Delfina Foundation

24/04/2026

📢 : New Media Artists in the United States and Canada

‼️ 17 Days left to apply!

Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce a new open call for artists based in the United States and Canada whose practice centres on new media.

Generously supported by Lonti Ebers, this opportunity forms part of a new series of annual residencies in London for the next four years, delivered through separate open calls. This inaugural call is focused on new media artists.

🗓️ The residency will take place from 4 Jan to 25 March 2027.

🔗 Visit our site to find out more. Link in bio.

‼️ Application deadline: Monday, 11 May 2026, 23:59 BST

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02/04/2026

🎉 We’re thrilled to launch !

Join us as we follow materials in motion—through the body, through time, and through the worlds they help shape.

is a new thematic programme exploring the intersections between fine art, craft, and design practices.

Bringing together nine international residents and four UK-based Associates — selected through a global open call that drew over 1,200 applications — the season focuses on practices rooted in making, from weaving and silversmithing to papercraft and collaborative processes.

🗓️ Over the next three months, we’ll have a vibrant season of free-to-attend public workshops, talks, and events, programmed in collaboration with our residents.

🔗 Visit link in bio to learn more about our inaugural season and stay tuned for more!

Our spring 2026 residency partners and supporters include: Yukiko Ito, The Institutum (), E-Len Fu, Amaya-Boffi Collection, Seishodo Yamash*ta, Novum Foundation, SAHA (), Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, H.E Noura Al Kaabi, Armature, Rajeeb () & Nadia Samdani (), Jhaveri Contemporary (), and Delfina’s regional networks of patrons for Asia-Pacific, Latin America & the Caribbean, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.

📷 Images Courtesy of: Chloe Bensahel, Heidi Jalkh, Kelly Jin Mei, Katesi Jacqueline Kalange, Tsuyoshi Anzai, Defne Tesal, Asma Belhamar, Jonathan Baldock, Jo Grogan, Madina Joldybek, Lucia Gašparovičová, and Sayan Chanda.

05/03/2026

📢 : Artists based in India

In partnership with The Charles Wallace India Trust () and The Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation (), Delfina Foundation welcomes applications from contemporary visual artists from India for a residency in London.

🗓 This residency will take place from 5 January to 28 March during Delfina Foundation’s winter residency season 2027.

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‼️ Application deadline: Sunday, 5 April 2026, 23:59 BST

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19/02/2026

📢 : Latin America, the Caribbean, and related diasporic communities living in the US.
 
In partnership with Jorge M. Pérez Collection and El Espacio 23 ( ), Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce a new residency initiative for Latin American and Caribbean artists based in the region or from related diasporic communities living in the United States. Two residencies are being offered through this year’s open call for Latin American and Caribbean artists who have been under-represented in Delfina’s recent activities (please read guidance notes regarding eligibility).
 
🗓️ The first residency will take place from 21 September to 13 December 2026, and the second will take place from 5 January to 25 March 2027. Two additional opportunities will be offered in 2027-28 through a second open call.
 
 🔗 Visit our site to find out more. Link in bio.
 
‼️ Application deadline: Monday, 6 April 2026, 23:59 GMT
 
⭐️ Supported by Jorge M & Darlene Pérez ( )
 
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17/01/2026

📢 : Taiwan 🇹🇼

With support from Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.) (), Delfina Foundation welcomes applications from Taiwanese artists and curators for a 12-week residency in London.

🗓️ The residency will take place from 25 June - 11 September 2026.

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‼️ Application deadline: Sunday, 22 February 2026, 23:59 GMT

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19/07/2025

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS BASED IN EAST AFRICA

Delfina Foundation, with support from Delfina Foundation’s Network of Africa Patrons, welcomes applications from artists based in East Africa* for a twelve-week residency in London.

Applicants must be a citizen, or long-term resident, living and working in one of the following countries: British Indian Ocean Territory, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Southern Territories, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The selected applicant will be offered a residency covering the period 6 January to 27 March 2026.

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Delfina Foundation, with support from Delfina Foundation’s Network of Africa Patrons, welcomes applications from artists

19/07/2025

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS BASED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Delfina Foundation, with support from our Network of Asia Pacific Patrons, welcomes applications from artists based in Southeast Asia for a twelve-week residency in London

Applicants must be a citizen, or long-term resident, living and working in one of the following countries: Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR), Timor-Leste.

The selected applicant will be offered a residency covering the period from 6 January to 27 March 2026.

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Delfina Foundation, with support from our Network of Asia Pacific Patrons, welcomes applications from artists