INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY

autumn/winter 25/26 open call

Applications for Autumn/Winter 25/26 are now open. Application deadline is the 4th May 2025 and artists will be notified by 16th May 2025.

Our International Residency Programme welcomes artists from different disciplines to stay from 1 or 2 months. We will favour artists who have researched and propose projects suitable to the residency and the surrounding environment.

The provisional residency periods for Autumn/Winter 2025/26 are as following:

  • PADA 54: October-November (9th October - 3rd December, 2025)

  • PADA 55: January (2nd - 29th January, 2026)

  • PADA 56: February-March (3rd February - 31st March, 2026)

Preferred dates and duration of stay are asked on the application form. If you would like to apply for alternative dates please let us know. Your flexibility in dates is greatly appreciated and helps us schedule.

Make sure you read and familiarise yourself with the program and the residency guidelines before applying.

The residency includes

Programme of Activities and Support

We believe dialogue is important for a rich studio practice, and the residency programme has been developed with this in mind. By organising monthly activities, artists have the opportunity to engage with each other and develop new contacts. The activities include:

  • Group presentations and critiques

  • Curatorial guidance

  • Technical assistance and workshop induction

  • Visits to museums, galleries and art studios in Lisbon led by PADA

  • History Presentation by the Industrial Museum and Tour of the Industrial Park

  • Opportunity to propose site-specific projects, presentations, workshops and other projects

  • Final exhibition in the gallery at PADA

  • Documentation of the group show

  • Production of individual films for each artist documenting their studio practice

Facilities

  • 36 m2 open studio

  • Accommodation in a private double bedroom

  • Access to all PADA Studios facilities, including gallery and workshop

  • Access to the restricted areas of the Industrial Park

How to apply

Application is done via an Open Call.

This Open Call deadline is 4th May and artists will be notified by 16th May, 2025.

  • Personal details and contacts

  • Your preferred period and duration of stay

  • Cover letter introducing yourself and your motivation (max. 300 words)

  • Artist statement describing your practice/research and areas of interest (max. 300 words)

  • Project proposal indicating any particular project you would like to propose for the residency (max. 300 words)

  • Optional workshop or other event proposal (max. 200 words)

  • Portfolio (max. 10 pages, 12MB)

  • CV

  • A few sentences about how your project will minimise its impact on the environment

  • A few sentences on why you want to do the residency and your expectations of it

As an international residency, artists applying must be comfortable communicating in English and application must be written in English.

Selection criteria

• Quality and commitment of work

• Applications that take into consideration PADA´s unique location and facilities

• Unique perspective and approach

• Interest and willingness to work and live in a community of artists

• Clarity and focus of proposal

After applying

Artists will be informed by the 16th May about the success of the application.

After receiving the invitation the artist will be asked to pay a 50% deposit to hold their place in the program within 14 days and two-part agreement between the prospective resident and PADA will be signed. A copy of that agreement can be requested in advance should you have any questions.

Cancellations have to be announced with as much notice as possible. The deposit is not refundable in case of short cancellation.

We encourage artists to apply for individual funding to cover the residency costs. Make sure to inform us as soon as possible when applying for funding. We help all successful applicants with letters of support.

Residencies will begin and end in the indicated dates, so artists should arrange transport to arrive or depart accordingly.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.