Open call for the Artist-in-residence programme

Sept 2025-Feb 2026.

Deadline 4th of May.

See more information below!

One of the main activities of Circolo Scandinavo is to provide interdisciplinary residence programmes focused on art and culture, mainly open to professionals from all artistic and cultural fields. Scholars in the arts and the humanities also have the possibility to apply for a stay. The residency offers time and space to develop free research and artistic production, but also encourages meetings with other cultures and disciplines.

From the 1970's Circolo Scandinavo has offered an interdisciplinary residency programme for artistic and cultural practitioners connected to the Nordic region. The main residence programme has been funded by support from the Nordic council of Ministers and several national private funds.

Today Circolo Scandinavo offers a modern residency for artists from all Nordic countries located in the beautiful and calm area of the Aventine hill. Our facility is newly renovated and has a big garden. We offer four bedrooms equipped with air conditioning, WIFI, two single beds, a big desk and a chair. Two of the rooms have private bathrooms and two of the rooms share a bathroom. There is a library, living room, a shared kitchen, a terrace and a garden at the residents' disposal.

In addition to the main Artist-in-residence programme we can offer specific residences financed by specific grants, project funding or collaborations with Nordic institutions. In 2024 and 2025 we have been able to offer a residence grant to five Finnish artists thanks to the support from Konstsamfundet and the Finnish Cultural Foundation. A collaboration with Norske billedkunstnere allows Norwegian visual artists to receive a travel grant if they are selected for a stay at Circolo Scandinavo. The Director and the Board are currently working on finding more grants and collaborations to offer new grants during the coming years.

Scholars, journalists and others are welcome to apply for a stay at Circolo Scandinavo by writing directly to info@circoloscandinavo.it

Open call

After being suspended for two years due to heavy economic difficulties, the main Artist-in-residence programme of Circolo Scandinavo for artists and cultural professionals opens again for the period of September 2025 and February 2026.

Artists and cultural professionals can apply for a stay in the premises in Rome for one to three months with a creative or artistic research project. For this period the residence costs are supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers and Svenska Kulturfonden in Finland, and the selected artists and cultural professionals will pay a subsidised fee of 800-1000 euro/month depending on the room.

The granted scholarship includes cultural activities and events, assistance and curated collaborations. Our organisation promotes Nordic artists in Italy by collaborating and networking with the Italian and international public, artists and cultural institutions in Rome. The staff takes the residents wishes into consideration and arranges collaborations, meetings and events accordingly.

All applications are forwarded to the relevant national artists organisations, and an inter-Nordic committee makes the final selection. The selection committee consists of professional artists on the Board and the Director of Circolo Scandinavo. Applications are assessed by quality and there is no quota-based selection.

An application form is mandatory (the link to the application form is displayed above) and has to be submitted during the application period. Due to administrative procedures, applicants are kindly requested to fill in the application form in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or English. The applicant must state their motivation for applying for residency. The nature of the work that the artist wishes to undertake must be described and enclosed to the application form. The applicant is requested to provide information about any special technical requirements or specific expectations.

The application form lists obligatory- and other possible attachments. Any other attachments sent by post to Circolo Scandinavo - images, catalogues, books, CDs, scores, DVDs etc., should fit into an A4 envelope.

OBS: Attachments will not be returned to the applicant.

We look forward to your application!

Below you can find some links to funds where you can apply

for travel grants.