end of July, 2025
- From the beginning of September to the end of November, 2025
- From the beginning of January to the end of March, 2026
- Number of Curators: 6
- Disciplines: curation, art criticism, and cultural research
- What TOKAS Residency offers: Living space (single room), airfare, and fee for research/project
- Studio/workspace: None
- Outcome: Presentation in Curator Talk or/and the Open Studio Talk.
Research Residency Program
Residency Period: 6 to 12 weeks within the following residency periods:
- From the beginning of September to the end of November, 2025
- From the beginning of January, 2026 to the end of March, 2026
- Number of Creators: 4
- Disciplines: visual art, film, design, architecture, music, sound art, performing art and curation
- What TOKAS Residency offers: Living space (single room)
- Studio/workspace: None
- Outcome Presentation in the Open Studio.