FUTURES residency programmes support artistic practice, research, and professional development within the field of photography and image-making.
Each residency responds to a different way of working. Some practitioners seek a structured programme built around artistic research, exchange, guidance, and engagement with partner organisations. Others need dedicated time and space to pursue independent research, develop an ongoing project, or immerse themselves in a specific context.
While each residency has its own format, duration, and working framework, all are grounded in FUTURES' commitment to supporting contemporary image-making through critical inquiry, experimentation, collaboration, and international exchange. Together, they create opportunities for practitioners to develop their work within a connected European network of artists, organisations, and cultural contexts.
Explore the residency programmes below to find the opportunity that best aligns with your practice, interests, and current stage of development.
A self-directed residency for practitioners pursuing research, project development, and critical inquiry
The FUTURES Research Residency is designed for photographers, artists, writers, researchers, and curators working within the field of photography and image-making who are seeking focused time to develop a project or line of inquiry.
Based at the FUTURES Hub in Amsterdam, the programme offers a private working and living space, opportunities to engage with the local cultural landscape, and connection to the wider FUTURES ecosystem. Designed as a self-directed residency, it enables practitioners to shape their own process while remaining connected to an international network.
A curated residency programme for artistic development, research and public engagement.
Developed by FUTURES and hosted in collaboration with partner organisations across Europe, the Artistic Residency supports artists in developing a new or ongoing project within a shared research framework.
With artistic process at its core, the programme creates the conditions for artistic research, experimentation, dialogue, and critical reflection. The programme enables artists to develop their projects within distinct cultural contexts through expert guidance, public engagement, and exchange with partner organisations, local communities, and fellow practitioners for the continued development of a project.