The National Institute for Culture (NIK) and the Czech Centers (Czech Center Hanoi), in collaboration with the Hanoi Creative & Design Festival and Heritage Space, are announcing an open call for artists working in the fields of visual and multimedia art to apply for an artistic residency in Hanoi.
Residency Location and Partner
The residency will take place as part of the Hanoi Creative & Design Festival, which focuses on promoting creativity, design, art, architecture, and cultural heritage. Its goal is to bring together artists, designers, architects, artisans, entrepreneurs, and the general public to demonstrate how creativity can contribute to the city’s development and quality of life. The festival includes exhibitions, public art installations, workshops, lectures, cultural events, and projects aimed at revitalizing the historic districts of Hanoi. The event builds on Hanoi’s membership in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and supports the development of the creative economy and the involvement of local communities.
Main goal
The goal of the residency is to actively participate in the Hanoi Creative & Design Festival and to create a work of art within the Đồng Xuân Market. Resident artists are invited to engage with the Đồng Xuân environment in all its complexity—its physical nature, historical layers, the dynamics of daily operations, and the cultural structure of the contemporary marketplace. These aspects are intended to serve as source material for reflection, the formulation of artistic concepts, and the creation of site-specific interventions that respond to the unique character of this place. You can find more about the concept of the project “Đồng Xuân: An Intrinsic Project” here (the English version of the text is included in the file below).
Outputs
The outcome of the residency will be a newly created original work that responds to the specific character of the Đồng Xuân Market and is created specifically for this location.
The project might be:
- site-specific installations
- sculptures or spatial interventions
- murals or large-scale wall paintings
- light, sound, or multimedia installations
Proposed projects can be either temporary or permanent, depending on the nature of the project, its technical feasibility, and an agreement with the festival organizers.
Practical Information
- Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Length of stay: 3 weeks
- Residency dates: October 24 through November 15, 2026
- Local organization and production: Czech Center Hanoi in collaboration with the Hanoi Creative & Design Festival and Heritage Space
Funded residency support:
- hotel-style accommodations with a private bathroom
- workspace in a studio
- materials, depending on the nature of the artwork, up to a maximum of 300 €
- a fee of 35,000 Kč
- a round-trip flight ticket from Prague to Hanoi
Přihláška obsahuje
- application form
- a cover letter in English, no more than 2 standard pages
- a proposal for a project to be carried out during the residency; see the residency’s objective listed above (in English)
- an overview of your artistic/curatorial practice in the form of a portfolio in English, including visual material (max. 10 pages), or an overview of your residency collaborations
Deadlines
- The deadline for submitting applications is September 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
- The results of the open call will be announced within 5 days of the application deadline
- Regarding the Selection Process
- The selection process will not consider applications submitted after the deadline, or those that are incomplete or incorrectly prepared
- Applications will be evaluated by a committee composed of representatives from the Hanoi Creative & Design Festival, NIK, and ČC/ČC Hanoi.
- A contract will be signed with the selected resident.
- The organizers reserve the right not to hold the residency.
Contact: Markéta Černá, NIK, cernamarketa77@gmail.com a Dana Brabcová, ČC Hanoj, brabcova@czechcentres.cz