Residencies

Participating in a residency is an inspiring opportunity for cultural practitioners and artists. Our programmes support professional development, exchange, and artistic processes. New places and contexts stimulate creative thinking, encourage experimentation, and open up new perspectives. Residencies enable collaboration and growth across fields such as dance, visual arts, music, technology, theatre, and journalism.

Here you can find our current residency programmes.

Earth Month 2026

Earth Month 2026 is a collaborative initiative between Goethe-Institut Glasgow, Institut Français d'Écosse, and Alliance Française Glasgow, aimed at fostering cultural exchange and climate action by connecting artistic and cultural practice with scientific discourse. This programme unites France, Germany, and Scotland in a dynamic, multidisciplinary dialogue around sustainability.

CIRCUS - Acts of Assembly - Unruly Kinships

CIRCUS is a new interdisciplinary programming strand at the Goethe-Institut Glasgow. Launching in 2026 under the curatorial lead of Cat Dunn, Acts of Assembly – Unruly Kinships reimagines the circus ring as a living, re-indigenised space of gathering, performance, and care. Instead of a site of spectacle, the ring becomes a framework for exchange.

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Goethe-Institut x Somerset House Studios Residency

Goethe-Institut London, Somerset House Studios and CTM Festival have established an international artist residency programme to support Germany-based artists working at the intersection of music, art and technology for a period of three months.

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English PEN Writers at Risk Residency

Since 2022, the Goethe-Institut London has been offering residencies for international writers as part of the ‘Writers at Risk’ programme in collaboration with English PEN.

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PRISMA Residency

In 2026 the Goethe-InstitutLondon embarks on a new partnership with The Place (UK) and Explore Dance (DE). The overarching aim is to explore practice and process for making the best contemporarydanceavailable to young audiences through commissioning structures, artist development and touring.

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